Superman Celebration was a hit! 2008 was quite successful.
Our group (The Mid-South Cartoonists Association) was moved down from the community center to 715 Market Street with the hospitality of Four Rivers Church this year. Our friend Tim Brown (of Inked Monkey Productions) said he heard vendors and performers saying this was their most profitable year ever, probably due to the traffic we brought down with us.
We had many other artists and writers with us, and Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Anderson were wonderful people! I feel very blessed to have met them this year, as were all the others who attended.
In the meantime, here is a link to see many of us and our friends on the CBS news:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4184303n
What'd we do?
Inked Monkey Productions hosted a movie room, showing fan films, movies, and interviews starring your favorite MSCA characters!
Muley was found in a puppet show "SuperMule vs. the Party Pooper," immediately followed by hosting the kids' costume contest (during a DELUGE of rain, thunder, and lightning). Saturday he sang Five for Fighting's "Superman" over a greatly (Inked Monkey Prod.) edited tribute to Christopher Reeve, then co-hosted the door prizes and give aways with Tim Brown and Lin Workman.
MAW Productions had a panel discussion about Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa. This also included discussions of Muley and Andrew Chandler mentioned his books, Moth and Ethan, and a top secret project he's working on. Stay 'tooned!
Dave Beaty and Micah Stewart, Lin's partners in crime from Team Bushi Tales, were in town this weekend as well, and they had a great panel about peanut butter sandwiches. Just kidding, it was about Bushi Tales, of course!
On Sunday, the costume contest was judged by Dave Beaty, Lin Workman, and Murphy Anderson--that was cool! Following that, the Andersons suited up in their Superman suits to help break the world record of most Superman costumes worn in one place for Guiness World Records, and instead of the 100 needed, there were 120+ folks there!
It was a great year, and we're definitly looking forward to next year!
So, who's goin'?