San Diego Comic Con

[Wiccagrrl313]

Rally, you're the bestest Looking forward to pics and reports from all the Kittens going to the con. Should be an interesting weekend.

Tracy

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VILLOV

I troost yuu. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!

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Tara. Accept No Substitutes.

[friskylez]

Bummer, thought id give it a shot and see if i could get to SD to meet the lovley Ms Benson...Alas, cant get plane, train or bus tickets this late in the game for a reasonable price and no car grrrrr arghhh...



Ah well, must be karma, im not meant to meet her yet..Maybe someday..Think ill go watch Everythings Relative and cheer myself up..What a great movie

"Middle age is when you have two choices and you choose the one that gets you home early"

Edited by: friskylez  at: 7/30/02 10:29:01 pm

[emma peel]

Sorry you can't make it to SDCC,Linda.

What if Amber makes it to Birmihgham,AL to screen CHANCE? That should be announced late tonight or sometime tomorrow.Any possiblilty you could make that?

I bet a bunch of kittens will manage to make that one.

I'll be there come hell or high water!(Unless I get a job before that-I'm unemployed- and I get stuck working then, which would so totally piss me off! ).

Janice

Edited to ask: Are there any of our "white, heteroseuxal male" kittens going to SDCC, partiularly the Q&A involving Joss?? I was thinking that if some foks who looked like JW were to ask him some of our questions and in front of our audience, that could be very telling.

Edited by: emma peel at: 7/31/02 11:45:22 am

[spuckie]

I don't know if anyone's asked Amber this before, but I'd be curious to know if she still hangs out at Joss' place on the weekends with the rest of the Buffy crew...

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[AlexisMQ]

I'm jealous. *laugh* My tech is on vacation this week and I am house sitting so I will not get to go to the con. However, I will be back with my DSL line on Saturday night/Sunday morning, so I look forward to all pictures and clips. I miss my computer!!! I am staying in a beautiful house with big screen tv, dvd, etc, but they have a 266 on a dialup.... *pout*



Have fun and enjoy yourselves!!

[hazeljoie]

Okay, stupid question coming up. Consider yourself warned. How do you get the tickets for Saturday? I stopped by at the Convention Center today and asked just about everybody I saw but nobody seemed to have any clue about the tickets. I saw the Inkworks booth and it's right by the door. You can see it when standing outside. I got really excited thinking that Amber will be sitting there in a couple of days. Anyway, if anybody have info on tickets, please share? Thanks!

[Rally]

Tickets at this point can only be purchased during the convention. You will need to hit registration on Saturday. Registration hours are as follows:

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Registration hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p,m. Thursday through Saturday (August 1-3) and 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday (August 4).

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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

Edited by: Rally at: 7/31/02 3:32:43 pm

[P L U R Glowstix]

Yeah Emma peel,

Im a white straight male...my lil bro (he's like 15) will be with me.

My lil bro who is EXTREMELY outgoing (he kissed Amber on the cheek without asking her @ SB lol) said that he would tell or ask Joss ANYTHING...any ideas?

"Aunt Bev doesnt love me anymore"-Amber Benson

P~L~U~R gLoWsTiXxX

[hazeljoie]

Thanks, Rally! I think I'll stopy by tomorrow again and try to get tickets.

[NoveltyAct]

xita wrote:

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You can sit on my lap any time baby! plenty o' space!

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well, in that case...



jumps into xita's lap as well and wiggles around a bit, being careful not to obscure sass's cool shoes



hey relativegirl, there's some lap right here with your name on it. if you're very, very lucky, it might even be panty-free...



Novelty



P.S. ROFLMAO--i just saw these and

[emma peel]

NoveltyAct, I had just checked out the emoticons a minute ago and missed the new one.Thanks so much for using it!!!!!

Now I know what I will do if I get to meet Amber at Sidewalk!





Janice

PS I hope you get to enjoy xita's lap.

[relativegirl]

hey hey hey! if it's xita's lap you know it's gonna be panty-free!

~ If I should rock you,
the whole world would rock within my arms ~

[NoveltyAct]

who said i was talking about xita's lap?







p.s. oh, this one is just *too* cute....

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The only thing worse than Amber and her tongue is her middle finger.

last words heard from Rally in chat, shortly before my computer exploded

[Rally]

If Xita is giving out lap dances, I may have to add a cover charge.

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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[brave little toaster]

*brave little toaster, on the other side of the country, is drawn to the con topic by naughty talk, takes a seat, pats lap, and says*

Did somebody say lapdances?

"Whoring myself out to hope since March 2002"

[Sassette]

I >so< draw the line at actually giving lap dances.



But if >xita's< giving lap dances, I am SO there.



