Baltimore's Comic Con is this weekend. I can't make the Sunday events but I will try my darndest to be there on Saturday. Along with the usual vendors with back issues I need to get and the creative artists I'll try to meet, there will be a panel discussion featuring Paul Levitz, so there should be some good Legion stuff there as well.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Hmmm... I had a really good time at this last year, and it's a fairly short drive (and really inexpensive).
Hmmm... checks weather. Y'know, I think I just might!
Posted by Kid Quislet on :
Looking forward to seeing you again, Exnihil! I will definitely be at the Paul Levitz panel discussion on Saturday.
Posted by Exnihil on :
Cool beans. Yeah, I decided I'm going to go tomorrow. I've been sort of conned-out for a little bit, but the Baltimore one is very chill and I really like how many back-issue vendors there were last year.
I'll be at the Levitz panel, as well, Kid Q. Hope to see you there. I don't know if you remember what I look like, but I'll be sporting a NY Yankees cap.
Posted by Exnihil on :
I kept an eye out for you, Kid Q, but didn't see you at the Levitz panel. Sorry I missed you.
Nevertheless, good times. Same as last year, the back issue vendors were out in force. Baltimore really is a buyers market. I was able to fill in so many holes in my collection for next to nothing.
I got all the remaining issues of Superboy that had Legion stories (prior to the title change), The Brave and the Bold issues that featured both the Legion and also Karate Kid, a couple late run Silver Age Adventure issues and the total score of the weekend, the Superboy issue with the first appearance of Ultra Boy... all for under $25!
The Levitz panel was very chill and intimate, about 50 people or so (one of whom was Mark Waid, just chilling in the front row of the audience). It wasn't very Legion-centric, more just Paul reminiscing about his entire career, with some nice behind the scenes anecdotes about DC's history.
At one point he was speaking about a pretty intriguing editorial "path not taken" when Julius Schwartz assumed editorship of the Superman family of books. He was saying that had Julie instead opted to take on the Batman titles (which apparently was more his personal favorite) then Paul would have become the editor for Superman. That really excites me in a "retro-active history" sort of way to imagine a more tightly knit connection between Superman and the Legion throughout the early 80's.
In any case, cool day trip and one I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys back issue hunting.
Posted by Kid Quislet on :
Hello Ex!
My apologies - I did not make the Con. I was 20 feet from the car when my weekend went totally craptacular. Needless to say, I never made it. For some reason, something ALWAYS happens on this weekend for me, and I've only made it twice in the past five years even though I plan on going every time. Glad you had a good time, though, and I will plan (again) on being there next year.