iFanboy - Episode #208 - WonderCon 2011 - Part 1




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Summary: The iFanboy comic convention whirlwind continues as Ron and Conor find themselves in San Francisco for Wonder Con. WonderCon is one of our most favorite shows and this year did not disappoint! Nate Simpson Who's the darling of the comic book industry right now? Why it's Nate Simpson! With the first issue of his series Nonplayer coming out from Image Comics, everyone has been oohing and aaahing over the stunning art Mr. Simpson has produced. We chat with him about what Nonplayer is about and what his influences are and what we can expect in the future from him Jason Aaron Once we were able to convince Jason Aaron that we were actually the guys from iFanboy, he was happy to talk to us about his big announcement at the show about X-Men: Schism and how it ties into the X-Universe. We also chat up his run on Wolverine and the infinitely entertaining Spider-Man and Wolverine mini-series. This leaves a little time for Conor and Jason to to discuss the minute details of Scalped. Axel Alonso Newly crowned Editor In Chief of Marvel Comics, San Francisco native Axel Alonso checks in with Ron to discuss his vision for the future of Marvel Comics and what he's excited for from the House of Ideas, such as Fear Itself and X-Men: Schism. We also hear about Axel's first editorial retreat and what we can expect coming from Marvel. He also gives a shout out to his favorite Marvel book currently in print... Robert Kirkman Because you demanded it! We go another round with fan favorite, Image Comics partner Robert Kirkman to discuss the surprising success of The Walking Dead on TV, as well as the recent shocking issue of said comic. We aso get a taste of what's to come from Invincible, Super-Dinosaur and The Infinite with Rob Liefeld. And there's a hug. It's the Robert Kirkman show!