Hey Everyone! I’m back from Toronto and still alive and kicking! It was a great convention and I got to meet, chat, and hang out with some really great folks! Today’s been an incredibly busy work day and thus don’t have time to do anything but send out a quick hello to everyone.
The Shuster Awards turned into an incredibly moving event. It was all captured on film and I hope to get a copy some day. There is a new website available now at www.shusterawards.com which will be the place to read news of the event and future ceremonies. Some quick highlights:
JMS (Joe Michael Straczynski) made a surprise appearance on Saturday to support his writing partner Sammantha Barnes who was up for a Shuster. It was great talking to him (including shaking his hand to thank him for Babylon 5) and getting a photo with him.
Samm Barnes is a very nice, intelligent, and talented lady and did indeed win an award, tying with Ty Templeton for best writer.
Warren Ellis is nowhere near as scary as he seems from his online presence, but the man does indeed have a ton of presence! 🙂
Jerry Robinson is a sweetheart! What a great man – it was an incredible honor to meet him. I’m very happy to have a great picture of the two of us together.
Joey Cavalieri – a very humble man with a very sharp mind. It was fun and informative talking to him (and he even took home a recent Comicopia – at his request!)
Hey, I’ve got three days of information to share but not the time. You’ll have to read the Convention Report in Comicopia 89 when it’s published in June 🙂 For now, I’ve gotta run!
