Dastardly Ne'er Do Wells of San Diego Comic-Con 2014...and more.

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 was an absolute blast. I had four panels (which I mentioned in my earlier post, "International Comic-Con:Sad Diego 2014 - Some Background and Batman").

This post, I thought I'd share some of my highlights with you and ask you to help break a tie.

My first panel, CBLDF's Using Graphic Novels in Education was a lot of fun, and while there were no recordings or images (at least that I know of) from this panel, there is a free booklet you can download, "Raising Readers!" that explains why graphic novels should be considered for classroom content.  Please to go http://cbldf.org/2013/07/cbldf-releases-raising-a-reader-a-resource-for-parents-and-educators/ for a free download.

My second panel, Kids' Heroes, Capes and Journeys, Does One Size Fit All? was a big hit. We spoke about Campbell's monomyth, discussed how today's heroes do and do not fit the mold, whether our accomplished authors even think of the monomyth as they create their heroes, and then had our  panelist illustrators design four different San Diego Comic-Con 2014 heroes. Unfortunately, I don't have any images to share. The images drawn were then auctioned the next day at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Auction - proceeds to help fight book challenges and bannings.

The third panel, CBLDF's Graphic Novels and their Turbulent Past: Now Classroom Tools of Tolerance was mentioned in The New York Times and audio recorded. Here is a photo of my and my panelists:


 

Here is a link for the audio of the complete panel - questions and all - courtesy of Jamie Coville, comicbooks.com and bleedingcool.com (54:32, 49.9mb http://www.thecomicbooks.com/Audio/2014-07-26-SanDiego-CBLDF_GNsAndTheirTurbulentPast.mp3.

Finally, we come to the fourth panel, for which I'll need your help. From Snidely Whiplash to Voldemort and Back: They Guys (and Gals?) We Love to Hate was a huge success. The room was packed with people who came to talk about the dastardly villains we all love to hate. I had an awesome lineup of panelists and we talked about what makes a great villain. We then had a draw-off of two teams - each on a quest to create the ultimate San Diego Comic-Con Villain. Our large audience came back with a tie. So here ar our two villain concepts. Which one would you vote for as San Diego Comic-Con 2014 Villain?

This is the product of Matthew Holm (Babymous and Squish ) and Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin):

This is the product of Jim DiBartolo (In the Shadows) and Larry Marder (Beanworld), along with Jim's young daughter's assistance (she added the "Poop" :-D)

Well, that's about it for this week.

Thank you, as always, for your visit.

Please leave your vote for Dastardly Villain in the comments below (along with any other remarks and reactions you'd care to share).