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io9.com - 6/16/2009

San Diego Comic Con: Not Really For Girls? [Rant]

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San Diego Comic-Con , coming next month, is one of the geek holy days, but it's not for female geeks, apparently. At least, a new Comic-Con contest was for boys only, and the L.A. Times published a demented "guide for girls." What makes both of these episodes of insane cluelessness so vexing ...

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eonline.com - 6/11/2009

Check Out the Comic-Con TV-Show Panel Schedule

— eonline.com — Tue., Jun. 9, 2009 11:10 AM PDT by Team WWK... Check Out the Comic-Con TV-Show Panel Schedule

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featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com - 6/12/2009

Say what? 'Heroes' won't present a panel at Comic-Con

— featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com — "Heroes" was well-received at the last three San Diego Comic-Cons -- some actually credit the show's first... trip to Comic-Con, a few months before it premiered in 2006, with helping the nerd-friendly drama become a breakout hit. This year, ... Say what? 'Heroes' won't present a panel at Comic-Con

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featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com - 6/12/2009

'Dollhouse' panel at Comic-Con will be super-sized

— featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com — It has been rumored for some time that there would be a "Dollhouse" panel at San Diego... Comic-Con and that the unseen thirteenth episode the Fox show, "Epitaph One," would be screened at the July 23-26 convention. But how could the screening of the ... 'Dollhouse' panel at Comic-Con will be super-sized

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The Geek Beat: Why Can't Geek Girls Be ... Girls?
Cinematical — ... and io9. Now this list ... it was cheesy, I'll grant you. The LA Times (or more accurately, Zap2It) suggested that girls might really like ComicCon because there might be beefcakes there. They hinted at panels for Twilight, The Prince of Persia, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and so on. Yes, there were some insulting comments suggesting women wanted nothing more than to gawk at Jake Gyllenhaal's abdominal muscles ... but it didn't bother me. In fact, it bothered me so little that ...