For Saturday, I spent most of my time get some comics signed by creators in the Marvel booth and the artist alley. Some include Steve McNiven, Scott Hanna, Steve Uy, Andy Lanning, Greg Horn and others.
I didn't have a chance to go to many panels, I did go to Marvel's Cup o'Joe, I was only limited to only 1 question b/c of the line, but I plugged his column on myspace that announced a fan favorite characters is coming back. I also bought some cool stuff like some artist prints, a Skrull latex mask, and some action figures. All in all a good.
Sunday was by far by the best day for me at the Con. I was considering skipping it since I had pretty much done everything i had set out to do, and it was "kids' day" but i went anyway. There was a Marvel Prize or No Prize trivia contest which I attended and was hosted by editor Tom Brevoort and my comics idol Dan Slott. The final round came for this huge stack of prizes, the question-who is Steve Harmon, which I know having read Dan Slott's books, but the guy on stage didn't, so i immediately got up and they had to pick me since I was the first one up, and Dan knew i knew the answer, so i yelled out "Slapstick" raced to the stage, hugged Dan, got my prizes which included- Hulk hands, original sketches, an Iron Man statue, an Iron Man action figure, and others. All in all a most excellent con experience :D
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
NYCC'08 Report
The NYCC'08 was last weekend, and what a blast it was! I spent most of my time around the Marvel booth, their panels, and the artist alley, but I had an awesome time, met some familiar and new creators, talked with some great guys, and essentially had a blast.
Friday
The first day, i got here early (didn't have to) but did. Immediately headed to the Marvel booth. Met some cool Marvel creators like Brian Reed, writer of Ms. Marvel, and EiC Joe Quesada who already knows me as my online username Spidey616. Later went to their panels for their announcments for Mondo Marvel and Secret Invasion. During the audience Q&A sections, Joe Q. immediately recognized me and told everyone in the audience Spidey616 was in the house and gave me a round of applause. It was great. Got some questions answered and reported in some reports.
The next question was directed towards Slott. The fan said his favorite new character was The Gauntlet, and asked if he would be seen "wearing the costume he wore in She-Hulk #3."Maybe," answered Slott. The same fan asked about the possibility of Avengers: The Initiative one-shots, and Slott answered that Chris Gage is writing one about Hardball and Komodo coming out soon.
"Will Namor be making an appearance in Secret Invasion?" "Yes," said Brevoort, typically a man of few words.
Brian Reed was asked about his vision for Secret Invasion: Front Line. The writer said that it's joked around the office that Bendis is writing "Godzilla," and he's writing "Cloverfield." "It's about survival," Reed said.
Will some titles be cancelled after the Skrulls? Brevoort: "I really hope so, because I'm really tired." He said there will be three Avengers books "for some time to come."
tbc....
Friday
The first day, i got here early (didn't have to) but did. Immediately headed to the Marvel booth. Met some cool Marvel creators like Brian Reed, writer of Ms. Marvel, and EiC Joe Quesada who already knows me as my online username Spidey616. Later went to their panels for their announcments for Mondo Marvel and Secret Invasion. During the audience Q&A sections, Joe Q. immediately recognized me and told everyone in the audience Spidey616 was in the house and gave me a round of applause. It was great. Got some questions answered and reported in some reports.
The next question was directed towards Slott. The fan said his favorite new character was The Gauntlet, and asked if he would be seen "wearing the costume he wore in She-Hulk #3."Maybe," answered Slott. The same fan asked about the possibility of Avengers: The Initiative one-shots, and Slott answered that Chris Gage is writing one about Hardball and Komodo coming out soon.
"Will Namor be making an appearance in Secret Invasion?" "Yes," said Brevoort, typically a man of few words.
Brian Reed was asked about his vision for Secret Invasion: Front Line. The writer said that it's joked around the office that Bendis is writing "Godzilla," and he's writing "Cloverfield." "It's about survival," Reed said.
Will some titles be cancelled after the Skrulls? Brevoort: "I really hope so, because I'm really tired." He said there will be three Avengers books "for some time to come."
tbc....
The Spirit movie Trailer
In case you haven't seen it, here's a link to the new Spirit teaser trailer that premiered last weekend at the NYCC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-avI31YPE
I think it looks pretty good, but apparatently there's been some controversy that it's not "Will Eisner's The Spirit" that it's Frank Miller's version of it. Indeed, it defiantely calls to mind the look of Sin City with the black and white imagery and the Spirit jumping off roof tops, and the title at the end isn't like Will Eisner wouldn't have done it. This might just be a rumor, but supposedly half the audience left after seeing it. But it's still WAY too early to tell, and it's just a teaser so this isn't a total reflection of the movie as a whole.
Reports of Spirit panel
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16119
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-avI31YPE
I think it looks pretty good, but apparatently there's been some controversy that it's not "Will Eisner's The Spirit" that it's Frank Miller's version of it. Indeed, it defiantely calls to mind the look of Sin City with the black and white imagery and the Spirit jumping off roof tops, and the title at the end isn't like Will Eisner wouldn't have done it. This might just be a rumor, but supposedly half the audience left after seeing it. But it's still WAY too early to tell, and it's just a teaser so this isn't a total reflection of the movie as a whole.
Reports of Spirit panel
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16119
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