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Chicago Comic- Con Day: 4 Sunday the 9th

Posted by Ervin A. Villanueva on Monday, August 10, 2009, In : Comic Book Conventions

Sunday, August 9th 2009

Chicago Comic- Con you have lifted my spirit. I once was lost, but now, am Strong.

As Chicago Comic- Con 2009 comes to to an end it's doors may have welcomed us for the very last time. On the horizon in 2010, NYC Comic- Con opens it's right to host a Comic Book Convention in Chicago upon the month of April. Nothing short of a small change, the comic book convention will be held in Chicago, at the McCormick Place along Chicago's lake front. Minor adjustments would have to...
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Chicago Comic- Con 2009 Day:3 Saturday the 8th

Posted by Ervin A. Villanueva on Sunday, August 9, 2009, In : Comic Book Conventions

Saturday, August 8^th 2009

Coming off a great of night of extra convention curricular activity, I decided to take it easy today. Saturday was the major traffic jam getting to the convention, as well as WALKING through the convention, no offense a lot of you comic book fans need to shower at least once a day, but all of that set aside it was a day that I need to try to find my touch of making artwork. I know I’ve been way out of touch and need just a small justification that I don’t co...

Chicago Comic- Con 2009 Day: 2 Friday the 7th

Posted by Ervin A. Villanueva on Saturday, August 8, 2009, In : Comic Book Conventions

Friday, August 8^th 2009

Day 2. It was really all about Mark Millar: Guest of Honor.

9:47pm. Casually making our way through the Hyatt hotel bar, looking to meet up with artists/ writers and the whose who of the comic book world. Mike graciously buys us a round, in which we cautiously chose drinks that would be deemed a reasonable price… 3 drinks for $18.00 is rather less than reasonable by any means.

A bit disingenuous (which was according to Mike, the word of the day) about how...

Chicago Comic- Con 2009 Day: 1 Thursday the 6th

Posted by Ervin A. Villanueva on Friday, August 7, 2009, In : Comic Book Conventions

Thursday, August, 6^th 2009

Premiere night. So the masses begin to gather, looking and looking to see what’s fresh at this year’s Chicago Comic Book Convention. No surprise that the talk of the weekend is going to be, guest of honor, Mark Millar. Briefly he is known for his writing on the comic book: Kick Ass & in recent history, Wanted, in which they made a major motion picture loosely based upon. Amongst other things, G.I Joe is also going to premiere in theaters this weekend, a...