They send one of yours to the hospital...

(Ten points to whoever knows what movie that's from and can identify why it's relevant)

It is now Day Two of the Wizard World convention in Chicago, IL. I had meant to blog over the last couple of days on the goings-on at the con and outside of it, but...well, I've been busy. It's my vacation, get off my back.

Last year there was all sorts of excitement with Bendis and Bob Wayne and the 'Daredevil/Batman' crossover that never got off the ground because DC Editorial hates Joe Quesada. This year? Nothing like that. Kind of disappointing, honestly, but then, I guess not every comics convention can have an incident that is akin to a professional wrestling match, even if there are actual professional wrestlers here.

There's a few things of interest, at least to me. I couldn't care less if anyone else cares.
1. Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark are the new creative team on Daredevil. As Quesada himself admitted, this has been comics worst kept secret for the past two years, but just because everyone expected it doesn't mean it isn't awesome. Brubaker and Lark are two/thirds of the original Gotham Central team, and if they can bring the same grittiness to Daredevil which they did to GC, I'll be sticking with the book.
2. Jeph Loeb has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics. What this means for the future of the Supergirl title (BLEARGH but I'll read it because I am DC's bitch), I do not know. Still, while he's not one of the three chief architects of Infinite Crisis, he's still been involved since day one. Arguably everything that's taken place in the pages of Superman/Batman has something to do with IC (I really think Supergirl's return will be explained somehow by this), so...who knows.
3. Greg Rucka is a REALLY cool guy. For the kind of stuff he writes, you wouldn't think he would have such a great sense of humor. He's just a really cool guy. Well, he and Mark Waid, but I already knew that Waid was the coolest person ever.

I've spent a lot of money on stuff I didn't really need. I got some great sketches, and nearly the complete run of Gotham Central signed by its creative team. And I've had a life-changing experience, the kind you can only have on a trip away from home. Except maybe not the last part. But I've had a hell of a time anyway.

A weekend wrap-up some time next week, for all of you who read this. And you know who you are.