Emerald City Comicon - First Thoughts

Wow. WowwowwoW. This was a wee bit bigger than I was expecting it to be. Last year, hubby-Eric and I lined up early, at about 9:30, and were close to the front of the line. This year, little-sister-Lisa and I got there at 9:30 and were well back in line, and almost missed out on the grab bags! Wow.

Huge crowds. And I met up with lots of folks I hadn't seen in awhile, including a friend from High School (Hi Steve!). I swear, I saw everybody I know in comic book fandom today. Practically.

There were a good number of dealers, but nobody had any of the select number of Golden Age comics I'm looking for, although one guy had some issues that were close. I think for the average fan, the dealer turnout was pretty good. At least, judging by the crowds at the dealer tables.

As for sketches and meeting pros... wow! Little-sister-Lisa got thirteen sketches, and I got ten and some autographs and permissions. While most artists I ask for permission seem a little surprised that I'm asking, most of them also seem gratified, which is nice. In any case, the Saturday Sketch is booked up for at least three months!

I plan on a longer, more boring, report in a bit, but at the moment my feet really hurt, and I want to look through the stuff we got. Also: Next year, the Emerald City Comicon will be a two-day event, March 12th and 13th, and will be in the Stadium Exhibition Center. I'm there. I'm so there.