Events and Convention Coverage

Ah, the last day of a con…  such bitter-sweet sadness

New York Comic Con left us great memories, an amazing chalk mural, and enough free swag to choke a Klingon.  Highlights today include:

•  Our interview with Marina Sirtis, Start Trek the Next Generation’s Counselor Troi
• Getting to know all the great independent artists we met
• The adorable children in costumes that came out for Kid’s Day
• and an exclusive interview the sixth-doctor from Doctor Who, Colin Baker!

But, alas, the con, she is over.  We’ll miss you NYCC, and until next year…

 

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Hello you crazy cats in NonPro land!

Well, day two of New York Comic Con has come and, sadly, gone, and it was a doozy. The con was PACKED this year, and there was hardly room to geek-out in! Nonetheless, we did manage to have some fun. Highlights:

• Start-Trekkin: The Start Trek Improv Troop
• The Venture Bros. panel
• Getting rammed repeatedly into a wall, and, on occasion, into con-goers
• Iron Fist as presented by a physically fit con-goer
• The Hulk on stilts
• and the best part of today…

Our interview with Neal Adams!

Neil Adams, and most of you should know, is one of the legends of the comic industry. His illustrations are likely ingrained in your mind, even if you aren’t a big follower of comics. Plus, the man knows how to pit his green-themed superheroes against one another.

That’s all tonight… I can’t wait for you all to hear the shows when they are done!

- Frank

My god what a day!

I got beat up by a Leia, hit on by a Wookie, a Smurf told me to buzz off, and I think the former child actress from Small Wonder may have offered me a “Ferry-Side Special” - whatever that means…

What’s going on? Did someone drop Bizarro-Rainbow Kryptonite on the planet? Has the 4th World been overturned? Did someone free Loki from his earthy prison? No, readers, no such thing! Being molested by models, fiends, and cartoon greats is simply par for the course when one is traveling through New York during the…

NEW YORK COMIC CON!

Yes, it’s finally amongst us; these halcyon days of joy and rapture and nerdly fulfillment. While we at NonProductive work hard to condense a day’s worth of amazing into a great show for you, I thought it prudent to give you some highlights from today…

• Peter David discusses “The Duck Tower”, his take on Steven King’s “The Dark Tower”
• Foox-U surgery dolls
• Space Vixens
• Dueling Leias (Leia-i?)
• Neil Adams adopts The Loud Idiots
• Snake Eyes eating a hotdog
• Rob Liefeld rescheduled an interview until we could get more pockets upon our pockets.
• and last but not least, the world premiere of…

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Words can not express how much I loved this show, and still love its DVD movies. This one was especially good, and one of the better of the 4 movies made thus far. I can’t recommend it enough!

Here is but a trailer of what you missed if you haven’t been to NY Comic Con yet… come join us, won’t you?!

- Frank

 

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At 17 mins, this TED talk maybe a little wordy and in-depth for a blog post, but if you’re hankering for a thoughtful look at the science and theory behind comics, Scott McCloud is for you.

 

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Well, maybe not the best, but still, an absolutely great later season episode of the Simpsons aired today, and its theme…

COMICS!

Or at least, that was the the theme of the secondary story, where Springfield gets a new comic shop, with ultra cool Comic Book Guy replacement, Milo (voiced by Jack Black). Not only is the story great for all the clever comic inspired gags (”Superman dies, Aquaman dies, Casper dies…”), not only is it great because I long to run an comic shop half as awesome as Coolsville, not only is it great because of Comic Book Guys “going out of business” banner… it is great because this episode features Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman and Dan Clowes - all guest-voicing as themselves!

Nothing beats Alan Moore chuckling over Little Lulu. Nothing. And let’s face it, he’ll need cheering up after this…

People are strange. Mighty strange. It takes all kinds to make this green-blue ball of ours to keep spinning, and luckily, the world has all kinds to give.

This is all the more true amongst the Nerd population. New York Comic Con ‘08 had everything from traditional comic book nerds to not-at-all traditional yaoi freaks. Here are some photos from the truly bizzare.

One of our cast members being taken hostage by Boba Fett. Little does the Fett know that Matt is possessed by the devil. Click this link to open our gallery, then click the pic to see it full sized, and then watch the eyes!

The Christ Child all grown up.

Pure madness.