A comic book panel nobody should attend
Posted on | April 12, 2008 | 3 Comments
The 2008 New York Comic Con has released their schedule of events. There is a panel scheduled on Friday from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM called “Girls Who Kick Ass“.
How do the ladies creating comics do it? They’re constantly blowing us away with the most outrageous and provocative titles. Jenna Jameson (Shadow Hunter), Colleen Doran (Distant Soil, Reign of the Zodiac), Amanda Connor (Birds of Prey, Painkiller Jane, Lois Lane ), Louise Simonson (New Mutants, X-Factor, Superman) and special guests reveal why they know what Fan-Boys want.
In case you don’t know, the woman receiving first billing is a porn actress. Her connection to comic books is that Virgin Comics is publishing a Shadow Hunter, comic that is supposedly co-written by Jenna Jameson and it features a character that looks remarkably just like Jenna Jameson.
The other people scheduled for this panel, Colleen Doran, Amanda Connor, Louise Simonson, and Louise Simonson are all comic book professionals who by the way, happen to be women.
I honestly don’t know what is more insulting. Referring to these comic book professionals as “girls” or lumping them in with a woman famous for being in pornography. What I do know whoever came up with the idea for this panel is a sexist idiot. I hope the comic book pros scheduled to participate with the porn actress just don’t show up for the panel. I also hope the people attending the New York Comic Con decided to do something else at 7:00 PM on Friday night.
The pessimist in me tells me that last one is not likely going to happen. I have a feeling it will be standing room only. That’s too bad.
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April 12th, 2008 @ 10:05 PM
Jenna Jameson wouldn’t be participating in this event if it she didn’t think it would be a chance to appear in person in front of a group of people who — sorry — are very statistically likely to be huge fans of hers. And the “sexist idiot” who came up with the idea for the panel must have invited Jenna because he/she knew Jenna would say yes. She didn’t become the most famous adult film actress of all time just by lying on her back, you know.
April 13th, 2008 @ 8:34 AM
Jesse, I think you might be surprised just how few of the people in attendance at the NYCC were fans of Jenna Jameson. Not all comic fans are into porn, especially the ones that make the trip to the NYCC.
It’s not like her book Shadow Hunter is even a popular title. The first issue came in at only #143 on the top 300 list. This was after they even inserted her name in the book’s title.
My guess as to why she was included in this panel by the event organizers is because Virgin Comics probably paid Reed Exhibitions a promotional fee to include Virgin Comics properties into some of the panels.
As it stands today, Colleen Doran has already made mention on her blog that she probably wont be able to attend this panel because of a scheduling problem. My guess the others will also have last minute scheduling problems.
April 26th, 2008 @ 5:03 AM
do you know any information about this subject in other languages?