sure, sure, they're MY highlights. didn't get to move around much, except for hunting down signatures and taking the occasional picture along my routes. most of the time i was stuck in lines, as always. my feet hurt big time, lugging all those trades. the good thing about it is no book was left unsigned.
with that, let the reminiscing begin!
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| John Stewart wants a piece of you. |
he shoulda just punched that Red Mist pretender beside him.
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| Spidey wants to score but can't. Story of his life. |
with the news that
Emma Stone has replaced Snaggletooth as MJ, that's good news for Spidey and us fans.
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| Seth Green being asked to leave the building. "Robot Chicken? what's that?" |
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| my future kids will be enjoying this |
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| the hardest working man in the biz and leader of the Pet Avengers, Chris Eliopoulos |
an incident occurred where some guy ranted and cussed out while with his son.
read the amusing details here.
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| former and current Marvel mutant artist Clayton Henry |
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| "i keep telling you, Zatanna, keep our relationship on the down low!" |
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| "Hal, i DO NOT have an action figure. DC screwed us!" |
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| i thought dragons had claws, not paws. |
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| a picture seven years in the making (Garth Ennis and me) |
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| apparently, they're on again. |
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| Greg Pak is always surprised by The Hulk's sales numbers. |
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| did you see that guy's EARLOBE??? |
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| "we will be making an example of this man for those who don't play Arkham Asylum!" |
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| Jedi beats Joker anytime. |
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| that's a mashup of Dr. Strange and Brother Voodoo, with some Gov. Paterson thrown in. |
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| kid, you're in the wrong booth. |
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| living in your mom's basement has PAID OFF. BIG TIME. |
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| Seth Rogen had to slim down to fit in this car. |
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| "YOU! YOU NOT WATCH MY MOVIE! YOU DIE!" |
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| they're lucky there were no South Koreans in the building. |
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| zombie-meister Arthur Suydam |
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| zombie Headpool |
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| the Mann that is Clay |
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| S.H.I.E.L.D. cover artist Gerald Parel |
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| Secret Six-er Nicola Scott |
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| Thor's l'homme de l'heure Olivier Coipel |
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| Mark Millar needs to be Superior |
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| how come nobody watched ... The Watchmen? |
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| that's Robert Horry and Ice T for you. |
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| Michael Jackson's dad wants you to show him the money. |
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| "oh, dear God, i hope i don't end up being mocked in someone's blog!" |
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| i haven't even finished the current one and you have another?? (that's a DLC, you twit) |
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| dancing blue somethings |
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| Hugh Jackass |
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| the big bad Jason Aaron, flanked by Ron Garney and Adam Kubert |
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| Dan Slott: "so in Big Time, Peter Parker becom- hey, guys, guys!! eyes over to me!!" |
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| "so, Mr. Lee, what do you mean i have to pay $400 to be up here with you?" |
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i should be accepting of this fact by now, but i don't know why i can't. so anyway, i get in line for the DnA signing, as the Aaron/Garney/Kubert/McNiven set winds down. then Breevort and Bendis walk by.
then before Bendis walks over to his next panel, i tell him, "Mr. Bendis, i just need to shake your hand every single year." and what's his reaction?
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| Nemesis' Steve McNiven: "yes, yes, i am going to earn big bucks with the movie adaptation." |
there were a few anxious moments as Andy Lanning got held up by an R2D2 over at Artist Alley, which made the fans a little concerned.
then he shows up.
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| DnA! yaaaaaaaaaayyyy!!! |
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| listen, Iceman, you don't get to be a douchebag with a tiny penis like that. |
to be fair, the X-Men ensemble who came for the Marvel Costume contest was close to awesome, in terms of getting a lot of people to dress up and do it. but its also likely, they really do this even when not in conventions.
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| Professor X and his hoverchair (swivel chair from Staples+yellow cardboard) |
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| venomous. |
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| former FF/current Iron Man artist Salvador Larocca (2009 Eisner Award winner!) |
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| Steve Epting, Alessandro Vitti, Clay Mann |
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| The Nightly News and S.H.I.E.L.D. is brought to you by Jonathan Hickman |
one little story about Hickman. i was in line, then i overhear the guy behind me say "yeah, i've been waiting for a long time to see
Kirkman." i look at him and say "
Kirkman, like
The Walking Dead?". he goes "yeah!". i matter-of-factly say "
Kirkman's over there at Image Comics. this is for
Jonathan Hickman ... you know,
S.H.I.E.L.D.?" he mutters about getting the two mixed up and ambles over to Image. another satisfied customer.
they never learn: before going to conventions for signings, at least know the people you want to see, you opportunistic sons of bitches.
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| you know the Doctor wants some of that boo-taayyy! |
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| now that is a fetching Pixie |
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| Gambit and the X-ternals! (yeah, you remember that) |
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| Bishop pumping up some DMX with Forge documenting it |
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| War Machine! what is he good for? absolutely nothing! |
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| Kletus in da houuuusse!! |
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| you won't believe how many "orgasm face" jokes this spawned |
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| Jeph Loeb trying to apologize for Ultimatum |
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| DC Cover Girls |
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| the rumors are true: Mary Marvel has been corrupted! |
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| proud to be Pinoy for Leinil Yu |
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| the great Adam Hughes |
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| if Dagger doesn't fill out the costume, then she's no Dagger. |
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| its a shame about Ray |
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| the legendary John Romita Sr. |
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| Marvel's all-around nice (and frank) guy, Editor CB Cebulski |
that was after some commotion with a Wolverine-costumed dad and his kid, and CB gladly handed him his card and told him to drop him a line so they can smooth things out.
the bulk of my books on Sunday were for
Mark Waid -
Kingdom Come HC,
Empire,
Superman: Birthright,
JLA: Year One and some
JLA single issues. Waid emphatically says
JLA #18-19 (the Julian September case) is his favorite
JLA work. well, whaddayaknow.
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| Mark's camp is astonished about claims that he is evil. |
and then i realize just now that i didn't pull out
Superman: Birthright from my bag, which i had Leinil sign earlier. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
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| Batman playing Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. wonders never cease. |
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| Mexico's hardest working artist: Humberto Ramos |
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| Gary Frank's Superman wants to punch someone |
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| yaaarrrrrrrrr! the Black Pirate Batman |
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| my name is Zsasz, and i am stabby! |
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| a sorry looking DC brigade |
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| even Storm Troopers cried blood when Lucas announced that 3D thing |
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| ummm ... no. this is creepy on many levels. |
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| and that craft means ... getting as much money from your fans and raping their childhood? |
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| even Supergirl and Poison Ivy need cash |
NYCC2010 had more people than ever, and that's kind of good and bad. with comics going mainstream because of movies, there's a wider audience that is a lot more cognizant of the characters. but whether the medium itself has gained a lot more respect and readers, that's subject to debate. i read comics since i was a kid and that opened the doors to vocabulary and language for me (aside from the fact that it was pure escapist joy). today, does anyone read anymore? why bother to read when you can watch the movie?
a big reason not to go again, also aside from rubbing elbows with know-it-all douchebags and clueless morons, would be avoiding subjecting your eyeballs to this:
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| OH, GOD. NO. |
the only reasons i'll be coming back next year are (maybe) appearances by
Kurt Busiek and
George Perez (health permitting). otherwise ... i'll just be living vicariously through the interwebz.
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