CAPE 2008
Quick Iron Man review – Good. For fanboys, it lacks Mandarin but was he ever a great villain in the past 30 years?
Great acting. Julian Wells takes on “The Dude” as Gwyneth Paltrow plays the Daphne. Rhodey is in it to tickle your ass with a feather that War Machine MIGHT get a sequel but no go in this.
Sit thru the credits.
So that began my comic book weekend.
Today I got up and went to Zeus for CAPE 2008. I got there just in time for a writing panel. In the past, Zeus took over the parking lot at their old location and all tables are free for writers, artist and whathaveyou. The panel thing is new but the crowd was larger than normal. They actually had to stop giving out comics and do it in shifts cause of the crowds. They also had multiple tents at Craddock Park about 2 blocks away. Open, spacious and would air out the fanboys that fear soap and/or deodorant. Saw friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. Picked up some mini comics. Got some books signed…
- Absolute Kingdom Come
– Classic!
- The Walking Dead Omnibus
- Marvel Zombies
- Wolverine: Origins Born In Blood
- 12 Reasons I Love Her
Nothing like discussing Star Wars and Zombie flicks with Robert Kirkman. Coolness.
Now props for the art. I have a Nightcrawler sketchbook I take to cons to get original work done. This time I got work from Will Rodriguez and Rob Guillory. Awesome work. I really recommend checking their sites for the art. Actually Rob started up a new book for me. I’ll be moving all my previous pages to this one. Scott Kurtz had been the first person to draw in my original book. Will is the last one now.
Oh and congrats to Kurtz for 10 years of PVP. Scott was doing Capt. Amazing at UNT when I was attending so his art actually reminds me of the great times I had at North Texas. He’s a great guy that I always see at the local cons and even Comicon and he always says hey and takes the time for a handshake.
Now some linkage for friends and people I met today.
NOTE TO FANBOYS – don’t take the free books unless you’re actually giving them to kids that can’t make it. I saw so many fanboys getting books and kids miss out on this stuff. Come on guys let the kids enjoy it too.
More comic madness as I hit 2 other stores today but it’s already tomorrow and I’m tired.
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