What do Adam West, Olivia Munn and Geoff Johns have in common? They are three of the celebrities we meet Saturday at Comic-Con. Geoff Johns is the writer for Blackest Night and Flash: Reborn, I knew who he was and during the first panel on Thursday, I hadn’t realize the magnitude of his greatness. I’m a freelance journalist and I just love the method of sitting down and writing. I’ve written short stories and poetry for classes and the journey an idea can take is something that still leaves me in awe, I hope that in fifteen years from now, I still feel that way.
Maybe that’s why I’m so entranced with Johns, in his panel for the Blackest Night, he talked about how Blackest Night is a very personal story for him, during a panel on Thursday, he gave advice on two books that up coming writers should read, A Writer’s Journey and Shot by Shot. It could just be the writer thing or the fact that after Thursday I found him very attractive, but when we ran into him at the DC booth after his panel for Blackest Night was out, I became giddy and overwhelmed when he signed my Blackest Night #1 comic and posed for two pictures, one I was included in. Thank you Mr. Johns for making this series and event so very important for comic fans and writers; this is the event that is changing my view storytelling.
Chris, Geoff Johns and I.
Marvel: Dark Reign panel had already begun when we arrived, would have made it on time, but ironically, we were in line to buy Hal Jordan figures (plus I won the ticket drawing to meet the hosts of G4’s Attack of the Show). The announcements were just wrapping up, but it was reviled that Nick Fury is coming to save the day in The List: Secret Warriors.
The Iron Man vs. Iron Patriot fight is coming said writer Matt Fraction, Tony Stark will be in his Mach 1 suit and at the lowest point in his life and Norman Osborn will be in a “tricked out” suit.
During the Q&A session of the panel, a fan asked what if Wolverine had killed the Skrull Queen at the end of Secret Invasion, what could have happened. The fan asked if Marvel if there were any plans to explore this idea in a What If one shot. Joe Quesada, Marvel Editor-in-Chief, said, “There is now.” Quesada went on to say that in the transcripts from the panels, suggestions are taken seriously.
A young fan dressed as the Vision asked very bold questions of the panel, his second question was when will all the heroes come together and say to Osborn that he “isn’t the man, Obama is?” This earned the fan, Christian, a spot on the panel next to Fraction. Fans then proceeded to ask him questions, what is he reading? What does he want to be when he grows up? Quesada joked that Christian would be signing later at the Marvel booth.
One big announcement that came from the DC Universe panel was that after Flash: Reborn is completed, Johns will be writing the new monthly book for the character. DC announced that they now have the rights to classic comic T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. G4’s Blair Butler will be on the cover of Booster Gold #23 posing in a Gold Fan Club tee. Donna Troy, Dick Grayson and Mon El will head the new Justice League of
Musician and comic fan, Scott Ian, was on the panel and was introduced as the writer for Lobo: Highway to Hell. Ian said, “Everything I’ve ever wanted to see is in this book.” Also breaking was that Teen Titans will get in a new leader in Deathstroke.
At the Blackest Night Panel a few key points where made: 1) Johns said that it’s “not about who’s dead, it’s about who’s alive” when it comes to the motives of the Black Lanterns. 2) It’s all about humanity. Primal emotions like rage to survive and avarice are present in the event then there are more complex emotions like love and hope. 3) Dex-Star, the Red Lantern rage kitty will be fighting against Krypto, Superman’s dog! I love the rage kitty! 4) The spread of dead heroes that Hal Jordan showed the Flash in Blackest Night #1 is very important.
Olivia Munn dressed as Emma Frost at the G4 booth. (Photo taken by Sylvia Quintanilla)
One of the largest lines Saturday was for the ticket winners of the Attack of the Show drawing. Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn signed autographs for two and half hours, before the signing, the duo were filming and interviewing for the show at a booth above fans down in the Exhibit Hall.
On our way to Artist Alley, we noticed white gloves and saw that Munn had dressed as X-Men beauty, Emma Frost. Munn also donned the costumes of Wonder Woman, Lara Croft, Harley Queen and Silk Specter.
That morning I had won the drawing to meet Munn and Pereira, I gave the ticket to Chris who had his Munn Playboy signed and
Only one more day of our first ever trip to Comic-Con.
Munn at signing (Photo taken by Chris Carrera)
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