Live Tour and Costumes Galore at the Merry Marvel Booth
As far as breaking news or major announcements, the Marvel booth was not the place to be.
The convoluted comic summer tentpole Secret Wars had already been announced, so Marvel didn’t have a lot to talk about on that front. Even though I feel like I would have loved someone to walk me through how Secret Wars is going to unfold, and what, if any, long-term ramifications will come from it.
Marvel’s biggest comic announcement was the upcoming Spider-Gwen series. Spider-Gwen has been a runaway success since her book debuted in early 2015.
Beyond that, the big hit at the Marvel booth was the star power that the cast members of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. provided. It was impossible to walk the show floor when Clark Gregg stopped by the booth for photo opps and signings. The atmosphere was electric, and Gregg truly looked like he enjoyed himself.
Marvel’s other major announcement came from Marvel Universe, a traveling live action show. Think Disney on Ice with heroes instead of princesses.
Marvel seemed to be holding a well-attended costume contest literally every few hours. Fans seemed incredibly excited to be on stage in large groups, taking photos in front of the giant Secret Wars back drop.
There was also a rather large roster of creator signings and artists sketching. The writers were some major Marvel classics (Peter David, Chris Claremont), but the artists seemed to be on the lesser-known range. The lines were pretty long, though, as fans literally had long boxes full of books to sign. I personally received a Cap sketch from Korean artist Younghoon Ko.
Nothing major really announced, but when you’re the biggest dog on the block, sometimes just showing up is enough to scare the major players into thinking you have more going on. —Luis
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