Terrifficon

We are rapidly approaching my convention season and while Boston Comic Con has always been my main show, this year the incredible guest list for the nearby Terrificon lured me across state borders.

I am very excited for this show and have really had a hard time preparing for it. There are some great creators going to this show. As I have said in prior convention posts, I try to limit the books I take to get signed by a creator to a maximum of 10. But some of my favorite creators, who I have followed for decades, are coming to this show. And so limiting my sig list to the aformentioned 10 books has become something of a conundrum!

And, as usual, there are some artists at the show that I am hoping to grab commissions from. As usual, it is all about the timing. I haven't been able to line anything up beforehand so far so I also think I will need a little luck.

So who am I going to see?

The big name draws for the convention are Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. I love both guys works and luckily I have met them both before at prior cons. So for me, it is the veteran creators who I have never met or only met once that are the grab.

Perhaps the biggest draw for me as a fan is finally being able to meet Keith Giffen! I have been a huge fan of Giffen for about 35 years. The Legion, the 5YL Legion, JLA 3000, Doom Patrol, and even the rare Supergirl crossover issue. Limiting my pack to 10 issues for Giffen is basically impossible. So I think I might have to go through his line twice to get a bunch of issues signed. I mean Great Darkness Saga! And my beloved 5YL! And I haven't even mention his Justice League run (with Kevin Maguire who also is attending).

While Giffen is the big draw, I am also excited to meet other writers attending. Steve Englehart is going to be there! I love his Batman and Mister Miracle stuff and he wrote a lot of Tigra in early West Coast Avengers!

Marty Pasko is going to be there. Pasko wrote some crucial Bronze Age Superman, the books that made me a fan of the Man of Steel. I can't wait to meet him!

Also Roy Thomas, Paul Kupperberg, Peter David, Marv Wolfman, Howard Chaykin, Kurt Busiek, and others are going to be there!

Seriously, just the writers have my backpack stuffed!

As for artists, my main commission hope is Brett Booth. Booth drew a number of the JLA issues during the James Robinson run when Supergirl was the League's Kryptonian muscle. I'll have to head to Booth's table early and keep my fingers crossed.

I also might try to get something from Norm Rapmund and/or Barry Kitson depending on timing. But check out the list. Jerry Ordway, Mike DeCarlo, Mike Zeck, Ron Lim, and others will be there! I have books for them too.

And then there are a ton of panels at the convention that I'll hope to attend. It might be hard to get to all of them.

Perhaps the one I *need* to get to is the Supergirl panel with Paul Kupperberg, Bob Greenberger, and Peter David. I actually want to moderate that panel but I don't think amateurs are allowed on the stage. I really hope that I am able to attend!

But there are panels about Star Wars comics, Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Bwa-Ha-Ha Justice League! I usually like to roam the floors but I might have to check out many of these. And do I dare ask Wolfman a COIE #7 question??

And as is the case in many comic cons these days, there are a bunch of celebrities in attendance. It takes someone special for me to wander into that area of the floor. But my daughter loves Jesse Quick on the Flash. So when I saw Violett Beane was going to be there, I knew an autograph for the youngest Supergirl was in the cards.

I know I am lucky that there are a bunch of cons near me to attend. And I am very excited to be heading to Terrificon this year!

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