Cornerstone Animation brought Big Idea's direct-to-video Larryboy to superhero life at its Glendale studios. © Big Idea Productions.

Jason VanBorrsum, President & CEO, Cornerstone Animation Inc.
Based in Glendale, Calif., Cornerstone Animation Inc. is a full-service animation company providing CG, traditional and Flash animation for film, TV, interactive games and the Web. Cornerstone’s clients include The Walt Disney Company, Focus on the Family, Mattel, Fox Television and Big Idea Productions.

The Cornerstone Animation contingent at this year's Comic-Con included Larry Whitaker (Chief Creative Officer), Bill Dely (Art Director & Co-founder) and myself. We were absolutely blown away by the vibrant excitement at Comic-Con this year, and with the expanded size and scope of the San Diego Convention Center.

CrossGen is moving to the big screen with two upcoming projects: Cornerstone Entertainment acquired Meridian (left), while The Way of the Rat will be produced by Branded Entertaniment for DreamWorks. Meridian® and CrossGeneration Comics® are registered, copyrights and trademarks 1999-2000. CrossGenerations Comics, Inc. All rights reserved. Reuse and/or reproduction in any form are prohibited. Used with permission.

But the coolest thing we saw, hands down, was the CrossGen Comics booth. The word "booth" doesn't accurately describe CrossGen's set-up, however. "Pavilion" is more like it! Cornerstone's principals were on hand to publicly announce our acquisition of the film & TV rights to CrossGen's hit comic Meridian, and we were impressed to see that the CrossGen execs took a backseat to the artists and creative staff who were on hand to meet and interface directly with the fans.

With their signature yin-and-yang-like sigil shining above the action like a beacon, CrossGen was a constant draw for an endless stream of fans, media representatives and industry professionals alike. More buzz than a beehive!

Scott M. Gimple
Scott M. Gimple is the creator/executive producer of Fillmore!, currently showing on the ABCKids Saturday morning cartoon block. Along with writer-artist Bill Morrison, Mr. Gimple is also readying Heroes Anonymous, a new bimonthly comic from Bongo Comics to be published in 2003.

I'm not a huge Star Trek fan per se, but every year without fail, I make time to attend the sublime "Klingon Lifestyles" panel. For the uninitiated, the "panel" consists of fairly elaborately made-up and costumed men, women and kids, putting on the equivalent of a Klingon-version of Glengarry Glen Ross.