WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:04.280 You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from 2 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.119 KFI AM six forty Wimmo Kelly. 3 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:14.119 Monk A six. 4 00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:19.519 We're live everywhere on YouTube and the iHeartRadio app at Instagram. 5 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:23.440 Comic Con Revolution returns this weekend May seventeenth and eighteenth 6 00:00:23.519 --> 00:00:27.559 at the Ontario Convention Center with amazing guest appearances and 7 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.479 cast reunions, legendary comic book creators, iconic voice actors, world 8 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.240 class photo ops at a curated mix of vendors and exhibitors. 9 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.759 There's nothing quite like Comic Con Revolution, and tickets for 10 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:42.320 the eighth annual Comic Con Revolution are on sale now. 11 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:46.000 You can go to Comic Conrevolution dot com. But joining 12 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:50.119 me in studio right now is the founder and creator 13 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:53.799 of Comic Con Revolution, Drew Selden. We welcome him back 14 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:57.719 to the show. Tell us about this Inland Empire's largest 15 00:00:57.880 --> 00:00:59.799 comic and pop culture event ever. 16 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:03.640 Absolutely well again, it is great to be back. This 17 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:06.400 is truly one of my favorite things about coming back. 18 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:07.079 Year after year. 19 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:08.840 You and I get to sit down for about an hour, 20 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.920 hang out, talk comics, talk pop culture. 21 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:14.000 It's just fantastic and it's always new. 22 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:16.719 When I say it's always new It feels like we 23 00:01:17.000 --> 00:01:20.920 haven't talked about it before, but in talking about it, 24 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:24.120 I think it's always good to remind people Comic Con 25 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:29.079 Revolution serves a specific audience, no pun intended, but we're 26 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:33.799 talking about the Inland Empire where people historically customarily may 27 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:36.760 not have thought about that being a gathering point. 28 00:01:37.040 --> 00:01:37.239 Yeah. 29 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:39.519 Absolutely, which is also one of the reasons that Comic 30 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:43.280 Con Revolution was born in the England Empire. We were 31 00:01:43.319 --> 00:01:46.400 looking eight years ago for a spot to do a show, 32 00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:49.560 and you know, we had to find a location that 33 00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:51.920 was under serviced. We had to find a location that 34 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:54.239 had a building. We had to find a location that 35 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.000 had lots of people. We also had to then find 36 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:01.959 a weekend that worked no other regional cons. It all 37 00:02:01.959 --> 00:02:05.319 magically came together this weekend before Memorial Day at the 38 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:09.199 Ontario Convention Center in the Inland Empire. And you know, 39 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:12.199 this started as a one day show in twenty seventeen. 40 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:15.599 We had a few thousand people show up. Now we're 41 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:18.080 in year eight. The whole building is going to be 42 00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:21.319 jam packed. There's going to be, you know, tens of 43 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.879 thousands of people there. It's going to be just a 44 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:26.800 tremendous tremendous weekend. You told some of the story, you 45 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:29.479 didn't tell all the stories. We've talked many times over 46 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:32.639 the year, but I remember talking about the impact of 47 00:02:32.680 --> 00:02:37.639 the pandemic on comic cob Revolution and how, quite frankly, 48 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:39.199 you might not have made it to year eight. 49 00:02:39.719 --> 00:02:40.360 Yeah, it was. 50 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:42.639 It was definitely touch and go, I mean with everybody, 51 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:47.439 especially in the events bass. We came out here in March. 