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COMIC CON SNEAK PEEK

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COMIC CON 2009 SNEAK PEAK
by Wilson Morales

July 20, 2009

It's that time again. If you are impatient about seeing the first trailer to some upcoming films, then hopefully you had already purchased your plane ticket and reserved your room at a hotel in San Diego. Every year gets tougher for folks to get accomodations because most of the good lodgings have booked for months.

Blackfilm.com will be there to cover some of the events taking place. Here are some selected events that should be of interest.

Sunday, July 26

1:00-1:30
Ballroom 20 Roadside Attractions: Mystery Team— They were kid detectives. Now they're 18 and still solving child crimes. When challenged to solve a murder, the Mystery Team sees an opportunity to prove they're real detectives. A dark world of drugs, violence, and swear words awaits them. Mystery Team is the first film by popular Internet comedians Derrick Comedy, and at this panel the group—writers/stars Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, and DC Pierson, producer Meggie McFadden, and director/editor Dan Eckman—will be on hand to discuss the film, along with a special VIP moderator. The group will also be debuting an all-new Mystery Team short film.

2:00-3:00
Room 32AB Muggles, Wizards, Tentpoles, and Fans in the World of Harry Potter— Back for its second year! Panel members Leslie Combemale (ArtInsights Gallery, official/exclusive HP art supplier), Henry Jenkins (USC, author of Convergence Culture), Melissa Anelli (webmaster, The Leaky Cauldron, author of Harry: A History), Gwendolyn Grace (president emeritus, HP Educational Fanon), Lev Grossman (Time magazine book reviewer, author of The Magicians), and Heidi Tandy (webmaster, Fiction Alley) duel over the latest Harry Potter issues. With the release of Half-Blood Prince, what does the future look like for Harry Potter fandom? Moderated by Potter Headmaster Eric Bowling.

THURSDAY-JULY 23 | FRIDAY-JULY 24 | SATURDAY-JULY 25 | SUNDAY-JULY 26

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