San Diego Entertainer Magazine Review – Comics Extravaganza! by Perry Chen

Published on: 28th July, 2010

Perry Chen@ Comic-Con 2010 with enormous Comic-Con bag! (photo by Zhu Shen)

Fox News Entertainment Reporter Hollie McKay Interviews Perry Chen@ Comic-Con

Comic-Con Review – Comics Extravaganza!

(4.5 out of 5 starfish)

By Perry S. Chen

To read my full review on San Diego Entertainer Magazine, visit:

http://www.sdentertainer.com/event/comic-con-review-2010-comic-extravaganza-perry-chen/

Excerpt & photos:

You enter a packed convention center full of people dressed in elaborate and snazzy costumes like Marvel heroes and cartoon characters (Perry the Platypus),  Welcome to Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention according to Guinness World Records, attracting over 125,000 attendees!  Comic-Con, held in San Diego since 40 years ago, also features cartoons, TV shows, movies, and other pop culture mediums.

director Dean DeBlois with Perry Chen and Perry's drawing of him

Perry Chen asking question to director Dean DeBlois @ Comic-Con panel

Perry's Previews Webseries premiere panel: R to L director DeBlois, Perry, director Kevin Sean Michaels, moderator Cindy Freeman (photo by Zhu Shen)

One of the highlights at this year’s Comic-Con was reuniting with “How to Train Your Dragon” co-director Dean DeBlois from DreamWorks Animation, whom I interviewed in March 2010 at Dragon press junket.  I was thrilled to interview director DeBlois again during his Comic-Con panel “Writing Animated Feature Films” Q&A on July 24.  He attended my “Perry’s Previews Webseries” premiere and spoke at my panel!

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Bill Plympton sketches Perry Chen @ Chuck Jones Gallery opening (photo by Zhu Shen)

Another highlight was reconnecting with animation master, Oscar-nominee Bill Plympton and director Kevin Sean Michaels whom I met last year.  The three of us and my mom (executive producer of my animation film) were interviewed as a team on CW channel 6 on July 22 about making “Beyond the Forest.”  Bill Plympton and I were interviewed on Fox News again on the same day.

Zhu Shen, Karina Bessoudo, Perry Chen@ Comic-Con (photo by Kevin Sean Michaels)

I also got to meet Karina Bessoudo, Vice President of Marketing from Toon Boom Animation, which is one of our first corporate sponsors for my animation film!  She is a lovely lady and we talked about collaborating on the project using Toon Boom Studio software.  Toon Boom Animation’s website will soon publish a feature about “Beyond the Forest.”

Perry Chen with Travis Knight, CEO Laika Animation & Lead Animator for Coraline

Perry Chen drawing on Wacom tablet

Perry Chen with Pixar Up Story Supervisor & Comic-Con speaker Ronnie Del Carmen

Perry Chen with Movies.com film critic Jen Yamato

Perry Chen @ ASIFA-Hollywood booth holding Annie Award (Perry was a presenter in 2010)

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