52 00:02:48.400 --> 00:02:50.639 I mean we were actually in the air when the 53 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:53.400 whole world shut down on March twelfth or whatever it 54 00:02:53.479 --> 00:02:56.960 was of twenty twenty. I fell asleep. My partner's waken 55 00:02:57.039 --> 00:02:59.680 me up, screaming at me, dude, dude, We're gonna be 56 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:02.319 stuck in California forever. The world is shutting down. 57 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:03.120 Sports is over. 58 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:05.919 They canceled the NTAA storming. This literally all happened while 59 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:10.319 we were in the air and having no idea, I said, 60 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:13.039 how long can this last? We're going to have the 61 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:16.479 show in May? What are you guys kidding me? Obviously 62 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:22.159 we did not. We buckled down, we contracted, we made 63 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:24.759 every move we could to make sure we were still 64 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:28.080 going to exist, and then in December of twenty one, 65 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:33.479 we were the first show back anywhere to have a 66 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:37.159 post pandemic comic con, and people were so excited and 67 00:03:37.199 --> 00:03:39.759 just chomping at the bit to be back, to be out, 68 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:40.919 to be doing the thing again. 69 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:43.280 I know there are people who are listening and that 70 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:46.599 now people who are watching by YouTube and Instagram who've 71 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:51.080 never been to any con, any convention. How would you 72 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:56.400 explain to them the joy, the allure, the experience. So 73 00:03:56.439 --> 00:03:58.280 the experience is the way we do. 74 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:02.199 It is a family friendly comic con convention, pop culture event. 75 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:07.080 We keep it as non risque as possible. We tell 76 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:09.280 our cause players, which are the people who dress up. 77 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:13.840 I think before you dress up. We do want everyone 78 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:17.480 to feel comfortable when they're walking around the floor. We 79 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:20.439 offer kids twelve and under free admission with a paid 80 00:04:20.439 --> 00:04:23.759 adult ticket, So again we understand what's going on in 81 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:26.680 the world and that these little things can help a lot. 82 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:29.439 But if you've never been to a comic convention, why 83 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.360 come to this one. Well, we have a tremendous guest list, 84 00:04:32.360 --> 00:04:35.720 which is being spearheaded by a small villcast reunion. 85 00:04:35.959 --> 00:04:37.800 I mean you super yeah, yeah, yeah. 86 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:39.720 I told you we were going to do better than 87 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:44.360 last year, and I had to deliver. Tom Welling is coming. 88 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:47.079 You can't have a small Ville union. We have Superman, 89 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:50.920 all right, Erica Durance, Lois Lane is coming, Michael Rosenbaum, 90 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:55.639 the Evil Lex Luthor, Jonathan Kent, John Schneider. Uh, They're 91 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:58.000 all coming out. They're going to be hosting a panel, 92 00:04:58.279 --> 00:04:59.920 they're going to be doing photo ops, they're going to 93 00:04:59.959 --> 00:05:02.120 be sign and autographs. And for me, this is a 94 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:04.920 personal one because I was a huge fan of the show. 95 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.519 When you have one Superman, you can't not have another. 96 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:12.879 Brandon Routh is also coming, So in addition to Tom 97 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:16.000 being there, if you're a Superman, yeah, if you're a 98 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:18.680 big Superman guy, you can meet both of them, take 99 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:20.000 a photo op with both of them. 100 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:22.920 So that's top level stuff. 101 00:05:22.959 --> 00:05:25.839 You know. If you are an avid comic collector, we're 102 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:29.079 going to have Mark Bagley's going to be there, Chris 103 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:31.199 Pacala is going to be there. Ron Limmy is going 104 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:34.319 to be there. You know, you kind of name it. 105 00:05:34.959 --> 00:05:37.560 If you have never been to a con before, why 106 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:40.519 come to this. It's a great fun pop culture event. 107 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:43.000 Maybe you're a video game fan. We've got Nolan North, 108 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:46.519 who was Nathan Drake and Uncharted. Everyone's heard of Halo. 109 00:05:46.959 --> 00:05:50.199 You've got master Chief. Steve Downs would be there, his 110 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:53.240 AI companion in All the Games, Cortana Jen Taylor is 111 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:55.600 going to be there. If that doesn't float your boat, 112 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:58.639 maybe you're a big wrestling fan. Booker t is going 113 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:01.839 to be there. What mc foley's going to be there, 114 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:04.240 Mickey James is going to be there. Soray is going 115 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:06.959 to be there. So these are all w W e 116 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:12.759 Icon's legends. Hall it Ernie Hudson's going to be there, 117 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:15.319 three hundred film and television credits. 