DC Booth

from Art Department Weekly | Issue 97 Vol. 11

by Art Department Weekly

ATTENTION GRABBING

As in previous years, the DC booth was Luis' preferred place to be. Unlike previous years, attendees had to enter online raffles to receive wristbands to meet creators like Jim Lee

(Continued from 'Familiar Faces')

L: There’s Jim Lee, and we know I wasn’t going to see him.

M: And you guys weren't talking about not having wristbands?

L: No, look, I'm showing my sketches.

M: You got that close [to take the picture on the right] but you didn't get to talk to [Jim Lee, Scott Williams, or Alex Sinclair] because they're just keeping the lines moving?

L: Yeah. This Wonder Woman had made a light out of the DC logo specifi cally for Jim Lee. I think they were just so taken with her. She didn't have a wristband or anything. (continues below)

**The DC booth had a variety of collectibles available, including Todd McFarlane prints for those who signed up for the DC Power Visa and Harley Quinn pins each day for DC Universe app users.**
Madeline Vega

You didn't have to be picked out by a crew to get in front of a camera—all attendees were welcome to take a green screen pic.

**A Batman fan poses to be systemed onto a Hush cover**
Luis Vega

Luis probably spent 65 percent of his time at Comic Con at the DC booth, waiting to meet favorite artists, like Emanuela Lupacchino, and snapping pictures of comic legends, like Frank Miller

**Guillem March sketches Joker for Luis**
Luis Vega

(Continued from above)

M: You’re not planning meet ups with people you’ve been talking to online?

L: Uh, not my jam. I am not a social person. I am very socially awkward. Um…

M [Looking at computer]: I think this is funny. I had no kid to follow around, so the first I day I only had you and you kept getting into all my shots. So, it’s not really pictures of you, but you’re my kid the first day.

L [Looking at sketch book]: This was interesting. I got this sketch with Boom because he was having trouble in Art. I think he had an episode in class because he couldn't decide what to draw. And so I wanted to take him to Comic Con and have him see how artists get to work. [Adriana Melo] had a shorter line, and I was like, "Boom, watch this. She'll draw whatever character you want. What character do you want?" And he was like, "Robin." She was like, "I don't really draw Robin... but I'll pull up a picture and, yeah, I'll draw him." And so she did. And Boom was talking to her the whole time, and so she wrote. "To Boom: Best Wishes Adriana Melo," and then she drew a little picture of herself. And I thought it was important for him to see—throw her a curve ball and see her draw a character she doesn't really draw. She's known for Plastic Man. I think I have her Plastic Man from the year before. I thought it was important for him to see an artist do that. (Continues below)

Luis is a huge fan of Doc Shaner and will happily tell you about the time he saw a boy ask him to draw Raven from Teen Titans Go! That's not Shaner's style, but he looked up a picture of Raven and got to work and chatted with the kid while he did it.
Luis Vega

**Costumes from Birds of Prey**
Madeline Vega

L: I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of Tom King.

M: Did you put yourself down for raffles then?

L: No. I went to Tom King’s table in Artist Alley and they told me, “Well, if you buy a hard cover, you’re guaranteed a signature. You get a ticket for the time.” And so I did.

M: So it was like a Fast Pass?

L: You got his signature at Artist Alley, but because I was one of the first however many people to buy a book that day they put a tag in my book which allowed me to get a sketch. Now I didn’t realize that the tag in the book meant I got one of the quick sketches from Tom King. I thought it meant I got a sketch from Mitch Gerard. And so, when I gave Mitch the book, cuz he was before Tom, I was like, “Oh, I got this Post-It on here. I’m supposed to get a sketch from you?” He was like, “Oh yeah. No problem. Who do you want?” And I was like, “Oh, I want Mr. Miracle of course.” He was like, “Yeah, totally.” And then he turned around after and he was like, [whispering] “What’s the deal with the Post-Its on the books?” And she was like, “Oh, no, the Post-It’s are just for a sketch from Tom.” I didn’t know that. He was a good sport.

M: I thought Tom was a writer.

L: Yeah, but he does really crappy sketches for fun.

M: You’ve gotten that in the past…

L: Yeah. He does these sketches that are hilarious and it’s—

M: Wait. They were at a table together in Artist Alley?

L: Yeah. It’s a group that’s trying to get all of these artists and writers, and the only way to get them to sign something is if you buy something. (Continued in 'Video Games')

**Joker preps for pictures**
Madeline Vega

**Marvel celebrated 80 years of comics with all the lights and action we expect**
Madeline Vega

The Spider-Man: Homecoming costume was a favorite feature of the Marvel booth for Boom and Kal. More of the area was devoted to a Christie's auction and demos of the Avengers video game