Comic Con Revolution Ontario has returned and with a number of fun guests and experiences! It ends tomorrow, you can buy tickets, $25 adults, at the con or at https://www.showclix.com/event/ccront-2021. I’ve had a great time so I’m thinking of going tomorrow! First, there was a line outside of the metal grilles, but it was not a long wait. Plus, it is always great to share con experiences with other fans. A con worker went by to check vaccination cards. Then, there was the security check. You then go into the con to scan your ticket, get a badge and lanyard, and also a small bottle of hand sanitizer.
There was an exhibit hall, an autograph area, and rooms for panels. Also, there was a cafe and another food area. A nice Christmas tree was by the cafe and for some reason, at first, I didn’t notice Santa Claus was there. Since it was a con, I asked him if he does a superhero pose which he did, Super Santa! There is much walking to do, I would at least have a bottle of water and an energy bar. Also, food trucks were right next to the convention center! So entering the exhibit hall, I was drawn to the Top Cow booth, really because there was some Stjepan Šejić. The fine artist is usually in Croatia and did go to New York Comic Con. The material is usually adult in content, but he did great runs on Aquaman and Witchblade. Check out their booth if you get a chance and meet Matt Hawkins, who worked on Think Tank, Swing, and Lady Pendragon.
It was great to check out Artist’s Alley, I had a chat with Drew Johnson, but somehow didn’t get the comics he worked on; a run on Wonder Woman, Midnight Society, and the Godzilla: Aftershock graphic novel. A special guest was John Cassaday, artist on the recent Star Wars Marvel comic book, a run on Captain America with chain mail armor, and Astonishing X-Men. At the other hall, there were the autograph room, the longest line was for X-Men writer, Chris Claremont. I also saw Timothy Zahn who wrote Star Wars: Heir to the Empire and there was a 20th anniversary annotated edition with a new Thrawn story! Sharing the Geekfest booth, it was great seeing again Jackie Falls. The Avatar: The Last Airbender voice actors also had many fans.
Cosplayer Marty McFox!, the costume is awesome!, photo by the author.
The DC animation actors I saw including George Newbern who also was in Friends, Scandal, and I was stunned to hear Adventures in Babysitting. In voice acting, Newbern voiced Superman in Justice League animated series, also the Injustice 2 video game, and my jaw dropped to the floor to realize he voiced Ren in the Pirates of Dark Water, “Noy Jitat”! There was also Nicholle Tom who was in an episode of the Gotham series, one of her early roles was in The Nanny, and voiced Supergirl in Justice League Unlimited.
Gotta note that another fine voice artist is Diane Pershing known for voicing Poison Ivy in Batman: The Animated Series, Dale Arden in Defenders of the Earth, and Spinnerella in the original She-Ra: Princess of Power cartoon. There were many interesting cosplayers, Angi Viper and the Los Angeles Ghostbusters, I saw Ani-Mia who was dressed as Angelique, the Cenobite, from Hellraiser. She also had comics with cosplay covers including Bettie Page: The Curse of the Banshee and Archie #700 along with more than a dozen Cosplay Reflection books. Hope you have or had fun at Comic Con Revolution Ontario! If happen to miss it, don’t worry, I think the popularity of this con will make for a return!
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