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2011 Cincinnati Comic Expo
Sep. 17th, 2011 03:14 pmAfter my morning run, I showered and changed and headed over to the 2011 Cincinnati Comic Expo in downtown Cincinnati. This event was coinciding with the ZinZinnati Oktoberfest celebration, so parking was a bit of a pain, but at least there was good access to food.
It was pretty much what I expected -- comic vendors, comic creators, artists, tee-shirts and people in costume. There were a few industry folks there and I tried to stop by to see them.
The "headliner" was comic artist Jim Steranko who did the main poster. I got the free poster and was going to get in line to get him to sign it, but stopped to take his photo. He put up his hand to make me stop while talking to others. And I thought... "Huh?"
I'm sure he was very busy and probably was getting tired of having his picture taken, or maybe he wasn't comfortable having his photo taken.
Okay, now that I've given the Miss America-for-the-judges, simple logic and understanding answer for the kiddies and the Lord, let me move into my more irrational and emotional answer.
I thought it was a bit of a douche-y thing to do. He was there to meet the fans, people who respect him and enjoy his work, and was probably paid a big amount of money to show. So is he really too hot $#!+ to be photographed? I don't think so. Don't worry, Mr. Steranko, even though I got the shot anyway before you threw up the almighty stop, I'll not soil my journal with your egotistical mug. In disgust and personal protest I threw my free poster away in a recycle bin on the way out the door later.
After I blew a bit of money on some back issue comics, I found myself at Jose Delbo's table. He drew the other free Expo poster, the one I couldn't get because they were all snatched up. He is known for his long artistic run on Wonder Woman in the 1970's. In fact, my first comic ever was Wonder Woman #250, which he drew. I spoke with his wife while he was looking at a small comic drawn by another attendee. He gave a very honest critique of it and even allowed the attendee to video tape the critique. And he didn't charge the guy a cent. I thought that was truly classy, a sharp contrast to the "headliner."
I did run into Bruce O. Hughes, the artist I chatted with last year. He certainly continues to look great. I didn't get the chance to speak with him as he was busy with other attendees. And his mug is certainly a welcome site on my blog!
I didn't take as many photos as I left my camera at home, but I did snag a few photos with the iPhone. You can view them here.
It was pretty much what I expected -- comic vendors, comic creators, artists, tee-shirts and people in costume. There were a few industry folks there and I tried to stop by to see them.The "headliner" was comic artist Jim Steranko who did the main poster. I got the free poster and was going to get in line to get him to sign it, but stopped to take his photo. He put up his hand to make me stop while talking to others. And I thought... "Huh?"
I'm sure he was very busy and probably was getting tired of having his picture taken, or maybe he wasn't comfortable having his photo taken.
Okay, now that I've given the Miss America-for-the-judges, simple logic and understanding answer for the kiddies and the Lord, let me move into my more irrational and emotional answer.
I thought it was a bit of a douche-y thing to do. He was there to meet the fans, people who respect him and enjoy his work, and was probably paid a big amount of money to show. So is he really too hot $#!+ to be photographed? I don't think so. Don't worry, Mr. Steranko, even though I got the shot anyway before you threw up the almighty stop, I'll not soil my journal with your egotistical mug. In disgust and personal protest I threw my free poster away in a recycle bin on the way out the door later.
After I blew a bit of money on some back issue comics, I found myself at Jose Delbo's table. He drew the other free Expo poster, the one I couldn't get because they were all snatched up. He is known for his long artistic run on Wonder Woman in the 1970's. In fact, my first comic ever was Wonder Woman #250, which he drew. I spoke with his wife while he was looking at a small comic drawn by another attendee. He gave a very honest critique of it and even allowed the attendee to video tape the critique. And he didn't charge the guy a cent. I thought that was truly classy, a sharp contrast to the "headliner."
I did run into Bruce O. Hughes, the artist I chatted with last year. He certainly continues to look great. I didn't get the chance to speak with him as he was busy with other attendees. And his mug is certainly a welcome site on my blog!I didn't take as many photos as I left my camera at home, but I did snag a few photos with the iPhone. You can view them here.
