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		<title>History is made at LBCC &#8211; Day One!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WOW!
What an awesome day! 
The show opened with a bang  &#8211; well, actually with STAN (THE MAN) LEE cutting the ribbon and getting the key to the city AND having Long Beach proclaim October 2, 2009 Stan Lee Day!
We at LBCC can&#8217;t thank everyone enough &#8211; our exhibitors, vendors, artists, guests, friends, family, publishers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/10/history-is-made-at-lbcc-day-one/</link>
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		<title>A conversation with&#8230; The Robot Chicken Writers (Kevin Shinick, Tom Root, Doug Goldstein, Hugh Stervakov &amp; Mike Fasolo)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I first met Robot Chicken creators Matt Senreich and Seth Green while I was working at Palisades Toys… they always let me hang around with them in return for some cool toys.  Then after Paliades went out of business, I landed at Master Replicas.  Not long after, Robot Chicken rolled out its first Robot Chicken: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/a-conversation-with-the-robot-chicken-writers-kevin-shinick-tom-root-doug-goldstein-hugh-stervakov-mike-fasolo/</link>
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		<title>Warner Premiere’s fright-fest TRICK ‘r TREAT Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD October 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two days after the Long Beach Comic Con is over, on October 6th, Warner Premier&#8217;s Trick &#8216;r Treat will be hitting retail shelves &#8212; both in DVD and Blu-ray format!  And while we heartily recommend buying a copy, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that you don&#8217;t HAVE to wait until October [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/warner-premiere%e2%80%99s-fright-fest-trick-%e2%80%98r-treat-arrives-on-blu-ray-and-dvd-october-6/</link>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Stan Lee &amp; Jim Lee Meet-and-Greet and Stan Lee signing at LBCC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Long Beach Comic Con is excited to announce that Stan Lee is expanding his involvement at the Long Beach Comic Con.  A while back, we announced that Stan “The Man” Lee – creator of such iconic names as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers and many more – would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/breaking-news-stan-lee-jim-lee-meet-and-greet-and-stan-lee-signing-at-lbcc/</link>
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		<title>The 501st Legion &amp; Toys For Tots Team Up @ the Long Beach Comic Con</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever been to a convention, there’s a good chance you’ve had a run-in or two with a group known as the 501st Legion… even if you didn’t know that they were called that! The 501st Legion is an all volunteer Star Wars costuming organization that celebrates the Star Wars Universe at various events, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/the-501st-legion-toys-for-toys-team-up-the-long-beach-comic-con/</link>
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		<title>Long Beach Comic Con Programming Announced!</title>
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Movie Screenings Include: Dark Country in 3-D, Trick R’ Treat with Michael Dougherty, Give ‘Em Hell Malone, and Dixie Dynamite
Comic Panels Include: DC Nation, IDW, Top Cow, Aspen, Marvel with Jeph Loeb, Educational sessions
Guests Include: Stan Lee, Thomas Jane, Seth Green, Jeff Katz, Mark Waid, Bob Wayne, Ian Sattler, David Peterson, Mark Paniccia, Berkley Breathed, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/long-beach-comic-con-programming-announced/</link>
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		<title>Artist Q&amp;A:  Name the three people (alive or dead) that you would like to have dinner with. Briefly explain.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a few weeks since we did one of these Long Beach Comic Con Blog, and so it&#8217;s time for another LBCC Artist Q&#38;A!  Today’s question is an oldie, but a goodie&#8230; and, in fact, technically it&#8217;s not a question at all.  Check it out below:

Name the three people (alive of dead) that you would like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/artist-qa-name-the-three-people-alive-or-dead-that-you-would-like-to-have-dinner-with-briefly-explain/</link>
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		<title>Dan Wickline: Make It An Event</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve seen some cool interviews &#38; unique content involving many of our guest creators and celebrities here on the LBCC Blog (with more coming soon, we promise!) But we&#8217;ve got a NEW first today.  We&#8217;re going to the beach to enjoy the last few days of summer, and so we&#8217;re turning the blog over to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/dan-wickline-make-it-an-event/</link>
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		<title>A Conversation with&#8230; Berkeley Breathed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity for a nice little question and answer session with Long Beach Comic Con guest, Berkeley Breathed.  If you were alive during the 1980s, and weren’t living under a rock of some kind, you are almost certainly familiar with Mr. Breathed’s work – particular his iconic character Opus the penguin and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/a-conversation-with-berkeley-breathed/</link>
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		<title>Thomas Jane &amp; Berkeley Breathed Come to LBCC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THOMAS JANE AND BERKELEY BREATHED TO MAKE APPEARANCES AT LONG BEACH COMIC CON 
Jane Hosting Premiere Screening Of His Latest Film “Give ‘Em Hell Malone”
Bloom County Creator, Berkeley Breathed Making First Ever Convention Guest Appearance 
Baltimore, MD September 8, 2009 &#8211; Long Beach Comic Con is proud to announce two special additions to its already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/thomas-jane-berkeley-breathed-come-to-lbcc/</link>
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		<title>A Conversation With&#8230; Com.X</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We continue our series of conversations with exhibitors &#38; guests of the Long Beach Comic Con with Eddie Deighton &#38; Ben Shahrabani of Com.X.
