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Barbara Vey

Comic Con: Buffy the Musical

July 28, 2008

The Women of Marvel: "Dark Tower" co-writer Robin Furth, "NYX" writer Marjorie Liu, "Lords of Avalon" writer Sherrilyn Kenyon, editor Jen Grunwald, "Runaways" colorist Christina Strain,"X-Force" colorist Sonya Ovak, "King-Size Spider-Man Special" artist Colleen Cooper, "Big Hero Six" colorist Emily Warren, Irene Flores, Occasional Superheroine blogger and Friends of Lulu President Valerie D'Orazio.

Sunday was the final day of Comic Con and you could definitely feel it in the crowd. People seemed to be shuffling their feet, moving a little slower, not so frantic to see and do things. I was definitely one of those people. After 5 days, I was burned out. There was no laughing and joking around on the shuttle to the convention center. It was more like, today is the last day and since I paid for it, I'd better go.

I did meet an aspiring comic book writer, Andrew, on the shuttle and he is trying to break into the business, so I told him to to come to the panel called Women of Marvel which featured two authors who will be at RWA next week, Sherrilyn Kenyon (Lords of Avalon) and Marjorie Liu (NYX). I sat with him and caught his excitement.

Greg Rutka

There were no celebrity spottings for me today, but I was told I "just missed" the star of Supernatural. I did manage to catch up with author Greg Rucka, whose novels I've been reading for years. When I mentioned that I didn't know he had written comics, there was an actual gasp from his fans waiting in line. I scrambled to say that I did read his regular books and I'd check into his comics, but the crowd started getting nasty. I think I was this close to tar and feathers.

The mass exodus of Comic Con 2008

But one of the highlights for me was the last event of the convention, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical. Thousands of fans in a room with six giant screens. When the episode starts, the crowd goes wild. There are closed captions so you can sing along. Cheers for Spike, jeers for Dawn. When Spike sings that he doesn't want anything to do with Buffy any more, everyone screams, "Liar!" It was The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Joss Whedon style. The show ends and the announcer promises that this will become an annual tradition to end Comic Con. The party's over.

Bottom Line: Never mention that you don't read comics at Comic Con.

"Dark Tower" co-writer Robin Furth, "NYX" writer Marjorie Liu, "Lords of Avalon" writer Sherrilyn Kenyon, editor Jen Grunwald, "Runaways" colorist Christina Strain,"X-Force" colorist Sonya Ovak, "King-Size Spider-Man Special" artist Colleen Cooper, "Big Hero Six" colorist Emily Warren, Irene Flores, Occasional Superheroine blogger and Friends of Lulu President Valerie D'Orazio.

Posted by Barbara Vey on July 28, 2008 | Comments (20)

July 28, 2008
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mary s commented:

Welcome back, or good luck at RWA, Barb! Hope you transition well, as far as sleep & energy matter! Have a great trip!

July 28, 2008
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CHRISTINE commented:

Just reading about Comic-Con left me exhausted--I don't know how you managed! I, too, am a fan of Greg Rucka's novels and I read an interview about his comic book writing, which left me wondering if that's why there was something like a seven-year wait between his Atticus Kodiak books. Maybe he had character burnout?

July 28, 2008
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CHRISTINE commented:

Oh, and you should have told those gasping comic book fans that if they haven't read Greg Rucka's books, they have no idea what true excitement they were missing! :)

July 28, 2008
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Barbara Vey commented:

Christine, those Rucka fans barely let me yell that I read his novels. It was really scary. But I agree, I love Atticus and they don't know what they're missing. :)

July 28, 2008
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joysann commented:

I'm certainly exhausted just imagining your adventures. Good for you! The Buffy sing-along is hysterically funny; I'd love it. I know every word. <br> Try to get a bit of rest before the next big event.

July 28, 2008
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Missy Taylor commented:

Well I know you're tired but hope you had a great time and that you are not too tired to enjoy RWA. Rest up as much as you can... I'm living vicariously. :D

July 28, 2008
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TarotByArwen commented:

Barb, sounds like a narrow escape on the "I didn't know he wrote comic books." Whew! Sleep all you can. RWA can keep you running (do workshops to get a break, lol.)

July 28, 2008
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Cassie commented:

I'm so jealous...just to show how much I would have loved to have been there, I have to do a fangirl correction: Joss Whedon, not Josh.

Thanks for reporting back, Barb!

July 28, 2008
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Monica Burns commented:

OMG!!! Jonathan Frakes!!! Buffy heavan...I am soooo jealous. Hope you have as good a time this week in San Fran with us romance gals.

July 28, 2008
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Liza commented:

WOW! Sounds like such fun, but I would need a nap everyday. I would love to have been there for the Buffy Musical. I love that they are going to make it a tradition.

July 29, 2008
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violet s commented:

Wow Barbara--such wonderful contacts & videos you pass on to us! Your blog makes my day! Have a great time in San Francisco!

July 29, 2008
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Jody Wallace commented:

I hope you get some good rest before RWA! Looking forward to your National Convention blogs now. You travel the world for us, Barb :)

July 29, 2008
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Barbara Vey commented:

Cassie, thanks for the correction. I say it wrong constantly and my son is always telling me it's Joss. I'll correct it now. :)

July 29, 2008
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Jenny Saint commented:

I love Buffy! Thanks for calling me while you were there. I could feel the excitement thru the phone lines!

July 29, 2008
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Christine commented:

I said I would find your blogs and respond to them. This one first of course.

Sunday was my first day and unfortunately my only day at comicon, but it was definitely a highlight of the year for me.

Meeting a certain Dark-Hunter author there was an added bonus that became the highlight of my evening. Meeting a contributing editor for publisher's weekly wasn't half bad either. Especially one who seemed to like Buffy as much as I.

Overall Comicon was amazing and definitely something I plan to do again and again, perhaps in costume one day.

July 30, 2008
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Torsten Adair commented:

One of us...One of us...Gobble Gobble...

I wasn't there, but I have been, and I know how it feels to slog through conventions... towards the end, you're wondering, "Is there anything I should look at one last time?"

Don't worry about the comicbook fans... while I enjoy romance, I don't read it unless superhero related (Julie Kenner's Aphrodite books), or had an interesting hook (Outlander, Mary Gentry).

For years, my friends were aghast that I hadn't seen Pulp Fiction. I countered with "Have you seen Citizen Kane?" That usually shut them up. Still, when dealing with hordes of fanboys, it's usually good to have some free comics to toss so that you can make your getaway.

Glad you survived!