“RetroRama Classic Collectibles Con”
HOT SHOTS HOT SHOTS HOT SHOTS HOT S October 30, 2016 at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue, Windsor Photos by Rod Denis. All people in photos listed from the left.
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1. “RetroRama” was presented by Windsor Comic Cons and Glass Monkey Studios and put together by Mike Michalski (shown with his daughter Mackenna) and his business partner Tony Gray. Tickets were promoted as very affordable for families to attend and an added bonus was that 20% of each paid admission went to local charities: Alzheimer Society of Windsor Essex County and Ronald McDonald House Charities Southwestern Ontario. Keep up to date with upcoming events by checking out: WindsorComicCons.blogspot.ca. 2. A slew of stars from movies, television and the comic book world were at the con. A very big draw was special guest Erin Moran who played Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and its spinoff, Joanie Loves Chachi. She is seen here with one of her fans Ben Grondin, Owner of the Photo Hut Photo Booth.
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3. Alison Arngrim is best known for her role as Nellie Oleson in Little House on the Prairie, which ran on the NBC from 1974 to 1981. These days she runs her own production company, Loose Gravel Productions and devotes her time to many charitable organizations. 4. Steven Wong came down from Niagara Falls to get a personal autograph from Keith Pollard, a legendary artist who worked on three of Marvel Comics main books simultaneously: Fantastic Four, Thor and The Amazing Spider-Man from 1978 to mid 1982. Later he worked on DC’s Green Lantern and Vigilante.
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5. John Ostrander was originally an actor who moved into writing comic books in 1983. Some of his best works are Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Spectre, Punisher and Grimjack. Presently, he maintains an online presence on the World Famous Comics Network and writes a weekly column on the ComicMix site. B IZ X M A G A Z IN E • J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 7
6. Plenty of items could be found for sale on site, like comic books, vinyl records, video games, movies, posters, vintage clothing and sports cards. Local organizations also had tables to promote all they do including Border City Wrestling and the Can-Am Wrestling School manned by Johnny Devine and Phil Atlas.