Today, Sunday, was the end of Comic Con Revolution this year! I got a good look at the Star Cars; a larg Triceratops stuffie was hanging out of the back of the Jurassic Park jeep. I also saw a Star Tours mini-van with doors made to look like the Starspeeder with a Chopper in front of it! I also like the KITT car from Knight Rider, the first A.I. car? The posted beginning of the con was 11 a.m., but I went in about an hour before that time. I saw Herobear, from Mike Kunkel’s Herobear and the Kid, walking next to the con merch table. It was nice to see Vanessa Marshall especially so early in the morning. She is the voice of Hera Syndulla in Star Wars: Rebels. There were many guests who showed up when the doors opened.
Fans waiting to meet the voice actors of X-Men `97, author’s photo.
I had Adam Kubert sign a few Hero Intiative books at Artist’s Alley. I also saw the Hitchhiking Ghosts from Haunted Mansion, they didn’t follow me home, but they did follow me to the comic con! Then, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti were at their table with no line, just two people! I picked up a sketch cover of Power Girl Paperfilms Special Edition and a limited editon The Pro Platinum Edition. I mentioned to Palmiotti that haven’t read any The Pro comics and he joked that it had a money back guarantee that comes with a mocking when returned! A very fun and talented couple! I walked to the front of the convention center and took a pic of the Dalek who thanked me for taking the photo!
Next, I went to see Trish Stratus, WWE Women’s Champion. It was a few hours wait, but gotta say worth it because she spent the time with fans. I spoke with a Platnium pass member who got front of line access to guests. He said it was worth it passing up some long waits, but didn’t have money for unnannounced guests. Similar to Disney parks, it’s a question of time and money, also what celeb do you want an autograph and what item? Some fans are perfectly fine without autographs, great, I like them as mementos and memories. Which reminds me that I moved over to the X-Men `97 tables. A.J. Locascio who voiced Gambit in the show was at the con Sunday. I was wearing my Last Voyage of the Demeter shirt and he said he gave one of off-screen line of dialogue in the movie! Gambit had the most memorable part in the show, I said to Locascio that I “remember it.” He liked the joke.
Next, was Gui Agustini who said the voice actors are comic fans, which of course is great to know. He said he recently got the first appearance of Sunspot in Marvel Graphic Novel #4 New Mutants (1982). Also, I mentioned that the new season just concluded and many of the actors were at the con, which he explained was coincidence! I took pictures, usually a combo package with autograph, with all of the celebrities I saw at the con. Again, another way to remember meeting the person and a keepsake for a character or person that has some meaning. Plus, the autograph queues are a great way to chat with fans. The last part of the day was my only panel, Inside the Mind of Grand Admiral Thrawn. This was with Timothy Zahn and hostd by Tiffany Babb, writer of comics and pop culture. Babb asked Zahn about Thrawn and he said it was a Scottish word for “twisted.”
Zahn said challenge of writing Star Wars was “You have to match that feeling in the readers’ mind.” The three qualities of Thrawn was his tactical genius, no ego, and the ability to listen to subordinates. He really liked Lars Mikkelsen’s casting as Thrawn calling it “genius” since a “non-native English speaker” would be careful speaking the dialogue. Zahn mentioned that he keeps nudging the people at Lucasfilm to feature Mara Jade! He said, “She has the Imperial background that will always be suspect.” Mara Jade’s distinctiveness is “A strong female character that is not a duplicate of anyone else.” I asked about the appearance of Galaxy's Edge in Thrawn: Alliances. Zahn said cast members point out the blast marks in Oga's Cantina that are from the battle with Thrawn and Vader! A very informative panel about Grand Admiral Thrawn. I finished the day visiting the table of cosplayer Joanie Brosas. Comic Con Revolution wrapped with a number of celebrities, artists, cosplayers, and a panel with Timothy Zahn, can't wait for CCR next year!
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