 
Eddie, Ben, I&#8217;d like to thank you for taking the time to chat with us.  It&#8217;s great to see Com.X back in action so let’s jump right in and see what’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/a-conversation-with-com-x/</link>
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		<title>A Conversation With&#8230; Jeph Loeb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to sit down with with writer Jeph Loeb, who is not only a super-star in the world of comics (and waaay beyond), but also a helluva nice guy, too.  Check out the invterview below&#8230;
TRAVIS ALLEN: Hi Jeph, thanks for taking the time to talk with us today.  And, of course, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/a-conversation-with-jeph-loeb/</link>
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		<title>Long Beach Comic Con Sells Out of Exhibitor Space!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long Beach Comic Con Sells Out Exhibit Space
Long   Beach Comic Con Sells Out 56,000 sq. Feet Of Exhibit Space
Waiting List Created And Already Starting To Fill
Baltimore, MD September 1, 2009 &#8211; Long Beach Comic Con is excited to announce that the exhibit floor is completely sold out of exhibitor space.  The inaugural show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/09/long-beach-comic-con-sells-out-of-exhibitor-space/</link>
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		<title>Artist Q&amp;A: If you could be a comic book character, who would you be, and why?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another round of these cool Long Beach Comic Con Artist Q&#38;As.  Today&#8217;s question is probably the most obvious one to ask a bunch of comic artist &#8212; if you could be a Superhero, which one would you choose to be?  (And we&#8217;re not kidding ourselves&#8230; we know they&#8217;ve probably heard the question once or twice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/artist-qa-if-you-could-be-a-comic-book-character-who-would-you-be-and-why/</link>
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		<title>Artist Q&amp;A: What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the next couple of weeks, we&#8217;re going to feature lots and lots of interviews with some of the incredible comic book artists and other media guests who will be gracing us with their presence at the Long Beach Comic Con. We&#8217;ve got some BIG interviews coming up,so be sure to check back to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/artist-qa-what-profession-other-than-your-own-would-you-like-to-attempt/</link>
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		<title>Why Long Beach? (Part 2) Food, glorious food!</title>
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Yesterday we talked a little bit about things to do in Long Beach, after the Convention closes itsdoors.  And if you read the article and took away just one thing, I hope it’s this:  Hotel mini bar cashews are extraordinarily expensive, so GO OUT AND ENJOY LONG BEACH!
Today we’re going to continue that thread, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/why-long-beach-part-2-food-glorious-food/</link>
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		<title>Why Long Beach? Location, Location, Location&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It takes a lot of work to put on a Comic Book Convention. Wait, let me rephrase that&#8230; It takes a lot of work to put on a Comic Convention that’s actually worth going to. (Technically, anyone can set up a folding table in their front yard with a couple of long boxes, invite a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/why-long-beach-location-location-location/</link>
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		<title>LBCC Update: Stan Lee to Open LBCC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[COMIC BOOK LEGEND STAN LEE IS COMING TO 
LONG BEACH COMIC CON!
