I’ll admit, for some reason this just fascinates me. Well Robot 6 and Blog@Newsarama both as well picked up on the quiet name change of Wizard World Chicago to Wizard Chicago Comic-Con that I mentioned yesterday and offered up some of the same contents. Kevin Melrose at Robot 6 found a second forum thread over [...]
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February 6, 2009
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What’s in a name? A bit more on Wizard World Chicago/Chicago Comic-Con name change
By Scott Cederlund in Conventions, comics
February 5, 2009
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Whither the Chicago Comic-Con?
By Scott Cederlund in Conventions, comics, podcasts- WHI just got a PR email that made an announcement that caught my eye: Veteran comic scribe Mark Millar is currently setting Hollywood on fire with properties like Wanted and Kick-Ass, and now the Scottish sensation will be meeting and greeting fans at Chicago Comic-Con. Known for his larger-than-life characters and action sequences that make [...]
October 14, 2008
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Windy City Comicon– 11 days and counting
By Scott Cederlund in ConventionsGo to www.windycitycomicon.com for all the details.
September 9, 2008
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Windy City Comicon! October 25th, 2008
By Scott Cederlund in Conventions, comicsI should have done this last week but the guys of Around Comics have organized a comic convention that’s in Chicago next month. It should be a fun time and it looks like the guest list is growing almost daily with a fantastic collection of indie, alternative and web comic creators as well as a [...]
Tags: Conventions, Windy City Comicon
August 15, 2008
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Some things need to be talked about, like con etiquette
By Scott Cederlund in Conventions, comicsJohn DiBello over at Bully Says has a piece over at his blog today that everyone should read, about what can only be called sexual harassment at comic cons, San Diego in particular, and the inablility of the con, the facilities’ management or even the facilities’ security to to anything about it. And let’s be [...]
Tags: Conventions, etiquette
June 30, 2008
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Notes from Wizard World Chicago 2008
By Scott Cederlund in Conventions, comicsMy official notes and musings are now up on Pop Syndicate. Wizard World Chicago started with a guy dressed up as Venom. Only he was also dressed up as a pimp. See where I’m going here? Yes, Wizard World Chicago had its own pimp-daddy Venom, strutting around the show all day on Friday. Stepping onto [...]
June 29, 2008
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Wizard World Chicago 2008– Ellis doesn’t bite the head off of small children
By Scott Cederlund in ConventionsI’m trying to put together a con report but my head right now is having trouble stringing two consecutive thoughts together. I’ll probably have something out tomorrow for Pop Syndicate and a more personal piece out on Tuesday either on the blog or out as a podcast but I wanted to quickly describe one scene [...]
Tags: Warren Ellis, Wizard World Chicago
June 28, 2008
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A family that cosplays togethe…
By Scott Cederlund in ConventionsA family that cosplays together stays together.
June 28, 2008
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I actually got recognized from…
By Scott Cederlund in ConventionsI actually got recognized from the earlier podcast panel .
June 28, 2008
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So was there any actual comic …
By Scott Cederlund in ConventionsSo was there any actual comic news today?