2006 Comic Book News Archives
August 4, 2006: Wizard World Chicago 2006 - Day Two
Part 1 by Barry FreimanDAY TWO:
Wizard World Chicago 2006 went super-nova on Day Two. The crowds showed up. The celebrities showed up. The Panels started in full swing.
Neal Bailey, co-Assistant Editor, is staying in a hotel room tonight and may not get the chance to check in with his report until later on in the weekend. Neal sold a lot of his books of poetry today - he even sold out of several volumes. Way to go pal! I think his sales today went above and beyond what he expected for the whole weekend and we've got two more days to go.
When I arrived today, I immediately ran into the one and only Noel Neill, the very first live-action Lois Lane - and a supporting player in both "Superman Returns" and "Superman: The Movie". I hadn't ever met Noel before today. She is exactly what you hope she'd be - kind, considerate, friendly. She definitely comes from old-school Hollywood and it shows.
I introduced myself as an Editor with the Superman Homepage and a friend of the site's owner, Steve Younis. Noel and Steve have a personal friendship that dates back several years (there's even a photo of Noel with Steve in her biography) and she was thrilled that the Superman Homepage was represented at Wizard World.
Noel graciously agreed to give us a few minutes of her time at some point during the weekend for an exclusive interview and we will hopefully be able to present that in the next few days with pictures.
I asked Noel about "Superman Returns" and she really enjoyed her work on the film. She joked that actor Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen from the "Adventures of Superman") at least got to play his personality as the bartender whereas she did the big death scene though she seemed to really get a kick out of the last minute edits to the movie that resulted in her dialogue basically opening the film.
A friend of mine had recently purchased Noel's biography online and the version he bought was supposed to include her autograph. Unfortunately he received the book without her autograph. Noel very graciously signed his book personally and insisted that the author Larry Ward autograph it as well.
Other non-Superman celebrities were also in attendance today including Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk") who looks as young and solid as he did back in the 1970s; Joyce DeWitt and Priscilla Barnes from the 1970s sitcom "Three's Company"; wrestler Virgil; and lots more.
We did unfortunately get the word today that Erica Durance would only be attending the Sam Loeb art auction on Saturday and would not be doing any Press so it looks like it's going to be a one-Lois scoop only for the Superman Homepage.
I attended one Panel today - the DC Nation Tour. This was a one-hour panel in the "Christopher Reeve Theater" and it was filled to capacity. Leading the Panel was DC's Dan Didio who was joined by Geoff Johns, Keith Giffen, and representatives of the business side of DC. This was basically a Q&A type Panel where Didio fielded questions from the audience about things they liked and didn't like about the current DCU, especially events in "52". There weren't many questions about the Superman Family (though I expect Superman will be covered in greater detail during Saturday's DCU Editorial Presentation, which Neal or I will likely attend).
I did manage to ask about the status of Superman's pre-Metropolis days as Superboy and whether any clarification on that was forthcoming. Half-facetiously, Bob Wayne on DC's Business side said that they don't comment on pending litigation so it would appear no settlement has as yet been reached with Jerry Siegel's heirs on the Superboy issue.
Didio did note that there are certain characters who are featured prominently in "52" who aren't figuring into any of the "One Year Later" books yet so as not to spoil their storylines in "52" and it appears Steel is included in that list.
We are hoping that Neal and/or I will get some sit-down interview time with Didio before the end of the weekend.
When the Panel was asked about the infamous blackboard of clues that Booster Gold found recently in Rip Hunter's laboratory in "52", several audience members specifically wanted to know about the "Son of Superman" notation. Geoff Johns suggested fans wait for his and Richard Donner's run on "Action Comics" for the answer to that question.
Speaking of "Action Comics", after the Panel, I ran into artist Adam Kubert at the DC Comics booth who graciously let me take a picture. His brother and fellow artist, Andy Kubert, was also there but I'll let the "Batman Homepage" cover that. (Stop googling - there is no "Batman Homepage").
Finally, DC handed out "DC Nation" tickets to attendees to the Panel, which I got to exchange at the DC Comics booth for a special Wizard World convention printing of the first issue of "52".
On a somewhat unrelated note, DC Direct today revealed a gorgeous statue of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman coming in the next few months. When I asked the DC Direct representative if this meant a Christopher Reeve Superman statue was a possibility, he replied "Baby steps." So get those cards and letters into DC Direct - first Lynda Carter, next... NUCLEAR MAN!
Look for more coverage of Wizard World Chicago 2006 all weekend long right here on the Superman Homepage.
