I'm pleased to say that the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) has invited back this year the Mr. Silver Age Trivia Experience! Okay, that's not really what we call it, but that's the way I think of it.
Mark Waid and the usual cast of knowledgeable and trivial geeks will test their trivial knowledge of all things Marvel and DC Silver Age (I'm looking at you, Patsy Walker and Anthro!) before a host of fans ready to step in and catch any misses.
Last year's contest came down to the last question, thanks to a sliding scale of points that kept things pretty darn exciting.
Here are the details:
Silver Age Trivia Challenge!
Date: 4/13/2012
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: N426c
Description: Mark Waid takes on a panel of trivia geeks to see who knows more useless information about Marvel and DC comics from the Silver Age! Join moderator Craig Shutt, writer of the Ask Mr. Silver Age column for the Comics Buyer's Guide and match your own brain cells against some of the fastest and knowledgeable trivia geeks in fandom!
When the schedule goes up online, which should be in another week or so, I'll post a link.
I'll hope to see you there!
-- MSA
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The guest list has been posted for C2E2, so check out all the creators who will be there. Do not be swayed by the goofy guy listed under "C" in the Feature Guests, there are some popular people coming, too!
http://www.c2e2.com/Whos-Coming/Guests/Comic-Guests/
-- MSA
I'm sorry as all heck that I can't be there, Mr. Age.
the goofy guy listed under "C" in the Feature Guests
Y'know, I was about to protest that Four-Star Spectacular was a Bronze Age thing when I saw Jill Thompson had the same graphic and realized that it must be a Chicagoan thing (which is confirmed at the top of the page).
They allegedly will be videotaping all the panels and posting them somewhere later on, so I'll keep watch to alert everyone if something goes up.
Yeah, that little banner isn'ta comics thing, that's the middle of the Chicago flag. Had I been doing it, of course, I would've put Go-Go Checks under my picture.
If I thought about it long enough, I could tell you what the stars stand for, as opposed to the Four Stars in those Spectacular, which sometimes were a bit iffy, like when they counted Krypto.
-- MSA
OMG, you don't look ANYTHING like your avitar! FOUL!
Of course it doesn't look like me, I'm in disguise!
My avatar is an amazing simulation by Jim Mooney of what I would look like if I wore the MSA cowl and didn't have a beard. And wear glasses. And had a heroic chin.
Actually, my mug appears every month in the pages of CBG, so some people had this shocking realization a long time ago, as do all those who show up at my trivia panel each year.To be fair, most people don't look much like their avatars. I hope.
Can I assume you just happened upon one of the YouTube videos of the competition?
-- MSA
No, I just followed the link, and looked for someone under the "C" catagory... guess who's mug showed up!
Oh yeah, I forgot about that already. This darned Internet thing sure makes it tough to keep a secret identity.
-- MSA
Did Jim Mooney do that avatar for you? How cool! He was a fine artist.
They asked me for ideas on who could draw it, and I suggested Mooney. To me, he was the classic SA artist, someone who had done a lot of comics I enjoyed in that period and whose style reminded me of that time.
I'd earlier done a column on his career, and he was so flattered he sent me a nice letter and a Supergirl sketch that's hanging on the wall above me right now. So he knew who I was, and he was happy to do it. He did a rough, I made a few suggestions, and we got a final version.
There are two full-length versions, one head-on and one of MSA standing next to a pile of books and reading one, and then the head shot that the avatar came from.
As you can see, the full-on MSA costume is a wonder to behold, including the all-important purple cape and trunks and the Go-Go belt, as well as a three-part emblem (bolts, triangle and starburst) that's pretty unique.
I'm not quite sure what the wrist-bands or utility pouches do, but I'm sure they will be revealed in the Secret Origin of Mr. Silver Age, which will no doubt be told in Son of Baby Boomer Comics, soon available in an alternative universe near us.
-- MSA
Hey, so how did it go?
Andy
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