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Finally, my third and final report from Wizard World Chicago, in which I discuss the “Brian Bendis Bathroom Interview”:

The booths are broken down and all that's left of this year's Wizard World Chicago convention are empty mylar bags blowing in the wind and streets littered with Marvel Comics promo cards.

Sunday was another slow one on the show floor, with many creators (and a few retailers) packing up and bailing out well before the 5 PM close of the show.

So what were the highlights of the last day?

First on the list would certainly be Guest of Honor Warren Ellis completing a grueling schedule of signings that seemed to have him in action for a significant chunk of each day -- with far more signings than any other creator in attendance, as far as I could tell. As I mentioned in my Day One Report, this was Avatar's show, and that was no less the case on Day Three than it was on Day One.

I made it a point to sit in on Wizard's "Twisted ToyFare Theatre" panel on Sunday, as ToyFare magazine's signature fumetti-style strips (and now, animated shorts) continue to impress the hell out of me. With the addition of animated shorts to the TTT mix, ToyFare continues to make a strong case for itself as the title with the most potential in Wizard Entertainment's stable.

The Marvel Comics booth continued to be the source of a never-ending roar on the show floor, as the publisher seemed to kick off a new "whoever makes the most noise wins" competition every 30 minutes or so. It was so loud, in fact, that when I and several other members of the industry media were waiting to interview Marvel creator Brian Bendis, he asked us to follow him into the mens' bathroom to conduct the interview -- just so we could hear each other. Unfortunately, the sound was so loud that even the bathroom walls couldn't dampen it, and interviews had to be postponed until the latest Marvel crowd contest died down. Attendees who were standing in line for signatures echoed a similar complaint, telling me that they weren't able to chat with the creators signing their books due to the noise.

Head over to ComicMix for the rest of my Wizard World Chicago 2008: Day Three Report.