I was fortunate enough to get a tour of the Marvel Offices. To say I was excited is an understatement. :)
Anyway, I got there a bit before 1pm and took the elevator up. Once up, I was greeted by the secretary. She took my name and called for Joe Quesada. Unfortunately, Joe wasn't in the office. I was told to take a seat and his assistant would be right up.
So, there I am waiting in the lobby for Marvel Comics. The lobby is very nice. Posters and art on the walls and there are Marvel comics there for you to read (though, they are older issues, they even had an issue of Avengers Disassembled there). From where I was sitting, it looked like the top level contained business offices. A huge Marvel banner was hanging on the glass wall and people were coming and going.
I waited for about 10 minutes before Joe's secretary came up. She informed me that Joe was still out of town due to the funeral for Jeph Loeb's son. So, she didn't know if someone could give me the tour since she couldn't. Anyway, I got lucky and Nick Lowe was around and willing to show me around. We went back over to the elevators, as the editorial section of Marvel was one floor down.
Cubicle city! I think this set up is referred to as the Marvel bullpen, I could be wrong though. There are also offices all around the wall. Most of the Editors share actual offices. The X-Men book guys in one, the Ultimate line guys in another, etc.
Nick showed me his office (he works with the X books). On the wall there are clipboards with printouts of the current issue that is being put together. He showed me a few of them (each board has the cover colored, cover inked, cover in pencils and the pages), very cool stuff.
Then, we went over to meet the Ultimate line Editors (pic of me with them later). Spoke with them for awhile. Very cool to meet Ralph finally. Next up were the Hero Editors. Only one was in, but she was very cool (sorry, I'm blanking on her name, she works on The Pulse though). We spoke for a bit and I got to see some cover art.
That was basically it. Nick walked me back through and I got to see inside some of the cubicles. Lots of posters and toys everywhere. It was a fun time! (see pics below)
Saturday, June 25, 2005
New York Pics!
Here are some pics from my trip to New York.
BIG APPLE CON!
Tony Harris
Brian K. Vaughan
Michael Lark
Me with BKV and Tony
Jeff and Kat Amano (they came by the con on Saturday)
MARVEL OFFICES!
Front of building that Marvel has taken up two floors of space
Marvel banner (they have a few of these once you get onto their floors)
Joe Quesada's office
Me with the Ultimate Editors (note the wall - those are current issues of books in progress!)
BIG APPLE CON!
Tony Harris
Brian K. Vaughan
Michael Lark
Me with BKV and Tony
Jeff and Kat Amano (they came by the con on Saturday)
MARVEL OFFICES!
Front of building that Marvel has taken up two floors of space
Marvel banner (they have a few of these once you get onto their floors)
Joe Quesada's office
Me with the Ultimate Editors (note the wall - those are current issues of books in progress!)
Monday, June 20, 2005
BIG APPLE CON!
REPORT FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 17th
First day of the con! Since I would be taking the LIRR (Long Island RailRoad) into NYC from my Aunt's house in Long Island, I was forced to deal with the
train's schedule. Thus, I had to get up at 5am to catch a 6:41am train. Now, this time of day isn't a stranger to me, as I am known to stay up til 5 or 6am
writing or whatnot, but waking up at this time was horrid. I only got maybe 5 hours of sleep (thanks in part to a call from Tess :p), so I was exhausted.
Anyway, I got ready and got down to the train station at about 6:35am, bought my ticket ($20 ouch! - and that's just TO Penn Station), and boarded the train
for the two hour trip. (Sidenote: try to never use the bathroom on the LIRR, unless you don't mind that port-a-potty cleanliness...)
I got into Penn Station a little before 9am, which meant I had three hours to kill before the con started. This wouldn't have been so bad, except that I had
my small carry-on rolling bag with me and the idea of dragging that around wasn't very appealing. Still, I decided to get something to eat in Penn Station
and do some exploring. After grabbing a bite to eat, I wanted to locate the Penn Pavilion so I knew where the show would be. Ends up, it was right across
the street attached to the Pennsylvannia Hotel. I found out that I could check in and all that jazz at 11am, so I went off to wander the streets of NYC.
Ok so, after walking around a bit for about 30 minutes and getting bothered a few times by folks trying to hand me crap and whatnot, I ended up getting a
Starbucks frap and heading back to the Hotel to wait it out until I could get into the show. What did I do in the lobby for that time? I basically spyed
on people's conversations. Yeah, I'm getting real good at that too (not sure it's something to brag about), was doing it on the train as well. I even took
notes, I was that bad. :p
Finally, 11am came and I was able to check in and get into the con to set up. Once I got upstairs where the event was being held, the talent director, Allan
helped me find my space. I was amazed to find myself smack dab in the middle of guys like Michael Lark, Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. I never expected
to be located near such awesomely talented folks, people I respect so much. Anyway, I got set up and not long after, Tony Harris and his wife arrived. Tony
is a very cool guy, and his wife is very sweet. I ended up talking to her for a few minutes. Brian K. Vaughan arrived not long after as did Andy MacDonald of
NYC Mech. Andy came by and we spoke for a few minutes. Always great to see and talk to him and Ivan Brandon (who didn't make it to this show).
