I originally started writing this Saturday night, after my first day at the convention. I got back from McCormick Place, got out my notes, booted up my laptop, and wrote a good five paragraphs. And then, I fell asleep.
Now, I’ve taken a couple of days and digested everything I saw and heard and feel like I can give everyone a better picture of what went down in Chicago this past weekend.
First of all, I think C2E2 is shaping up to be a great show that will only continue to improve as years go by. This year the show was held in the West Building as opposed to the Lakeside Center (where it was last year). While Lakeside had that wonderful view of Lake Michigan, it apparently also gave off a hellacious glare once the afternoon rolled around that was distracting both to artists and the public in general. The West Building allowed for everything to be more spread out though, making sure there was something for everyone and that it wasn’t cramped into one specific space.
I didn’t get to attend all of the DC panels, but I really enjoyed the ones I did get to see. Paul Cornell shared in the DC Icons panel that thought bubbles have returned to Superman, but I’m going to actually save my opinion for another column, which will probably be up later this week.
Continue reading LITG: C2E2 Coverage, Part 1 by Mandy Stegall