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Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2024 Spotlight

Tom Welling reveals why he stopped appearing in Smallville’s blooper reel
Tom Welling stopped signing the waiver for one specific reason.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The Batman: Hush storyline helped turn around DC Comics in the early '00s, with Jim Lee's vision trumping DC staff naysayers says former DC boss Dan DiDio
Former DC publisher Dan DiDio reflects on the legacy of Batman: Hush
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel was initially worried that Samuel L. Jackson might sue them for using his likeness as Nick Fury, years before he was cast as Nick Fury
One Marvel editor had concerns about The Ultimates using Samuel L. Jackson’s likeness for Nick Fury.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel and Sony wouldn’t even tell Andrew Garfield about all the surprises in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Andrew Garfield wasn’t given a full script for Spider-Man: No Way Home
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2024 Feed

Tom Welling reveals why he stopped appearing in Smallville’s blooper reel
Tom Welling stopped signing the waiver for one specific reason.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The Batman: Hush storyline helped turn around DC Comics in the early '00s, with Jim Lee's vision trumping DC staff naysayers says former DC boss Dan DiDio
Former DC publisher Dan DiDio reflects on the legacy of Batman: Hush
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel was initially worried that Samuel L. Jackson might sue them for using his likeness as Nick Fury, years before he was cast as Nick Fury
One Marvel editor had concerns about The Ultimates using Samuel L. Jackson’s likeness for Nick Fury.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel and Sony wouldn’t even tell Andrew Garfield about all the surprises in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Andrew Garfield wasn’t given a full script for Spider-Man: No Way Home
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The secret origin of Kermit the Frog's Rainbow Connection song in the Muppets Movie, according to co-creator Paul Williams
Songwriter Paul Willaims recalls the inspiration behind Rainbow Connection, and how it became Kermit the Frog’s anthem.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The real story on the Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman crossover with Star Wars that DC and Lucasfilm were cooking up (and why it didn't happen)
A former DC executive talks about a DC Comics and Star Wars crossover and what botched the deal.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel Comics' '90s Spider-Man event Clone Saga was out of control, and the editor who was charged to save it tells what really happened
Ralph Macchio gives a behind-the-scenes account on the ending to Spider-Man‘s Clone Saga
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Why DC Comics eliminated the DC multiverse for years (and Elseworlds) in the early '00s, according to former DC publisher Dan DiDio
And how it all ties into the ending for the 52 maxi-series.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Why did Marvel & DC stop doing crossovers? It was blocked by former DC Publisher Dan DiDio, and he explains why
Dan DiDio put a stop to all DC/Marvel crossovers for one simple reason.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Vincent D’Onofrio reveals when (and how) he found Wilson Fisk’s unique voice for Marvel’s Daredevil
Have you ever noticed the unique way Kingpin talks in Marvel’s Daredevil?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

The Walking Dead actors had a secret tradition for every time a character was killed off, and now the actors are talking about it
The Walking Dead cast open up about the ritual they hold for departing cast members.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Vincent D’Onofrio teases a Daredevil: Born Again scene that was so goofy, Marvel had to be cut from the series
Vincent D’Onofrio shares a funny story about how a Daredevil: Born Again scene couldn’t come together.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio open up about how inviting Kevin Feige & Marvel Studios were in shaping Daredevil: Born Again
Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio were involved in developing the storyline for Daredevil: Born Again
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Charlie Cox reveals that he still reads Marvel’s Daredevil comics, and there’s one detail that always makes him smile
There’s a detail in Daredevil comics that gives Charlie Cox faith in his job security.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Denise Crosby reveals that she was in talks to appear in the TV series Star Trek: Legacy
Denise Crosby hopes she can reprise her role as Sela in Star Trek: Legacy.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Tom Welling & Michael Rosenbaum are developing a Smallville sequel series, but haven't officially pitched it to DC Studios yet
Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are hoping to get their Smallville animated sequel off the ground.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Marvel Comics' original Ultimate Universe editor reveals what went wrong behind the scenes that led to line's demise
When did things go wrong for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe? Its editor Ralph Macchio points to a critical mistake he believes the publisher made.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Charlie Cox & Jon Favreau plotted to put a 2003 Daredevil movie easter egg in Spider-Man: No Way Home (but it was cut)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home almost had a playful reference to the 2003 Daredevil movie
Joshua Lapin-Bertone

Peacemaker's dad Robert Patrick talks about his character's surprise return from the dead for Max season 2
Robert Patrick will return to play Auggie Smith in Peacemaker season 2. Wait, didn’t he die?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone