Who's Going to WizardWorld Chicago?!

[Free-Man]

Eh? Anyone going?

[TomStillwell]

I'll have a table there for Honor Brigade.

[mortari]

We'll be walking around doing interview for our cable show.
Haven't gotten a table yet.
Last year was our first year with a table. It was fun.

I am smart this year though. I took a couple of extra days off work before and after.

[KevinTBrown]

Not me.

For the first time in 30+ years I'll not be going to a Chicago Con.... I just cannot justify the cost in terms of what they give you in "product".

BUT if there's anything going on Friday in terms of a YABS-type dinner, I'll be there for that.

[Stressfactor]

I'll be there picking up swag and doing a little coverage for Broken Frontier (www.brokenfrontier.com come join our community! We're small but smart. OK, shill over)

I live in the living wasteland of comicons so Chicago is, so far, the best bang for my buck and a couple of my friends love it and look forward to it every year and I just couldn't disappoint them.

Count me in for a YABS get together, though. And if someone wants to suggest it being downtown I've got no problem with hopping the train. Me and my con buddy are going to be staying out in Rosemont but we're good with the train.

[KevinTBrown]

I'll be there picking up swag and doing a little coverage for Broken Frontier (www.brokenfrontier.com come join our community! We're small but smart. OK, shill over)

I live in the living wasteland of comicons so Chicago is, so far, the best bang for my buck and a couple of my friends love it and look forward to it every year and I just couldn't disappoint them.

Count me in for a YABS get together, though. And if someone wants to suggest it being downtown I've got no problem with hopping the train. Me and my con buddy are going to be staying out in Rosemont but we're good with the train.

Are you going to come up in April of '10 for the new Con being done by the NYCC guys??

[THEDOC]

I wasn't but might if tables are still available. The C2E2 con sounds just like WW, and it's downtown so it ain't worth the effort. That launch party they had was a joke.

[TomStillwell]

Have you ever been to their NYCC convention? Because that is nothing like WWC. NYCC is a great show. I don't know why C2E2 would be any different.

The launch party was a joke? Everyone I know said they had a good time. I was miffed something came up at the last minute and I missed it.

[Stressfactor]

Are you going to come up in April of '10 for the new Con being done by the NYCC guys??

Dunno -- going to have to play it by ear.

Like I said, I go with a couple of friends and if they can't make it I'm not going alone -- that's no fun. One of these friends is an old and very dear friend who is, in fact, the person who got me into comic books as an adult but he lives in Detroit now and I only get to see him once a year... at WWC -- its the only time that seems to work for both our schedules. I can only afford to go to one con a year and I'm going to go to whichever one will allow me to see him.

Also, going to have to look at how much it will cost relative to WWC. Hotels and parking will be more expensive downtown and we'll have to see what will availible re: hotels.

[Crowforge]

I still can't justify going since I don't know what it's about and plus I really don't know if I'll survive this massive lay off in the news. *shakes fist* Daley!!!!

[Duxdoom]

I know I'm going. I usually work as a volunteer during the whole con so I tend to enjoy it and have time to do the stuff I like. Plus, free T-Shirt.

[Chris Hansbrough]

trying to find a place to stay but I intend to.

[Stressfactor]

trying to find a place to stay but I intend to.

Try the Aloft Hotel https://www.starwoodhotels.com/aloft...ropertyID=3124

It's still pricey bit it's cheaper than several of the con hotels and they're brnad spakin' new so they're offering some pretty good room rates if you book in advance. They're within walking distance of the con.

This will be the first time staying at one for me and my Con buddy. We usually do the Marriott Suites down the street but they were all booked up this year So we're trying the trendy "loft hotel" thing.

[NickThompson]

Try the Aloft Hotel https://www.starwoodhotels.com/aloft...ropertyID=3124

It's still pricey bit it's cheaper than several of the con hotels and they're brnad spakin' new so they're offering some pretty good room rates if you book in advance. They're within walking distance of the con.

This will be the first time staying at one for me and my Con buddy. We usually do the Marriott Suites down the street but they were all booked up this year So we're trying the trendy "loft hotel" thing.

Heh, I'm there too.


The fun thing with that hotel? All the directions I found gave different places (More or less the same), and it is so new it's not on Google maps. I think I found the building site for it

[Cam63]

Still can't fly that far.