Wizard World Chicago Comic Collectors Dinner

[TheWatcher]

It's that time once again for collectors of all things comic to get together and indulge in dinner, drink and dance (okay, maybe not dance). Saturday August 22 at 8 PM at Gibson's Steakhouse, directly across the street from the convention center, is where you can meet and talk to such great comic luminaries as:

 

Neal Adams

Bernie Wrightson

Joe Jusko

Maggie Thompson

Michele Nolan

 

 

This is an evening for collectors of comics, OA, pulps, BLBs to meet and hang out, indulging our geek side. It's an opportunity for anyone to show off pieces they brought to the dinner from their collection, things they picked up at the con that day, or drool over once-in-a-lifetime books like:

 

Action 1

Tec 27

Comics from the top GA pedigrees (Church, Larson, San Fran, etc)

 

 

Details: Dinner is Saturday Aug 22nd at 8 PM. It'll be held in the Stephens Room (also referred to as the Fireplace Room). Doors will open at 7 PM to allow attendees to get properly liquored up before dinner It's a cash bar, by the way. The menu consists of the following:

 

House salad

 

Filet Mignon 14oz

T-Bone 20oz

WR Chicago Cut 22oz

Bone-In Sirloin 24oz

Broiled Salmon

 

Baked Potato

Vegetable Combination Platter

 

Coffee (regular and decaf), tea

 

*If you're thinking of attending and you're a vegetarian, please PM me

 

The cost is $80 per person. It's quite a bit of money, I understand, but you're getting Flintstones-sized cuts of beef, an opportunity to see and talk to comic book icons, and meet fellow collectors you'd otherwise never get a chance to. The privilege of meeting greggy is worth the price of admission

 

Payment can be done via Paypal (PM me for details) or cash at the time of the dinner. The latter is preferable (cash at the dinner), but either is completely acceptable (thumbs u

 

Feel free to PM me with any questions

 

Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at this year's dinner

 

 

List of people attending the dinner

TheWatcher

centaurman

143ksk

Red84

BitterOldMan + 2

ghilliebear

catrick339

logan510 + Emily

lotemo

stevemmg + 1

1koko

moondog + 3

David Merriweather + 1

t3quila

JiveTurkeyMoFo

Autograph Chaser

joeypost

greggy

electricprune

Mike Sukow

Chuck Gower

Underthebigw

Filter81 + 2

[143ksk]

 

And, I'll bring you a cigar

[mysterio]

I can't make it, , but thank you for setting this up. Hopefully next year.

 

Anyway, I have added a link to this thread in the first post of the event thread for the show to make it easy to find.

[TheWatcher]

 

And, I'll bring you a cigar

 

You're the bestest

[TheWatcher]

I can't make it, , but thank you for setting this up. Hopefully next year.

 

Anyway, I have added a link to this thread in the first post of the event thread for the show to make it easy to find.

 

It sucks that you can't make it, but thank you for linking to the thread (thumbs u

[TheWatcher]

Just as an FYI, I'll be updating the list of people attending in the OP, so check there to see who'll be joining us (thumbs u

[greggy]

I'll go if Joey goes

[TheWatcher]

Where have I heard that before

[Red84]

In like Flynn

[TheWatcher]

In like Flynn

 

Brilliant!

[BitterOldMan]

Looking forward to meeting my Midwest Boardies.

 

Count in BitterOldMan and his buddy, ghilliebear (name from another forum). We will also attend the sushifest.

[catrick339]

Can't make the sushi dinner this year, but count me in for this one.

 

 

[Logan510]

Count me and Emily in please.

[joeypost]

I'll go if Joey goes

 

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

I'll go if Joey goes

 

 

Well, I'm in if Joe and Greg are. (thumbs u

[Logan510]

I'll go if Joey goes

 

 

If you go I promise not to tag you

[lotemo]

I look forward to attending!

[TheWatcher]

Glad you can join us

[Stevemmg]

I would not miss it! Highlight of the show each and every year. Please count me in!

[TheWatcher]

Will do, Steve