Now Grant Morrison Gets HIS Own Convention

[Rich Johnston]

Some people refer to the Kapow convention in London as MillarCon. Funded by Titan who publish Mark Millar's CLiNT, it was run by his partner, and featured a number of guests closely linked to Mark Millar. And at the show, Mark Millar ran a number of panels, did some signings and happily chatted in the bar with friends and fans.

But he didn't actually call it Millarcon. While Millar has a reputation for bombastic bravado that strains at the edges of reality, there are certain steps that he wouldn't take (although these are expected to be tested next week when Mark Millar launches Millarworld Week with Comic Book Resources).

However, Grant Morrison has no such qualms!

With the comic store Isotope and iFanboy's money from Graphic.Ly, this autumn will see Morrisoncon come to... well, they aren't saying, but with Isotope's involvement, one might consider somewhere in and around San Francisco.

You can sign up at the website for what is described as a one time only, nine creator event. Kapow however is back for a second year and has a bunch more names. Including people off of the telly, and everything.

However, it is very unlikely that Mark Millar will DJ at Kapow. But you just try and keep Morrison away from those decks...

[Blackfist]

One day Grant Moriisons head will explode and candy will come out

[CammyKnoxville]

Let the speculation of the 9 guests begin! Frank Quitely has to be one; Isotope had a party in his honor during WonderCon last year (and man, what a party!).

[Ash Pure]

I said CULT!

And I'm not even being faceticous (that's just my inherent Comicbook Guy sneering tone).

I love GM's work, his perpetual, effortlessly inventive, imagination stream yet sometimes I feel the comic format strains to contain all his ideas (New X-Men and Final Crisis for example).

But as an evangelical sci-fi guru, A 21st century popstar magus. That's something I could really get into (shaves head, dons leather trousers and ceremonial accent).

Bring on Morricon.

AP

...What, it's just about comics?

Insert sad face icon, with weeping third eye.

[teej71]

Insert sad face icon, with weeping third eye.

Antibiotics!

[Static-Pulse]

One day Grant Moriisons head will explode and candy will come out

I beg to differ...

[Blackfist]

that's either a parasite or an abscess in which case he should get that checked out...

[irrg]

What a wasted opportunity to call this Morricon.

[Johnson!]

They should have gone all the way and actually called it Grant Morricon.

I've been sort of half planning an SF trip, too... more incentive. Doubt I'll make it, though.

[Hollow]

What a wasted opportunity to call this Morricon.

Nah... then everybody would've expected for Ennio Morricone to show up.