I made a promise I couldn’t keep. Covering Comic-Con by oneself is impossible. The convention center took days to explore, and each panel had a line so long, you would have had to be there an hour before hand to ensure attendance. I thought I’d have free time, but at night when I thought I’d post, I was occupied by parties.
As far as the Con went, I have mixed feelings. As a comic fan, everyone and everything you’d want to see would be there, and lines in teh comic book area wouldn’t be too horrible. But, the movie and TV and video game and toy stuff really stole comics’ limelight, and filled the con with tourists and kids who admittedly didn’t read. Harold & Kumar were there, for example, and their booth put Marvel’s to shame. But once I stayed out of the entertainment section and kept to the comics area, I had a good time meeting with publishers and creators.
The parties were by far the best part of the Con because I could meet and talk to people one on one. You’d turn around and Joss Whedon or Bruce Campbell would be chilling. I met Mark Waid, Stephen Baldwin, Bill Willingham, the heads of DC and Marvel, Keith Giffen, and Grant Morrison at these parties, and as a professional and a fan boy I had a great time just talking to people.
News:
* At the Stargate panel a third DVD movie was announced to be in the works and a third series, Stargate Universe, was also mentioned to be forward in development. The MMORPG Stargate Worlds will be eventually playable on Macs with Intel inside.
* For Fables - a prose novel about Peter Piper and the Pied Piper, a Cinderella miniseries, and future fable cameos were announced.
* Kevin Smith will write three issues of Batman after Grant Morrison’s run (don’t worry, Smith says he’s done with the first two issues).
* BOOM! Studios will be writing a Muppets comic and Pixar comics, The Muppet Show and Incredibles being scribed by Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. Also, Stephen Baldwin is doing a comic called The Remnant through BOOM!.
* Grant Morrison is doing an animated futuristic adaptation of the Mahabharata called MBX with Virgin Comics.
Again, I wish I could have seen more and updated daily, but with $5 trade paperbacks (even if the original price was $60), endless lines and 16 to 18 hours of standing, I hope you can excuse me. And don’t worry, I’ve talked to a lot of people and Capes & Cowls will benefit from this in the future!
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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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.