Skyline Chili
My dad traveled a lot for work. He got around enough that he knew exactly what food each city was best known for a get a little excited to try the different things as the business trips took him. One of the places he liked was Cincinnati chili.
I went out there last year to visit a friend of mine, and of course had to get some chili. It’s some very good stuff. So when I went out to Columbus for the comic con I had to stop at a Skyline Chili on my way back and have some chili and bring some back for my mom and sis. Had to take some pictures as well so they can see what the finished 3-Way chili looks like. Enjoy.
Mid-Ohio : Con Sketches!
I like to get sketches at that shows I hit up. And though I’d share some of the ones I picked up at the Mid-Ohio show. Now, if you don’t have the space to show them all here, but I really did love all the ones my neighbors were kind enough to make for me. Also some just didn’t scan in very well, cause the person under them went really dark.
At the show I gave all of the artists a list of possible themes to draw, so they could be creative and have some fun. I’ll let you know what the themes they chose when we get there.
I’ll start off with Andy Price. The man has been at the cons doing sketches for as long as I can remember. I get a kick out of the style and he does some fun stuff. He also used to draw the Quantum Leap comic book. I’ve been tempted to ask for a Sam Becket sketch. Anyways, Andy’s choice for the Mid-Ohio show was “A Comic Book Character set in an other Time Period” for which he drew 1950′s Batgirl. Also at the Chicago show Andy drew a Girl Gambit.
Next we have Comfort Love. Her and her artist husband do a self publish comic series called The Uniquies. Comfort took the option of “Awkward Teenage Verson of Any Character” and gave us a super emo Raven. Also I’m including her Girl Gambit from Chicago (was the popular theme there).
Now we have a sketch from Adam Withers. He works on the Uniquies comic with his wife, Comfort. He also took the “Awkward Teenage Verson of Any Character” and gave us Power Girl.
There were a bunch of the comic pros at the show. Alan Davis, Joe Kubert, etc. But the one I wanted to see and was excited to get a sketch from was Chris Giarrusso. Chris draws Mini-Marvels and did short Bullpin comic strips in the back of the Marvel comics. Chris seemed stumped for a long time sitting there staring at the blank page, but ultimately took the “gender swapped X-Men” option and gave us a Girl Cyclops.
All for now. If I get a chance I’ll see if I can share more later on.
Mid-Ohio Con – Aftermath
I hit up the Mid-Ohio con a couple the previous weekend, and was selling some photos and comics. It was a slow show. Bit slower then I would have liked, but I made money back on my table and for some food, so it’s not all bad. Thinking how I could do at a show that actually has people at it on both days. Anyways here are some photos from the show.
The con was held at the convention center in downtown Columbus, OH. Much smaller of a venue then the Wizard World Chicago show I previously attended. The entire thing was about the size of the artist alley area in Chicago. But they still had some nice draws there like Chris Claremont, Alan Davis (don’t ask who he his cause I don’t know either. Basically, he’s a big shot who doesn’t normally come to shows), and the Batmobile was there! Lou “The Hulk” Ferrigno was there as well, but he’s at any comic book convention. So no shock there.
And of course we have people in costume.
Had to get a shot of the guy as the Tom Baker Doctor Who. He had a little remote control for K-9 as well. And when that wasnt fast enough just tied a string to him and fulled him. Also the bottom group won the costume contest. There were others there, but nothing too exciting.
All for now, I’ll have more to share from the trip later on.