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Promotional poster for Balls at New York Comic Con Anyone who missed the Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy over the summer will get another chance with BALLS at New York Comic Con. Technically, the entire performance will be after this event, but it’s safe to say some moments will be offered during this bigger convention.

This celebration of pop culture is right around the corner! We recommend planning a ten-day trip to make the most of the experience (or you can read our review here). One weekend can be spent enjoying this convention and the party afterwards, but during the days leading up to a full show at Caveat NYC, to tour the spots where Ghostbusters and Night at the Museum filmed can help fill the time.

There is a panel featuring Veronica Taylor and Stuart Zagnit (the original voices of Ash Ketchum and Professor Oak from “Pokémon: The Series”) reuniting for an exclusive appearance, and the day promises to be big! In what’s promised is a Q&A with the fans, interactive monster battles, and exclusive merch giveaways! This panel will take place Friday October 10th at 8:30pm at the Javits Center, followed by a special AFTER PARTY at Sugar Mouse NYC: (Tix avail here.)

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By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

On the West Coast, the San Diego Comic Convention offers trailers of the must-see movies and television series of the 2018 and 2019 season. Add a few more months into the mix, the New York Comic Convention is the East Coast show to pay attention to. The new Hellboy movie trailer dropped at this event, and the studio has yet to release on YouTube. Reports reveal the fact this work is more of a horror flick than the light-hearted del Toro version. Even the tease to X-Men: Dark Phoenix was shown, and based on what I have read, the set up pays homage to her comic book origins before spinning in a different direction.

In those trailers that are currently online, I am most particularly excited for the following:

If this extended Aquaman trailer indicates anything, this film will put the DC Cinematic Universe back on track. It has the feel of 300 meets Lord of the Rings. When dealing with Atlantis, the joke is not with how star Jason Momoa got his start (he became popular in Stargate’s imagining of this sunken city), but rather in how he can become the next king. The digital set pieces look very impressive, and on a proper IMAX screen, this movie will no doubt deliver.

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