Friday, May 09, 2008

The Image Seven!

[Eddy]

It's not everyday you get to meet Jim Lee. Or Whilce Portacio. Or Marc Silvestri. Now, just add Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino and Rob Liefeld to the mix and you've got a great day. Throw in some free comics and ninety-degree plus weather and you've got the all seven of the Image founders signing at Atomic Comics for Free Comic Book Day last Saturday!

As one of my friends put it, "it's like being a part of comics history!" And for hundreds of fans baking in the hot Arizona sun, that's exactly what it was at they all waited several hours to meet the Image Seven. Having lived in Arizona, Marat Mychaels was also there and he told me was the first Image rookie, making him number eight.

The buzz in the room was great too, as everyone reminisced about the good old days and even the days yet to come. The level of anticipation and excitement in the air was very real and you could feel it from both fans and creators alike.

What could be more fitting for the seventh FCBD?

10 comments:

Andrea said...

Seven wonders of the world!!!
Great maestri!!!
Best of the Best!!!
Meneghin

Vittorio Giorgi said...

How nostalgic!!
It's been a while, all 7 of them in the same room again, right??

Ryan Cody said...

Nice meeting most of you at dinner Jim, too bad I had to duck out before the party.

Blasterkid said...

honestly in that top pic...you guys all look like super heroes that are just in plain clothes....is it possible?....

no...

it can't be...

hahaha

;)

ricH~

Brade said...

Wow, talk about a nostalgia attack. Pretty awesome that all 7 were able to reunite. Dang, I need to break out my first-run WildCATS and Youngblood issues now...

RAUL TUMBA said...

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Unknown said...

WOW! Wish I could have been there!

Silvio Spotti said...

Whilce Potachio???

Ain´t that dude Gerry Alanguilan?
Well he looks a lot like Jerry Alanguilan to me.
Or they are twin brother or something and I don´t know anything about it.

Yano said...

Wow, that must have been AWESOME!

COMIKXGUY said...

the justice league of comics rich?

i'd just like to say to the image comics founders....

thank you.

thank you all for the entertainment, all those crazy concepts and unique styles

yes, this includes you rob :)

whilce, gerry? ha ha