At long last and as promised, I deliver unto you video highlights from Frank Cho's panel at Wizard World Texas. Sorry it took so long
to deliver the goods; I had never used Windows Movie Maker or performed a YouTube upload until I put this together. It was time well spent, but I did have
to spend that time.
Anyway, I shot as much of the panel as I could on my Casio Exilim digital camera; the picture quality is decent and the audio is suprising clear but I essentially
shot this mother by raising the thing straight over my head for several minutes at a time tryig to avoid the biggest fucking head ever, so there's
more than a little shakiness. The content, however (besides the head), is utter gold.
What I'm Reading: Echo: Moon Lake by: Terry Moore
What I'm Watching: Friends Season 5
What I'm Listening to: "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol)
11/11/08
Wizard World Texas 2008 Wrap-Up
Still reveling in post-con afterglow, but I'd be remiss if I didn't share the highlights from this year's show. The 2008 con
didn't sport the all-star line-up of artists that the 2007 show did, but it was still a hell of a lot of fun.
1. I've often wondered what you would get if you cross-bred a used car-salesman with a comic book artist. Then I met Billy Tucci. (This is not a bad thing,
by the way. The guy was a blast).
2. John Cassaday revealed that he is half done drawing the long-awaited final issue of Planetary. That's good; now A-Rod won't have to murder him.
3. The Spirit flick is going to be goddamn ridiculous.
4. Brian Azarello came this close to hosting his panel at a bar. I don't even drink and I think that would have been fucking awesome.
5. Frank Cho is so incredibly proud of Zombie King #0 it's not even funny.
6. Ben Templesmith became the latest person to chastize me for not being on Twitter. I guess I'll have to get that shit set up. Damn but Australians are
persuasive fuckers.
7. You'd never know it from his drama-driven comic book work, but Terry Moore is fucking hilarious. He's also just about the nicest guy in the industry.
8. It's possible (but not likely) I'm growing more tolerant in my old age, but I think that the con attendees are getting less geekier as time goes on. The
crowds are definitely more concerned with personal hygiene than they have been in the past and that's very appreciated.
9. They're certainly not cool, though. There were a number of cosplayers again. The Seno Award for Best Costume goes to "Jailbait Ms. Marvel." Well-designed
costume, but she can't have been more than 16 . . . and that's just creepy.
10. And as for Cho's "How to Draw Sexy Women" panel . . . tune in on Thursday for a more comprehensive recounting.
What I'm Reading: Gardens of the Moon by: Steven Erickson
What I'm Watching: The Venture Bros.
What I'm Listening to: "Fire Woman" (The Cult)
11/04/08
Say hello to Obama for me
I'd like to thank the denizens of West Texas for
showing me how it feels to have my
soul ripped out via my asshole. In recompense,
please enjoy this giant fucking
bullseye. Good luck hoisting that shit for a month.
And just in case you guys missed this piece of greatness . . .
What I'm Reading: Gardens of the Moon by: Steven Erickson
What I'm Watching: Friends Season 5
What I'm Listening to: "Treat Me Right" (Pat Benatar)
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11/18/08