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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Exciting New Direction For the Site!
Problem is, I can't decide which one to go with...
The question I keep coming back to, nearly 30 years after I sent this card is "Just how big were those ants that I thought they were more interesting than burros?"
I showed this picture to Pal Kevin and his response was "omg 1976 orgy." I find it hard to disagree with his assessment.
I like the barely in focus couple in the background watching the unsuccessful flirtation in the middle-ground. Dude, if she's staring wistfully at the giant Tom Collins, you're not getting laid.
This picture looks like something out of every straight porn film made in the 70s.
If you're wearing special "Harvey Wallbanger" shirts and putting up "Harvey Wallbanger" decorations for your "Harvey Wallbanger" themed party...I think you might be an alcoholic.
I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but this image somehow encapsulates everything I've ever seen of advertising design in the 70s.
I really can't decide if I want to write up anything more about Wizard World, especially since Mike pretty well covered it. The dealer's area alternately depressed, angered and overwhelmed me, and I think in future I'm just going to have to stay in the Artist's Alley type areas, because as confusing as that was, at least I got to briefly chat with Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti and Todd Nauck and his wife Dawn, which was nice. I also meant to find Matt Maxwell again and give him some money for Strangeways, but I couldn't remember where in all that chaos he had been sitting.
So, I'll just share a couple of the good shots.
Here's a man beating a woman with a dead pig, from Ken Shannon #3. Forget all those new comics that are either too expensive or too cheap; just point me in the direction of coverless Golden and Silver age books at the next con and I'll be happy.
A trio of costume shots...I have NO IDEA how that last one ended up on my camera. Honest. I think Pete took it.
And finally, my first ever convention sketch, by Todd Nauck, which I'm absolutely thrilled with.
Nauck is drawing the upcoming American Dream series for Marvel and his creator-owned book Wildguard is returning to Image soon. I really like Nauck's work and he's not an artist I usually get to bring up here, so go out and buy those books and encourage more work from him.
The producers of the upcoming Wolverine solo film have decided, in light of the negative critical and fan reaction to the third X-Men film, to high-light Hugh Jackman's musical theater abilities and the gay subtext of the X-franchise:
I love covers. I love Disney. I...am okay...with Tim Curry.
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