Posted by DanShoryu at ip68-0-63-161.no.no.cox.net on November 24, 2003 at 20:15:42:
I arrived at the end of the second night, and managed to get Jim Lee to sign my
comic. He says his run on Superman starts in April which is good news. The next
day I got up early and waited in line for tickets to get to the Smith Q and A. While
waiting in line, George Perez came around and signed my program. Afterwards, I
mngled around the convention and got Bryan Johnson(who was working at the
View Askew/Graphitti Designs booth)to sign my Clerks comic book. I was sort of shy
so i didnt ask him any questions. I copped my Brodie Inaction Figure, some comics,
and some free swag from other booths like little JLA, Superman, and Batman pins.
After that, I got Skottie Young(artist of Human Torch) to sign a comic of mine. I
talked to him a little bit and I met a new artist named Mark Brooks who did some
work on the Street Fighter Comic(check him out at ledheavy.com.) Later, we went to
the conference room and listened to Del Toro talk about the Hellboy movie. We
were the first to view the trailer, which was fucking Ripshit to say the least(ripshit
meaning awesome.) We got in the auditorium again for Smith's Q and A session.
After waiting in the seat for hours, editor of Wizard, Jim McLaughlin tried to entertain
us by beginning to unbutton his shirt. Finally, the moment everyone was waiting for
the Q and A with Smith and Mewes. It was hilarious. Some stoner kept yelling
"SING THE FUCK SONG!" It was better than watching "An Evening with Kevin
Smith." I know Pithomas(which is now offically pronounced Pie Thomas rather than
pith-o-miss) and DamnYankees were in the house,b ut I didnt get a chance to talk
to any of you. Those Storm Troopers who made Kevin Smith an "honorary storm
trooper" were fucking hilarious. When Smith asked "HAVE YOU EVER MET A GIRL
IN YOUR LIFE?" i was laughing my balls off. Then they tried to show him apicture,
"DUDE YOURE FUCKING SHOWING ME A DRAWING, GET A LIFE." I think I asked
the lamest question however, "HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING A
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE?"Yeah, I looked like a jackass. I got the least response
out of that question. And I tried to keep up with the quick-witted crowd, when
someone asked about a future View Askew flick. I shouted " JAY AND SILENT BOB
AND SPACE." God I am an idiot. Is it just me or did Kevin go a little overboard with
the details about the first time he slept with his wife? I mean that was a little too
much information, but it's all good cause the whole presentation was hilarious, and
he needed a funny way to wrap it up. He talked about experiences with the actors
and on the sets of his movie including his, "Prized Egg" Clerks. It was very
disgusting, but I laughed. We were the first to see the Upcoming CLERKS Cartoon,
plus we saw the never before seen Hosties commercial(intended for Dogma.) We
also got to watch Heroes(the animated parody of clerks with Daredevil and Captain
America starring as Randal and Dante. After the convention, in the hotel I went to
Jim Lee's twisted karoke benefiting the CBLDF. LMAO! I GOT PICTURES of Joe
Quesda singing "Back in the USSR", and "Man I feel Like a Woman." I bid on a
piece of exclusive art by Jim Lee, but I didnt win. Mewes came in midway through
and was challenged to sing "copa cobana" by Barry Manilow. Natrually he didn't
want to, but Jim Lee bid 300 bucks and Jason Mewes didnt want to fork over
anymore than that. So he got his ass up there and sang Copa Cobana lmao. I took
pictures. (Copa Cobana and not the fuck song, go figure.) Jim Lee DID NOT WANT
TO SING AT ALL. He bid 1400 bucks not to sing. When someone bid 1500 to sing
"ACHY BREAKY HEART" he really couldnt fork over anymore cash. He was
horrible, but I managed to get two shots of him singing it. My man, Skottie Young
got up and started singing " I will Survive." I saved his ass, and forked over 20
bucks to get him to stop. After that night of Fun, I got to take a picture with Marvel's
head hancho Joe Quesda and chatted with him a bit. I signed up with the CBLDF
with a 100 buck donation afterward, because of all the fun I had. The next day,
Skottie Young remembered the favor, and did a badass head sketch of Gambit(the
only character from my Hometown) for free. To make a long story short, I went to the
autograph session with Kevin Smith and Mewes. We got to sit in chairs while
waiting for the autograph, it was the most relaxing session ever. Anyways, some
stupid musaic waiting music played on the PA so Mewes brought in his boombox to
cancel that nausiating shit out. I got a laugh at of Mewes after he starting blasting
"Like a Pimp" by David Banner when I bellowed "REAL THUGS GET DOWN ON
THE FLOOR!."(yay 4 me.) I got to take a picture with SMith and Mewes and tey both
signed by Clerks graphic novel. I shook Kevins hand and shit and asked them
some questions. They were both really cool, otherwise I'd probably never post on
this board again.
Anyways to wrap this shit up, I had a helluvagoodtime. Kevin and Jason's
sessions were funnier than a fart. They were fucking awesome. The karoke session
was great. I got to "rub elbows" with Quesada, Jim Lee, and Skottie Young.
Anyways, who else went to this thing? I wanna talk about this shit. And did anyone
see that lousy band "COURT JESTER" with their own booth? God the music was
pedestrian and repulsive. All they did the whole time was try to sell CDs and Rock
Out to their own music in their own booth. LMAO. I had 2 or 3 groupies bug me
about buying their cd.
If anyone wants pictures from the Kevin Smith Q and A session, the autograph
session, the karoke night, or the convention, drop me an email or an instant
message because I dont have any place to host these pics.