[Groop] Volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con

[Dana Gabbard]

Wow! Smart move by the Con Committee. Sergio is one of the most admired and 
liked creators in the industry. A well deserved honor.

Dana Gabbard
Groo fan since Groo #1 (Pacific)

>From: Mark Evanier <me at evanier.com>
>Reply-To: me at evanier.com
>To: Groo Mailing List <groop at groo.com>
>Subject: Re: [Groop] Volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con
>Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:05:40 -0700
>
>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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