Wizard World Philly 2009, Part 2

More pics from the convention.

The original cover art pages of the Watchmen series.

Ticket taker, zombie bride, and an unsuspecting Lantern Core member that wore the wrong type of ring to the con.

Fishnets.

Artist Phil Jiminez signing copies of Infinite Crisis.

Bank robber Joker in full effect!

Black Manta.

Explain to me, how the hell does he see out that thing? His head apparently ends where the mask's neck is located. In most artists's renditions, this is an accurate image. How does Black Manta see? Is the helmet like a periscope? I wonder.

Very original costume, I must say.

Halo Master Chief.

Jim Cheung, artist of Young Avengers, sketching Black Canary for a fan.

Wonder Woman.

Battlestar Galactica's Edward James Olmos.

Phillip Tan, artist of New Avengers, Daredevil: The List, Batman and Robin

Legned Alert! Walt Simonson, writer/artist of Thor, signing a copy of X-Men/The Titans crossover book. Great artist, great guy.

Joe Kelly, writer of Deadpool, Amazing Spider-Man, Bad Dog, I Kill Giants.

Emma Frost, not in diamond form. It is Philly, after all.

Cobra Commander and the Baronness taking a moment from hunting for the second piece of the Weather Dominator (and for the rare mail-away Zartan figure from the '80s that changed color in the sunlight and tasted really bad) to pose for a pic.

Wizard World Philly 2009

Here are pictures from June's Wizard World Philadelphia Comic-Con! It was a wonderful opportunity to meet the greats of the comic book industry, and discover what may be the future funny book writers and sketchers and tracers and colorers. And people in costumes everywhere. And . . . booth babes!

Enjoy the pics.

Howard Chaykin, the legend, holding a Wolverine Skrull commission sketch he drew at the con, and at the same time, telling you a story through his eyes.

JG Jones, artist extraordine on the Final Crisis saga and Wanted series.

Amanda Conner, one-half of comic book royalty, signing one of her early works, Vampirella.

Alvin Lee, artist of Street Fighter for Udon, is a name that you should get familiar with. Here he is with a commission sketch of Akuma. He also designed and sketched his own haircut also.

Alex Maleev, artiste du jour of the magnificent Brian Michael Bendis run on Daredevil, here posing with a commission sketch of Daredevil, Skrull form, on the exclusive Secret Invasion sketch cover issue.

Garth Ennis, creator of the hit book Preacher, orchestratd the return to glory for the Punisher, writer of countless books that will disturb your sleep, including the Battlefields sagas, Hellblazer, Wormwood and Crossed, here signing a commission sketch of Preacher's Jesse Custer and Herr Starr for a fan.

Ennis' partner-in-crime, artist Steve Dillon, showing off his work, a Bullseye sketch for a fan.

Legendary artist, Kevin Maguire, best known as the man that can make a superhero cringe - by drawing them cringing. And doing it very well. Here he's signing a Justice League trade paperback.

Amanda Conner's other half, The Jimmy Palmiotti. Writer. Artist. Inker. Plumber. CPA. Shaman. Master of Gymkata. If you pull 5 random books from your collection right now, at least 2 of them Palmiotti has done something on them. He may have stapled the book. Here he is looking a sample of Wednesday comics #1: 3 weeks before it released.

Jim Calafiore with his Batgirl #1.

There is more to come, including . . . Booth Babes!

Harvey Award Winner Bryan J.L. Glass

Showing off at the Baltimore Comic Con.

Dallas Comic Con

Here are some pics from the fun:

On the right, Brian Stelfreeze (artist/painter for Shadow of the Bat, Birds of Prey, Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink, and Wednesday Comics) shows off his Joker art.

And on the left, Mitch Breitweiser (Artist of Captain America: The Chosen, Captain America: Theater of War, Drax The Destroyer, Sub-Mariner 70th Anniversary Special) shows his Ms. Marvel art.