Wizard World Chicago (and what to do instead)

[Rebis]

First off, I'm wondering who among the Comics Should Be Good crowd might be heading to Wizard World this weekend. Maybe we could meet up on Friday or Saturday?

Secondly, I'd like to suggest that (unless this is your very first comic con) three-and-a-half days of Wizard World is more than enough. This year, happily, you've got two primo comics-related options: the Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Chicago has a solo exhibit going all about the amazing Chris Ware; the Milwaukee Art Museum (not too far over the Wisconsin border, about 75 or so minutes from the Wizard World site) has an amazing show happening right now, Masters of American Comics, which includes work from Gould, Eisner, Kirby and the like. Just saw it last week — well worth the day trip!

[Brian Cronin]

I WAS going to go, but it did not work out!

I blame Tadhg.

-Brian

[TheTen-EyedMan]

I'm beholden to going to Wizard World.

And anyway, I want to hook up with Kristen Bell.

Hotness.

[Rebis]

Well, the beauty of my suggestion is: You can do it all. Wizard World one or two days, Milwaukee the other. And the Ware exhibit at the MCA is just a train ride into the city. (Well, actually a train and a bus or two trains, to get really close to the museum, which is off the Red Line, not the Blue.)