Beginning on Thursday and concluding today, this convention was hosted in Rosemont, up in Chicago. Compared to earlier this year’s New York Comic Con, WizardWorld was a more laid back experience, where speakers and company reps spoke more candidly and seemed less stressed. This was a far better fan experience than New York, and while writers and such qualified every secret with “We’ll be revealing in San Diego”, there was less showmanship - sensationalism geared at new projects - and more reflection on the medium, at least in the sessions.
I saw the hilarious Robert Kirkman and a retrospective on Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s Daredevil. I also got to see the Marvel and DC panels, as well as the first ever Marvel & DC panel, where Bendis, Brian Reed, and C.B. Cebulski sat with Gail Simone and Geoff Johns to talk about what they liked about the other company. I would have seen more, but I could only attend Friday, as some of my friends were so inconsiderate that they just had to get married this weekend.
News from the con (sparse, I know):
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* Marvel Zombies 3 will feature Machine Man
* Ghost Rider vs. Ghost Rider - Blaze vs. Ketch
* Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 will focus on Civil War
* DC is launching a Zatanna book, with a brief cameo from Captain Carrot
One of the things DC admitted was that they were a publisher, and unlike Marvel, which is its own movie studio, they only work with books and comics. Marvel so far is on the cutting edge of “character-based properties”, where a concept is marketed in various mediums. DC hopes Warner Bros will see the success of Iron Man and Hulk and allow more back and forth between their division and their others.
I will be going to San Diego in a few weeks, so I promise to bring more news and interviews from that.
Matt Knicl: My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.
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Matt Knicl
My name is Matt Knicl. I'm a U of I alumn and one of those unemployed English majors Garrison Keillor likes to make fun of. I've been reading comics since high school and one day I would like to write them. My goal is to expose readers to what is out there in the world of comics and using my English powers, show what is worth reading or not. I can be reached at buzz.comics@gmail.com.