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MIDOOT_071125_006.JPG: Noel Neill @ Mid-Ohio Con
MIDOOT_071125_008.JPG: Larry Thomas Ward, the author of "Beyond Lois Lane", with Noel Neill
MIDOOT_071125_012.JPG: Steve Rude
MIDOOT_071125_030.JPG: Doug Jones, "The Silver Surfer:" in "The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." Also "Abe Sapien" in the Hellboy movie and animated series (and soon, Hellboy 2), "Pan"and "The Pale Man" in Pan's Labyrinth and the lead "Gentleman" in the acclaimed Buffy episode, "Hush!"
MIDOOT_071125_088.JPG: Cathy St. George, Playboy playmate, actress, and comic book model.
MIDOOT_071125_098.JPG: Eddy Newell (standing) with Ron Wilson
MIDOOT_071125_103.JPG: Sergio Aragones
MIDOOT_071125_105.JPG: Michael Davis
MIDOOT_071125_107.JPG: The Groo page that Sergio was finishing up yesterday is all done now
MIDOOT_071125_115.JPG: Ron Wilson
MIDOOT_071125_126.JPG: Bo Hampton and Robert Tinnell
MIDOP1_071125_06.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel1_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: I Go Pogo! (9 photos from 2007) Mark Evanier
MIDOP1_071125_11.JPG: Carolyn Kelly
MIDOP1_071125_26.JPG: Left to right:
Mark Evanier,
Maggie Thompson, and
Carolyn Kelly
MIDOP1_071125_30.JPG: Maggie Thompson
MIDOP1_071125_48.JPG: Carolyn Kelly, Mark Evanier, and Maggie Thompson
MIDOP2_071125_06.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel2_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Who Wants To Be A Superhero? (7 photos from 2007) Left to right:
Thom Zahler,
Matt Haley, and
The Defuser
MIDOP2_071125_25.JPG: An impatient Mark Evanier waiting for the delayed panel to end
MIDOP2_071125_29.JPG: Left to right:
Thom Zahler,
Matt Haley,
The Defuser, and
Feedback.
Matt Haley, Thom Zahler.
MIDOP3_071125_005.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel3_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Happy Birthday, Noel Neill! (40 photos from 2007) Mark Evanier with Noel Neill
MIDOP3_071125_076.JPG: A birthday cake arrives in the hands of Superman (Scott Crawford). Noel turned 87 this day.
MIDOP3_071125_111.JPG: Bob Ingersoll had the cake-cutting duties
MIDOP3_071125_120.JPG: Tom Batiuk and son and Tony Isabella, getting ready for their panel
MIDOP4_071125_06.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel4_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Barry Kitson (7 photos from 2007) Jeff Martin with Barry Kitson
MIDOP5_071125_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel5_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Tom Batiuk (7 photos from 2007) Left to right: Tom Batiuk and Tony Isabella
MIDOP6_071125_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel6_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Steve Rude (8 photos from 2007)
MIDOP6_071125_06.JPG: Left to right: Mark Evanier and Steve Rude
MIDOP6_071125_29.JPG: Mark Evanier and Steve Rude with Carolyn Kelly
MIDOP7_071125_002.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel7_071125 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Star Wars, Gimme Those Star Wars! (39 photos from 2007) Star Wars presenters getting ready for their walk-on. Justin Chung is on the far right. Dave Dorman is to the right and behind the storm trooper. To the right of him is Joe Corroney.
MIDOP7_071125_034.JPG: Doug Wangler comes up
MIDOP7_071125_038.JPG: Marc Wolfe arrives
MIDOP7_071125_057.JPG: Left to right:
Justin Chung,
Joe Corroney,
Dave Dorman,
Jan Duursema,
Doug Wangler, and
Marc Wolfe.
MIDOOT_071124_005.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Other Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Other (106 photos from 2007)
MIDOOT_071124_017.JPG: Noel Neill (the original Lois Lane)
MIDOOT_071124_021.JPG: Noel Neill who played Lois Lane in the 1950's television series "The Adventures of Superman", passed on July 3, 2016.
MIDOOT_071124_024.JPG: "Feedback", the winner of the first season of "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?"
MIDOOT_071124_028.JPG: Larry Thomas Ward, the author of "Beyond Lois Lane", with Noel Neill
MIDOOT_071124_034.JPG: Roger Stern
MIDOOT_071124_045.JPG: Sergio Aragones
MIDOOT_071124_047.JPG: A partially-inked page from a new issue of one of Sergio's Groo comic
MIDOOT_071124_071.JPG: Rich Buckler
MIDOOT_071124_079.JPG: Mark Goddard from TV's "Lost In Space."
MIDOOT_071124_092.JPG: Barry Kitson
MIDOOT_071124_098.JPG: Tom Mandrake
MIDOOT_071124_103.JPG: Michael Golden
MIDOOT_071124_106.JPG: Roger A. Price, Founder & Director of the Mid-Ohio-Con
MIDOOT_071124_112.JPG: Sergio Aragones with Layne and Peri Toth
MIDOOT_071124_140.JPG: Bob Corby from "Oh, Comics!"
