In the News

Believe it or not, there have been other things going on around the fandom besides Comic-Con. So here is the (non-Comic-con related) News from around the fandom.

 Entertainment Weekly has an interesting offer. If you buy a subscription you can get four free issues – including the Twilight Issue.

 

The Associated Press has USA Today’s list of Best Sellers — with Stephenie grabbing the 1, 3,5, and 14th spots.

Wicked Local has a list of some fun summer reads.

 

 

Islandpacket.com has a fun little introductory to the world of Twilight.

Rocky Mountail News has an article about the challenge that the Breaking Dawn Midnight Release poses to Booksellers.

 

The birthday boy — aka Mike Wlech — has a short but absolutely hysterical interview over on Bellaandedward.com. Well worth checking out.

Manila Bulletin Online (Philippines) has an indepth article about the Twilight Saga.

Gulf Coasting Live.com has an article about what to do when the summer heat is just too much. (A Summer Reading list you might want to check out)

The Pioneer Local asks the question: Edward vs. Jake? 

Novel Novice Twilight has announced that they will be covering Breaking Dawn Midnight Release parties from around the globe!

Novel Novice Twilight presents complete coverage of Breaking Dawn release parties from around the globe!

 

One of Novel Novice Twilight’s goals is to explore the relationship between fans and these books. What better way to do that, then at midnight release parties for Breaking Dawn.

 

We are asking our staff members and fellow fans to snap photos of themselves, friends and other fans at the Breaking Dawn release party they attend. We have also made print-at-home fliers for fans to hand out at the parties, explaining our project – and where fans can go to see their photos online (Novel Novice Twilight, of course).

 

Then, fans can send in their photos and we’ll upload pictures and videos showing readers at Breaking Dawn parties all across the country.

 

This is a great way for fans to connect, no matter where they live. And we’d like your support. Please tell your readers about Novel Novice Twilight’s Breaking Dawn project. Send them here: http://twilightnovelnovice.com/2008/07/24/were-going-global/ so they can get more information and participate.

 

Thanks for your support!

 

Comic-Con Coverage

Entertainment Tonight has a video of their coverage of the Twilight Presentation at Comic-con. Thanks to Stephanie for the heads up.

 

 

Entertainment Weekly has posted up the first of a four part interview with Stephenie at Comic-Con.

 

Larry has updated the MTV blog once again with a report about his afternoon spent "Hanging with the Twilight Crew backstage at Comic-Con"

They also have a one-on-one Q&A with Robert up on the movie page.

  

The Washington Post has coverage on Twilight taking over Comic-Con.

The Geeks of Doom were lucky enough to be at the Twilight panel, and have a report on the afternoon’s events.

 

 MSN has video coverage of Comic-Con.

  

The Hollywood Reporter has Comic-Con coverage and fans reaction to Twilight.

 

IESB.net has an article about Comic-Con as well with this great picture of Robert, Kristen, and Taylor.

 

The New York Times has an awesome article about Comic-Con. All we’ve heard so far is about the mayhem that surrounded Twilight. The fact that the Twilight Presentation was literally the hardest ticket to get. Well that news is made all the more stunning when you notice that there were stars like Hugh Jackman who was promoting his upcoming movie Wolverine, and Mark Walburg, Keanu Reeves, and Dakota Fanning all at Comic-Con as well. Now that is pretty impressive.

TIME magazine has even joined in on the Comic-Con fun. Check out their article about Twilight and True Blood. 

 

 

 

And the list keeps growing.

Sci-Fi.com was there at Comic-Con covering many different aspects — including Fan reaction to Twilight.

 

Happy Birthday Mike/Mike!

Happy Birthday Mike/Mike!!

That’s right! It is Mike Welch’s 21st birthday. Everyone here at the Lexicon wantS to wish him a great day.

To send Mike some happy birthday love, you can go over to his Myspace Birthday Announcement. Let’s give our favorite human one big collective, warm and fuzzy hug!

Also there is a really cute virtual birthday card up on his official website. You can check it out here.

** Special thanks to the ladies of Vesperarium for the awesome birthday banners.**

Quote of the Day

The Quote of the Day – 7.25.08 – Reposted with Permission

 

Edward: "You look so guilty—like you’ve committed a crime."

