New York Comic Con

The grotesque underbelly of Japan's kawaii culture... That got your attention? Good, because that's the theme of an upcoming event at NYC's Japan Society. From December 3-5, Japan Society will present the world premiere of its commission to Bessie Award-winning American choreographer Jeremy Wade...

Earlier this year, the New York Anime Festival started the Yume Cosplay Prize -- a contest which awards two cosplayers a dream vacation to Tokyo, Japan. Yaya Han and Anna Raper won the first Yume Cosplay Prize (and will be traveling to the Tokyo Anime Fair in the Spring)...

Hello my blog, seems like I hardly see you anymore. Sorry, but I’m busy growing shows, go after some news ones and generally hop scotching around. 5 U.S. cities, 3 time zones, 4 flights, a road trip and some seriously good times in the last 6 days alone. ...

Artist Christine Head is auctioning off an artist proof of her Kittini lithograph for Precious Paws. Click the link for details. Big thanks to Christine Peterson for the tip!

CBR has a fantastic interview with J. Michael Straczynski and his script for the big budget martial arts popcorn flick Ninja Assassin. Topics include the fact that the script was put together in 53 hours and that the title's not as redundant as I had thought...

The good folks at Panels on Pages interviewed voice actor Kevin Conroy this week live on PoP!-Cast to discuss his extensive body of work, including his experiences as the voice of Batman in a range of media...

C2E2 VIP Passes are on sale now. A total of only 500 C2E2 VIP Passes are available, each priced at $200...

From leasticoulddo.com by way of the eagle eyes of Mr. Mark...Never does a day pass when Lar and I don’t realize how fortunate we are for the careers that we have. ...

Japanese rock band ZAMZA is releasing their first US CD -- Manga Rock -- and to celebrate, the band will be performing a special CD release show at The Studio at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003) on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM...

By special request from Kim!

Boom Boom Satellites need no introduction, do they? Their music is on the Appleseed and Vexille soundtracks, they've played with Moby, their fans include Oliver Stone and Luc Besson, and on November 24, they're coming to NYC...

Saints be praised, Hikaru Utada is singing in NYC! Utada -- the Queen of Japanese Pop -- is launching a US and UK tour in 2010, with one of her stops in New York City! Utada will be performing on February 8, 2010 at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza...

Good morning, internet! Let's get right into it today. How about a C2E2 guest announcement? No, that won't do. How about four C2E2 guest announcements? There we go!Geoff Johns, Jill Thompson, Mike Norton, and Mike Perkins will all be at C2E2 2010...

We get a lot of mail at Reed Pop HQ. A lot of guest requests, a lot of teachers looking for recommendations for their students, and a lot -- A LOT -- of questions about when C2E2 VIP Passes will go on sale...