Another Denver Comic Con has come and gone, this time, over the Memorial Day weekend. In only its fourth year, DCC had 101,500 attendees, up from 86,500 last year. To help make this possible, they rented some 500,000 square feet of the Convention Center — an increase of 20,000 square feet over last year, and just shy of the entire building. Even with an increase of size and numbers, the flow of traffic was handled well and congestion was kept to a minimum in comparison to other comparable conventions I’ve been to. The staff is still some of the friendliest I’ve dealt with and never seemed to get frustrated dealing with all the attendees.
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Hello out there in Comic Impact land its that time again to sit down to another Pick of the Week Podcast. Join Sheldon and Sebastian as they get cranky over comics for April 1st, 2015. DC’s Convergence is here and is ready to take on Marvel’s Secret Wars in a Battle Royale. Join Rick and Morty as they traverse the space time continuum, channel their Qui with Iron Fist the Living Weapon #11. They join the Rebel Alliance with Kanan #1 and plan a heist with The Big Con-Job #2.
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Hello Impacters it’s a new week with new books on this Pick of the week podcast for November 12, 2014. Listen in on Simon and Sebastian as he batusies with Batgirl #36 and Simon suits up with the Superior Iron Man #1. Sebastian battles hydra with Captain America in All New Captain America #1 and Simon walks with the not so dead in Walking Dead #134. Sebastian unravels conspiracies in Justin Jordan’s Deep State #1
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So what does Gabriel Hardman do when he is done sketching on Free Comic Book Day at Collector’s Paradise in Pasadena California? He takes the time to talk to ComicImpact! So join Sheldon as he talks to Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Sara Bechko about the comics that made an impact in their life. Did you know that Corinna was a fan of the Phantom? Also Gabriel tells us what comic created by a Belgian artist by named Herge he was a fan of. We also get a bit of Ape talk and we find out what’s next for the creative team of Hardman and Bechko. Plus find out about a Batman project that you don’t want to miss out on!
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Recently Boom Studio released Betrayal of the Planet of The Apes. We even picked issue number one as a pick of the week back in November. Sadly Susan did not read it this past week so it was not the pick of the week so we have something to make up for that,we have an exclusive interview with the creative team of Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman. So join Simon as he goes ape talking with Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman! Find out how they got their dream project and what it is like making Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes into a comic and find out which Ape film is their favorite, as well as what its like working on a licensed property.
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On this week’s podcast, Simon goes ape as he picks one of the best books of the year! His pick of the week the one and only Betrayal of the Planet of The Apes brought to you by Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, and BOOM! Studios. Simon did not care about any other comics this week after he was done reading this book. However, Matt Todd actually enjoyed one of the Marvel’s Fear Itself #7.1. Then, Sheldon let’s us know what’s going on with the new X-Men. The boys also have a debate on which creator is trying to gross out their reader more. Will it be Scott Snyder with Swamp Thing or Jeff Lemires’ Animal Man?
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There is very little else from the landscape of American popular culture that serves as a direct emotional bridge to my childhood like Charles Schulz’s eternally beloved comic strip Peanuts and the classic animated specials inspired by it. As such, you can imagine my feeling as I turned onto West Steele Lane in picturesque Santa Rosa, California (an hour north of San Francisco) after a road trip of nearly 450 miles, to see the image of a contentedly skating Snoopy telling me I’ve arrived at the amazing Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. The Museum opened in 2002, two years after Schulz’s passing, and stands as a testament to the life’s work of the most beloved comic strip creator of all time. It might sound silly to some, but seeing the beagle’s familiar image at the entrance of the parking lot really felt like an old friend, not seen for a long time, was standing there welcoming me.
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When writing about a site of recent historical significance, recent enough that those who were present as witnesses or participants to important events held there are likely still alive, you are not going to be able to please everyone. The beyond legendary New York music club CBGB is one such locale whose cultural impact on the musical spectrum of the last 35 years is so great it could never be given due justice in print or on film no matter how good the effort may be.
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