Why Rucka wished to do physical harm upon me -- WonderCon 2004 report

Day 2 (to-day!)

I started off with the intention of getting tonnes of sketches and autographs, but lunch and much of the time spent in Rucka-related (sometimes literally!) panels and my tired feet deep-sixed that whole idea.

I started off doing volunteer work, and by the time my shift was over, I was hongry and went for lunch, and once I finally made it onto the floor, it was 2pm, and the first of the panels I wanted to sit in on (the Oni Press one) had just started. Rucka, Jen Van Meter, Ted Naifeh and two editor guys -- but there was almost no crowd there!!! I think 8 people max at a single time. So I got to ask and find out that the for-me long-awaited Everest story w/ Scott Morse is looking like late-summer/early-autumn, that the upcoming Q&C novel is the answer to my "Will there ever be a Q&C version of 'For [sic] Her Majesty's Secret Service'?" question, and that the reason he and JVM's British is so good is because they went to the UK and asked the kindly folk there how they talked (to paraphrase VERY loosely). At the end, I got JVM to sign a library copy of Hopeless Savages.

Later, I went to the Rucka-highlight panel. Not quite as memorable for news (or just because I'm more tired), but he's quite a funny guy in person. I also sat in briefly at the JVM-highlight panel, and samewise with her -- quite funny. Interesting bit, she was getting pressed for time by the next bunch of panel people, and started tidying up the chairs onstage while still answering questions. Cute!

Interspersing/following these panels I hunted about for artists who'd do sketches. I wanted Buzz and Michael Bair to do them, but they were already busy with commission sketches so all I could ask for was autographs. Still, Buzz did do a nat little icon by his name on the cover of Kabuki. There also was Ryan Sook (who lives in the same city as me! We swapped restaurants!) of BPRD/Hellboy/Hawkman fame, and he did my long-awaited Dead Girl sketch. Michael Kaluta: kind of embarrassing, I gave him my Death Gallery to autograph, but apparently I'd already gotten him to sign it last year. Didn't keep me from asking him to do a Kabuki, though. Near the end of the day, I braved going into the self-published/micro-indie corridor and JamaicaD's art really caught my eye, and she did yet another Kabuki for me (with the postscript saying that she "♥ Kabuki too"). Bought some stuff cos it's really cute 'n gothy! < /twee>

Oh yeah, and I was surprised to see Pia Guerra signing/sketching too! I didn't bring any Y, plus by the time I found out she was there, she was about wrapping up. Still, she rushed off a VERY quick Ampersand -- ee eee!

Btw, no Glen Danzig/Pikachu story this time.

Also, Darwyn was really stoked to sign his pinup for Madman, and Sook expressed great admiration for Allred in general. Allred's big pimpin'!

I'll get scans for delectation when I can.

"Yeah, yeah, I remember you! You're the one that didn't know a damn thing about Batman! How's it feel being stoopid?!?"

(Greg Rucka, after Leeee introduces himself as the "Congogorilla guy".)

No day 3 for me, as I was too tired and certain plans fell through.

It did give me the chance to scan my sketches, such as they are.

http://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/cooke.txt http://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/guerra.txt http://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/jamaica.txthttp://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/kaluta.txthttp://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/sook.txthttp://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/winick.txt

Did you tell Rucka how much I like Gotham Central? Did you? Huh? Did you?

I read that Gotham Central trade over the weekend, it's great. The 'twist' in the second case was pretty telegraphed, but still pulled off well. I suppose this means I'll have to buy the rest of the singles to catch up.

that's what I was thinking too.
Rucka & Brubaker obv. used Homicide: Life on the Street as a template, which tickles me.

I never made it because I am crap. :(

But Leee puts up with me nonetheless.

Rucka only wanted to slap Huck around a little bit.

@d@m, no fuss at all! PS2 ahoy one of these weekends!

And as advertised, Jen Van Meter's autograph of the library copy of Hopeless Savages (the idea of which she was tickled at, and she was also obv. happy about having her book carried here):

http://www.geocities.com/redhalcyon/cons/vanmeter.txt

that's cool

Did you tell Judd that he came across like a sanctimonious twat on The Real World but that it was patently obvious he couldn't really be like that, otherwise Pam would never have married him?

I still can't get my head around the whole Judd Winick thing. Next thing you'll be telling me Puck plays bass for Green Day.

Also, Rucka repped Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. The man has taste.

Sarah from RW:Miami used to work for Wildstorm (I believe as an editor).

I thought she was a colorist.

Could very well be, I don't really remember.

Well then.

Hmm, according to Google she used to be an editor on Gen13.

FITE

maybe she is an editing colorist?