Supanova 2013
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meteordustI went on the Saturday, it was crowded and energetic as usual, and it was great to catch up with friends.
Chris Claremont
X-Men writer and comics legend. I got my comics signed! And more importantly, I got to tell him how the X-Men comic that fell into my hands as a kid was one of the first comics I ever read, and got me into X-Men and into comics later on. And how my favourite line from that issue is still one of my favourite lines in comics ever.
I went to his panel too. It was one of those that was straight Q&A, whereas I prefer those that feature a talk or an interview, and then have a Q&A section at the end. Otherwise, everything depends on the quality of the questions.
He was asked how he felt about other people continuing his characters and storylines. He said that because of the way comics are made, they are a collaboration not just between writer and artist, but between writer and writer and writer.
He talked about the Dark Phoenix Saga, and how after Jean destroyed a planet of sentient beings, there had to be consequences, like gaol or death - and he decided on the latter. "But it has to be a death that means something," he insisted to his editor. "We can't just bring her back later." (But when a writer and an editor have a disagreement, he said, the editor wins, because that's who's boss.)
He talked about how he spent years trying to bring back Kitty Pryde, and just when he was about to slot her into a new team and new storyline, Joss Whedon went and sent her off into space forever in his storyline. And when he found out, he wanted to be all, "Dammit, Joss!" except that, "He's Joss, I love his work. But still, dammit!"
He told a lovely story how he would write the end of the X-Men, if it ever happened someday. We were all spellbound as we listened. It's the end of the universe, and all the stars are going out. And in a small valley on a dusty planet circling a dying star, is Kitty Pryde, going in and out of a door in the valley, and stopping to have dinner and chat with Wolverine, who is in that valley. And as the stars go out, a single bright red star descends into the valley, and the Phoenix says hello to Wolverine, and Kitty turns away to give them a moment together, and then the last star goes out. And after several moments of darkness, a light flares in the void, and everything begins again.
What did he think of the upcoming movie adaptations of his work? With The Wolverine, he would be finding out in a few weeks same as everyone else. With Days of Future Past, he knew what *should* be happening, since he wrote the story. But he would also be finding out in a year same as everyone else.
He was not a fan of the voices of the X-Men animated series, the voices for the animated Batman series being much cooler. (Personally, I have fond memories of the cheesy accents.)
Did he have a favourite comics scene he would love to see on the screen? He would like to see Hugh Jackman sweeping up Ellen Page or Anne Hathaway, and doing a musical number together. (I too would watch X-Men: The Musical.)
He noted that since the X-Men movies, some comics artists were drawing Wolverine taller and handsomer, even though he is traditionally the short feisty guy.
In Days of Future Past, the dystopian future is the year 2013. Did the real 2013 turn out how he expected? Well, he never imagined we would have a black president - but then again, we also have Fox News. Anyway, when he wrote it back in 1978, 35 years later seemed like a distant enough future, and with the Cold War, they weren't even sure we would get to that future.
Shopping
I wasn't there for half an hour before I was loaded down with books.
Other cool discoveries
Quidditch is *real*. I noticed the stall because they were selling handcrafted broomsticks. There is an Australian Quidditch Association. Almost every uni has a team, like the UWS Thestrals, the Macquarie Marauders, and the UNSW Snapes On A Plane. There are national championships. Whose winner goes on to the world championships. Stuff like this blows my mind and makes me grin at how awesome human beings are.
Tolkien has a new book out, The Fall of Arthur, an unfinished epic poem about King Arthur.
If you ever wanted to take part in a laser tag zombie apocalypse, Z Day is coming. You can play a zombie, a survivor, or a special ops soldier.
Photos
The Doctor and K-9.
Plush llamas!
Plush sushi!
OPPAN DOLL STYLE
The Doctor and the TARDIS.
"My cabbages!"
Chris Claremont
X-Men writer and comics legend. I got my comics signed! And more importantly, I got to tell him how the X-Men comic that fell into my hands as a kid was one of the first comics I ever read, and got me into X-Men and into comics later on. And how my favourite line from that issue is still one of my favourite lines in comics ever.
I went to his panel too. It was one of those that was straight Q&A, whereas I prefer those that feature a talk or an interview, and then have a Q&A section at the end. Otherwise, everything depends on the quality of the questions.
He was asked how he felt about other people continuing his characters and storylines. He said that because of the way comics are made, they are a collaboration not just between writer and artist, but between writer and writer and writer.
He talked about the Dark Phoenix Saga, and how after Jean destroyed a planet of sentient beings, there had to be consequences, like gaol or death - and he decided on the latter. "But it has to be a death that means something," he insisted to his editor. "We can't just bring her back later." (But when a writer and an editor have a disagreement, he said, the editor wins, because that's who's boss.)
He talked about how he spent years trying to bring back Kitty Pryde, and just when he was about to slot her into a new team and new storyline, Joss Whedon went and sent her off into space forever in his storyline. And when he found out, he wanted to be all, "Dammit, Joss!" except that, "He's Joss, I love his work. But still, dammit!"
He told a lovely story how he would write the end of the X-Men, if it ever happened someday. We were all spellbound as we listened. It's the end of the universe, and all the stars are going out. And in a small valley on a dusty planet circling a dying star, is Kitty Pryde, going in and out of a door in the valley, and stopping to have dinner and chat with Wolverine, who is in that valley. And as the stars go out, a single bright red star descends into the valley, and the Phoenix says hello to Wolverine, and Kitty turns away to give them a moment together, and then the last star goes out. And after several moments of darkness, a light flares in the void, and everything begins again.
What did he think of the upcoming movie adaptations of his work? With The Wolverine, he would be finding out in a few weeks same as everyone else. With Days of Future Past, he knew what *should* be happening, since he wrote the story. But he would also be finding out in a year same as everyone else.
He was not a fan of the voices of the X-Men animated series, the voices for the animated Batman series being much cooler. (Personally, I have fond memories of the cheesy accents.)
Did he have a favourite comics scene he would love to see on the screen? He would like to see Hugh Jackman sweeping up Ellen Page or Anne Hathaway, and doing a musical number together. (I too would watch X-Men: The Musical.)
He noted that since the X-Men movies, some comics artists were drawing Wolverine taller and handsomer, even though he is traditionally the short feisty guy.
In Days of Future Past, the dystopian future is the year 2013. Did the real 2013 turn out how he expected? Well, he never imagined we would have a black president - but then again, we also have Fox News. Anyway, when he wrote it back in 1978, 35 years later seemed like a distant enough future, and with the Cold War, they weren't even sure we would get to that future.
Shopping
I wasn't there for half an hour before I was loaded down with books.
Other cool discoveries
Quidditch is *real*. I noticed the stall because they were selling handcrafted broomsticks. There is an Australian Quidditch Association. Almost every uni has a team, like the UWS Thestrals, the Macquarie Marauders, and the UNSW Snapes On A Plane. There are national championships. Whose winner goes on to the world championships. Stuff like this blows my mind and makes me grin at how awesome human beings are.
Tolkien has a new book out, The Fall of Arthur, an unfinished epic poem about King Arthur.
If you ever wanted to take part in a laser tag zombie apocalypse, Z Day is coming. You can play a zombie, a survivor, or a special ops soldier.
Photos
The Doctor and K-9.
Plush llamas!
Plush sushi!
OPPAN DOLL STYLE
The Doctor and the TARDIS.
"My cabbages!"
