Now that the detritus is settling on WonderCon Weekend it ’s time to look back and marvel , as we so often do , what just happened ? Anywhere that you’re able to seeElvis with a bunko of Leiashas to be one of the most wonderful places in the world , despite the hype and inevitable disappointment . The newspaper headline , the small points , and bits that we did n’t tell you about at the meter all await you after the jump .
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For the first major convention of the yr , Wondercon was surprisingly light on any real news , with the biggest player , DC Comicsfirst suggest that they were going to recount us something expectant the next day , and thentelling us that they ’d rather await until April after all . The want of any major surprises to take forth from the sting ( Both of the fib that actually did break , J. Michael Straczynski work for DC ComicsandBrian Wood and Becky Cloonan go on newfangled event of Demo for Vertigo , seemed to be vulgar knowledge on the yardbird trading floor before their prescribed proclamation ) seemed to affect the regular con - departer with an strange feeling of malaise make even the 501st Legion as they performed con security . This was n’t help by the no - shows from Almighty – not only was theImage Comics jury cancel , but both manna from heaven ! Studios ’ Mark Waid and Aspen Studio ’s Michael Turner go to make it to the show .
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That is n’t to say that the entire show was a catastrophe , mind you ; the pro who did make it there were entertaining and available – Particular yell - out should be given to Oni Press ’s James Lucas Jones ( Expect me to tell you all about Wonton Soup very soon ) as well as DC ’s Jann Jones and Dan DiDio , whose previous - Sunday board “ For The Love of Comics ” turned out to be a amazingly pleasurable conversation not about upcoming DC Comics but what is awesome about comics in general ( Goofiness and obsessional collecting being two of the answers ) , entirely loose of the kind of hucksterism that you might expect from a DC panel . Bill Willinghamproved to be a fine gentleman capable to keep people ’s attention throughout thevarious panelshe dominated ( and I ’m not just saying that because of his apology to me aboutthis ) , and even ifsome DC panel may have been half - empty , the two showings of the reanimate version ofDarwyn Cooke ’s New Frontierwere packed with enthusiastic fan ( With good grounds ; it ’s a better movie than I expected ) .
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That ’s not even let the cat out of the bag about Saturday ’s CBLDF political party that we co - patronise , live by the creme de la creme of cartoon strip folk , from retailers to creators ( Hi , Cecil ! ) to fans , with we journalist types mingle and place for exposure that I find like I should be apologizing for ; I did n’t entail for my head to be that shining . Overall , it may not have been the most exciting weekend in damage of comic conventions – that ’ll be San Diego Comic - Con in July – but it was definitely a fine , exhausting , one nonetheless .
BuzzDan DiDioDC ComicsOni Press
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