SuperSearnold - Comic Book Reviews

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood Searnold [Shár- Nŭhld]. Welcome to my comic book review blog - thanks for tuning in. Today is Sunday, September 29th, 2008.

Today’s Issue:
Is - once again - not even a comic book at all - it’s a comic book convention: Sac Con.

Premise:
Sac Con is Sacramento’s premiere comic, toy, and anime show. It was held at the Scottish Rite Center in downtown Sacramento on Sunday, December 29th, 2008. It’s website is http://www.sacramentocomics.com

The Awesome Parts:
My favorite part about Sac Con is the small press zone. And I’m not just saying that because the small press zone is primarily made up of my friends. The service that Sac Con’s small press zone provides for local comic book creators is invaluable. We have an opportunity every three months to show off our latest work to all of our fans. This enables us to get consistent exposure at an affordable price. I cannot thank Sac Con enough for the opportunities provided by its incredible small press zone. Sac Con also has a great selection of vendors and special guests - including Billy West (Futurama) and Wil Wheaton (Star Trek The Next Generation). My favorite part about the convention were these crazy news guys calling themselves the hardest hitting news show in the universe. They were putting together a video yearbook of the con where everyone could come and say a few words about their con experience in front of the camera - and they collected it all onto a DVD. Oh wait - that was me! I was the one doing that! If you missed the convention, be sure to check out our news coverage of it at http://www.myspace.com/SCCGTV (warning - our news really does hit QUITE hard.) The footage from both Sac Con and From The Land Beyond will be available shortly - as will the Sac Con Video Yearbook, which will be available for purchase on our website. Alright - enough shameless plugging - let’s move on.

The-Less-Than-Awesome-Parts:
If you read my blog yesterday then you know that my biggest critique of From The Land Beyond (Sacramento’s first Sci-Fi and Horror convention) was its small size. Well Sac Con was even smaller. While I appreciate this as small press - as it gives me a chance to spend more time with my fans and not get overlooked due to the presence of a larger company like Marvel - I also recognize that fans would like a chance to see more celebrities and a larger selection of mainstream comic books. I myself was quite upset that Marvel was not present at Wonder Con in 2008. My final thoughts about Sac Con are quite contraversial - so I apologize if I offend you. Sac Con is supposed to be a COMIC BOOK convention, and it has been overrun by Anime/ Manga fans. I myself don’t mind Manga - Fullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorite series (whenever they release the next issue I’m sure you’ll be seeing a review of it right here on my site.) But the proliferation of Manga has made it much more difficult for American comic books to get a foot hold in the marketplace. As a comic book writer myself I find this incredibly annoying. Manga fans have PLENTY of other conventions (such as Sac Anime or Fanime - check out our news coverage at http://www.myspace.com/SCCGTV ) - I just wish that the comic book conventions would remain less tainted by the proliferation of Manga.

My Recommendation:
I can’t not recommend that you go to Sac Con. You should ABSOLUTELY come see me and be a part of our video yearbook. The next Sac Con is December 14th, 2008 - come join us! Of course my biases are showing. Objectively, if you go to cons to meet famous people, Sac Con doesn’t have a lot of those. But if you want to meet up-and-coming comic book talent and become friends with local artists then this is ABSOLUTELY the best place for that.

That’s all for today. As always - thanks for reading - and see you next time. Oh - and don’t forget to check out SCCG TV at http://www.myspace.com/SCCGTV. … … … Do you think that’s enough shameless plugging? Should I do one more? Check out the hardest hitting news show in the universe - SCCG TV, at… no? You get the idea? Okay.
-Searnold

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