Comments on: Other cons, other voices http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Unpopular http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2051645 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:27:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2051645 "It is not your party. It is not our party. We are guests at the party." So whose party is it then? And just like at any party, an influx of the wrong type of people leads to problems. So whoever this party belongs to should stop inviting those rich bullies. “It is not your party. It is not our party. We are guests at the party.”

So whose party is it then?

And just like at any party, an influx of the wrong type of people leads to problems. So whoever this party belongs to should stop inviting those rich bullies.

]]> by: Jim Kingman http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2044459 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:49:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2044459 My goal was to visit the Illustrators exhibits on Friday afternoon, but to get there from the Golden/Silver Age Pavilion I found myself in the Cattle Zone, both to and fro, and it was while coming back towards the Small Press area that I became embroiled in crowd nirvana. I don't know where exactly I was, some point southwest of the Night Owl ship, near Lions Gate, close to Hasbro and Lost Boys, the freakin' Event Map only knows. All I'm certain of is that I was surrounded by everyone. Everyone and their family and buddies, alongside brave toddlers in strollers and stalwart buggies for the disabled, and countless Jokers. Suddenly from the right all these rolled posters were tossed into the air, like jettisoned light sabers, flying above us, and the crowd just stopped and gawked and our arms raised and reached for them and it just became one of those moments where you're beyond any kind of flight of fancy. It was unbelievable. And then the posters stopped soaring, and I could feel myself starting to moo, and the crowd plodded on, ever so slowly. Happy California cows. That moment, it's with me forever. I can't wait for next year. My goal was to visit the Illustrators exhibits on Friday afternoon, but to get there from the Golden/Silver Age Pavilion I found myself in the Cattle Zone, both to and fro, and it was while coming back towards the Small Press area that I became embroiled in crowd nirvana. I don’t know where exactly I was, some point southwest of the Night Owl ship, near Lions Gate, close to Hasbro and Lost Boys, the freakin’ Event Map only knows. All I’m certain of is that I was surrounded by everyone. Everyone and their family and buddies, alongside brave toddlers in strollers and stalwart buggies for the disabled, and countless Jokers. Suddenly from the right all these rolled posters were tossed into the air, like jettisoned light sabers, flying above us, and the crowd just stopped and gawked and our arms raised and reached for them and it just became one of those moments where you’re beyond any kind of flight of fancy. It was unbelievable. And then the posters stopped soaring, and I could feel myself starting to moo, and the crowd plodded on, ever so slowly. Happy California cows. That moment, it’s with me forever. I can’t wait for next year.

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2044175 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:57:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2044175 Those oversize bags sure had their 1001 uses? Certain girls went walking around the floor wearing them as dresses. Capes were made out of them - but me, I looked like a idiot, because of my stout frame had me practically drag the bag by my feet - plus I was handed the lousy Pushing Daisies and Chuck one. I guess they ran out of Wonder Woman and the Watchman ones by Saturday. ~ Coat Those oversize bags sure had their 1001 uses?

Certain girls went walking around the floor wearing them as dresses. Capes were made out of them - but me, I looked like a idiot, because of my stout frame had me practically drag the bag by my feet -

plus I was handed the lousy Pushing Daisies and Chuck one.

I guess they ran out of Wonder Woman and the Watchman ones by Saturday.

~

Coat

]]> by: Jason Green http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2042131 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:24:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2042131 Hey Rich, where's this week's LitG? Between that and no Permanent Damage last week, I'm jonesin' here! Hey Rich, where’s this week’s LitG? Between that and no Permanent Damage last week, I’m jonesin’ here!

]]> by: Michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2041799 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:17:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2041799 Shhhh, Rich. They get cranky when you try to inject reality into the proceedings. Shhhh, Rich. They get cranky when you try to inject reality into the proceedings.

]]> by: Rich Johnston http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2040771 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:26:58 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2040771 It is not your party. It is not our party. We are guests at the party. It's like comic readers who start to believe that they are the editors. It is not your party. It is not our party. We are guests at the party.

It’s like comic readers who start to believe that they are the editors.

]]> by: Joe Lawler http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2040718 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:19:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/29/other-cons-other-voices/#comment-2040718 A big line for Stephen Baldwin? That's just kind of sad. It's been 13 years since he made a good movie, and even then he was the most annoying part. Are there a lot of Slapstick 2 fans out there or something? A big line for Stephen Baldwin? That’s just kind of sad. It’s been 13 years since he made a good movie, and even then he was the most annoying part. Are there a lot of Slapstick 2 fans out there or something?

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