2008 Woodie Awards
Characters of MegaCon
Shelby Phillips
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Characters such as Wonder Woman, the Green Lanterns, the Stormtroopers, Batman, and Robin were seen strutting their stuff at this year's 14th annual MegaCon convention which was held at the Orange County Convention Center.
While navigating my way through the crowd at the convention on Friday, I carried a burning question with me. With this question in mind, I hunted down one of my favorite writers, Mitch Hyman, creator and author of Bubba The Redneck Werewolf.
Once I located him in Artist's Ally, I proceeded to ask him my question: I wanted to know what he thought about the show in general.
He responded, that he saw this convention as "one of the few places that those who have achieved can meet, mingle, and mentor those yet undiscovered."
When I came back for a second dose of the show on Saturday, there was a whole host of writers, editors, artists, inkers, colorists, and star guests, waiting to be met. This crowd included people such as: Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics; Josh Blaylock, founder/owner/Editor-in-Chief of Devil's Due Publishing; Amanda Conner, a top female artist who currently works for DC comics; and Chuck Dixon, writer for the Robin book from DC Comics. These people were just a few among the many in attendance at this year's show.
If comics are not your thing and gaming is, then there is a place for you at this show as well. MegaCon hosted many different role playing games and card games in separate rooms. Collectibles were sold in abundance at this show for those collectors of all things old.
For anime fans, MegaCon also hosted a Cos Playing costume contest for the best remake of an anime character costume. They also set up rooms for viewing major anime films and rooms for all club meetings.
Booths lined the inside of the show where vendors sold t-shirts, patches, DVDs, and Manga books. So get your calendars and mark them for next year's show during the first weekend of March.
For more information, please visit the show's official web site: www.megaconvention.com.
While navigating my way through the crowd at the convention on Friday, I carried a burning question with me. With this question in mind, I hunted down one of my favorite writers, Mitch Hyman, creator and author of Bubba The Redneck Werewolf.
Once I located him in Artist's Ally, I proceeded to ask him my question: I wanted to know what he thought about the show in general.
He responded, that he saw this convention as "one of the few places that those who have achieved can meet, mingle, and mentor those yet undiscovered."
When I came back for a second dose of the show on Saturday, there was a whole host of writers, editors, artists, inkers, colorists, and star guests, waiting to be met. This crowd included people such as: Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics; Josh Blaylock, founder/owner/Editor-in-Chief of Devil's Due Publishing; Amanda Conner, a top female artist who currently works for DC comics; and Chuck Dixon, writer for the Robin book from DC Comics. These people were just a few among the many in attendance at this year's show.
If comics are not your thing and gaming is, then there is a place for you at this show as well. MegaCon hosted many different role playing games and card games in separate rooms. Collectibles were sold in abundance at this show for those collectors of all things old.
For anime fans, MegaCon also hosted a Cos Playing costume contest for the best remake of an anime character costume. They also set up rooms for viewing major anime films and rooms for all club meetings.
Booths lined the inside of the show where vendors sold t-shirts, patches, DVDs, and Manga books. So get your calendars and mark them for next year's show during the first weekend of March.
For more information, please visit the show's official web site: www.megaconvention.com.
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