C2E2 2023 – Post-Pandemic Plundering

C2E2: Chicago Comics & Entertainment ExpoMarch 31 - April, 2023McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois The full review will be posted soon. For now, here are some images for the weekend event: C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, (ET and Ms. Marvel) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 2023 C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment ... Read more

A Revitalised C2E2 in 2022? Review & Photographs

C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo)McCormick PlaceChicago, IllinoisAugust 5 - 7, 2022https://www.c2e2.com Was C2E2 revitalised in 2022? Since inception in 2010, C2E2 has grown to be the premier comics and entertainment expo in Chicago (perhaps, in the Midwest). The initial iteration host 27,000 fans, grew to nearly 100,000 by 2020. ... Read more

Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Review

Star Wars Celebration 2019McCormick Place2301 S King DriveChicago, IL 60616April 11 through 15, 2019 Touring McCormick Place with droids, Ewoks, Mandalorians, stormtroopers, Jedi, Han, Luke, Leia, Vader, and, most importantly (for me), Grand Admiral Thrawn transported me back to 1977. I recall Jeff Marschke had figured out a system ... Read more

C2E2 @ 10 – A Comic Con Transforming Identity

There's a bit of insanity that ensues when considering the evolution of comic cons over the past 40 years. The early days of comic fans sifting through milk crates and random 2nd-hand boxes (long boxes in the 1970s?) for that prized issue of Steve Gerber's Howard the Duck #1 ... Read more