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Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con today announced (via an email) that The Black Eyed Peas will be appearing at this years convention to support their new graphic novel Masters of the Sun from Marvel Comics. In addition, they will be signing copies of the graphic novel during the convention (date/times were not announced in the email).

In the same email they also announced a VIP section for their Halloween Cosplay Ball which takes place on Saturday night of the show. To get into the VIP section, you can pre-order a copy of the Masters of the Sun (link below), which also gets you an autographed copy of the graphic novel.

More news and details below from the email sent out today.

The Black Eyed Peas and “Masters of the Sun” come to L.A. Comic Con!

Join us at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con as we celebrate Masters of the Sun, the innovative new Marvel graphic novel by the Black Eyed Peas! As part of the celebration, you’ll get a chance to get your copy signed in person at L.A. Comic Con by the Black Eyed Peas themselves!

Want a more exclusive experience? You can also get into the VIP section of the Saturday night Halloween Cosplay Ball by pre-purchasing your copy of Masters of the Sun through our ticketing portal. This special package is limited in number, and will include an autographed copy of the graphic novel and an exclusive VIP Cosplay Ball badge. Get yours while they last!

L.A. Comic Con and Cosmunity Raise the Cosplay Stakes… to $20,000!!! 

L.A. Comic Con is teaming up with Cosmunity to make the Cosplay National Championship BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER!  We are doubling the cash prize pool to $20,000 – making it the biggest Cosplay Competition in the world!  Registration is NOW OPEN through the Cosmunity app; Download it now! We’re also adding a Fan’s Choice award to the competition…and all of the voting will take place in the app!

Cosmunity also serves as the official app of Los Angeles Comic Con. Download it now to begin planning your convention experience and to start connecting with fellow attendees!

VIP Passes return to L.A. Comic Con!

We’re excited to announce VIP Passes will return in 2017! Join fellow geek and pop culture fanatics in a private lounge with themed cocktails and cosplayers, meet Stan Lee, view panels from a reserved section, and more! Explore available VIP Passes NOW!

Game the Weekend Away!

Do you like to game? Then join us in the Tabletop Gaming Hall, featuring MAGIC tournaments, miniature painting, open gaming, demos, and more, brought to you in partnership with Emerald Knights!

The Tabletop Gaming Hall is located in Concourse Hall. Reserve a spot in our tournaments NOW!

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Stop-motion animation has largely been abandoned as artform by the major studios. But for the past 12 years, Laika Studios has embraced stop-motion animation from Corpse Bride in 2005 to its most recent film, Kubo and the Two Strings. Many casual viewers may not have even realized that Kubo was stop-motion, as it also utilized CGI techniques to further the illusion of life. Now, a new video from Laika itself is pulling back the curtain on the company’s approach to animation; which is both a science and an art.

In the recently released video, footage from Kubo, Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls is used to illustrate some of Laika’s most compelling animated moments before showing the viewers how some of these scenes were accomplished. The movement of the water was impressive, but perhaps the most compelling part of the video is the way that the facial expressions of their creations convincingly emote. That makes it much easier to accept these characters as “real” within the worlds that they inhabit.

One of the most striking visuals in this video is the man towering over the puppet-sized street that was created for one of the films. As Laika’s Travis Knight and others explain in this clip, they are not opposed to using modern animation techniques to enhance their own work. Everything is a tool that can be used. “We want to make films that push this medium that we love, animation, and push it in new directions,” said Knight, before adding “we don’t have to be limited in the stories that we tell.”

What did you think about The Art and Science of Laika? Can you respond using stop motion animation? Alternately, we welcome your comments, which you can share below.

Image: Laika Studios