September
20 Tales from the inbox

Various and sundry updates and bits of info:

* The Emmys have cleared out to make way for the return of the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention this Sunday at the Shrine Expo Center. Actress Helen Slater, who starred in the 1984 “Supergirl” movie, will be on hand to sign autographs. Also, director Justin Lin will be on hand to talk about his new comedy film “Finishing the Game.”

* Golden Apple Comics is hosting a “Heroes” season premiere party Monday at 8 p.m. at Cinespace in Hollywood. The event is free, but you’ll need a reservation to make sure you have a table.

* Boom! Studios has hired Tom Fassbender as VP of publishing. A former comicshop manager, publisher, and author of novels and comic stories, Fassbender is the third major hire the company has made in recent months, joining editor in chief Mark Waid and marketing and sales director Chip Mosher.

* TOKYOPOP, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has announced the release of an original graphic novel based on cult favorite Jim Henson Co. film “The Dark Crystal.”

* “Ben 10,” the Cartoon Network series dreamed up by comics creator collective Man of Action, is being turned into a live-action made-for-TV movie. Production ahs wrapped on the CN project, which has plenty of geek cred in director Alex Winter (formerly of “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”), bionic icon Lee Majors, and actress Haley Ramm, who played young Jean Grey in “X-Men: The Last Stand.”