[Groop] Volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con

[Chris Schechner]

And well deserved, too!

on 3/24/07 3:05 AM, Mark Evanier at me at evanier.com wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:59:09 +0000, you wrote:
> 
>> Plus since Sergio is a special
>> guest this year he'll likely have a spotlight (probably hosted by Mark).
> 
> ME: Just in case anyone's interested...
> 
> Sergio is a special guest at the con this year.  Sergio will be a
> special guest at the con next year.  And the year after.  In fact, for
> the rest of his life, any year there's a Comic-Con International, if
> Sergio wants to go, he'll be a special guest.
> 
> The convention has this special category called Permanent Guest of
> Honor.  It's reserved for a select few...and in the past, most of the
> folks who've gotten the honor, like Jack Kirby or Will Eisner, have
> passed away.  The folks in this category are always invited to be
> special guests.
> 
> For several years, I lobbied the convention committee to award this
> status to Sergio.  The argument against it was that he was too
> young...but they finally gave in and voted last year to make him a
> Permanent Guest of Honor.  I think there are only two or three others.
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