{"id":278,"date":"2010-11-14T16:50:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T16:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/11\/14\/wizard-world-texas-day-2\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:35","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:35","slug":"wizard-world-texas-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/11\/14\/wizard-world-texas-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizard World Texas Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike yesterday<\/a> with its sparse attendance, throngs of people, wall-to-wall, filled the Austin Convention Center. Fans waited in long lines to get a picture with Adam West and Burt Ward while standing in front of the Batmobile and to meet Lee Majors and Ray Park.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto by Alan J. Porter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\nDisappointingly, the legendary Michael Golden<\/a> garnered little attention. It was particularly glaring considering across the aisle hundreds waited for Joe Madureira<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nArt by Michael Golden<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nI spent a thoroughly entertaining lunch with Chew<\/span><\/a> artist Rob Guillory<\/a>. We discussed the origins of the popular title, his career, working with John Layman, and our mutual respect for Image Comics PR and Marketing Coordinator Betsy Gomez. <\/p>\n

Before lunch while waiting for Guillory to finish talking with some of his many fans, I noticed the artwork Kody Chamberlain<\/a>. Set up on the table next to Guillory, his stark, realistic work created quite a contrast to his neighbor’s cartoony-style. Chamberlain’s beautifully rendered comic Sweets<\/span> details a New Orleans crime story in the days leading up to Katrina.<\/p>\n


\nArt by Kody Chamberlain<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nThough I appreciated the pavilion aspect, rather than being buried in some dank room somewhere, of the gaming happenings, it was dominated by that symbol of 1990s avarice Magic: The Gathering<\/span><\/a>. What about the more modern, egalitarian card game Dominion<\/span><\/a>? Or the excellent sci-fi board game tie-in Battlestar Galactica<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n

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\nI stopped and chatted with artist Paul Maybury<\/a> (whose recent works can be seen in Strange Tales II<\/span> #2) at the STAPLE!<\/a> booth.<\/p>\n

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\nPage from Paul Maybury’s story in Strange Tales II<\/span> #2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nAll-in-all, another fun, albeit tiring day. This show is proving to be infinitely more fun than the last Wizard World Texas I attended. <\/p>\n

My Sunday visit will probably prove to be a short one. Running out of steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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