118 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:18.839 The guy just Ghostbusters. Yeah, listen, he was, but he 119 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.800 was in so much more. I've seen some stuff will 120 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:22.639 turn you white. 121 00:06:24.600 --> 00:06:28.120 We have if you're just a cartoon person, an anime person. 122 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:31.000 We've got the cast reunion of Teen Titans and Teen 123 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.480 Titans Go h Phineas and ferb is coming back. So 124 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:37.720 we had Perry the Platypus last year, de Bradley Baker. 125 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:41.680 This year, we're bringing the boys in, Vincent and David. 126 00:06:41.439 --> 00:06:44.399 And you can see this on our YouTube cyblecast. Right 127 00:06:44.439 --> 00:06:47.560 now we're scrolling all the guests, which are who are 128 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:49.519 going to be at Comic Com Revolution. 129 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:52.319 Yeah, I saw Rachel Lee Cook's going to be there. 130 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:57.480 Oh boy, Rachel and Tower are going to be doing 131 00:06:57.519 --> 00:06:59.839 a little Josie and the Pussycats kind of reunion, which 132 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:02.560 you'll be fun, you know. So like I said, there's 133 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:05.480 all that aspects of it. And then we have programming 134 00:07:05.519 --> 00:07:08.240 throughout the whole weekend, and yeah, you can hear the 135 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:11.199 celebs talk about the shows they were on. Or if 136 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:14.720 you are into cosplaying, you know how to cosplay, how 137 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:17.079 to make your costumes better, how to do this if 138 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:18.680 you want. If you're an artist and you want to 139 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:20.759 learn how to get your books looked at or how 140 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:22.959 to get your portfolio, there's going to be stuff about that. 141 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:26.480 We have a big cosplay contest on Saturday night for 142 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:28.759 all the adults, and we have one on Sunday afternoon 143 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.319 just for the kids, so you know, everyone's not you know, 144 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:34.399 competing for one prize, the big grand prize. This year, 145 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:37.439 in addition to our Championship Belt which we give out 146 00:07:37.480 --> 00:07:41.879 every year. Uh, we partnered with I Fly and we're 147 00:07:41.879 --> 00:07:45.279 going to give it away the flying experiences, so it 148 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:48.199 kind of you know, addresses a superhero, become a superhero, 149 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:52.360 learn how to fly. We have Starcars coming, so if 150 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:54.120 you know you want to see Kit or the general 151 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:55.920 Lee or the ECDO one. They're all going to be 152 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:59.759 parked outside, which are characters in and of themselves. Absolutely, 153 00:07:59.800 --> 00:08:02.360 I'm iconic vehicles. I mean the generally is certainly an 154 00:08:02.519 --> 00:08:07.199 iconic vehicle. Kit bumblebee again, all of it. If you 155 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:09.199 really just want to come there and not do any 156 00:08:09.279 --> 00:08:11.519 of that, we're gonna have a ton of food trucks. 157 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:14.519 So just come and eat. That sounds good enough sometimes. 158 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:17.079 Yeah, So, like I said, it's it's really it's got 159 00:08:17.079 --> 00:08:19.160 something for everybody. And I know that's such an overused 160 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:21.959 cliche statement, but it really does. And if you're a 161 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:25.040 novice and you've never been to one, it's it's not 162 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:28.240 gonna be overwhelming. It's gonna be enough of an intimate 163 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:30.560 setting and enough room for you to not feel like 164 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:32.480 this is ridiculous. I don't know what I'm doing here. 165 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:35.600 You can just walk around people watch and explore. If 166 00:08:35.639 --> 00:08:38.120 you need to get your books graded, we're gonna have 167 00:08:38.559 --> 00:08:43.399 SWAU there authenticating. We're gonna have CGC. You're gonna be 168 00:08:43.399 --> 00:08:45.279 able to get your book CGC graded and sent them 169 00:08:45.279 --> 00:08:48.759 out if you want. You know, we have high end 170 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:52.080 comic dealers. We've got uh Funko pop dealers. We've got 171 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:55.399 toy dealers, a huge artists. Dolly, there's just so much 172 00:08:55.399 --> 00:08:55.639 to do. 173 00:08:55.720 --> 00:08:58.200 I hate to jump in there because we've gotten everyone 174 00:08:58.240 --> 00:08:59.799 all riled up now and I said, we're gonna be 175 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:01.080 giving away some passes. 