OK,
this is going to be a very short report
(due to my lack of time) but the convention
was so darn good that I feel I need to
mention it.
We
had an amazing time. We had fantastic sales.
Fun! Fun! Fun! On Saturday, I participated
in a panel about self-publishing and that
went very well. I came in about 10 minutes
late which made me look a bit foolish,
but other than that, it was a blast.
We
met a lot of old and new friends. Our booth
was right next to the Twomorrows booth
where Silver/Bronze age comic legend Roy
Thomas was signing. It was a delight
to meet Roy. I've read hundreds of Roy's
comics (he's most famous for his long stint
on Marvel's Conan The Barbarian) and it
was fun hearing some of his stories. Roy
was there promoting his magazine Alter
Ego, and signing comics
for a multitude of fans.
Across
the aisle was Image
Comics where Ovi
Nedelcu was promoting his
new series called Pigtale.
My wife read the first issue and thought
it was one of the best comic she ever read.
This is a great book and I highly recommend
it.
We
did a bit of shopping also. Some of the
stuff we got include an original painting
by Steve
Rolston, Derek Kirk
Kim's Same
Difference and Other Stories,
four back issues of The
Jack Kirby Collector as well
as a bunch of old monster/sci-fi comic
books.
We
love this convention and look forward to
being there again next year! Here are some
photos:
