March 8th 2007
At the NY comic con this year, I was handed two issues of WildSeed as I passed the Urban Voice in Comics booth.
WildSeed, (no relation to Octavia Butler’s book of the same name) written by Ron King, illustrated by Abdul Rashad, is an up-and-coming comic title published by KIAH Entertainment. At times the art felt as though Rashad is still in the process fine-tuning his style, but nevertheless, both issues are solid and well-executed with plenty of visual entertainment.
The story features five teens with supernormal abilities, on the run from a government agency that wants to contain them. Exposure to a highly advanced virus caused their current condition, and while they desperately want a return to normality, the government agency can’t be trusted to give that to them – no one can.
One is a would-be cheerleader, one is a drug dealer, another is a rock star wannabe, two are just high school students trying to get by, and now all five have to work together to survive. Their families are missing. They’re broke. They’re being hunted. And they may be dying.
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March 8th 2007
Talked to Troy Hewitt, Director - Community Relations at the NY Comic Con.
Had a good talk with him and got a chance to play the game. (Black Andrew will be the most fearsome pirate ever!)
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March 3rd 2007
Talked to a cool dude at the con named Brian. He, his sister, and his mom all make hats that resembel the heads of cartoon, anime and video game characters. He was kind enough to let us talk to him on camera and I bought a hat too to boot!
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March 3rd 2007
The New York Comic Con 2007 was last week and The Review Zoo was there. We talked to creator of the webcomic turned print Superfrat, Tony DiGerolam.
He was a good guy and inducted me into the SuperFrat Fraternity. I am Brother Beebo, named so after Beebo the Supermonkey. Check out the interview at the link below. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 26th 2007
The Dabel Brothers, under the banner of Marvel comics, have come out with several comic titles based on best-selling sci-fi and fantasy authors’ novels. Dabel Brothers Productions has been around since 2002, and their most recent line-up of novel adaptations started in the summer of 2006, but I didn’t discover them until I went to the con this weekend.
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February 26th 2007
I just wanted to say a word about a program we encountered at the con, called Drawn to Diversity. When I first saw their booth, I thought they were representing another comic book title – I was pleasantly surprised to discover that they’re a group devoted to exploring the cultural significance of modern art (even if it’s not widely recognized as art). I appreciate what they’re trying to do, since I was the co-prez of a multicultural club back in high school.
Created by the students of Alfred University in 2006, Drawn to Diversity “aspire[s] to build an appreciation for diversity and to champion equality by exploring various media and art forms. Through creative exhibits and programs, Drawn to Diversity plans to teach history, inspire artists, cultivate dialogue and fight ignorance†(from the mission statement on their website). They do stage shows, lectures, school visits, exhibits, and various other things to educate and entertain.
Their first year, they spread awareness of comic books, the art form’s history, and its cultural significance. This year, they started exploring the world of newspaper comics. Of course, they won’t stick to comic books and newspaper – they plan on exploring diversity in advertising, Disney animation, and Saturday morning cartoons, amongst other topics. The two college representatives I spoke to were really enthusiastic about the program. If you’d like them to speak at your school or business, would like to support them, or are interested in them for any other reason, contact Dan Napolitano via their website.
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February 26th 2007
The Review Zoo spent the weekend at the 2nd annual New York Comic Con. Nearly every entertainment medium was represented – traditional superhero comics (of course), graphic novels, books, manga, video games, card games, anime, movies and even theater. Random costumed characters wandered. All around were booths catering to otakus and citizens of the geekdom with posters, hats, clothing, signed original art, figurines in every size, and more free swag than Stan Lee could shake his pencil at. (And make no mistake, Stan Lee was there – and so were the auditions for Who Wants to be a Superhero?)
The reviewers here at tRZ have enough new and upcoming stuff to keep our keyboards busy for several weeks. We took a ton of pictures and did several video interviews – those’ll be up soon. I’ll also be posting a review or two later today, so I hope you’ve got us bookmarked – you know you’ll want to come back.
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