176 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:04.559 Do you want to give it some now or some later? 177 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:06.919 Or do none now and all later. 178 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:08.919 Listen, it's you, It's yours. The name of the show 179 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:11.320 is Later with Mo Kelly. You tell me you're good. 180 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:13.240 Let's do some now. How many pairs you want to 181 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:13.519 give away? 182 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:14.399 Right now? It's up to you. 183 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:16.960 By Let's give away three pairs? 184 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:18.120 Three pairs? Okay? 185 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:18.559 Ok? 186 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:22.039 Let's say call her five six and seven if you'd 187 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:24.960 like to go to Comic Con Revolution this weekend May 188 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:28.600 seventeenth May eighteenth at the Ontario Convention Center. Call he 189 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:31.600 number five six and seven. The passes are yours for 190 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:32.240 you and a guest. 191 00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:32.960 Is that correct? 192 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:33.600 Absolutely? 193 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:35.519 Caller five six and seven. 194 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:38.000 You and a guest will be going to Comic Con 195 00:09:38.039 --> 00:09:41.480 Revolution this weekend May seventeenth and eighteenth at the Ontario 196 00:09:41.600 --> 00:09:44.840 Convention Center. We'll have more with Drew Selden and more 197 00:09:45.039 --> 00:09:47.000 about Comic Con Revolution in just a moment. 198 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:51.200 You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from 199 00:09:51.320 --> 00:09:52.879 KFI AM six forty. 200 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:56.320 It's later with Mo Kelly. We're talking about Comic Con Revolution, 201 00:09:56.480 --> 00:09:59.000 which is this weekend May seventeenth and eighteenth at the 202 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:02.759 Ontario Con Center. And if you want to get tickets, 203 00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:04.120 you don't have to wait for us. You can go 204 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:09.120 to Comic Conrevolution dot com right now. But while you're 205 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:11.679 doing that, you can also listen to me and Drew 206 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:15.879 Selden as we talk about Comic Con Revolution, and Drew, 207 00:10:15.919 --> 00:10:17.840 I just let you kind of go there because you 208 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:20.879 can tell us about it better than anyone. And I 209 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:24.000 did want to get in a way, but I'm quite 210 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:26.480 sure you see all ages. Some people have this perception 211 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:30.000 of cons It's only for thirty five year old geeks 212 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.320 and nerds who have no life. It's not a family event. 213 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:36.440 And I want to disabuse, disabuse people of that notion. 214 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:40.840 Oh definitely, we listen. I'm here. 215 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:43.159 My daughter's in the room with me, so I am 216 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:45.840 your daughter's grown up in this studio. She has actually 217 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:48.120 she just graduated college, so congratulations to her. 218 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:50.120 Yes she did. I remember if she was yay hi 219 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:52.279 to a GRASSHOPPERA that was last year. 220 00:10:52.320 --> 00:10:56.639 But she's but no, it so again, and my partners were, 221 00:10:57.039 --> 00:11:02.039 we're all family men, and it's an important aspect. Being 222 00:11:02.080 --> 00:11:05.000 able to do stuff with your kids. If you know 223 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:07.879 the world allows for it and you know it's something 224 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:11.200 you can do, is amazing. We like to put on 225 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:14.039 a show that again, is not just for the hardcore 226 00:11:14.080 --> 00:11:16.840 comic collector. It's for anyone who wants to come out 227 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:19.960 and experience something either new or something that they love. 228 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:22.080 And if you can bring your kids for free if 229 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:26.440 they're twelve and under, it listen, if you if you 230 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:28.559 buy an adult ticket, you can bring your kids twelve 231 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:31.000 and under for free, so it makes it more affordable 232 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:33.159 and and spend the money on the show floor, you know, 233 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:36.440 get them that superhero T shirt they want, Get them 234 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:38.960 you know that pop figure that they want, Let them 235 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:41.799 have an autograph with somebody or a photo op. I 236 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:44.159 mean that that's amazing. You know, those are core memories. 