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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
San Diego Dreaming: Friday
Hey look, our series continues. I could probably do this in one post but I can't think of anything else to say and the rest of the comics industry seems to have slow down as well. We'll probably have a blast of information coming next weekend so I guess we better rest up. For now let me partake in the blogger version of useless decompression (just call me Brian Michael Brill). Thurday goes too slow, I've got Friday on my mind.
12:30-2:00 The EC Comics Renaissance
I love these old EC books, with my favorites being the Kurtzman war books. I'm all for the documentary screening. Except when Foul Play came out I don't remember seeing a lot of talk about these books (I probably came too late and all the heated discussions of the books were over). It'll be good to be in a room filled with people who could easily debate Graham Ingles over Jack Kamen (but of course I'll always go with Bernie Krigstein).
1:30-3:00 Spotlight on Jim Warren
Thanks to this mischievous imp from the 5th Dimension I got a paperback compilation of Creepy issues featuring Alex Toth, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta and more. Its great stuff all held together by Archie Goodwin's scripts, one of the best writers of his generation. Like the EC panel this could be filed under "nostalgia for times I weren't alive for." I'm all for hearing Warren go in-depth about these books and more.
2:00-3:30 Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel
Now hear we go. I attended the Kirby panel last year where artists like Walt Simonson and Steve Rude spoke on their views of The King. I will be interested this year to hear from the legal/creator's rights perspective of Kirby's life, a subject I'm always interested in. Hey, maybe they'll talk about this. I think that museum's a great idea and would suggest that, if a brick and mortar location is ever in the works, that Thousand Oaks would be a great location. It's where Kirby spent the last three (or so) decades of his life and where he is buried. Also, I must say that I selfishly want it there because I'd get a chance to check it out whenever I visit my Mom.
2:30-3:30 Spotlight on Gary Panter
Y'know it's getting harder to think up what to say about these panels other than "I think this is neat and would like to see it." I guess this wasn't a very good idea for a series was it? Anyway, Panter combines that mania of Kirby with a mix of high art sophistication and punk rock energy. Looking over his work I just get that feeling I want to start making work of my own, it's that invigorating. With Tom Spurgeon on board as moderator I have high hopes.
2:30-4:00 Spotlight on Ray Harryhausen (and all things King Kong)
Hmmm, there's no way I can attend all these panels. I might not attend any but at least it's fun to write about them (is it fun to read me write about them? I suspect not). I love the whole look of the Harryhausen animations like Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans as well as the original King Kong that inspired Harryhausen. There are all these special effects and this sense of spectacle but it has this unique and warm feel to it, the total opposite to most of these CGI fueled movies. Since I'm so enamored of sci-fi/monster movies of the past it will be interesting to hear all about how they were put together, certainly from a man who is responsible for so much of their distinctive look.
There's Friday for you. I'll probably be at The Eisners although award shows are not my thing. I suppose it's a good thing they keep a bar open during the whole thing (a sentiment I have invoked during many events in my life).
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