Wizard World Philadelphia 2009

the Living Corpse

Some recent additions to artist alley

Joe Benitez
Tim Bruckner
Joseph Brusha
Randy Falk
Jason Fienberg
Ale Garza
Micah Gunnell
Ken Haeser
Vince Hernandez
Frank Mastromauro
Sean McLoughlin
Daniel Moser
Douglas Paszkeiwicz
Dave Rodriguez
Nei Ruffino
Peter Steigerwald
Ralph Tedesco

Lucky Bastards, STeve Dillon is coming back!!!

ummm shit ig ot nothing. we should ask the "models" to go to the strip club with us.

I thought that was already part of the plan?

StupidFaceMan wrote:

ummm shit ig ot nothing. we should ask the "models" to go to the strip club with us.

Hell yeah I am. I'm asking every one of them to meet us at Delilah's. Including Deal or No Deal #13.

Intelligent Moron wrote:

the Living Corpse

I'll download some tonight and see if you're lying to me or not.

I like on the main page they now have the Archaia people listed. Spat is really getting desperate to get the page full when you start using a company that personally I have never heard of....have you guys?

No I haven't heard of Archaia... I support Living Corpse because one of the co creators lives a couple of towns down from me. Buz Hasson and Ken Haeser are great guys. Last year I bough Issue Number 0 - 3 and got a free sketch for $5. Then came back and paid another 5 for a sketch from Ken... they were like don't forget your books... told them I already had a set and they told me no go ahead take another set.

Plus the book isn't that bad. Also read the Return from Wonderland they have coming out and it isn't bad at all...I am looking into getting some of the trades, the art is nice but the concept of a fucked up Wonderland is pretty wicked... Getting me ready for Burton's version coming out next year hopefully. Has the whole American McGee feel to it.

Intelligent Moron wrote:

.. they were like don't forget your books... told them I already had a set and they told me no go ahead take another set.

See. They can't even give them away.

HAHAHA

I'll check it out and see what's what.

I can't believe they have all of these no names listed but no Mike Allred on the front page

Make me wonder if he's really going to be there

I thought you guys might like this. It is from the WW Chicago thread. Rath, I hope you will rip into them for us. Enjoy!!

" Someone is about to be very happy...

Bryan Hitch is all set for Chicago, I'm just working out his flight info from the UK."



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-Spat
Convention Coordinator
Wizard World

Wow, that's a lot of pages that I can't even read right now. Too much!

I will not be there, of course. I haven't even checked the website since it left my hands, not too keen on seeing what perverse things they've done to my baby. I don't even know if I'll go to any cons anymore period, outside of maybe NYCC.

Unless Chris Bachalo is in attendance. But since no one at Wizard knows how to get in touch with him, and I was the only guy there he was talking to, doubt that'll happen.

Rath99 wrote:

Ok. So according to someone over at Wizard (insert joke here), Marvel and DC were planning on cutting the conventions they went to because of the economy. They go to promote and they don't really sell anything so they only committed to going to 2 or three cons. San Diego and NYCC being two of them. But according to the folks at Wizard they will have a lot of artist and writers there and will be sponsoring some as yet to named event.

I know Adam was actively working on deals to bring Marvel and DC to Philly and/or Chicago in some capacity, even if it wasn't a big booth, and before I was let go I was pretty sure they were both coming to at least one of the shows. Are neither at Chicago either? Huh.

Digsy...that was the info past onto me. I'm sure you know more than I do about the con and the status of it. Hopefully you can give us some information as you get it.

WWC got Bryan Hitch!! FUCK!!

DigsyMadrox wrote:

Rath99 wrote:

Ok. So according to someone over at Wizard (insert joke here), Marvel and DC were planning on cutting the conventions they went to because of the economy. They go to promote and they don't really sell anything so they only committed to going to 2 or three cons. San Diego and NYCC being two of them. But according to the folks at Wizard they will have a lot of artist and writers there and will be sponsoring some as yet to named event.

I know Adam was actively working on deals to bring Marvel and DC to Philly and/or Chicago in some capacity, even if it wasn't a big booth, and before I was let go I was pretty sure they were both coming to at least one of the shows. Are neither at Chicago either? Huh.

Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys Digsy. Even though I was a bit of a prick to you at times, you're 1000 times better than that asshole Spat.

Wait...somebody on these boards has the capacity to be a prick?

mchampion wrote:

Wait...somebody on these boards has the capacity to be a prick?

Hard to believe isn't it?

I thought it was just me. (Although I've been pretty tame here. I want you guys to spend money on me.)

I cannot imagine it costs Marvel or DC too much money to attend Conventions. I mean Friday, Saturday, Sunday of a "BIG" convention which just furthers there ability to promote themselves seems a tad off. It like a car dealership pulling commercials from TV to save money but expects to reap the same profits if not more. But then again maybe its just my thinking thats wrong.

mike remind me to throw stuff at you.


and you have to be fucking kidding me about Bryan Hitch.

The Peyton wrote:

I cannot imagine it costs Marvel or DC too much money to attend Conventions. I mean Friday, Saturday, Sunday of a "BIG" convention which just furthers there ability to promote themselves seems a tad off. It like a car dealership pulling commercials from TV to save money but expects to reap the same profits if not more. But then again maybe its just my thinking thats wrong.

You'd think WIZARD would do whatever it took to get them there. This will definitely affect their attendance. If I hadn't already booked my hotel and can't get a refund I might not be going at this point. I imagine the more people that find out about this the more people that will abandon ship.

I was in charge of getting Bryan Hitch to Philly and Chicago (set that one up for Spat, I'm glad he was there to have my e-mail forwarded to him and then claim it for the win). He WAS invited to both shows, but with Millar being the GoH in Chicago we really pushed for Chicago. Bringing Hitch to the show is costing like, $3000 or so, which is about 1/7th of the entire guest budget. For one guy. So bringing him to BOTH shows is nearly impossible.

Anybody else get the email from WWP that they doubled the guests? Does it count if you never heard of 75% of them?