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2006 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2006.- January 10, 2006: Geoff Johns & Kurt Busiek Talk Superman One Year Later
- January 13, 2006: Gail Simone on Livewire's Comics Debut
- January 25, 2006: Dan Didio Talks Superman Comics
- January 25, 2006: Matt Haley on Superman Returns Comic Adaptation
- January 26, 2006: Kurt Busiek Talks About His Ideas for Superman
- January 28, 2006: DC Comics Announces Cover Price for 52
- January 31, 2006: Infinite Crisis #3 Sells Out, Second Printing Coming
- February 1, 2006: Superman - This is Your Life
- February 2, 2006: Infinite Crisis #4 Goes Back to Press for New Printing
- February 8, 2006: Supergirl #5 Gets Extra Pages and Two Covers
- February 15, 2006: Chuck Austen Talks About His Time Writing Superman
- February 15, 2006: DC Offers Superman/Batman #1 as Second FCBD Title
- February 17, 2006: Jeph Loeb on Sam and Superman/Batman #26
- February 24, 2006: Earth-2 Superman in Wizard Magazine #174
- February 25, 2006: Superman Comics Info From New York Comic-Con
- March 1, 2006: Matt Idelson Talks Superman Comics
- March 2, 2006: Supergirl #5 Goes Back to Press for New Printing
- March 8, 2006: Infinite Crisis #5 Goes Back to Press for 2nd Printing
- March 9, 2006: Exclusive Matt Idelson Interview
- March 15, 2006: Superman Returns Prequel Comics Announced
- March 19, 2006: Superman News from Wizard World L.A.
- March 28, 2006: Superman Featured in Wizard Magazine #175
- April 4, 2006: Olivetti Replacing Byrne on Superman Returns Prequel Comic
- April 5, 2006: Judge Says Siegels Own Superboy - Smallville in Question
- April 5, 2006: Superman Homepage Emerald City Comic Con Report!
- April 7, 2006: E! Online Report on Superboy Court Case
- April 14, 2006: New Team Back in Action
- April 19, 2006: Jim Krueger Talks Justice
- April 24, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Mark Verheiden
- April 26, 2006: History of Superman in Wizard Brazil
- April 27, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Geoff Johns
- May 9, 2006: DC Launches 52theComic.com
- May 10, 2006: Superman Returns Prequel Comics Now a Miniseries
- May 23, 2006: An Open Letter from Joanne Siegel
- May 26, 2006: Dan Jurgens Talks Superman/Doomsday Omnibus
- May 29, 2006: Gerard Jones Responds to Joanne Siegel
- May 31, 2006: Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
- June 1, 2006: Jimmy Palmiotti Talks Superman Returns Comic Books
- June 3, 2006: DC to Unveil Superman Confidential Comic Series
- July 3, 2006: PodCast on Martha Kent Prequel Comic
- July 18, 2006: Brad Meltzer Answers Fan Questions on Justice League of America
- July 18, 2006: Superman at the San Diego Comic Con
- July 21, 2006: Donner Joins Johns on Action Comics
- July 25, 2006: Donner, Johns and Kubert on Action #844
- July 28, 2006: Superman Flying to the Middle East
- August 3, 2006: Wizard World 2006 - Superman Homepage Report - Day One
- August 4, 2006: Wizard World Chicago 2006 - Day Two
- August 6, 2006: Wizard World Chicago 2006 - Day Three
- August 7, 2006: Nicieza Talks Action Comics
- August 7, 2006: Wizard World Chicago Report
- August 9, 2006: Wizard World Chicago A Success
- August 10, 2006: Read 52 Issues 1 to 5 Online
- August 31, 2006: Superman in Wizard #180
- September 19, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Ethan Van Sciver
- September 26, 2006: Matt Haley Talks Superman Returns Comic Adaptation
- October 2, 2006: Geoff Johns Talks Action Comics
- October 4, 2006: Donner's Last Son Previewed at EW.com
- October 4, 2006: Kurt Busiek Talks Superman
- October 6, 2006: Adam Kubert Talks Action Comics
- October 18, 2006: Behind the Scenes of an Action Comics Cover
- October 23, 2006: Talking Superman with Kurt Busiek
- November 17, 2006: Action Comics #844 Gets Second Printing
- November 22, 2006: Exclusive Interview with Matt Haley
- December 6, 2006: Exclusive Jesse McCann Interview
- December 9, 2006: Action Comics Scheduling Changed
- December 21, 2006: Superman Artist Hardin Burnley Dies at 95
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