MIDOOT_071124_146.JPG: Steve Rude on the left with Michael Golden's wife
MIDOOT_071124_160.JPG: Gary Friedrich
MIDOOT_071124_163.JPG: Herb Trimpe
MIDOOT_071124_166.JPG: Tom Batiuk ("Funky Winkerbean")
MIDOOT_071124_178.JPG: Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier
MIDOOT_071124_180.JPG: Bruce Guthrie and Sergio Aragones @ Mid-Ohio Con
MIDOP1_071124_001.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel1_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Good Morning, Mid-Ohio-Con (41 photos from 2007) Scott Crawford
MIDOP1_071124_010.JPG: Gary Herrmann
MIDOP1_071124_016.JPG: Jeff Martin
MIDOP1_071124_024.JPG: Maggie Thompson
MIDOP1_071124_064.JPG: Bob Corby ("Oh, Comics!")
MIDOP1_071124_084.JPG: Left to right: Gary Herrmann, Layne & Peri Toth, and Maggie Thompson
MIDOP1_071124_147.JPG: Left to right:
Jeff Martin,
Scott Crawford,
Bob Corby,
Gary Herrmann,
Layne & Peri Toth, and
Maggie Thompson.
MIDOP2_071124_001.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel2_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Brave Groo World (21 photos from 2007) Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier
MIDOP3_071124_002.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel3_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Comic Folks You Should Know ... But Probably Don't (33 photos from 2007)
MIDOP3_071124_008.JPG: Left to right:
Scott Crawford,
Joe Gentile,
Paul Storrie,
George Broderick, Jr.,
Eddy Newell,
Danielle Corsetto,
Marc Sumerak, and
Chris Yambar.
MIDOP4_071124_003.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel4_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: ComicMix (29 photos from 2007) Mike Gold
MIDOP4_071124_008.JPG: Left-to-right:
Mike Gold,
Glenn Hauman,
Michael Davis,
Joanna Estep,
Robert Tinnell,
William Messner-Loebs, and
Bo Hampton.
MIDOP5_071124_005.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel5_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Marvel Men of Bronze (20 photos from 2007) Left to right:
Keith Pollard,
Ron Wilson,
Rich Buckler,
Tony Isabella,
Herb Trimpe,
Gary Friedrich,
Michael Golden, and
Roger Stern.
MIDOP6_071124_05.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel6_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Mark Goddard, Sarah Douglas, Schott Schwartz (9 photos from 2007) Scott Schwartz
MIDOP6_071124_11.JPG: Mark Goddard
MIDOP6_071124_31.JPG: Sarah Douglas
MIDOP7_071124_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel7_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Superhero Trivia Challenge (5 photos from 2007) Left to right:
Thom Zahler,
Bob Ingersoll (in front of the panel),
Matt Haley (the artist for Who Wants to Be a Superhero) ,
contestant from the audience,
Feedback,
contestant from the audience,
The Defuser, and
yet another contestant from the audience.
MIDOP8_071124_001.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_OH_MidOhio_Panel8_071124 Mid-Ohio-Con 2007 -- Comic Book Convention -- Panel: Maggie Thompson Roast (64 photos from 2007) Left to right:
Steve Rude,
Michael Davis,
Tony Isabella,
Mark Evanier,
Brian Pulido, and
Carolyn Kelly.
MIDOP8_071124_006.JPG: Maggie Thompson
MIDOP8_071124_033.JPG: Bob Ingersoll
MIDOP8_071124_099.JPG: Bob Ingersoll
MIDOP8_071124_135.JPG: Bob had problems getting his props out of his suitcase
MIDOP8_071124_235.JPG: Bill Messner-Loebs
MIDOP8_071124_346.JPG: Bob Ingersoll
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Wikipedia Description: Ohio Comic Con
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The Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, formerly known as Mid-Ohio Con, is a comic book convention held during the fall in Columbus, Ohio, United States, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Initially held in early November, from 1994–2007 the Mid-Ohio Con took place on the first weekend after Thanksgiving. Normally a two-day event (Saturday and Sunday), in 2012 it expanded to three days (Friday through Sunday).
The Mid-Ohio Con was founded in 1980. In 2010, the convention was acquired by Wizard Entertainment. Wizard hosts thirteen annual conventions, including in Chicago, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Austin, and New Orleans.
History
The Mid-Ohio Con was founded in 1980 by voice actor and announcer Roger A. Price. Over the years, Price used the show to raise money for various charities (frequently the March of Dimes), raising a total of over $1,000,000. (Price himself was a polio victim.) Initially, the convention was held in various venues throughout central Ohio before settling in Columbus, where it has been located since 1993.
The 1985 show, held at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield, Ohio, featured the announcement of John Byrne's relaunch of the Superman books. (Byrne made regular appearances at the convention from 1981–2004.) In 1988 small press publisher Bob Corby premiered the first issue of Oh,Comics!, a 40-page minicomic featuring the work of twelve Ohio small press artists. Corby produced new issues of Oh, Comics! in conjunction with the Mid-Ohio Con for the next twenty years, ultimately publishing the work of over 100 creators ranging in age from ten to sixty.
By 1993, the show had moved to the Hyatt Regency and Greater Columbus Convention Center. The 1994 show featured an auction and a costume contest/dance party, both benefiting the Columbus Ronald McDonald House. The 1996 show featured a "Small Press Expo." The 1997 show moved to Columbus' Adam's Mark Hotel and featured a Tony ...More...
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