Phoenix Comicon was a blast! I just wanted to thank all the people behind the scences and convention director Matt Solberg for putting on a show that is highly admired all over the nation. This year's convention had an amazing caliber of comic book creators and we had the honor to interview just a pinch of the talent at the event.
I had the honor in meeting and interviewing Paul Cornell, the current writer for DC's Action Comics. We got to talk about his new novel that is set to release next year and what we can look forward to in the next couple of issues of Action Comics. For more information check out: http://www.paulcornell.com/
I got to speak with David Peterson the creator of Mouse Guard. We talked about a fan made movie and what the future has in store for Mouse Guard. http://www.davidpetersen.net/
The third interview was with Eric M. Esquivel, the co founder of Modern Mythology Press. Eric is a local Tucson creator and we got to discuss his new projects at Moon Stone comics. He stated that he is working on Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ and Blackest Terror. For check out http://www.modernmythologypress.com/ for more sneak peeks and upcoming events.
I got to talk to Ethan Van Sciver the creator of Cyber Frog and big gun at DC. We talked about Cyber frog and his thoughts on the Perez Hilton of comic books Rob Granito. "Like" his Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ethan-Van-Scivers-Official-Fan-Page
Another a friend/enemy, Glen Curren, the creator of Major Mediocrity. We talk about his colabortive effort with Madam M and their books they are working on. Check out http://majormediocrity.com to get all their funny books.
The multi award winning duo John Layman and Rob Guillory were kind enough to sit down with us and talk a little about the CHEW T.V. series and the book. We really support the book and demand that you read it. Check out Rob's site and get some tip on how to improve your artwork RobGuillory.com. Don't forget to check up on Old Man Layman and read his angry Twitter postings, follow him @themightylayman.
I got to sit down and talk to John W. Edwards the founder & director of the AZ Pop Culture Experience and Museum. They have a Justice League of Arizona, they are recruiting new superheroes check out their official site. I have a huge amount of respect for Mr. Edwards and AZ PCEM, I highly encourage that you check out their site and support them! Check out their website: http://www.azpopculturemuseum.com/index.htm
Last but not least, I spoke with the lovely Madame M. She is the creator of one of my favorite web comics, Super Vamp. We talked about her new book Glamor Ghouls and her experience meeting Elvira. Please go to her website and support, buy, stalk and support some more. You can find her at http://madamempresents.com/.
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