-Sass

[Rally]

Here are the highlights for Friday, some are of specific BtVS interest, others might be just of general interest:



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10:30 Novels from the Reel World–Best-selling novelists Peter David (Spider-Man), Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Nancy Holder (co-author, Angel: The Casefiles), and Jeff Mariotte (Angel: Stranger to the Sun) discuss novels based on characters from movies and television. Discover what these writers of Star Trek, Buffy, Angel, Roswell, Charmed, and Babylon 5 novels have to say about playing in the sandbox of popular established characters. Room 16AB



Related Signings:



Andy Mangels, writer ("Reel World" Fiction Writers)

AA 3 Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

* Andy Mangels is the author of the Adovcate article Lesbian Sex = Death



Nancy Holder, writer (BVS: The Journals of Rupert Giles)

AA 3 Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.



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4:00 Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios: XXX and Tooth Fairy–Last night Sony/Revolution screened XXX (which opens in theaters Aug. 9) for us and today Vin Diesel's co-star (and Maxim's current cover girl) Asia Argento will appear to greet fans and sign autographs. (Fans also know her as legendary horror director Dario Argento's daughter). Also, Emma Caulfield (Anya on Buffy) will be appearing in person to preview her upcoming horror/thriller Tooth Fairy: The Ghost of Matilda Dixon and answer your questions about the film. Producer John Fasano will be joining her. Room 20



Related signing:



Emma Caulfield, actor (Tooth Fairy)

AA 6 Friday, 5:30 – 7 p.m.



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4:30 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy–What sparks writers' imaginations to create stories of speculative fiction? How far does a work have to differ from our reality to qualify as sf or fantasy? Who determines the rules that govern imaginary worlds and their inhabitants? Just where does the difference lie between science and magic anyway? Seven of science fiction and fantasy’s finest discuss these questions and more: David Gemmell, whose fantasy novels have reached readers on three continents for nearly 20 years (Stormrider) is his most recent; Kevin J. Anderson, whose novels in 2002 include Hidden Empire: The Saga of the Seven Suns, Vol. 1, Dune: the Butlerian Jihad, Hopscotch, and Captain Nemo; Rebecca Moesta, Kevin J. Anderson's frequent collaborator, whose Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Little Things is the "hot off the presses"; Emma Bull, whose novels include the classic urban fantasy War for the Oaks. Will Shetterly, whose semi-autobiographical Dogland is newly available in Tor's Starscape edition; Peter David, whose recent works include Knight Life, Woad to Wuin, and Sir Apropos of Nothing; Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Larry Niven, who created Ringworld and the Man-Kzin Wars among his varied universes; R. A. Salvatore (Transcendence); and moderator Maryelizabeth Hart, the publicity manager for Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in San Diego and co-author of two nonfiction companions to Buffy and Angel. Room 7B



Related signing:



Rebecca Moesta, writer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Little Things)

AA 2 /AA 3 Friday, 6 - 7 p.m.



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5:30 Gays in Comics: Crossfire–This panel serves as a prequel to the 15th annual Gays in Comics panel (tomorrow at 5 p.m.). Itt spins off a hot topic from last year's GiC panel raised by DC editor Joan Hilty (who, although not attending Comic-Con, organized this panel and will co-host it in spirit). Is there such a thing as a "gay sensibility"? If so, how does it manifest itself in gay creators’ stories and art, and comics fandom? In a roundtable discussion staged talk-show-style, Sequential Tart's Denise Sudell splits the question into different aspects and lets six opinionated queer creators go at it: writer/artist Phil Jimenez (Wonder Woman, X-Men), writer Terrance Griep (Scooby Doo, Big Bang), award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze, Oz Story Magazine), writer/artist Elizabeth Watasin (Charm School), artist/painter Jose Villarrubia (Veils, Alan Moore's ABC covers), and artist/animator Joe Phillips (The Heretic, Xodus USA). Room 16AB



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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

Edited by: Rally at: 8/1/02 9:38:52 am

[emma peel]

Yay, Rally! I hope you and the Kittens have a great time at SDCC and at the same time make JW sweat even more. (Maybe Andy Mangels will be looking for you guys,instead of vice versa! ). Maybe you can get some answers from Emma.

Best of all, you get to see AMBER!!!!

If you get some really good pics of Amber, you might consider auctioning them for Trevor. I got 2 wonderful candids of Amber on eBay (paid $11ish for one, $20ish for the other, and they weren't even for charity!).

Janice

[xita]

Lap dances from me, hee, not so much We need to get a professional for that!



I am excited, I am driving down tomorrow and be there till early sunday for a nice drive back. If you want to say hi to me , let me know by email or rally today!



