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I thought the bullet was pure Plotdeviceum but I could be wrong...Koete wrote:Or Radion.BobBretall wrote: (Though, had I been in that round, I would have gotten it wrong too, unless "A magic bullet dreamed up out of Morrison's fevered brain" would have been an acceptable answer........)
You could be right. I was thinking it was SymbolofDarkseidyingbyhisownhandium.JohnMayo wrote:I thought the bullet was pure Plotdeviceum but I could be wrong...Koete wrote:Or Radion.BobBretall wrote: (Though, had I been in that round, I would have gotten it wrong too, unless "A magic bullet dreamed up out of Morrison's fevered brain" would have been an acceptable answer........)
Well, whatever the main component was, I tihnk that the bullet had a outer coating of IDontGiveACrappium on it...Koete wrote:You could be right. I was thinking it was SymbolofDarkseidyingbyhisownhandium.JohnMayo wrote:I thought the bullet was pure Plotdeviceum but I could be wrong...Koete wrote: Or Radion.
JohnMayo wrote:Well, whatever the main component was, I tihnk that the bullet had a outer coating of IDontGiveACrappium on it...Koete wrote:You could be right. I was thinking it was SymbolofDarkseidyingbyhisownhandium.JohnMayo wrote: I thought the bullet was pure Plotdeviceum but I could be wrong...
This con is miniscule compared to NY or San Diego. Maybe about half the size of WWLA.Wood wrote:Bob, sounds like an awesome con. How large it it in comparison to some other shows? Roughly how many artists, what sized room? Sounds like there were terrific periods of time to just riff with the artists.
I'm not the least bit surprised by that. I've been saying for years that the cost of content creation is the major financial barrier for new comics. You can't afford to pay the page rates on known creators when lower end books are selling under 10,000 units. The math just doesn't work out.BobBretall wrote: Kesel one was pretty cool, only about 8 of us there, so he just came down and sat with us and we chatted about stuff for an hour. Interesting point he brought up was how Marvel books are done on very tight budgets, and often, he cannot get work on a lower-end book because the budget will not allow for the page rate he is at after 25 years in the industry, which is probably why we're seeing so many names we've never seen before on a lot of Marvel books, these new guys have lower page rates and no additional perks.
Interesting vis-a-vis Kesel.BobBretall wrote:Concluding my Con Report.....Sunday
* Terry Moore panel & Karl Kesel panel started the day off. Kesel one was pretty cool, only about 8 of us there, so he just came down and sat with us and we chatted about stuff for an hour. Interesting point he brought up was how Marvel books are done on very tight budgets, and often, he cannot get work on a lower-end book because the budget will not allow for the page rate he is at after 25 years in the industry, which is probably why we're seeing so many names we've never seen before on a lot of Marvel books, these new guys have lower page rates and no additional perks.
*Picked up a pretty cool Jim Valentino Starhawk sketch in the silent auction that ended at noon (for only $16!!!)
* Got a beautiful Red Sonja from Tim Seeley (he was giving all his sketch $$ to Hero Initiative) and another from local artist Ben Glendenning (who was also sketching for Hero). This guy is GOOD, kind of cartoony style, but in a really good way.
* Pretty much wandered around talking to artists & writers until the Trivia finals. I placed 3rd, grabbed a Hellboy trade & figure as my prize, and got out quick to make it to the airport for my flight home......
In the end, I failed at showing restraint, and actually spent quite a lot.
OK, what issue of Tarot?? .....I have them all, I can look her up.....TravAzz wrote:Sounds like you had a good time Bob. I'm glad that you got to meet Kristen "Foxy" Allen. She's a Chicago native and I had the pleasure of meeting her last year at Wizard World. She commissioned a rather risque MJ for me, and I plan on picking up another piece from her this year at WWC. She was actually in an issue of Tarot, and signed a copy for me.