237 00:11:44.159 --> 00:11:46.639 That's the kind of stuff that you know you want 238 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:48.000 to take with you when you leave there. 239 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:50.799 So it's it's again. 240 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:52.799 But if you are a hardcore, we've got plenty of 241 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:55.120 stuff there that's going to keep you busy as well, 242 00:11:55.200 --> 00:11:57.879 whether it's the comic artist getting your book signed, whether 243 00:11:57.919 --> 00:11:59.679 you've got stuff that you need to get a praise 244 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:02.759 and you know, sell buy. 245 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:03.639 Uh. 246 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:06.879 If you've never been to one again, it's it's a 247 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:09.639 it could be a great first time to experience it 248 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:11.559 because you're going to get everything a big con has 249 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:14.159 to offer at a more intimate setting. 250 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:17.080 How has it, and this is a semi personal question, 251 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:22.159 how has Comic Con Revolution impacted your relationship with your daughter? 252 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:24.200 I think I know, but I want to hear from you. 253 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:26.679 Well, I turned her into a geek, so I apologize 254 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:30.320 for that, but she she has far surpassed me in 255 00:12:30.399 --> 00:12:33.360 so many ways, whether it's gaming or her knowledge of stuff. 256 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:36.120 And to be honest with you, I I often bounced 257 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.519 guest ideas off of her because she definitely has her 258 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:42.279 finger on the pulse of things. So it's it's a 259 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:45.799 it's something we share a love for all aspects of it. 260 00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:49.320 And again I asked her and I brought some of 261 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:52.720 her friends out as well to work last year, because 262 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:56.480 again they're they're they're the future of the business, my 263 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:59.720 customer base, of the whole thing, so it's great to 264 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:00.919 get real feedback. 265 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:06.279 I love this success story. That's my phraseology because it 266 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:08.559 wasn't supposed to be. If you looked at it from 267 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:12.960 thirty thousand feet up, as the cliche goes, you would think, okay, well, 268 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:15.519 it's not Memorial Day weekend, so it's not a high 269 00:13:15.559 --> 00:13:18.759 traffic weekend. It's not in San Diego or La, it's 270 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:21.919 not in the big city per se. There's nothing to 271 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:25.440 where a person could point to and say that's going 272 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:27.480 to survive or that's going to be successful. Then you 273 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:30.799 throw in the pandemic. Everything was working against you on paper. 274 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:35.279 So that's why I'm so appreciative of this success story. 275 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:38.720 Looking back, though, is there anything you would do differently? 276 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:41.960 Well, the whole reason that my partners Mike James and 277 00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:44.879 I started Comic Con Revolution was because we did want 278 00:13:44.879 --> 00:13:47.600 to do something differently. We all met working for other people, 279 00:13:47.720 --> 00:13:51.320 putting on their cons, and you know, everybody who works 280 00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:53.919 for somebody always says, well, you know, if I was 281 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:55.759 doing it and I was in charge, I would do this. 282 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:59.080 That's why I'm doing radio No exactly right, And that's 283 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:01.360 really where the ideas them from. There were so many 284 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:03.600 things that we wanted to do our way, and whether 285 00:14:03.639 --> 00:14:06.320 they were right or wrong, they were our way, and 286 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:09.759 we've refined them over the last you know, eight years 287 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:12.240 because some of them, unfortunately were not the right way. 288 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:14.840 But but you you know, you live and learn, and 289 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.240 Comic Con Revolution is a love letter to the industry, 290 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:21.240 to pop culture, to the creators, to the artists, to 291 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:25.480 the storytellers because of how much joy they bring to everybody. 292 00:14:25.799 --> 00:14:28.559 So that's that's, that's part of what the whole show 293 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:29.240 is about. 294 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:32.480 Comic Con Revolution is this weekend May seventeenth and eighteenth 295 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:36.120 at the Ontario Convention Center in the Ie. You want 296 00:14:36.120 --> 00:14:37.960 your tickets, got to get them right now for the 297 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:42.320 eighth annual Comic Con Revolution. Go to comic conrevolution dot com. 298 00:14:42.759 --> 00:14:45.919 Buy an adult prize ticket, get a free ticket for 299 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:48.159 children under the age of twelve. I don't know if 300 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:50.840 you'd be able to beat that deal anywhere. We'll have more, 301 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:52.679 but you sell it in just a moment. It's Later 302 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:54.679 with mo Kelly kfi AM six forty Live everywhere in 303 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:57.279 the iHeartRadio app, YouTube, and Instagram. 304 00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:01.440 You're listening to Later with mo kel on demand from 305 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.039 KFI AM six forty. 306 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:08.200 It's Later with mo Kelly KIM six forty. 307 00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:12.279 We're live everywhere in the iHeartRadio app, YouTube, and Instagram. 308 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:14.919 At mister Mokelly on YouTube and Instagram if you want 309 00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:17.159 to see the show right now. In the middle of 310 00:15:17.159 --> 00:15:19.879 a conversation with Drew Seldon, as we talk about Comic 311 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:23.759 Con Revolution, which is coming to the Ontario Convention Center 312 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:28.240 this weekend the seventeenth and eighteenth, we went over the 313 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:32.639 amazing guest appearances which are scheduled cast reunions, talking about 314 00:15:32.679 --> 00:15:35.159 the small villecast reunion, which I think might be at 315 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:38.519 the top of everyone's list, and Drew, I don't know 316 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:43.000 if there's anyone who enjoys what he does more than you, 317 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:44.639 with the exception to me, I think I got the 318 00:15:44.679 --> 00:15:45.720 best job in the world. 319 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:47.440 You might be a close second. 320 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:50.519 Well, thank you, But as I always tell everybody, we 321 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:54.159 certainly don't do this for the money because with you know, 322 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:58.679 most passion things, there isn't any We love this and 323 00:15:59.120 --> 00:16:03.320 it's a way to bring what we love to everybody 324 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:07.240 else who loves it as well. You know, the first 325 00:16:07.240 --> 00:16:10.440 part of the word fanatic is fan and bringing them 326 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:15.440 out to get to meet somebody who idolize their work 327 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:18.440 that you love their TV show. You know, you think 328 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:21.039 I invested you get in a series that runs for 329 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.679 ten years or a series that runs for four years, 330 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:26.720 or a movie that you just can't stop watching on 331 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.879 whether it's Netflix or you know, streaming whatever streaming service, 332 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.320 and the idea that you get to have that moment 333 00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:36.279 where you get to tell them and they look at 334 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:38.200 you and they smile and they thank you for being 335 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:40.559 a fan, because they all do it. I mean they 336 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:44.879 this the people who come to these shows, the celebrities, 337 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:47.200 the talent, the artists, the voice actors, the you know, 338 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:51.279 the movie stars, the TV stars. They come because think 339 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:55.159 about being able to meet people who appreciate you and 340 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:57.159 what you did for them. You know, again, it was 341 00:16:57.159 --> 00:17:00.360 a TV show ran for however long, so like I said, 342 00:17:00.360 --> 00:17:02.679 it's a special moment and to be able to help 343 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:03.960 facilitate that is awesome. 344 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:05.920 But when you talk about a TV show, you're talking 345 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:10.319 about something or somebody who was allowed into your home. 346 00:17:10.720 --> 00:17:12.960 You spent time with, even though it might have only 347 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:15.559 been in one direction. You spent time with the person. 348 00:17:15.720 --> 00:17:17.400 You might have been going through a breakup, but that 349 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:20.480 was your comfort food, watching that show or watching that 350 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:24.279 movie over and over again, and they become like family 351 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:25.440 members in a certain way. 352 00:17:25.480 --> 00:17:27.160 As weird as it may sound. 353 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:29.000 No, it's one hundred percent, or maybe you're cheering for 354 00:17:29.039 --> 00:17:31.640 your favorite wrestler like Booker t. Yes, you know, you 355 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:35.319 never know, but yes, the idea of that is something. 356 00:17:35.359 --> 00:17:39.119 And maybe a certain episode got you through a rough patch, 357 00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:41.640 like you were saying, you know, your dog was sick 358 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:43.960 that day, and you watched your show and it gave 359 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:46.160 you a laugh, and it gave you that escape for 360 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:50.359 the hour. Again, that's not something that you can take lightly, 361 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:51.440 because we all need. 362 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:54.160 It and it stays with us for life, as evidence 363 00:17:54.240 --> 00:17:58.000 by the continuous connection we have with these shows, these actors, 364 00:17:58.359 --> 00:18:01.440 these memories. I mean, we all love nostalgia, but it's 365 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:04.000 not just anything that is in our past. 366 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:06.720 It's specific things which touch us in a certain way. 367 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:11.359 Definitely, and and even this is why also we do 368 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:14.559 family stuff, and there's just a full on spectrum of 369 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:17.160 there's stuff for mom, there's stuff for dad. There's stuff 370 00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:20.039 for little Joey and little Susie and and the whole thing. 371 00:18:20.319 --> 00:18:23.759 So again, whether it's the cartoon that your kids watched 372 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:26.759 incessantly over and over again while they were growing up 373 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:29.279 and now they still take it with them, or again, 374 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:32.680 your favorite show or a comic book you read back 375 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:37.279 in you know, the early two thousands that the yes, 376 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:39.359 well you and I go back, but not everybody goes 377 00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:42.200 that about but you know, and you're gonna get to 378 00:18:42.200 --> 00:18:44.599 meet the person who wrote it and say to them, Hey, 379 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:48.640 I read this book so many times and for this reason, 380 00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:52.319 it's stuck with me. And like, there's a Marve Wolfman 381 00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:54.839 is going to be there. And Marv Wolfman worked on 382 00:18:54.920 --> 00:18:58.960 a storyline that read did the DC Universe when when 383 00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:03.799 the Infinite Crisis stories and he was part of a 384 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:06.319 book and the cover sticks with me today. And this 385 00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:09.079 cover was done in the eighties and it's Superman holding 386 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:12.359 a dead Supergirl with all the heroes in the background 387 00:19:12.400 --> 00:19:17.039 from all across the multiverse, and it's something that it's 388 00:19:17.039 --> 00:19:20.839 such an iconic image to me, and it's forty years old, 389 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:23.880 but whenever I see it, it takes me back. It 390 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:26.240 makes me think, I pause, I look at it for 391 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:28.720 a second, and like I said, it's just things like 392 00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:31.000 that happen at these shows, and there's so many elements 393 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:31.279 to it. 394 00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:34.400 One more time before we let you go. How can 395 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:36.519 people get their tickets? Where can they get their tickets? 396 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:39.440 And what is the advantage of maybe buying an adult ticket? Sure, 397 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:42.880 so comic conrevolution dot com. Get your tickets, You can 398 00:19:42.920 --> 00:19:45.759 look at all the programming, you could set your weekend schedule. 399 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:48.839 You can order autographs in advance, you can arrange your 400 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:50.759 photo ops in advance. You can also do all of 401 00:19:50.759 --> 00:19:53.039