Friday, May 23, 2008

Birthday Best of Both Worlds



Recently, we celebrated our oldest daughter's 5th birthday. Being a comic book fanboy and the only man in a family of four, I always get out-voted on the theme for each birthday party. In the past, my ideas have lost to the likes of Carebears, Nemo, and Princesses. But this year was different. Yes, this year would be THE birthday celebration that would make up for all the furballs, seaweed, and divas. This year we would have to put the S. H. E. I. L. D. helicarrier on auto-pilot, lockdown the Fortress of Solitude, and draw straws to see who would have watchtower duty so the many superheroes of the world could attend my 5 year old's birthday bash. Dressed as Supergirl, my super-girl had her friends dress as their favorite heroes in order to save the day from the vile Party Pooper. Even my youngest daughter got in on saving the day. Dressed as Batgirl, she amazed and astonished party-goers with her charisma and cuteness. The World's Finest tandem led the other little heroes in the various missions throughout the day. The party guest seem to soar through the atmosphere while playing musical chairs to the Superman theme. A superhero scavenger hunt to find the world's greatest heroes was completed to save the world. Finally, Wonder Woman's spectacular macaroni and cheese defeated my nemesis Hunger. When the party was over, my World's Finest retired to their stasis chamber for an afternoon nap. Silence once again filled the Halls of Justice, and all was well in the world. With the end of this successful heroic mission, you can bet that I've already begun planning my 2 year old's super birthday party in September.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

HEROESCON ULTIMATE ARTIST ALLEY CHALLENGE!


I need your help. Heroescon is coming soon and I have a difficult decision to make. The decision is not whether to go or not-I'm so there. The incredibly difficult challenge that lies ahead of me is what sketches I leave the convention with this year. Sketches like the one posted above by Jerry Gaylord. Do I get the traditional Batman or go for the backwards Batzarro? The Spidey and His Amazing Friends or Iron Spider vs. Sinister Six? Can you see my dilemma? So many cool ideas- so little fundage. Give me some ideas about what would be the ultimate commission for this years Heroescon. It could be a single character, a versus battle, or a team up. An A-list superhero or a B-list bystander would be fine. I'm open to suggestions. Whatever I choose, I'll post after Heroescon. See you at heroes!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Free Comic Book Day!



Wow, has it really been that long since I've blogged? Well it's about time! Just had to blog about the great time I had at Heroes Aren't Hard To Find for FCBD. This is how FCBD should be. The store was filled with folks scooping up those free comics and fanboys talking about the Ironman movie, the next crisis, or the next Skrull. Outside, the dollar bins were being swarmed by bargain hunters seeking to fill in those full runs or looking for those diamonds in the rough. The real fun started at 1:00 when the artist and writers arrived. It was awesome! I didn't get to stay as long as I would have liked, but I did manage to score a couple of sweet sketches while I was there. I started off in Brian Stelfreeze's line. The man is incredible! I watched as he sketched a two-page Zoro to start his day of sketches. I was blown away! He seemed to really be having a great time sketching and goofing with the sketch seekers. After giving me a little bit of a hard time about Shazam being kinda lame, he proceeded to make the Big Red Cheese look as unlame(if that's a word) as he could look! If I would have left after that it would have been well worth the 150 mile trip to Charlotte, but there was more! I got in Sanford Greene's line next. After waiting in line for a short time, Sanford was able to sketch an electric Black Lightning for me to take to the house. Just like Brian, he seemed to be having a great time. A great time seemed to be a common thread among everyone there. After that, I moved through the crowd and to my car. That would be all the time I had to spend at FCBD this year. I had to be on the road to get back for a prior commitment, but the time I spent at this year's FCBD was time well spent. What a great way to get geared up for Heroescon! Thanks to the folks at Heroes for the fun day!