Patrick: Pro Tip: Breakfast – eat it every day of con. Every single one. Don’t skip breakfast. No, seriously. Eat it. Eat it.

Properly fed, (breakfast!) Drew, Shelby and myself headed back into the con for our interview with Gail Simone. Gail is closely guarded by her husband Scott, who is a righteous dude in his own right. After razzing me about not being able to come up with my favorite show tune on the spot*, he granted me access to Simone and she and I had a delightful chat about Batgirl, Red Sonja and Lara Croft. You can expect more on that when we publish that interview later this week. Continue reading →

Drew: C2E2 is a great con, but one of the most exciting things for us was simply getting together to hang out with friends we haven’t seen in years (YEARS). That emphasis on the social aspect (as well as the preparations for Shelby’s costume) kept us up pretty late, so we didn’t get the earliest start Saturday morning. We arrived just in time for Marvel’s Original Sin panel. Heads up guys: there are a TON of issues tying in here, including some fun sounding team-ups — Hulk and Iron Man, Deadpool and Dazzler, Thor and Loki. That last one contained easily the biggest reveal of the day: Angela is Thor and Loki’s long-lost sister.

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Guys. This is a big deal. Chicago’s C2E2 marks the first time Drew, Patrick and Shelby have been in the same room since we started Retcon Punch over two years ago. (Oh, damn, we missed the Cotton anniversary — we’ll buy each other t-shirts at the con.) But we’re all back in our favorite Midwestern city and ready to share the experience with you! If you find yourself in Chicago, don’t forget to stop by our meet-up on Saturday Night at Plymouth at 7:00!

We’re going to approach this in much the same way Drew and Patrick tackled NYCC — daily write-ups of our experiences, and maybe some interviews if we can nab ’em. For more immediate news and reactions from us, make sure to check out twitter.

Retcon Punch is @retconpunch

Drew is @d_baumgartner

Patrick is @patrick_ehlers

Shelby is @bumbling_bea

Also, we’re happy to act as ambassadors for the Retcon Punch community, so if you have any questions you’ve like us to defiantly pose at panels, or if you’d just like us to giggle sheepishly at Charles Soule’s table, we are more than happy to oblige! Hit us up in the comments or on twitter.