Easing into the convention. Spent most of the morning at the CBLDF board meeting. Ran into Len Wein in the lobby and helped him score a “Human Target” bag (there are about eleven different giveaway bags people receive at the convention) since Len created the character. Had an autographing at the Marvel booth that went well, followed by another autographing at the Boom table with Claudio Sanchez and the artists for his various comic titles.
As always, getting from one end of the convention hall to the next is an exercise in staying focused and not banging into people.
The IDW panel on transforming movies into comics went well, I thought. However the lengthy walk from room 9 to room 30, where the panel on Mythology in comics was being held, convinced me that attending the comic writing panel on Saturday would be futile; by the time I was introduced I’d have to leave in order to get to the “Epic Mickey” panel in time. So I reluctantly tell Andy Schmidt that I won’t be able to make it. He understands; we had no idea there would be that vast a distance between the two.
Run into Richard Hatch, who invites me to a gathering that’s being held by Rochester Electronics to promote “Captain Rochester” (google it and read up on it) and thank the various artists who had worked on a Captain Rochester card set. Reconnect with voice artist Tom Kenney, who was kind enough to call Caroline last year as Spongebob and pretty much raise her entire childhood to a whole new level. Chat with Neal Adams about a proposed project of his (I think it would be inappropriate to go into detail.) Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones, retailer Bill Cole, a host of others are there. From there I head to the CBLDF bash over at the Westgate. Very well attended, which is nice to see.
Come back to my hotel and collapse. My knees are fine, but my stamina still isn’t where it needs to be.
PAD
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Since you mentioned IDW’s Movies into comics, i thought I’d go the other way and say I’ve never thought
“Fallen Angel” would make a good movie. i do however think it would make an incredible TV series. (stay away form the networks though, go HBO or Showtime where you can leave the more “adult” themes. And if you’re looking to cast, call me crazy- but, I’ve always thought the girl who was the redhead on “Head of the Class” would be an awesome Lee.
Whatever happened to Krystine Haje? She was adorable.
Elizabeth Berkeley, Russ? Well, after “Showgirls,” she shouldn’t be a budget-buster.
In that same vein… I know, PAD, you’ve said that you’ve always thought of Seth Green for Apropos, but that first cover always struck me as a halfway decent image of David Faustino.
J.
I’m pretty sure he’s talking about Khrystyne Haje. You’re thinking of Saved By the Bell.
Actually, I think Berkley’s rebuilt her career quite nicely, I think. It’s a fairly decent resume over the years (though heavy on the CSIs).
Peter/and or fans at SDCC, if you get the chance, could you please post a photo of the PAD trading card. I really want to see what it looks like.
Thanks!
It’s really not that much to see. Basically it has the cover from Hulk #340 on the front, and on the back is the cover of X-Factor #200 with a little head shot of me in the upper left.
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But it’s still cool.
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PAD
Wow, you know the guy from Survivor?
Yeah, Richard just never gets tired of that joke…
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PAD
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been listening to MP3 discs of nearly the entire run of the Jack Benny radio show. Hearing “Captain Rochester” brings a strange image to my mind. (Especially remembering that Eddie Anderson, who played Rochester, was once lost at sea for a day or two.)
Sadly, I’m also realizing that many people reading this will have no idea what I’m talking about.
Thank you so much for signing my issue of X-Factor! That, and the fact that you actually recognized my name from here, was one of the bright spots of an otherwise bad experience at the con. (Getting my wallet, camera, sell phone, and last bag of swag stolen does that to you.)