The Madeleine Brand Show for July 13, 2012

Live from Comic-Con

The Madeleine Brand Show | July 13th, 2012, 9:27am

Comic-Con International 2012 - General Atmosphere - Day 1

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A fan's tribute to the popular game 'Minecraft.'

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Another one of the many costumes at Comic-Con.

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Oh, Jawa.

Comic-Con International 2012 - Power Rangers: 20 Years And Beyond

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One of the many events at Comic-Con included 'Power Rangers: 20 Years and Beyond.'

There's nothing more pop culture-y than Comic-Con. The annual festival of fantasy, featuring legions of fans dressed as their favorite characters is in full swing down in San Diego. Well over 100,000 people show up every year, but it's about a lot more than comic books.

Madeleine talks to Mike Roe, KPCC's pop culture blogger, for a full rundown of the trends, events and costumes that are consuming this year's Con.

You can follow Mike on Twitter @MikeRoe.

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The Madeleine Brand Show, exclusively on 89.3 KPCC, 89.1 KUOR and 90.3 KVLA, captures the spirit of the West in a conversational, informal, witty style and examines the cultural issues people are buzzing about. Hosted by Madeleine Brand, and produced by Kristen Muller, Steve Proffitt and Sanden Totten, the show includes regular segments like Weird L.A. - highlighting a person, place or thing that you've never heard about, but probably should; Parenting on the Edge - a weekly discussion on the challenges and pitfalls of raising kids; as well as regular contributors like Luke Burbank, Rico Gagliano, Brendan Newnam and John Moe to help dissect culture, technology and business news.

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