In 1993 I went to my first major comic book event. It would
be over another decade and a half before I went to another one. I attended this
with my father and my son. The year was 2007. The following year in 2008 we did
the same thing. It was in 2009 that I started to go by myself that this iconic event
morphed into something different. Directly on the website WizardWorld.com a
countdown timer has been worked onto the front page. I have been staring at it
for the past two weeks watching has the chosen event has become a Mecca of a
sort, a calling I cannot seem to deny. Last year with press credentials in
hand, I did the impossible, I bought a ticket, How could I not, as a fan first, purchase tickets to meet Stan Lee?
I was part of a larger conglomerate then. There were a slew
of us attending and we all had our own assignments. Mine was to find out about
CGC. This was more my speed then all the others who were giddy about either
this or that. The thing is Wizard World changed from a Comic Book convention
into a pop cultural phenomenon. Joining the countdown timer on the homepage was
a floating picture display changing from one major guest to another. Stan Lee
being the most iconic comic book deity, was followed by Neal Adams (he will be at Chicago and not Philadelphia), another
major legend, one of which Batman never would have been the same about, but
even today, two weeks before the event they have not stopped adding, with
tickets still available, the Ramones are making an appearance. Do I even have to mention various stars of the Walking Dead?
After clicking on the Philadelphia highlighted event, a slew
of actors, artists, enthusiasts, and special guests could be seen listed. The
top and foremost area are the Special Guests, currently there are 54 with
pictures and a link for their bio. Next up are the Featured guest, these are mostly
stars from shows like Firefly, past iconic movies, and Wrestling. The last
category, the one I pay most attention to are the Comic Creators themselves,
with over two hundred listed. But that wasn't enough, a fourth category for the
fans themselves, there are at least 35 people presenting under the Cosplay
& Fan communities section.
The countdown won’t stop. It will keep going until the event
has begun and once it has I can only imagine that it will start again for the
New York City Experience.
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