RTBTCKI The Comicpalooza 2015 Edition
With some photos to be added later if I can get Photobucket and my phone to talk to each other.
Getting to Comicpalooza was fine.
The convention itself was rather awesome for so many reasons.
Getting home was a nightmare but we did make it home and we do have our luggage so that’s a win in my book. We also know how to get from Newark Airport to our house during rush hour, which takes a little longer but didn’t have too many traffic jams.
I would like to say thank you to everyone who worked at Comicpalooza with a special shout out to Kellie, Kelli, and Leslie who were our helpers during the show and were very helpful to us all. Another thank you goes to the Hospitality crew who kept us fed and hydrated the entire convention. I love that y’all had plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables at the ready at all time as did Caroline.
We met many interesting people and renewed some old acquaintances. Caroline got to talk to Stan Lee and thank him for creating the Marvel universe so her dad could have a job writing comic books.
My anniversary present was a two page spread from the Mad Hatter Story from Once Upon a Time which was drawn and colored by my long time friend Janet Lee. It is beautiful and tells the tale of the Hatter meeting his wife and their life together. Rather appropriate if you ask me.
I got to talk theater with so many interesting people including Barry Bostwick and Sean Pertwee. I had forgotten that those in the theater have a short hand that we slip into when talking about theater. Felt like putting on a very comfortable sweater.
I was able to spend some time with Larry Dixon and Mercedes Lackey, which I haven’t been able to do in forever it seems. We met back at a ChattaCon way back and have been friends ever since. Larry finally met Peter after so many years. I hadn’t realized that they hadn’t met face to face.
I spent some time with the Simonsons and we caught up on things we hadn’t put on Facebook. That just blows my mind considering how much I enjoyed their work as writers and artists at Marvel back when I was a kid (OK young adult) but I get that feeling a lot at conventions.
Got a chance to talk to Jeff Smith for more than 30 seconds which is a rarity and a treat.
We had dinner with Brad and George Takei and caught up on various parts of our lives. I love spending time with the two of them. I also learned how to say ‘guacamole’ correctly but I still don’t like it.
I was able to have an extended talk with Joel Hodgeson of MST3K fame. He is a fascinating person to converse with. Highly intelligent and quick of wit. I loved watching him with his fans. He took time to make sure that everyone felt like they got their private time with him. Great convention guest and a heck of a nice guy.
I saw various online friends who I rarely see in person. That was nice.
We sold all our books and most of our scripts, which was very nice. Went through 35 copies of Artful in four days and then sold the stock that Barnes and Nobel brought.
Overall a splendid convention and we all had our individual fun as well.
I am grateful for having gone to this convention and the other two as well.
Getting to Comicpalooza was fine.
The convention itself was rather awesome for so many reasons.
Getting home was a nightmare but we did make it home and we do have our luggage so that’s a win in my book. We also know how to get from Newark Airport to our house during rush hour, which takes a little longer but didn’t have too many traffic jams.
I would like to say thank you to everyone who worked at Comicpalooza with a special shout out to Kellie, Kelli, and Leslie who were our helpers during the show and were very helpful to us all. Another thank you goes to the Hospitality crew who kept us fed and hydrated the entire convention. I love that y’all had plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables at the ready at all time as did Caroline.
We met many interesting people and renewed some old acquaintances. Caroline got to talk to Stan Lee and thank him for creating the Marvel universe so her dad could have a job writing comic books.
My anniversary present was a two page spread from the Mad Hatter Story from Once Upon a Time which was drawn and colored by my long time friend Janet Lee. It is beautiful and tells the tale of the Hatter meeting his wife and their life together. Rather appropriate if you ask me.
I got to talk theater with so many interesting people including Barry Bostwick and Sean Pertwee. I had forgotten that those in the theater have a short hand that we slip into when talking about theater. Felt like putting on a very comfortable sweater.
I was able to spend some time with Larry Dixon and Mercedes Lackey, which I haven’t been able to do in forever it seems. We met back at a ChattaCon way back and have been friends ever since. Larry finally met Peter after so many years. I hadn’t realized that they hadn’t met face to face.
I spent some time with the Simonsons and we caught up on things we hadn’t put on Facebook. That just blows my mind considering how much I enjoyed their work as writers and artists at Marvel back when I was a kid (OK young adult) but I get that feeling a lot at conventions.
Got a chance to talk to Jeff Smith for more than 30 seconds which is a rarity and a treat.
We had dinner with Brad and George Takei and caught up on various parts of our lives. I love spending time with the two of them. I also learned how to say ‘guacamole’ correctly but I still don’t like it.
I was able to have an extended talk with Joel Hodgeson of MST3K fame. He is a fascinating person to converse with. Highly intelligent and quick of wit. I loved watching him with his fans. He took time to make sure that everyone felt like they got their private time with him. Great convention guest and a heck of a nice guy.
I saw various online friends who I rarely see in person. That was nice.
We sold all our books and most of our scripts, which was very nice. Went through 35 copies of Artful in four days and then sold the stock that Barnes and Nobel brought.
Overall a splendid convention and we all had our individual fun as well.
I am grateful for having gone to this convention and the other two as well.