I Met... Flash Gordon!
The 2024 Cincinnati Comic Expo was at the Sharonville Convention Center this year. Perhaps the location meant fewer featured Comic Creators, or perhaps there were just fewer I was interested in meeting. There were three that I sought out for autographs in my hard-bound
Who's Who Omnibus 1 and Omnibus 2: Alan Grant (who signed The Batman Revised Entry and The Reaper), Matt Wagner (who signed Dr. Mid-Nite) and Bart Sears (who chose to sign Rocket Red). Howard Chaykin and Simon Bisley canceled, but I have gotten autographs from both of them before.
One of the later additions to the Celebrity side of the con was Mr. Sam J. Jones. Mr. Jones may be best known for his portrayal of Flash Gordon in the 1980 film of the same name. The film turned the polo-playing Flash of the comic strips into the football-playing Flash, which led to this nifty souvenir that Mr. Jones signed. (Jones himself was a football player in real life). Jones also played Will Eisner's The Spirit and his alter ego Denny Colt in a 1987 made-for-tv movie.
While we talked quite a bit, it was not about Flash Gordon or The Spirit, but rather about church stuff, and he had a lot to say!
While I've never been a huge fan of Flash Gordon, Jones' portrayal of the hero influenced the traits of the starship captain of my series "MissionTrek 2820," which follows the exploits of a futuristic Apostle Paul.
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