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    Image Comics: 25th Anniversary Panel

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments

    Any company celebrating a 25th anniversary is cause for celebration. A comics house doing so is incredible, and Image Comics has reached that milestone.  At Emerald City Comic Con 2017 in Seattle Washington, Image held a panel that gathered together all but one of the original founding artists of the comic house.

    Happy 25th Birthday to Image Comics L to R: Moderator Robert Kirkman, Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Savage Dragon creator Erik Larson, artist Mark Silvestri, artist Whilce Portacio, and original Image publisher Jim Valentino.
    Happy 25th Birthday to Image Comics L to R: Moderator Robert Kirkman, Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Savage Dragon creator Erik Larson, artist Mark Silvestri, artist Whilce Portacio, and original Image publisher Jim Valentino.

    Unfortunately Jim Lee wasn’t in attendance, but that TOTALLY meant part of the hour and a half panel turned into a Lee Roast, which was amazing.  Anytime Spawn creator Todd McFarlane starts to tell baseball stories, you know you’re in for a freaking treat.

    If you want to listen to the audio from the Image Comics panel, keep in mind it may get NSFW at times because these are GUYS who’ve known each other for 25 years. Some of the stories get a little balls related. Check it out-

    Artist Rob Liefeld
    “Deadpool” creator artist Rob Liefeld
    Artist Mark Silvestri
    Artist Mark Silvestri
    Artist Todd McFarlane
    Spawn creator artist Todd McFarlane
    Artist Whilce Portacio
    Artist Whilce Portacio
    Artist Erik Larson
    “Savage Dragon” creator artist Erik Larson
    Original Image Comics Publisher Jim Valentino
    Original Image Comics Publisher Jim Valentino
    The Walking Dead creator (and moderator for this panel) Robert Kirkman.
    The Walking Dead creator (and moderator for this panel) Robert Kirkman.

    Photos and recording by AggressiveComix Editor-In-Chief Mary Anne Butler, taken at the 2017 Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle Washington.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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