P L U R, we need to use your little brother, can he shed a tear or two on command

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"Oooh Xita!" - Amber Benson

[P L U R Glowstix]

*LOL*

Of couse, Xita...what else are little brothers for?

"Aunt Bev doesnt love me anymore"-Amber Benson

P~L~U~R gLoWsTiXxX

[Rally]

Here are the highlights from Saturday of specific and general interest:



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12:00 Paramount: The Core–Oscar winner Hilary Swank makes a special visit to answer questions and preview her new science fiction thriller The Core, about a journey deep inside the earth. Directed by Jon Amiel and co-starring AAron Eckhart, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls, Stanley Tucci ,and Bruce Greenwood. Screenwriter Jon Rogers joins Hilary to discuss the film. Room 20



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1:30 Catching Up with Terry Moore–Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore will fill you in on what’s next for Francine and Katchoo, the complex women we all love. Plus, Terry talks about his other projects as he gears up for the 10th anniversary of SIP. Room 7A



* I can't find any instances of Terry Moore doing a signing. Check out his booth, Terry Moore/Abstract Studios, Inc., #2003



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2:30 An Hour with Ray Bradbury and Julius Schwartz–One of the all-time great science fiction authors and one of the all-time great science fiction editors (and before that, agents) chat about their careers. And there could even be a surprise guest or two! Mark Evanier gets the ball rolling with Ray Bradbury and Julius Schwartz. Room 6BCDEF



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2:30 Spotlight on Los Bros Hernandez–Just in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking indy press book Love and Rockets, brothers Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez come together for a panel with Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth. Hear what’s up next for L&R and for the brothers’ separate projects. Room 9



Los Brothers Hernandez, Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario (Love and Rockets)

AA 7 Saturday, 4 - 6 p.m.



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3:30 Joss Whedon–Dark Horse Comics presents Joss Whedon, the creator behind the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel! Last year, Joss made a splash with his comics writing debut Fray and this fall he brings his futuristic adventure Firefly to television. This is your chance to ask Joss about the comics, the shows, and his writing career—don't miss it! Room 6BCDEF



* Dark Horse comics never did publish their signing schedule on their web site. They are booth #2115



Just found this on the Buffy DH Page:



Still, Mr. Whedon WILL be with Dark Horse next week on Saturday at the annual San Diego Comics Convention (August 1-4), for a panel and a signing, the usual Joss/Dark Horse show. While Dark Horse is not at the moment involved with Firefly, we expect the bulk of the questions to be about the new show.



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4:00 - 6:00 PM Amber Benson (Booth #1729)



Amber Benson, who plays Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will be in the Inkworks booth on Saturday, August 3rd to meet fans and sign autographs.



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5:00 Breaking Down Barriers: Women Cartoonists–One can no longer look at the state of comics without including the creative input of the once all-but-excluded gender. Where the revolution was once simply women’s presence in the field, it has now become a much more pointed assault on the traditional treatment of more mature subject matter. Sex and sexuality, violence and brutality have undergone a fascinating transformation as scrutinized and reinterpreted by these brilliant artists. Please join us to hear Mary Fleener (Nipplez 'n' Tum Tum, Life of the Party, Hoodoo), Molly Kiely (Tecopa Jane, That Kind of Girl), Colleen Coover (Small Favors), Laurenn McCubbin and Nikki Coffman (XXX LiveNudeGirls), and Robyn Chapman (Theatre of the Meek, True Porn) in a conversation moderated by Jen Loy, ChickClick and Kitchen Sink editor-in-chief, on how these women decided that "Mature Comics" needed another look. Room 7A



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5:00 Gays In Comics: Year 15 and Still Coming Out!–Celebrating 15 years at Comic-Con, this popular panel of cutting-edge gay, lesbian, bisexual, and even straight creators and publishers will cover all the bases. From publishing to writing to art to fandom, gays in the comic world are coming out strong. Featuring Andy Mangels, moderator, writer (Star Trek, Roswell); Darren Davis, publisher/writer (Tidal Wave Studios, 10th Muse, Legend of ISIS); Jai Sen, Xeric-winning publisher/writer (Shoto Press, Garlands of Moonlight, The Golden Vine); Devin Grayson, writer (Nightwing, X-Men: Evolution); Joe Palmer, webmaster (Gay League),Carla Speed McNeil, award-winning straight writer/artist (Finder); Rob Rodi (Codename: Knockout) and Chuck Kim, writer (Superman, Powerpuff Girls). Room 16AB



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6:30 Gay Comic Fan Reception and Party!–Here's your chance to socialize with other gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or open-minded fans and creators. This party, sponsored by the Gay League, will include lots of fabulous door prizes, games, some truly fun video entertainment, and dozens of comic and animation pros. Room 16AB



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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

Edited by: Rally at: 8/1/02 11:36:18 am

[helpful information perha]

evil thought

wouldn't it be something if Amber was swamped with people and joss's room was empty??





hope some folks are able to talk to Andy M. and make our points regarding W/T

I'd very much like to see a better piece in the Advocate

[emma peel]

What hip just said!

