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6.05.2005

Pictures from the Philly Con

Here's some photos from our Philadelphia Con adventure. I had an awesome time.













Chris at 5:09 PM  |  link to this     

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Chris, you crack me up! I can imagine the folks in costume thinking: "What the *&^! is this guy DOING?!"

Hey, Jake
Is that the Death Dealer?

Dembicki at 6/05/2005 9:06 PM   

That IS in fact Death Dealer. Amongst his scary grunts he told Jake, "Grrr... you're tallllll!"

Chris at 6/06/2005 7:49 AM   

Put my pictures up (and no, that's not really Joshua Fialkov - that's how we cheated WW Philly and got Chris in for free - suckers; but yes, that is Jason Rodriguez).

Jason at 6/06/2005 10:06 AM   

Rad additions.

Chris at 6/06/2005 11:52 AM   

you know, on a serious note, Chris mentioned on the way in that there weren't that many little kids there. I agree that this was kinda sad, cause the industry needs to attract new readers, not just entertain the 25 + aged crowd. i had a thought yesterday that maybe if they didn't have playboy models at cons that more parents might take thier kids. I mean, I wouldn't take my kid to a con if on the advertisement it mentioned porn stars and centerfolds being present.

Just a thought. Oh yeah, and I think Chris's facial expressions are almost as much fun as the hand gestures.

I totally shoulda dry humped Peekachu.

Jacob at 6/06/2005 12:03 PM   

Such is the nature of the comic-industry, my Pika-humping friend.

Plus by making tickets 25 bucks every kid-parent team would need to pay at least 50 bucks to get House of M shoved down their throats and have King Kong Bundy charge 15 bucks for an autograph.

Jason at 6/06/2005 4:26 PM   

OK, so what does the group recommend to get kids hooked on comics?

A couple years back, I got a list of all-ages comics from Big Planet for a friend's niece. I don't remember the whole list, it did include things like Herobear and the Kid and Bone. We picked up a few, but she was having none of that, retreating back to Archie.

Our gifts of Little Lit to various friends' kids have been pretty much relegated to the bookshelves for at least 15 or 16 years.

Bram at 6/06/2005 6:15 PM   

Kid books, eh? For what age? My daughter is 7, and she's been digging my Complete Peanuts books. She also likes soem licenced stuff like Powerpuff Girls, etcetera. Pretty much all the other stuff I've with her doesn't hold her interest, including Essensial Spider-Man. I thought she would like those because she liked the movies.

Maybe for a kid that's a little older, Madman would be good? It's got some kind of dark stuff in it, but I don't think it's too bad. Unless I'm forgetting some key stuff...

I can't think of very many non-action-oriented things that would be suitable and/or interesting for kids at all.

CF

Chris Fabulous at 6/07/2005 1:46 AM   

Owly is a good book for the younguns. Give a pre-teen Bone. It has the epic feel but with easily digestible themes and great acts of heroism.

Runaways is probably a good mainstream book for early teens.

Jason at 6/07/2005 7:30 AM   

Despite the awards it's racking up, I'm not fond of "Owly." It's too cutesy. And, frankly, I haven't heard any little kids say, "Yeah! Owly rocks!" It's always the adults or reviewers saying, "Awww, what a cute little book(s)!"

It's funny has in the '80s and '90s comic folks were trying to break the stereotype that comics are for kids. Now there are basically few good kid titles, and folks are saying, "What happened to kids reading comics?" I think it's due mainly to the the whole speculation thing in the '90s. Comics were being pushed as an investment rather than as what they were designed to be: cheap, disposable entertainment. Rachet down the prices--even if it means going back to newsprint paper instead of high-quality super-glossy paper--and see what happens. I remember as a kid when I got my $5-per-week allowance I could buy a stock of comics and still have money to buy some candy. Today, $5 will get you one, maybe two, comic books or a signed second-hand photo of Lou Ferrigno.

BTW: "Mr. Big" is great for kids! :)

Dembicki at 6/07/2005 8:29 AM   

There's also the graphic novel version of the Hobbit from late 80s/early 90s, illustrated by David Wenzel.

http://www.marsimport.com/display_comic.php?ID=1236

Deb at 6/07/2005 8:40 AM   

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