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A Look Back At Cosplay at Comic-Con International 2014
July 9th, 2015 by chocko
The San Diego Comic Con International is now in full swing. I’m not going there this year. I’ll be missing the Con for the first time since 1998. It’s been a good run, but it really has been a pain in the neck trying to get tickets and it’s very expensive and nearly impossible to […]
Tags: 2014, california, comic books, comic convention, comic-con international, cosplay, costumes, geeks, nerds, photos, san diego, sdcc
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Chiller Theatre April 2014
September 19th, 2014 by chocko
Geez, time is just passing by so quickly. It’s that time of year once again for the CHILLER THEATRE HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA which takes place October 24 – 26 at Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. The guests coming through this time around include Hulk Hogan, Traci Lords, Barbara Steele, Zacherle The Cool Ghoul, plus loads […]
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More Pics From San Diego Comic-Con 2013
July 22nd, 2014 by chocko
Bible thumpers vs. geeks Taimak from THE LAST DRAGON Oderus Urungus (left) RIP and Reggie Bannister (right) “The Hardest Working Man In Horror” ADULT SWIM Fun House! Enter if you dare. The filled to the gills exhibit floor…a lot of unhappy faces! Sean and Tara McPherson (left) and Azog (right) from THE HOBBIT Dolph Ziggler […]
Tags: 2013, comic con, futurama, gillian anderson, photos, robert williams, san diego, sdcc, the suicide girls, wwe
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A Look Back at Cosplay at Comic-Con International 2013
July 9th, 2014 by chocko
The San Diego Comic Con (July 24 – 27, 2014) at the San Diego Convention Center is nearly upon us. There will be lots to see and write about, but first here are some photos of the Cosplay action at last year’s Comic Con. More photos of nerds, misfits, freaks and geeks coming soon! Follow […]
Tags: comic con, comic-con international, cosplay, costumes, nerds, san diego, sdcc
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Comic Arts Brooklyn 2013
January 1st, 2014 by chocko
Last November, Desert Island presented the first annual Comic Arts Brooklyn which looked and felt a lot like last years now defunct Brooklyn Comics And Graphics Festival. The event which celebrates indie comic books, art and self publishing took place at the usual spot, Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Both floors were packed with […]
Tags: art, benjamin marra, brooklyn, Comic Arts Brooklyn, comic books, desert island, indie, kaz, zines
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Comic Arts Brooklyn is happening today!
November 9th, 2013 by chocko
Come on down to Comic Arts Brooklyn, the FREE annual festival of comics and cartoon art presented by Desert Island which happens in a couple hours on Saturday November 9 from 11 AM to 7 PM. It all goes down in Brooklyn, NYC at Mt. Carmel Church and the Knitting Factory. Click HERE for a […]
Tags: art, brooklyn, cartoons, Comic Arts Brooklyn, comics, desert island, festival, indie, nyc, photos
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A Look Back at Comic-Con International 2012
July 16th, 2013 by chocko
Comic-Con 2013 is about to go down at San Diego. It is the biggest pop culture event in the universe…bar none. Here is a super duper late look at last year’s 4 day (5 if you count Preview Night) comic book, sci-fi, gaming, anime, blockbuster movie extravaganza. Hope to see you at Comic-Con International in […]
Tags: comic books, comic con, convention, san diego
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Photos From Outer Space 3
March 7th, 2013 by chocko
Here is another edition of Chocko wandering around town in paparazzi mode. Noomi Rapace made an appearance at Apple in Soho in NYC to promote her new movie Dead Man Down which reunited her with Niels Arden Oplev, the director of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo which features Noomi’s breakthrough role as Lisbeth Salander. […]
Tags: Bobbito Garcia, Geneviève Castrée, misfits, Noomi Rapace, Park Chan-Wook, photos, skyzoo, Stretch Armstrong
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The Sketchbook Project 2013
March 1st, 2013 by chocko
Chocko has done it again…managed to last minute doodle his way into The Sketchbook Project, a global art project that involves creating art in sketchbooks and having your work exhibited across thousands of miles to different cities in North America and eventually finding its permanent home to be displayed at the Brooklyn Art Library. Here […]
Tags: 2013, art, artist, draw, sketch, the sketchbook project
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Toy Fair 2013
February 12th, 2013 by chocko
The Toy Fair in NYC is in full swing, bringing together exhibitors, toy makers, buyers and media all wandering the Jacob Javits Convention Center searching for the next big thing in the world of toys and games. The huge foldout map handed to me at the press table read “If You Can Imagine It You […]
Tags: action figures, batman, breaking bad, games, kaskey kids, pac-man, review, temple of kung fu, toy fair, toy fair 2013, toys
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Treehouse of HORROR #18
October 31st, 2012 by chocko
It’s that time of year again for Bongo Comics issue of twisted terror featuring The Simpsons! The first story of this “48-page chill-tacular” is titled “Eerie Beery” and features everybody’s favorite animated family going on a vacation, taking a wrong turn and ending up in a dark cabin where Homer awakens evil spirits that turn […]
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More New York Comic Con Cosplay 2012
October 18th, 2012 by chocko
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Tags: comic books, cosplay, fanboys, fangirls, movies, new york comic con, nycc
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