Janice

[Rally]

Exhibitors and Booth Assignments of Note:



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Cafepress.com, 1042



Let's show them how much we love our Got Tara? shirts!



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Dark Horse Comics Booth, #2115



Still, Mr. Whedon WILL be with Dark Horse next week on Saturday at the annual San Diego Comics Convention (August 1-4), for a panel and a signing, the usual Joss/Dark Horse show. While Dark Horse is not at the moment involved with Firefly, we expect the bulk of the questions to be about the new show.



We'll have a Buffy signing the next day with a bunch of the talent from the book, including the cover artists, the writers, and Cliff Richards, making his first ever San Diego appearance. There's a beautiful Buffy poster to be given away at the show, a massive blowup of Paul Lee and Brian Horton's Buffy #51 cover. The printing was great, and it's bigger than the posters we usually give out at the show. A real collector's item. (With handy ordering info on the back!)



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Inkworks Booth, #1729



San Diego Comic Con 2002 Promo Cards

We will be giving away FREE San Diego Comic Con 2002 promo cards at our booth each day of the show while supplies last. Most of these cards are San Diego exclusives!



San Diego 2002 Exclusive Embossing Program

Bring an unopened pack of any Inkworks trading card product to our booth, open it in front of us and we'll emboss one of the cards with our new Inkworks San Diego 2002 embosser. If you forget to bring an unopened pack of cards to the show, you can purchase Inkworks trading cards from us or one of the dealers at the show. (Sorry, promo cards are excluded from this offer. Limit 5 cards per person per day.)



Limited Edition San Diego Comic Con 2002

Non-Sport Update Magazine Variant Cover

Inkworks has worked closely with Non-Sport Update magazine to create a special Buffy the Vampire Slayer San Diego Comic Con collectible variant cover for their current issue. Only 2002 copies of this variant were printed. These will be available for purchase at the San Diego Comic Con. Inside each magazine, you'll find a special, limited edition foil Buffy: Season Six promo card (1 per magazine).



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Terry Moore/Abstract Studios, Inc., #2003



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Moore Creations, Inc., #1243



*BtVS Action Figures & Busts, remember Tara is in the next line up.



Clayburn Moore and staff of Moore Creations will be attending the San Diego Comic Con. August 1 - 4 2002. Please be sure to stop by our booth and say hello, we look forward to seeing you there! Check back here after the comic-con for a review and to see pictures of our staff in action.



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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

Edited by: Rally at: 8/1/02 12:00:12 pm

[Iamyouknowyours]

is anyone planning to give Joss a copy of the FAQ (so that next time he will be better educated and aware of the lesbian cliche, poor misguided man that he is) or should I step up and do the honors?

And he's getting a Got Tara shirt too, right? Whoever hands it to him just HAS to say "your shirt."

Let me know, so I know whether or not to bring it.

[Lisa of Nine]

I wouldn't give that *%$#@! a shirt if he were dying of exposure and I was buried under shirts and about to suffocate. If you give him anything, make it a strongly worded lecture on why he shouldn't lie to a maligned fanbase and get their hopes up ...only to dash them. He would probably show off his new shirt as proof that fans still love him. WEAR your "Got Tara?" shirt and tell him to enjoy watching Firefly crash and burn.

Lisa

[roamin]

in addition to taking copies of the FAQ it would be cool to give Joss and Amber copies of Bob's essays .....

Willow and Tara were my light at the end of the tunnel. Turns out they were a train.

[mscheckmate]

I think Amber was given a copy of the FAQ at Toronto Trek.



If that's correct, I would love for someone to ask her what she thought of it. But only if you all think that asking her opinion of the FAQ wouldn't make her feel uncomfortable, or feel that we blame her for the sorry mess that ME has made..

Xander: "Tara, nice axing." Tara: "My first."

[Rally]

All I am going to say is I have multiple copies of multiple items and a pretty good idea of who is getting what. How it plays out depends on my ability to be in two places at once. Other than that, suggestions for questions and comments are welcome until tonight. However the printing press is closed.

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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[4WiccanLuv]

Kittens:



I've never attented one of these conventions, but I'd like to meet Amber. Her signing is from 4-6 pm on Sat. How early should one be there? I'll be driving down from LA. Any help would be very much appreciated!



Thanks in advance.

- Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres -