[Deptheads] Special Guest Protocols

Thu Aug 23 20:40:22 PDT 2012

Renee,

Please bring this up again after Gateway.  That sounds like a good lead 
to pursue!

Tim

On 8/23/2012 7:53 PM, Whatawhale wrote:
> Hi
> Just wanted to chime in that I'm close friends with the lead 
> Cryptozoic designers if there was ever any interest in having them as 
> special guests.
>
> Cryptozoic is in Irvine.
> They have the licenses for all the Lord of the Rings / Hobbit stuff so 
> that might be popular given the timing.
>
> Im also acquaintances of Richard Launius but he's not local. I just 
> know him through some other work I do, but I've never met him face to 
> face.
>
> -Renee
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 23, 2012, at 5:54 AM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com 
> <mailto:tim at stugiii.com>> wrote:
>
>> Sounds like something we should "table"  until Sept. 3.  Eric B.  did 
>> you line anyone up for 2013?
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> On 8/23/2012 1:42 AM, Victor B wrote:
>>> Scott is a goodguy.
>>> He runs his cgi studio, worked on comics, worked on animated stuff, 
>>> and worked on Power rangers tv show and aliens vs predator video 
>>> game. It was 12 years ago when I met him so I don't remember it all.
>>> He did some art on some ccg cards and I have a psylocke card from 
>>> the X-men TCG signed by him and a pic  (that was back in 2000).
>>> That was back when Matt wilson and Brian snoddy also did art for the 
>>> X-men TCG and then went and started their own company--- Privateer 
>>> Press. And Paolo Parente did cards then his Dust world comics, 
>>> models, games, etc.
>>> The X-men TCG was done by wizards of the coast, marvel, and 20th 
>>> century fox......and still was epic fail. The card art was 
>>> sweeeet....and scott had some great pieces.
>>> It would be great to have him do cover ar, badge art or other 
>>> artwork for the con (like banner art, sign art, etc)....but he 
>>> hasn't done anything with video games or  card game art in 12 years.
>>> V
>>>
>>> *From:* Kryssie <phantom.hopscotch at gmail.com>
>>> *To:* deptheads at strategicon.net
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:37 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Deptheads] Special Guest Protocols
>>>
>>> Scott is not local.  He's from TN.  He's also offered to donate 
>>> original artwork for the charity event (especially if we use his 
>>> Dreamland Chronicles comic for the theme *hint!*) and is very 
>>> amenable.  He may be a bit more than we can afford in 2013, however 
>>> (airfare...I dunno if we'd do the hotel, too...not sure on all 
>>> that). And, upon further discussion, most of his credits are in 
>>> video games (remember Paperboy?  That was him...on the bike... his 
>>> dad worked for the company and he'd come in a lot to visit...so, 
>>> they asked him to bring his bike a few times and did captures of 
>>> him).  From there, he actually went on to design some games that I 
>>> can't recall names of because my brain is mushy.  He *has* done CCGs 
>>> (can't recall those titles, either), and he is currently working on 
>>> some other games....  So, I don't know what we'd want to say about 
>>> him.  Maybe Renee would want to coordinate with him to do some 
>>> artwork for the con?
>>>
>>> I don't know know.  I didn't want to commit us or him to anything, 
>>> but I really do think it would be awesome to have him out here.  He 
>>> can do artwork, he can talk about video games--he can talk about 
>>> video game artwork!  I'm sure he'd be thrilled to run a few CCG 
>>> events, too, possibly...maybe even demo something he's working on.  
>>> I didn't get to far into details with him.  I did tell him that I 
>>> wasn't really the person for this...just an idea girl...who tends to 
>>> charge in and then stop short and look about and say, "Whoa...should 
>>> prob'ly ask first..." So, I'm asking.
>>>
>>> Do we want him in 2013?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:erburgess at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Keep in mind that in 2013, I'm stepping back from organizing
>>>     guests and special events. I'll just be the library guy because
>>>     I need to focus most of my energy on my game company (what
>>>     energy I have left after the insane job and taking care of these
>>>     creatures that live in my house, eat all my food and use all my
>>>     money - I think some euphemistically refer to them as "a wife,
>>>     kids, two dogs and three cats").
>>>
>>>     I've asked Stephanie Kelleher if she would like to expand her
>>>     role and help with identifying/inviting guests but it's a hard
>>>     time for her to commit (she's getting married next month).
>>>
>>>     2013 will be the 'thin budget' year so focusing on local guests
>>>     is sensible. I was going to see about Susan McKinley-Ross
>>>     (author of last year's Spiel Des Jahres winner, Qwirkle - and
>>>     another guest that would work really well for families because
>>>     she's done a lot of family and kid games). She's in the Bay Area
>>>     and we could get her down her for the cost of two Southwest
>>>     tickets (her husband is also a designer). She's a good friend
>>>     but I should ask her soon if we'd like to secure her for Orccon
>>>     2013. The rest of the year, I was going to suggest we focus
>>>     again on locals and maybe recognize some local designers like we
>>>     did Victory Point Games and Gorilla Games. We could do
>>>     Numbskull, AEG, Blue Panther, the list goes on...
>>>
>>>     Alternatively, Kryssie's plans for this guest and others she and
>>>     I discussed at the last con (not designers but celebrity types)
>>>     would work well for 2013 as an experiment to see how it goes. If
>>>     people are happy with it, cool. If people say 'where are those
>>>     big-name designers?', Stephanie can help secure them (with a
>>>     little help from me, surely) in 2014 when the belt is hopefully
>>>     loosened a bit. Feedback very welcome.
>>>
>>>     P.S. Anyone planning to tell my lovely wife about that crack
>>>     earlier in the e-mail can cancel their plans. She already read
>>>     it and hit me on the head. Someone call social services!
>>>
>>>     ...ERB
>>>     http://www.boardgamebabylon.com/
>>>     http://www.strategicon.net/
>>>     Please consider supporting The Battle of Red Cliffs
>>>     <http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatewu/the-battle-of-red-cliffs-take-3> before
>>>     September 5th!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Kryssie
>>>     <phantom.hopscotch at gmail.com
>>>     <mailto:phantom.hopscotch at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         I do have an established relationship.  I've talked with him
>>>         off and on for the past few years.  I did, however, tell him
>>>         that I would likely have to pass him off to someone with
>>>         more clout than I. :-)  So, he's expecting that, if needs be.
>>>
>>>         ...and I'm sure he'd love the table, John.
>>>
>>>         On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:27 PM, evil5757 at aol.com
>>>         <mailto:evil5757 at aol.com> <
>>>
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