San Diego Comic Con 2012: Recap

San Diego Comic Con 2012: Recap

Here's a recap of all the awesome new projects, footage and exclusives that emerged from this year's Comic Con. What was the top reveal for you; Superman teaser, Ant-Man reveal, Mandarin in Iron Man 3 or Guardians of the Galaxy?

By MarkJulian - Jul 15, 2012 05:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Comic-Con
Source: ATB



Well, that does it for this year's Comic Con. By all accounts, this year's convention blew last year's con out of the water. With new announcements made for Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and the sequels to Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, this was certainly one to remember and that doesn't even take into account the news revealed for Game of Thrones, Arrow and a hole host of sci-fi films. Take a look at all the awesomeness that unfolded this year----


●PACIFIC RIM
By all accounts, Pacific Rim debuted some impressive footage and had some cool costumes on display. New footage was also shown and the reactions were overwhelmingly positive.
●LOOPER
Some new banners were spotted and new footage was shown that drew comparisons to Inception.
●IRON MAN 3
Folks attending Comic Con got their first look at the new Iron Man armor for Iron Man 3. It was met with mixed reactions here on CBM but there are rumors floating around that it's actually armor that will be worn for only a short period of the film, similar to the briefcase armor in Iron Man 2. Also shown was Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin who was said to be wielding his Ten Rings.
●ANT-MAN
Edgar Wright debuted a 1 minute test reel which by all accounts was insane and had all the online film critics jumping on the bandwagon. Wright is reportedly set to film Ant-Man later this year but no official word has dropped.....yet.
●GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
It appears that Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy were indeed in somewhat of a competition for the final 2014 movie spot which has indeed gone to Gotg, which debuted some incredible concept art which got the crowd absolutely stoked. Two words, Rocket Racoon!
●THOR: THE DARK WORLD
The title for the Thor sequel film was spoiled before the panel.
●CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
That's right, Bucky is coming back for the Captain America sequel.
●MAN OF STEEL
Sorry Peter Jackson, most fans showed up to the Legendary/Warner Bros panel to see footage for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel and man did it deliver, reportedly causing a tear or two to flow down more than a few cheeks in the audience. And hot on the heels of the panel came the official reveal of a breathtaking teaser poster. Here's a recap of the panel and Q&A session, HERE. SHHHH, don't tell anyone but here's a lo-res vid of the footage shown.
●THE HOBBIT
The Hobbit kicked things off at SDCC with a series of epic Mondo posters followed by the reveal of the novels infamous trolls. Here's a recap of the footage shown.
●ARROW
Kicked things off on Preview Night along with a few other tv shows. The general consensus was that the show looked to be a big step away from Smallville and showcased an Oliver Queen that isn't afraid to kill. The other big reveal was that DC baddie China White will star in an episode of the upcoming CW series and will be portrayed by the incredibly beautiful Kelly Hu.
●GAME OF THRONES
The epic HBO fantasy drama kicked things off by announcing some new cast members that should have fans of the book pretty excited.
●THE WALKING DEAD
The Walking Dead announced it's third season premiere date of October 14th and debuted an awesome sizzle reel featuring the return of fan favorite baddie, Merle. Here's an in-depth recap of the panel.
●BEST OF THE REST
●The biggest comic announcement BY FAR to emerge at this year's Comic Con was the reveal that Neil Gaiman will be writing a new Sandman series as part of Vertigo's 20 Year Anniversary.
● Marvel was no slouch either, revealing some new art work foreshadowing a lot of changes in the Avengers vs. X-Men aftermath.
● It's been met with skepticism and a host of production problems almost since it's inception but Lone Ranger debuted a surprising sneak peek during the Disney panel which was met with virtually universal praise.
●Tv series based on popular fighting games may be the new trend as a second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy was announced as well as a new series based on the equally popular fighting game, Street Fighter.
●For one night only, Thomas Jane returned as The Punisher in a new short film!!!
●A shadowy teaser was captured for Godzilla along with some reactions to the footage.

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Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 7/15/2012, 5:06 PM
i am most excited about this!
Godzilla teaser, This is what was released from San Diego Comic Con 2012 about the 2013 Godzilla movie.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/15/2012, 5:09 PM
SICK CON! BEST ONE YET!
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/15/2012, 5:10 PM
And yes, Marvel won this year's Can once again! MOS was neat, but Marvel ripped shit up!
Minato
Minato - 7/15/2012, 5:10 PM
Its F***ing F***ed up that I am not getting a Black Panther movie.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/15/2012, 5:13 PM
@Hush2010 Yeah... But GOTG would beat out a BP movie any day! The Expendables in space!




TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/15/2012, 5:17 PM
But in reality, this guy won the whole damn SDCC '12!





Deadpool101
Deadpool101 - 7/15/2012, 5:24 PM
favorite thing was DEadpool Game bitches
MitchConner
MitchConner - 7/15/2012, 5:38 PM
Dude...whoa, just whoa
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/15/2012, 5:39 PM
for me it was out of guardians of the galaxy & man of steel,if i had seen footage of iron man 3,ant-man,pacific rim & godzilla my choices may of been different.
Scooby
Scooby - 7/15/2012, 5:43 PM
"I accidentally touched three women's butts with my face"

marvel72
marvel72 - 7/15/2012, 5:58 PM
@ scooby

great vids but they're both the same.
Scooby
Scooby - 7/15/2012, 5:59 PM
Ugh, part 2
LAXtremest
LAXtremest - 7/15/2012, 6:06 PM
Iron Man 3 revealing the Mandarin was the highlight IMO
silverdog
silverdog - 7/15/2012, 6:07 PM
1- pacific rim
2- marvel phase 2
3- the hobbit
4- cosplay bitches

sorry.. superman re-returns was just meh.
CrimsonReign
CrimsonReign - 7/15/2012, 8:48 PM
Superman and Marvel ruled...and that is great news for ALL comicbookmovie fans!!
brewtownpsych
brewtownpsych - 7/15/2012, 9:26 PM
what is the riding the GOTG jock ... a talking raccoon ... seriously people. though i do own a #1 issue of the comic book (volume 2 i think). i just think it's kinda a goofy thing to translate to the screen.
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 7/16/2012, 1:13 AM
just thought i should share this, I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT MOS AND MARVEL but then looked at the tv in my home and saw justin beiber and now want to currently kill him or [frick] selena gomez so then he will kill himself since hes such a whiney bitch
Boekelaar
Boekelaar - 7/16/2012, 1:49 AM
Edgar Wright's The World's End has been greenlit by Universal and starts shooting in October. Simon Pegg tweeted that Ant-Man will be filmed after World's End. So Ant-Man won't be filmed til next year, add in some time for pre-production plus Edgar has promote Worlds End so I would suggest it'll start filming the last half of next year.
Zordan
Zordan - 7/16/2012, 3:28 AM
spartacus!
Craven
Craven - 7/16/2012, 7:23 PM
Personally the best news for me was the revealing of a second season to Mortal Kombat: Legacy...The new online series was a great reinterpretation of the story...I can't wait to see the Ermac story...I hope this means we get to see more Netherrealm...I was hoping the director would reveal aspects of the new live action movie, but this was just as good...Second would have to be the reactions from the new Iron Man trailer...which is a must see for me!!..I had very little hope in the new Iron Man, but after seeing RDJ embrace his fans and the reactions, I think I'm in for one hell of a ride!!
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