Last weekend(yes, it’s taken me that long to post this!) I attended the CGS SuperShow, the first annual convention hosted by the fine fellas at the Comic Geek Speak podcast. I had a fantastic time at the show. It felt more like a geek class reunion than a comic convention. I saw old friends, made new friends, sold a bunch of books, did some sketches, and stayed out far too late.
A lot of interesting documentation has come out of the SuperShow in the form of photos, blog entries, podcasts and videos. There’s a forum dedicated to just the show where you can find links to this material.
As for myself, I was on the Costumes and Comics panel along with a member of the 501st Stormtroopers, Jamal Igle, and Mike “I Will Eat Your Children as a Snack and then Make You get me a Soda” Norton. The panel was hosted by Amber Love aka The SuperHero Stylist. She has a great YouTube channel for her con footage, interviews, and comic book reviews. The complete recording of the Costumes panel can be found there. Here’s a clip where I talk about what it takes to research and develop costumes for a Western.
Okay, this next video is just for fun. At the Saturday night party at 3rd and Spruce, Amber and Jon Carroll had arranged for there to be a karaoke setup. (There’s other videos of this on Amber’s YouTube as well.) I had to get in on that, but what to sing? After changing my mind three times, I finally came back to an old favorite of mine. Written by Shel Silverstein and originally performed by The Man in Black, ladies and gentlemen, A Boy Named Sue:
The fine Geeks at the Comic Geek Speak podcast gave a rather nice review and discussion about Guns of Shadow Valley on today’s episode of their show. For those who don’t know, CGS is one of the foremost podcasts on comic books and everything geek, described as “Uniting the world’s mightiest heroes, one listener at a time!”
Have a listen here. They start talking about us at the 26:53 mark.