San Diego Comic-Con 2011

Mike Carroll · 03 February, 2011, 02:58:31 AM

Plans are afoot in the Carroll household to attend this year's SDCC! Anyone else here hoping to make it? It looks like it'll be a pretty good one, with some top 2000AD folks already in the Special Guests list: Alan Davis, Dave Gibbons, John Higgins and Grant Morrison.

-- Mike

locustsofdeath! · 03 February, 2011, 11:20:51 AM

I'll be there next year, Mike. My wife and I went every year when we lived in the States. Once we had lunch with a pair of Klingons and a boatfull of Sailor Moon girls. It was grand.

Jim_Campbell · 03 February, 2011, 11:52:04 AM

I'm of a mind to try and get to a US convention this year in pursuit of work with some of the larger publishers. San Diego is looking good, since it would give me a tax-deductible reason to fly to the same coast that my ex-pat mate Mel now lives on!

Cheers

Jim

locustsofdeath! · 03 February, 2011, 12:02:21 PM

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 03 February, 2011, 11:52:04 AM
I'm of a mind to try and get to a US convention this year in pursuit of work with some of the larger publishers. San Diego is looking good, since it would give me a tax-deductible reason to fly to the same coast that my ex-pat mate Mel now lives on!

Cheers

Jim

Jim, I'll be back in Philly and settled by October - if you, or anyone, needs a place to stay or just to visit, you're welcome. The train runs up and down the East Coast. If you go to next summer's SD Comic Con, I'll see you there!

Emperor · 04 April, 2011, 05:10:23 AM

Plenty of droids, not many currently in the prog though (but a chance to track down some who make rarer appearances in Blighty), however a Mills/Langley combo is interesting and I see Neil Roberts is on the list too, along with Liam Sharp:

Charlie Adlard
Ian Edginton
Mike Carey
Paul Cornell
Alan Davis
Andy Diggle
mark Farmer
Duncan Fegredo
Simon Furman
Dave Gibbons
Neil Googe
Bryan Hitch
Peter Hogan
Rian Hughes
Clint Langley
Andy Lanning
David Lloyd
Tony Luke - what is he up to these days?
Pat Mills
Grant Morrison
Kevin O'Neill
Sean Phillips
Steve Pugh
Neil Roberts
Liam Sharp
Simon Spurrier
Bryan Talbot

www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/03/around-9000-registered-as-professional-attendees-for-san-diego-comic-con/

Mike Carroll · 04 April, 2011, 10:04:18 AM

You missed a couple, Emp: John Higgins (his name isn't on the Bleeding Cool list, but he's one of the special guests) and... wait for it... Michael Carroll!

-- Mike

Colin YNWA · 04 April, 2011, 11:31:14 AM

Quote from: Mike Carroll on 04 April, 2011, 10:04:18 AM
... wait for it... Michael Carroll!

How exciting must that be!

TordelBack · 04 April, 2011, 12:13:44 PM

Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 04 April, 2011, 11:31:14 AM
Quote from: Mike Carroll on 04 April, 2011, 10:04:18 AM
... wait for it... Michael Carroll!

How exciting must that be!

Is he that Scotch bloke who writes Captain Dreadd? Or is that Garth Ennis?

Dodsy · 06 April, 2011, 12:50:25 PM

Me and the wife are doing a trip of California for our honeymoon this year ending in a 4 day stop in San Diego, the 4 days just happen to be the exact 4 days comic-con is on. (I had nothing to do with that little coincidence i swear lol).

We've got our 4 day tickets booked. Nice to know there will be some 200AD fans making the trip.

Mike Carroll · 13 July, 2011, 03:06:34 AM

SDCC 2011 kicks off in a week's time... So, anyone else going?

-- Mike

Emperor · 13 July, 2011, 01:44:08 PM

DTT have just posted a list of British comics companies that will be there:

http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2011/07/brit-comic-creators-abroad-whos-at-san.html

Large48 · 13 July, 2011, 09:37:02 PM

Boo Cook's going to be there as well, more on the back on Elephant Man as opposed to 2000 AD.

Mike Carroll · 14 July, 2011, 10:48:00 AM

Just spotted this on the SDCC site:

Exclusive Judge Dredd T-shirt

An exclusive design showing the ultimate lawman of the future - Judge Dredd - by award-winning artist Jock, concept artist on the new Dredd film starring Karl Urban!

Price: $40.00
Production run: 100

-- Mike

Edit: Ah, it's now on the news page!

Colin YNWA · 14 July, 2011, 01:31:48 PM

Damn that's really nice but $40 is... well I guess it'll stop people just hawkin' um straight onto eBay at least!

Mike Carroll · 16 July, 2011, 04:43:05 PM

All right, guys... Leonia and I are departing very early on Monday morning for San Diego. Anyone who wants me to pick up a Dredd shirt for them, get in touch ASAP. No promises that I'll be able to get your desired size: for all I know, they might sell out in seconds. Also, first-come, first-served: There's a limit to the amount of stuff we can carry home... Also, I'm already picking up two shirts for fine members of this board, so in the event that we're only allowed to buy one each, then, well that's tough!

Also: if anyone wants buy one of John Higgins' Watchmen Portfolios and have me pick it up for them, get in touch even sooner!

-- Mike