Wizard World Filthydelphia

Before I start BIG ROBO NEWS: Look for ATOMIC ROBO #1 in the July issue of Previews available at the end of the month. That’s right, folks, its official. We will be available on shelves in comic book stores across the world in October.

Okay, Wizard Philly . . .

Well, despite Goddard’s craptaculous directions, we made it out of Philly in one piece. For future reference dude, Archer does NOT go all the way to 5^th. ;P

The adventure began on Thursday in NYC where Jose Torres attempted to put me into a meat-coma by feeding me a 17lb reuben at some totally awesome Jewish dinner. I forget the name but I’ll always remember that its on 83^rd and Broadway. Go there. We had a nice chat and an excellent meal –both of which I slightly regretted as the mid-day mid-town traffic did all it could to make sure I never made it off Manhattan Island.

It should have been 30 minutes, but 2 hours later I rolled up at my mom’s crib in Shao Lin (Staten Island to the rest of you). I had meant to go straight to bed after dinner with the fam, but my brother convinced me to go out for a beer. Just one beer then he’s take me home to bed.

Several beers later and a shot of lighter fluid, and it was 7AM and I was picking up my friend at the Ferry so we could begin the trek to Philly. Mostly Friday was an exhausted blur for me. Thank GOD for J.D. hooking us up with a comfy place to stay. Then he hooked us up with a nice place to eat that didn’t chargve us for our drinks. Thanks SO much brutha! We were passed out cold well before midnight.

Saturday was insane. My boy Jason Frank aka Young Stanley Kubrick bussed it up from Ohio and he, along with letterer extraordinaire Jeff Powell made up my drunken stoner table crew. These two had many weird adventures at the con and were cool enough to watch my crap when I wanted to walk around or needed a potty break. It was nice that they both were there, ‘cause like most children, one is annoying, but if you have two they can play/torture each other and leave you alone.

I did a little character creation thing for NBC/Universal on DigPhilly -but I’ll be damned if I can find the video anywhere. And also the Variant Edition crew came by, bought a buncha stuff and interviewed me again. I first saw these guys in Philly last year -they ROCK. You should totally check out the site. They are the Wizard magazine of the internet. Without all the suck. Not sure when that will hit the web, but you know that I’ll tell you about it.

My sketchbooks, Robo sketchbooks, and Robo shirts sold like MAD. All gone! Got no more left. All day Saturday and Sunday I kept seeing people rockin’ the Robo swag. I was stoked! Even X-Factor artists Khoi Pham was sporting the sexy ‘bot shirt.

Saturday night was insane. We wisely decided to forgo the outrageous prices at the Marriott bar and arrived with several backpacks full of gin, vodka, etc. Long story short –we got shity and had a blast.

Sunday was strangely hectic, which sort of stunk since I was looking forward to a nice nap at my table after Saturday night. But most of the day I was busy. We wrapped it up with a really great meal in China Town with Goddard, Pat Loki, and Da Brick Throwa –Mary One Eye.

Then Powell, Kubrick, and I piled into my tiny Scion xA and set out for Brooklyn.

We hit traffic. That sucked. Then driving back to NH I hit more traffic. I think I logged nearly 21 hours behind the wheel last weekend. Ugh!

I learned a lot of things though. I learned that there is always an upside to any situation. For example, while babies may be full of germs, they are also full of vitamins. I learned that Philly has some of the best alleyways for which to read your comics in. I learned that Philly is quite possibly the stinkiest place on the Eastern Seaboard. All panhandlers in Philly want to catch the bus for NYC. Where do the NYC bums go? And I also learned that Suicide Girls eat hamburgers just like the rest of us. They even often to share their fries while you wait desperately for your own meal to arrive. So they are hot AND generous. I learned from Jay Smoove about the best/worst new books ever to hit comics -DEILVERENCE JOHNSON, who is like a Ghost Buster, but instead of catching ghosts he rapes them. And the “real” DRACULA who has a goat head and shoots exploding babies out of his chest. And finally I learned that as many as four people at a time could sing the You Smell Like Bacon Song, and that when you do the No Pants Dance you really are just like Winnie The Poo, with a shirt and no pants, while you dance the Boogaloo.

The only Random Splendor I have this week is that I fixed the link from last post.

The real Reason Hitler Lost WWII

Okay. Pics. No particular order. For more pics YOU MUST go to Mike Oeming’s Forum. Its an excellent on-line community and Mike is possibly one of the nicest guys I know. Pic’s are here on the Official TEH AWESOME Wizard World Philly Con Thread over at Mike Oeming’s place.

Some of the FOO crew, L2R; Mary Brick-Thrower, Hunter Lovemonkey, Ange-Face, and Boss Hog. In the background is Paul A. aka Mista Handsome.

Khoi Phan rocks the Robo. Kaki is sexy.

Jason, aka Stanley Kubrick aka Elie Ford, is overjoyed to ahve his photo taken with Our Lord.

Well who’s this in yet another sexy Robot shirt?

Why its Nick from Variant Edition. go VA, GO!

There was a fair amount of titty grabbing on Saturday. Ange seems fairly nonchalant about it, but I’m pretty sure Hunter kicked Boss Hog in the nuts shortly after this was taken.

My boys Kubrick and AgroJeff charm the extremely cute Ali who was with Drunk Duck, the webcomic community group.

Sean McManus eats my booth crew and moves in on Ali.

J.D. dishes up a fine nipple martini. I don’t care what his mom says -I like him anyway.

Kubrick cracks one off while Pham discreetly does “The Trout”. Where DO these sextastic shirts keep coming from?

Taki from the Oeming BB and my new buddy Jen. I think after about 5 seconds of my drunk asshattery Taki will be happy never to see me again. Jen however thought I was charming and if she were not about to be married I would have swept her off her feet.

I’ve got nuthin for this one. Nick CrayonMasta Filardi and Mike ItsNotFuckingMouseGuard Oeming. (PS: MICE TEMPLAR is going to rock. I’ve been looking forward to it more than my own book -mostly because neither Clevinger or I have been able to screw it up).

Ziggy Makes sure wee Robbie don’t fall over. Its a fact that drinking massive quantities of alcohol alters the way the Earth’s gravity pulls on you. If you don’t believe me go study String Theory. Its in there. I swear.

Rob makes with the charm on some very hot girl whose name I can’t remember, even though I slept with her . . er . . I slept in the same house. On different floors. Not only is Aphrodite beautiful but she’s also really smart -studies dinosaurs I believe. So she’s got the looks and the brains. I’m not sure if I’m in love or I hate her. Behind her is EyeTalian John, and as ever, Mr. handsom is lurking in all my photos. Because I’m totally ghay for him. Fu-real.

AngeFace & Hunter Lovemonkey treating us all to a totally unwanted PDA. Awwww. . .

Boss Hog explains the finer points of eating dead babies while Crayola Nick attempts to pantomime the steps being laid out by the veteran child-eater.

Stanley Kubrick somehow Photoshops himself into a picture I take of Taki and Stuart.

AgroJeff demonstrates his ability to cause male nipple erection telikinetically while MaryBrick activates her venom glands. Seconds later a 6 foot stream of acid shot from her face and killed YellowShirt Guy.

Someday I’ll ahve hot Booth Bunnies who hate me and loath my ilk, but sell my crap via their whorish costumes. For now I got these guys. Who are totally hot. If your into Bears.

AngeFace sends me Namor kisses.

More of the Oeming gang clearly under the influence of our “backpack bars”.

And now I know how Spidey copes with the lack of pockets.

Ange took this one. Team ROBO for the 2007 Wizard World Philly Expo. All. Fucked. Up.