My plane tickets have been purchased. My 3-Day + Thursday Night pass has been ordered. And come the morning of Thursday, the third of August, I will be on my way to Wizard World Chicago. I can’t wait. This will be the first convention that I’ve been to in years. Lots of years.
While I used to read it because it was different, nowadays I’m not real big on Wizard Magazine. Mostly because I’m not the target demographic. I’ve gotten a little older and mature. The staff at Wizard has not. But they have their readers, so more power to ‘em. I know what I like and I really do not need a slick-looking magazine to tell me what artist or writer is ‘hot’ or what a ‘babe’ Wonder Woman is. They perpetrate the stereotype a little bit, methinks.
But, despite my lack of fondness for the folks in Congers, NY, this is an opportunity I can’t pass up. I did not go to the New York Con in February. I did not go to Pittsburgh or Baltimore or Philadelphia. So why hop on a plane and go halfway across the country? Because Chris Neseman asked me to. A chance to hang out with the guys from Around Comics? Oh yeah. A chance to meet Dave Wachter, artist of Scar Tissue and an all-around nice guy? Oh, hell yeah. The pros definitely outweigh the cons in this situation.
I just hope my liver makes it…
Tags: Comic Books, Conventions, Friends
