Comments on: Wizard World Chicago 2006: Problems

By: Blog@Newsarama » Smashmouth comicons

Blog@Newsarama » Smashmouth comicons — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:01:54 +0000

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By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:46:48 +0000

[...] Problems [...]

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:45:55 +0000

[...] Contrary to expectations I might have previously created, there were some good bits at the Chicago con. [...]

By: Brian Salazar

Brian Salazar — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:18:10 +0000

It was nice to meet you at WW Johanna, even if it was purely accidental. Hope you were able to track down whomever it was you were looking for. Let me know if you ever want to be on the podcast!

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:19:39 +0000

I guess I’m just a very non-jaded comics fan. Marvel’s booth held no problems for me, and finding the signing schedules on the back of the display was easy to me. I also chatted with Sean Ryan, John Dokes, and Jim McCann there, who are all senior staffers, and were very accessible. I had a lot of fun this year. My only complaint was that I couldn’t find 3 issues I was desperately seeking. :-S

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:15:20 +0000

Huh. I really enjoyed artist’s alley. Of course, I got some great sketches from marvel and dc guys that made it fun for me. I got an amazing sketch from Jeff Amano of Beckett, who remains a favorite of mine. I also found two interesting new books: The Leading Man by B. Clay Moore and Jeremy Haun, and The Sire. TLM is just a fun concept, and while cheesy at some points still made me want to read more. The Sire actually handled Multiple Personality Disorder like it was Multiple Personalities, not the shoddy representation of it we’ve seen in other more mainstream comics. While still a superhero story, it was a very different one.

By: Fredd Gorham

Fredd Gorham — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:30:26 +0000

Most professionals call “Artist Alley” the derogatory name of “Artist Ghetto”. The only thing you can get from the area is a sense of what is popular amongst the above ground comics as most of the Alley people tend to copy those trends.

By: J. Kevin Carrier

J. Kevin Carrier — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:53:42 +0000

My perspective is probably skewed, since I only got out from behind my table a few times over the weekend. But I agree that there was a lack of anything really new and exciting in Artist Alley. And like you, I had the most fun catching up with old friends (and meeting face-to-face with some folks I only knew from the internet). It was great seeing you!

By: Bill D.

Bill D. — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:52:14 +0000

“During my most fatigued time, someone asked me how I was finding Artist Alley. I said it was like SPX for dark and crappy comics.”

I know what you mean. I found a few books in Artist Alley that looked legitimately fun, and some good conversations with those folks, but wow, were there ever a lot of really grim-looking books out there. And a whole lot of superheroines-in-underwear (or less) drawings. A little scary, that trend.

By: Ian Brill

Ian Brill — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:38:31 +0000

“I just saw something that suggests Wizard is claiming 200,000 people attended their show over all four days. (Wizard probably follows the method of counting a three-day pass as three attendances. Or, come to think of it, four, considering Preview Night.) I sure hope I misread that, because it’s nowhere near the truth,”

If you attend four days Wizard counts you as four people. If there was something between 100,000 and 120,000 people at San Diego there’s no way the nubmer you posted could be accurate.