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As I mentioned in my Day One Report from Wizard World Chicago, one of the highlights of my time in the Windy City was Friday’s interview with writer Warren Ellis. It was a complete turnabout from my last experience interviewing him, as this time around it was actually a very pleasant conversation, full of laughs [...]

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Just arrived from Chicago today, and I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me. Tom Spurgeon (of The Comics Reporter) and Heidi MacDonald (of The Beat) had some nice things to say about the ComicMix coverage of Wizard World Chicago.
From The Beat:
Lots of rumors flying after this weekend’s Wizard World Chicago, but we need to [...]

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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 [...]

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My reports from the first two days of the convention are up on ComicMix, but I figured I should post some excerpts here, too - just in case my little digital soapbox is your entry point to the site.
Friday:
After a full day on the floor at this year’s Wizard World Chicago (which is actually held [...]

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From Chicago:

During a late-afternoon panel at Wizard World Chicago, Devil’s Due Publishing announced today that it would be producing a Vampire Hunter D miniseries (titled "American Wasteland") based on the popular anime/manga character. While the full creative team, length of the series and release date haven’t been finalized, DDP president Josh Blaylock will be serving [...]

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Strange times indeed here at Wizard’s biggest show of the convention season.
I can’t go 20 feet without bumping into a former co-worker, with many of them now operating out of the PR departments for various publishers. Apparently, I’m one of the only people to leave Wizard Entertainment (whether voluntarily or by the ol’ box and [...]

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My latest interview on ComicMix went up yesterday, and this time around I spoke to one one of the webcomics’ true veterans, Jon Rosenberg of Goats. I first met Jon a year or so ago, when I crashed the Goats birthday bash at (of course) the Peculier Pub in Manhattan. He’s good people - the [...]

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