Sunday was the last day of Comic Con Revolution Ontario! It was only a two day event full of wonderful panels and signings. I was told that it was the perfect length of time for a con, not half-a week, it’s an attend and leave. I also have to note that the con staff was exceptional, they were very patient with fans in the queues and getting their badge, and helpful in directions and suggestions. I will also say they were particularly helpful to me when I lost a few items, I’ve been to many cons, but when your attention is distracted, in a rush, sometimes some things may slip past you. The staff was helpful in recovering the items for me so big thanks to the staff at Comic Con Revolution Ontario!
DC Comics Animation Mega Panel at Comic Con Revolution Ontario, photo by the author.
More con tips. Considerations for going to a con for another day; first is after a whole day of going to a con, you get a notion of who is there. Yes, guests are usually listed, but not their full body of work, maybe there is something you are a fan of and realized you can bring something to get signed. Which is the next part, finding those items that you did not carry with you the first day. Plus, checking to see if your bag or backpack is too heavy, what do you need to bring? Water, a snack, or charger? Lastly, it was getting those pics that you missed the first day. So that was my task to bring all of the items that I couldn’t find or didn’t know about on day two. It was expensive to Lyft down to the con for another day, many times I got the suggestion that it would be cheaper to stay at a hotel, true, but I wanted to get those missing items. So warning another con day usually means you will spend more.
So speaking of which, I went back to the booth of Steven Gordon, I’ve seen some of his artwork at his table. His CV is impressive; X-Men Evolution, which debuted X-23 well before the comics, and after that she appeared in the Logan (2017). Also, Fire and Ice (1983), which is the ultimate Frank Frazetta barbarian movie. If you are not familiar, Frank Frazetta is the inspiration for Conan the Barbarian (1982) and many covers for books and comic books. Check out his site at: http://frankfrazetta.net. Gordon worked on other Ralph Bakshi movies like Cool World (1992), Brad Pitt as a detective thrown into a cartoon world. The other film Gordon worked on was The Swan Princess (1994), a charming, non-Disney animated princess. It was great meeting Steven Gordon and picking up some artwork.
DC Heroes Cosplayers, photo by the author.
Panels! The panel that I attended was the DC Comics Animation Mega Panel. Diane Pershing said I should check it. Panelists included George Newburn, Maria Canals-Barrera, Bobby Costanzo, Susan Eisenberg, and Nicholle Tom. There were so many entertaining stories especially from Constanzo who got everyone laughing with one story. It is apparent that there is a camaderie with all of the actors. Pershing said about Poison Ivy, “She’s like Tinkerbell on hormones.” Susan Eisenberg is working to return Justice League, it can happen like Young Justice with fan support, use the tag, #JLReunion. Everyone is in place to bring back the Justice League magic so get out there and start trending! The cosplayers were still impressing con goers. One group formed next to the voice actors, eight cosplayers playing Flash, he was in mid-running pose, Wonder Woman, and a Hawkman with spread wings. There was also a coplayer portraying Tiffany Valentine from the Bride of Chucky (1998) complete with a Chucky doll. Another fantastic and exhausting con, can’t wait to see what the next Comic Con Revolution Ontario has in store!
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