 

To catch up on all of the quotes thus far check out the QotD archive page.

The Day Comic-Con Took Over the World Part II

Ok the last post was getting way too long.

First up…

The LA Times has captured Robert’s reaction to the mayham of the afternoon.  

 

 

MTV had the opportunity to interview Robert along with Catherine and Stephenie to get their reaction to the afternoon craziness.

 

 

Cullengirl1 has sent us some pictures of Stephenie, Robert, and Catherine from the Q&A this afternoon.

 

 

The Day Comic-Con Took Over the World

Also known as the day that will live in infamy!

As many of you have notice SD Comic-Con has landed! Along with the multiple updates from MTV (seen below) many many other sites have been covering the Twilight Phenom. (Note: This post will be updated as the stories come in so make sure you check back) So lets start the lineup.

Shock Till You Drop.com has a four audio interviews with the cast as well as Catherine Hardwicke and Stephenie Meyer.

The LA Times has a transcription of the Q&A session with the stars at today’s presentation.

G4 has posted video footage of the actors, Stephenie, and Catherine coming out of stage. It was an insanely warm reception for them. Talk about feeling the love!

 

Screenrant has their coverage.

 

 

 

Spoutblog has their coverage.

UGO Movie Blog and their coverage. 

 

Pattinson Online has supplied us with quite a few reports about the presentation, including a pic or two. (Check out their gallery here.) 😀

Report 1:

 Report #2 –  Report #3 – Report #4 – Report #5

Yes, even the Associated Press has gotten in on the craziness.

Zap2it.com has coverage of Comic-Con as well.

 

 

Everglow has some nice pics up as a preview for their report to come.

 

MTV and Comic-Con

Thanks to Larry we have some surprising and not-so-suprising news from Comic-Con. Not- So-Surprising…..Twilight fans have invaded Comic-Con in a BIG WAY! According to Larry, the line stretched on for a mile!!! Way to represent Twilight Nation!

The Surprising News was that there was apparently an incident early on at the convention hall, where a banner fell, taking with it some "dangerous hanging metal" and sending at least one person to the hospital. We hope that the person will be okay. There was also apparently a large backup on the highway causing a delay in the arrival of some of the Twilight stars.

This Just In….

Larry has updated once again to give us a full report of the Twilight presentation.

There were some great bombshells today including…

Asked about the soundtrack, Catherine revealed big news: "We just got a Muse song for the soundtrack." She then teased, "And we have another great song. I bet you know what it is."

As the crowd erupted over the obvious reference to "Bella’s Lullaby," Hardwicke fell short of confirming what MTV News has already reported: "Rob is a great musician," she beamed. "That’s all I can say."

Check it all out here.

~ And he has posted up once again on the blog about meeting the most hard-core of fans. Check that report out here.

And because we know you all want to see….

Thanks to Stonemarket on IMDB and Twilighters.org.

Comic-Con Coverage

Thanks to Cullengirl1 acting as our roving reporter, the Twilight Lexicon has some new pics of Summit’s booth from the preview night last night at Comic-Con. You can see just how crazy the whole convention seems to be. So a big thanks to Cullengirl1 for braving the craziness.

If any other Lexiconers are attending Comic-Con and have some great shots to share send them on. We’d love to see them.

In the News

The Witchita Eagle has an article called "Love stories with a Bite." The article talks about the Twilight Saga sparking the interests of its teenage fans.

The Winsor Star has an interview with the Indigo Books and Music contest winner. The 14 year-old, Canadian native and her mother won a trip to the NY Breaking Dawn Concert Series signing. Congrats Ashley – we hope you have a blast.

Kaleb has posted just a short little announcement on Twilight guy.com.

This is a very short post, simply to say

come back tomorrow

for some big TwilightGuy news.

 

Everglow has given us our first glimpse at the Bella Trading Card from SD Comic-Con 08. They will be available in stores this November.

 

 Inkworks is the company that is creating the cards and the description is as follows…

 Based on the new movie that opens December 12, 2008.  Features autograph cards, Pieceworks cards and MORE.  More Information Soon!

Quote of the Day

The Quote of the Day – 7.24.08 – Reposted with Permission

Rosalie: “Over my pile of ashes.”

Check out the QotD archive for the list thus far.