Instant Con Review: Big Apple Comic-Con

[serinde]

Sunday was perhaps not the best day to go; there wasn't a lot going on other than the dealers' room and Land of Signings. Now, the shopping was tolerably good--I got several things I lacked at bargain prices--but it would have been nice to see panels or talks or some such. Also, the place was very ill-organized, and the maps they put in the "program" were next to useless. I realize the organizers were probably exceedingly hard up for space, but a place where you could just sit down and gather your thoughts for a second would have been worth its weight in gold.

In spite of this moderate amount of meh, nevertheless I am full of OMG SQUEE that is beyond the SQUEE I can ordinarily SQUEE. As we were getting ready to leave, I noted that the press around Darwyn Cooke's table had finally let up, so I swam my way over. I didn't have anything for him to sign (or anyone else, not having my thinking cap on this morning) but I really wanted to tell him how much I was enjoying his work on The Spirit, and to thank him for doing it. So I did, in my usual tongue-tied and stuttering fashion as comes upon me whenever I meet A Famous Person. He smiled and thanked me, and said that was very sweet of me; and as I embarrassedly ducked my head and thanked him again, he said "Oh what the heck" and GAVE ME A COPY OF THE BEAUTIFUL HARDCOVER of the first several issues. I melted into Happy Tears and incoherent thanks, and floated out of the building.

Comments

[missionista.livejournal.com]

Yay! Happy squee!

[lunchboy.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I didn't know they'd revived the Spirit (and, moreover, that it was any good)! I had been getting my fix from Greyshirt (in Alan Moore's "Tomorrow Stories). Will have to investigate.

[vikingtim.livejournal.com]

tell me you wern't wearing your beat up kiss army het when you did that.

[fivetonsflax.livejournal.com]

Thus solving your other problem of having nothing to sign ...