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TV Guide Comic Con Special 2017

TV Guide Comic Con Special 2017 I was lucky enough to grab the TV Guide Comic-Con 2017 Special at the local Barnes and Noble. And even better, I was able to find the Supergirl cover. I love this cover. The splattering of all colors and Melissa Benoists determined and action-ready pose is just spectacular. The Flash, Arrow, and Black Lightning all share one cover. Supergirl is the only hero to fly solo on the cover! Thats great. It also is the third year that Supergirl has graced the cover. Here is the 2015 SDCC TV Guide coverage. And here is the 2016 SDCC TV Guide coverage from last year. This magazine covers all shows that could be covered at the Con so Supergirl only has a handful of pages for coverage. Still, I try to support the show whenever I can. And all this news is sort of vague. The opening article has the women of the show (Chyler Leigh, Floriana Lima, Melissa Benoist, and Katie McGrath) talking about their characters. I am thrilled that Lena Luthor is going to be back on th...

Boston Comic Con 2017

Boston Comic Con 2017 We finally are entering my convention season! Boston Comic Con is this weekend (!!) and I will be going at least 2 of the three days. I have been going to the con since its inception when it was a tiny show in the basement of an insurance building. It has grown immensely over that time. While that growth has meant that I have met a ton of creators, it also has meant a sort of creep in scope to now include non-comic, pop culture celebrities. And then, last year, the local coordinators who ran the show sold it to Fan Expo. I honestly worry that the feel for the show will change. All that said, the guest list this year of comic providers is just as fantastic as in the past. I have a list of creators that I am hoping to run into and chat. Unfortunately, unlike prior years, I havent been able to set up any commissions beforehand. And I have also noticed that over the last couple of years the price of commissions has skyrocketed meaning I probably wont be able to get as...