Boston Comic Con is 'my' con, the big local convention that is the hub of my convention season. I have talked about how the convention has grown exponentially over the last few years, how it is in a venue I love, and how planning my commission strategies for the con is one of the things that gets me through the dark, cold, New England winters.
This was a very dark and very cold and very snowy winter. And the end of March was one of the most stressful times at work for me ever. So heading to the con site looking for new guest announcements became almost ritualistic.
Well the guest list has rounded out nicely so I thought I would take a look at who is there and who I am hoping to get a commission from.
Now I go to these cons for the comic guests. The media/celebrity guests are usually overlooked.
But this year Agent Carter herself - Hayley Atwell - will be there. The older two Supergirls haven't been too interested in going to cons in the past but hearing Atwell be there has made them pause a bit. At the very least, I think I will need to get an autograph from her for each of them. We all loved the show and watched it together as a family. I can only hope more episodes will happen.
As for me, it's the creators that are the draw and there are plenty of big names appearing. Here is the list:http://www.bostoncomiccon.com/artists.html
I have been at this commission thing for some time so there are many people attending who I already have a commission from. So here is the dream list for 2015 commissions.
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (praised be his name) is going to be at the con. I have heard he does commissions at shows so he is number one on my list. Moreover, he did a lot of style guide Supergirl material in the headband costume, so I think that is the version of Kara I will get from him if I am lucky.
Joelle Jones art is just achingly beautiful. And I have been loving her Lady Killer mini-series from Dark Horse. So she is also in my top tier of artists I am shooting for. I am toying with the idea of having her draw the 70s Hot Pants costume.
Lastly, Andrew Robinson was just announced as a guest. Robinson's recent covers for JLU have been stunning. But I also loved his painted stuff of Nightwing and Flamebird way back in the New Krypton days.
Now, right now, those are my top three hopes. But these can change depending on cost, funds, availability, etc. I also aim to get 5-6 commissions a show, so here are the 1A artists.
Stacey Lee's stuff is just beautiful. I have enjoyed her line work on Silk. And I also saw a Mrs. Peel cover on line that is fabulous. I wish I could find that comic to purchase!
Yanick Paquette is an artist whose work I have always enjoyed. My buddy got a Beast commission from Paquette which is great. So I'll have to see whether or not I can pull off a Paquette commission.
Lastly, Eduardo Risso is going to be at the show.
I wonder just what a Supergirl done by him would look like. I think it would be unbelievable interesting, unique. So I am keeping Risso on the back burner. He may jump up.
But you know who else will be at the show ...
Remember Percival in King Arthur legend?
He was the only knight who could handle the Holy Grail. He had visions of the Grail before he was able to attain it.
In this image, from John Boorman's Excalibur, Percival again sees the Grail ... again just out of reach.
My grail piece for my collection?
Amanda Conner.
I have seen Conner now at a handful of conventions but every time she isn't sketching. I keep hoping beyond hope that somehow I will catch her at the right time, be first in line, be last in line ... be something ... such that she'll draw a quick sketch of Kara for me.
Like Percival, I can see the Grail but I haven't been able to grasp it ...
Anyways, I hope some of you will be in attendance. And let me know if I should be thinking of other artists for commissions?
I'm sorry but I didn't know where else to post. Did you see/ hear the news that Benoist said Supergirl's name is pronounced "Carr-a", like in the movie? That annoys me to no end. It was in her second series, if I remember correctly, where DC officially said it was "Care-a". All media other than the movie, pronounces it the latter. I cringe when I hear it in the movie, and now this.
ReplyDeleteWell here's another one of my "once in a blue moon" posts. Actually the reason I'm stopping by to comment is to let you know that I'll be attending Boston Comic Con for the very first time with my girlfriend. It will also be our first time visiting Boston so if there's any sights that you would recommend we go see, that would be helpful. We look forward to meeting you at the con!
ReplyDeleteSo much to see in Boston!
ReplyDeleteI would start with the Freedom Trail as a way to look over the historic bits of the Revolutionary War!
Reading your posts about Boston Comic Con always bums me out a little bit because the guest list is so much better than Houston's Comicpalooza. Not as much this year though, as I've been stressed and cash strapped, so I'm actually grateful that most of the artists showing up this year are only up for doodles instead of commissions. I'll just have to wait for the far less impressive Amazing Con and the resurrected Space City, where I'll have more money and less distractions.
ReplyDeleteThe year Andrew Robinson came to town, I had to choose between him and Dave Johnson due to their parity in price range ($350+) I'm grateful he did those JLUnited covers as a consolation prize. The one you feature with Supergirl was my desktop wallpaper for a few months.
I admire your short list of artists... mainly because you managed one. There are so many swell talents hitting Bean Town that I sure couldn't!