From: sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Subject: Convention News ...
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 16 Nov 1992 17:41 EST  

Hi,

This past Saturday I attended the Mid-Ohio Comic Con held in Mansfield,
Ohio.  Since some of you weren't there (:)), here's a summary:

Some of the more well-known personalities in attendance were John Byrne, 
Larry Stroman, Mike Mignola, Jill Thompson, Roger Stern and Paul Ryan, as 
well as representatives from Marvel, DC, Sky, and Now comics.  Jim Shooter 
also made a surprise appearance.

- I asked Byrne about "Dinosaur," the new imprint that we've all heard 
about.  After pausing to sign my comics, he said something like "Uh, where 
do all these rumors come from."  Mignola then joked that Byrne probably 
started the rumor himself.  Byrne eventually answered that he really could 
not talk about it at this time.  hmmmm...

- I also asked Larry Stroman, who will be doing a book called "Tribe" for 
Image, about the rumored split between Image and Malibu.  He confirmed the 
split.  He said his books will still come out; Image will pay someone else 
to do what Malibu did.

- Jill Thompson will be doing an on-going Black Orchid series for DC after 
"Brief Lives" in Sandman.

- Didn't get to talk to Shooter.  Does anyone know what he will be doing 
now that he's no longer with Valiant?  Besides making surprise signing 
appearances, that is.  :)

- Saw a bunch of black and white preview comics for the months ahead.  
Travis Charest will be doing the interior art as well as the covers in Dark 
Stars for DC, starting in issue 4.  The art looked really good.  If you 
like Charest, get it.  Issue 3 was Stroman's last effort on this title.

- I didn't find as many good deals this time around.  The hot Valiant and 
Image books were going for premium prices.  It still pays to shop around.  
Some dealers were charging $3.00 for books that other dealers may have had 
in $.50 bins.
Some rip-off prices I saw (These aren't the "going" values so don't try 
selling at these prices now):
   Dracula #1-$5.00,  Superman: Doomsday books-$5.00,  Wild C.A.T.s #1- 
   $4.00,  The Unity 18 chapter set-$79.95 (ha ha),  Sadowhawk #5 WITHOUT 
   coupon-$5.00,  Magnus: Robot Fighter #21 couldn't be found (is everyone
   hoarding it?).  It just came out!!!  Shadowman #8 was very scarce.
   I couldn't find it.
Bargains:
   Watchmen Hardcover-$15.00, Watchmen limited edition Hardcover-$37.50,
   Elfquest: hidden years 1, 2, 3-$1.00, Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale-$3.00.
   Box of Youngblood trading cards for $10.00.

- I wanted to buy some original comic art, but Byrne's pages were going for 
$150-$250, depending on content.  Ahem.

- All in all it was a lot of fun.  If you have not been to a convention, 
try it, you'll like it!  Freebees were being handed out left and right.


That's all,
 - Wayne. 
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