Comments on: Wizard World Chicago 2006: Peter, Paul, and Bill

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:55:13 +0000

Lea, my banners were made by a company in Kalamazoo called Kalamazoo BannerWorks/Consort Inc., who make street pole banners and trade show graphics called Display One (http://www.displayone.com/stands/exhibitsystem.php).

My suggestion would be to check out a company called Fast Signs, who have stores all over the country and make these cool window shade style one piece banners that roll up into their own container and stand on their own. I’ve designed a few for other clients and they are sturdy and portable, perfect for boom-zip-set-up-done at a con. Here’s a link to the banners I’m talking about:
http://www.fastsigns.com/banners.html

By: Lea

Lea — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:57:48 +0000

Paul, where’d you get those banners? They’re money!

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:45:55 +0000

It’ll be up tonight! Thanks, Paul!

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:45:45 +0000

Next January? You mean 2008, right?
I’ve sent Johanna the colored version of my con sketch, so she should be posting it anytime now, and I promise I’ll get back to BPM as soon as I stop typing this comment. Honest!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:24:21 +0000

Hey! What are you doin’ off your drawing board Sizer? If we don’t get BPM by at least next January we’re all apt to get a mite cranky. (And I just know that anyone cool enough to read Johanna’s blog has already been to http://www.paulsizer.com and seen the kick-ass teaser pieces he’s got posted there.)

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:50:09 +0000

“Paul is looking really good.”
Are you on crack, Dan? I look like a complete and utter dork, which is just how I planned it…really…

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:18:51 +0000

[...] First Thoughts [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:56:46 +0000

Actually, that should really read, “HAMMER OF SNARK!!!!!!” Heh, I can’t wait to see this picture.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:54:35 +0000

Paul is looking really good. Nice to see he’s still a master at setting up his table promotion. His reader boards coupled with his masterful use of color and wonderful sense of spacial orientation…. am I gushing? I’m gushing. Joanna, can I borrow the hammer of snark for a minute. I want to smack myself in the head with it a few times until I stop pimping Sizer’s work.

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:52:46 +0000

Attendance could not have been 200,000. No. Way.

I was also just there Friday. This was the first Friday where I didn’t have to fight the crowd of people. Attendance HAD to be down on Friday.

Attendance is reported to have been weak at several previous Wizard shows. Perhaps it is time for Wizard to try something else.

Such as……GET RID OF THE WRESTLING!
Such as……make the exhibitors keep the music volume at a reasonable level. I am referring to the Spike TV booth in particular.
Such as……make the “models” wear a bit more clothing. 2 inches of butt cheeks hanging out may be acceptable at the beach, but not there.

In short, try to make the show more family friendly. Don’t try to make the entire show appeal to just 12-year-old males and their slightly older, but still immature, cousins.

The DC booth was always active, but the Marvel booth seemed abandoned. And why was Aspen being featured so prominently? Lack of anything else to feature?

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:18:22 +0000

[...] As if my three posts weren’t enough, here’s some other links: [...]

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:10:41 +0000

[...] I had some previous comments on the show, and I have one more post coming, that one focusing on the good bits. [...]

By: James Schee

James Schee — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:38:58 +0000

That sketch sounds awesome! This reminds me that I need to look into getting the LWM Omnibus and to give Moped Army a try.

I had not heard about a Gumby book before, sounds interesting as I used to love the cartoon as a kid.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:27:06 +0000

Oh, no, no. I had walked back by his table previously to mention something, and he did one of those “don’t look! don’t look!” giveaway attempts to hide it. It was very amusing. :)

I liked my Legion-like jumpsuit.

By: Bill D.

Bill D. — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:46:14 +0000

I didn’t spoil the surprise, did I? Wow, would I feel like an ass if I did.