RTM's Mid-Ohio-Con Coverage!

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The 20th Annual Mid-Ohio-Con was held over the Thanksgiving weekend at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Columbus, Ohio and Raving Toy Maniac was there!

The two-day event featured a variety of guests from the comic, entertainment and toy industries including Lou "The Incredible Hulk" Ferrigno, Dawn "Mary Ann" Wells, Mark "Maj. Don West" Goddard and Gerard "Superboy" Christopher, all of whom participated in the Television Superstars panel on Saturday morning.

gorilla_logo.gif - 6038 Bytes The biggest news event coming out of the convention was the debut of the new creator-owned imprint from Image Comics, Gorilla Comics. This new group of talented comics creators includes Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, Tom Grummett, Karl Kesel, Joe Kelley, Mike Wieringo, and Barry Kitson and Dave Olbrich. The guys from Gorilla Comics were all obviously excited about the prospect of working on their own creations, and their enthusiam was contagious. These are some of the brightest stars in the comics industry, so be sure to keep your eyes out for the first books from Gorilla Comics!


Joe Kelly	Karl Kesel

Mike Wieringo	Tom Grummett

Mark Waid and his toys	Kurt Busiek, Stuart Immomen

As you can see from the above picture, RTM reader (sometimes 3 times a day!), as well as future JLA-writer, Mark Waid was also very excited about his new Hasbro DC Superheroes 7" 4-pack that he opened and enjoyed right there at the Gorilla Comics table!

Speaking of toys, that was why RTM was at the Mid-Ohio-Con, to sniff out the latest toy news for our loyal readers! McFarlane Toys, Flatt World and ReSaurus all had booths set up at the Mid-Ohio-Con and were promoting there upcoming products. Just click on the links below to see coverage for each company!


McFarlane Toys	Flatt World Figures	ReSaurus Inc.

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