Anyway, the con went well. I met some great folks, a number of them are BKV Cabal members or Bendis Boarders (Steve Zegers, Mark, BNolan, and many more who's
names are escaping me - I'm so sorry, I feel bad for forgetting names). And, BKV showed me one of his scripts and talked to me a bit about his style, which
was very cool. I love seeing how different each writer is with their approach and styles.
I had to leave the con a bit early to catch the train back (another fun two hour trip). But, Friday was a good time which left me tired, but excited about
Saturday. :)
(Saturday's report coming soon!)
First day of the con! Since I would be taking the LIRR (Long Island RailRoad) into NYC from my Aunt's house in Long Island, I was forced to deal with the
train's schedule. Thus, I had to get up at 5am to catch a 6:41am train. Now, this time of day isn't a stranger to me, as I am known to stay up til 5 or 6am
writing or whatnot, but waking up at this time was horrid. I only got maybe 5 hours of sleep (thanks in part to a call from Tess :p), so I was exhausted.
Anyway, I got ready and got down to the train station at about 6:35am, bought my ticket ($20 ouch! - and that's just TO Penn Station), and boarded the train
for the two hour trip. (Sidenote: try to never use the bathroom on the LIRR, unless you don't mind that port-a-potty cleanliness...)
I got into Penn Station a little before 9am, which meant I had three hours to kill before the con started. This wouldn't have been so bad, except that I had
my small carry-on rolling bag with me and the idea of dragging that around wasn't very appealing. Still, I decided to get something to eat in Penn Station
and do some exploring. After grabbing a bite to eat, I wanted to locate the Penn Pavilion so I knew where the show would be. Ends up, it was right across
the street attached to the Pennsylvannia Hotel. I found out that I could check in and all that jazz at 11am, so I went off to wander the streets of NYC.
Ok so, after walking around a bit for about 30 minutes and getting bothered a few times by folks trying to hand me crap and whatnot, I ended up getting a
Starbucks frap and heading back to the Hotel to wait it out until I could get into the show. What did I do in the lobby for that time? I basically spyed
on people's conversations. Yeah, I'm getting real good at that too (not sure it's something to brag about), was doing it on the train as well. I even took
notes, I was that bad. :p
Finally, 11am came and I was able to check in and get into the con to set up. Once I got upstairs where the event was being held, the talent director, Allan
helped me find my space. I was amazed to find myself smack dab in the middle of guys like Michael Lark, Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. I never expected
to be located near such awesomely talented folks, people I respect so much. Anyway, I got set up and not long after, Tony Harris and his wife arrived. Tony
is a very cool guy, and his wife is very sweet. I ended up talking to her for a few minutes. Brian K. Vaughan arrived not long after as did Andy MacDonald of
NYC Mech. Andy came by and we spoke for a few minutes. Always great to see and talk to him and Ivan Brandon (who didn't make it to this show).
Anyway, the con went well. I met some great folks, a number of them are BKV Cabal members or Bendis Boarders (Steve Zegers, Mark, BNolan, and many more who's
names are escaping me - I'm so sorry, I feel bad for forgetting names). And, BKV showed me one of his scripts and talked to me a bit about his style, which
was very cool. I love seeing how different each writer is with their approach and styles.
I had to leave the con a bit early to catch the train back (another fun two hour trip). But, Friday was a good time which left me tired, but excited about
Saturday. :)
(Saturday's report coming soon!)
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
New York bound!
I'm flying out to New York tommorrow. Going to be there for basically a week. If you're going to the Big Apple Con this Friday and Saturday in NYC, be sure to stop by my table and say "hi!" I'll have copies of The Line #1 and some prints of the cover with me. Pics shall be posted late next week! :)
Oh, and for those interested in convention info: http://www.bigapplecon.com
Oh, and for those interested in convention info: http://www.bigapplecon.com
Friday, June 10, 2005
Cover for 2nd printing of issue #1!
Issue #1 of The Line will be getting a second printing for Wizard World Chicago this August. While the Oeming cover will still be available, a second cover by artist Eric Gravel will be as well. Check it out!
Eric did an awesome job on it! I'm considering having some posters made of it as well. More info on the 2nd printing in the coming weeks!
Eric did an awesome job on it! I'm considering having some posters made of it as well. More info on the 2nd printing in the coming weeks!
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
"The Line" on IGN
Hilary Goldstein of IGN has kindly featured The Line as it's current Indy Spotlight book. Head on over to check it out:
http://comics.ign.com/
The direct link to the feature:
http://comics.ign.com/articles/622/622715p1.html
Also, I'm going to the Big Apple Con in NYC next week. More info on that very soon.
http://comics.ign.com/
The direct link to the feature:
http://comics.ign.com/articles/622/622715p1.html
Also, I'm going to the Big Apple Con in NYC next week. More info on that very soon.
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