The Emerald City Comicon

Considering this was my very first comicon, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Well, I had an idea of what to expect but no hard concrete evidence, no empirical data, no facts. Let's just say I was pleasantly surprised. Entry was no hassle. I showed up right before the doors opened, so by the time I got my badge most of the massive line had already moved inside and I just had to walk to where it ended and follow it inside.

I'll go ahead and say right now that it definitely was not as BIG as I was expecting, but I think a lot of that was my own fault for having blown it up in my head. There were endless booths, and oddly the three comic creators I was most eager to meet were all right by eachother. The Penny-Arcade and PvP booths were right next to eachother and the Questionable Content booth was right behind the PvP booth. And, considering this, I have to give props to Mr. Jacques in such that even though he was positioned so closely to two of the superstars of webcomics, the line to see him far outstripped the lines at the PvP and Penny-Arcade booths for a good part of Saturday.

The local 501st Imperial Legion "Vader's Fist" was on hand taking pictures to raise money for charity so Star Wars costumes were in no short supply. Vader, Mara, A smattering of Jedi's and Imperial officers and a veritable squad of Imperial troops (mainly stormtroopers [from varying time periods and climates] but a few gunners and pilots as well). There were also quite a few other impressive costumes. My favorite being the Lobster Johnson costume.

I also picked up on some sweet new webcomics to check out as well as seeing some AWESOME artwork at various booths. I'm excited about checking them all out.

There's lots more to say but I don't feel like saying it.

The Emerald City Comic Convention gets 8 Beards. No questions.