Stan Lee To Open The Con With Inaugural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony On Friday, October 2
Lucky Fans To Be Chosen for Private Meet &#38; Greet With Stan Lee 
Baltimore, MD August 18, 2009 &#8211; Long Beach Comic Con is proud to announce that Comic Book [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/stan-lee-to-open-lbcc/</link>
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		<title>LBCC UPDATE: New Exhibitors, Guests and Exclusives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH COMIC CON OCTOBER 2-4, ANNOUNCES NEW EXCLUSIVES, GUESTS EXHIBITORS &#38; PARTY 
Jakks Pacific Rey Mysterio Exclusive
Top Cow Convention Exclusive Book
Boom! Studios with Mark Waid
Hero Initiative and Kirby Krackle Benefit Party
Baltimore, MD August 11, 2009 &#8211; The Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC), coming to the Long Beach Convention Center this October 2-4, 2009, today announced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/lbcc-new-guests-exhibitors-and-exclusives/</link>
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		<title>as we wait for the ink to dry &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[on the contract for our secret, super-special guest (no, it&#8217;s not ryan reynolds. but it is a huge name. and if i try to give ANY clues, the legal department will throw me in the dungeon and beat me severely, so don&#8217;t bother tempting me), i thought i&#8217;d ask everyone what their first comic book was.
if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/as-we-wait-for-the-ink-to-dry/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Lend a Hand&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey guys, I am back with something pretty important.  A very good friend, Andrew Mangum, and comic artist is in need of a little help.  Give it a read and please lend a hand if you can.  No matter how small.
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Another artist needs your help! Another call to action!
As many of you may remember, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/08/lets-lend-a-hand/</link>
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		<title>hurt feet and great buzz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wow! sdcc was a lot of fun, even though i don&#8217;t think i will be able to walk another step for about a week!
we talked to so many people and so many of them had awesome compliments and suggestions for our upcoming show, so i want to say thanks to everyone for that.
and &#8230;
we should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/07/hurt-feet-and-great-buzz/</link>
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		<title>A Conversation with&#8230; Dustin Nguyen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m late by a few days.  I won&#8217;t let it happen again.  But, I do have the first in a series of interviews with Long Beach Comic Con guests, exhibitors and creators.  Dustin Nguyen, Batman: Streets of Gotham artist, checked in to discuss the show and drops an embarrassing convention story.






Mike Scigliano: Dustin, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/07/a-conversation-with-dustin-nguyen/</link>
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		<title>Coming Soon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the features on the Long Beach Comic Con blog is something I like to call &#8216;A Conversation with&#8230;&#8217;  The series will feature both informal conversations, more prototypical interviews and Q&#38;A&#8217;s with our guests, creative talent setting up in Artist Alley and our exhibitors.
Later this week we&#8217;ll be kicking off the series with none [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/07/coming-soon/</link>
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		<title>Interview at Hundredpercent.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Martha AND your chance to win a free pair of tickets! click the link at the end to go to Hundredpercent.com to enter their contest!
A new Convention is Born: The Long Beach Comic Con 2009!
By Jerry Amsterdam
Its not the San Diego Comic Con but its The Long Beach Comic Con.  That’s right!  Your reading this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/07/interview-at-hundredpercent-com/</link>
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		<title>Tell me what&#8217;cha really, really want &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[salutations! long beach comic con&#8217;s warlord of marketing here.
so we have a cool show in the planning stages. and we need your help.
what do YOU want at the show?
(yes, i want ryan reynolds and scarlett johansson, too. if i had their cell numbers or Facebook accounts, i&#8217;d already be talking to them!)
no, what do you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/06/in-which-you-tell-me-whatcha-want-whatcha-really-really-want/</link>
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		<title>Long Beach Comic Con Announced!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long Beach Comic Con coming to Long Beach Convention Center October 2-4, 2009! Mark your calendars!
Much, much more info to come!


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		<link>http://lbccblog.com/2009/05/long-beach-comic-con-announced/</link>
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