This young lady was the spitting image of Ellie from the tearjerker Up. She was kind enough to cinch the look by smiling.
Wizworld got moved up to September this year, another chance to meet someone who played The Doctor and Henry Winkler, the Fonz, ayyyyyyyyyY! I know I’m going.
Meanwhile, a new comic book convention started this year at the Cedar Park Center (where my Austin Stars play). I think it’s brand new but we used to have something downtown around July that Somara attended a few years ago. Not sure if they’re related.
Either way, I decided to go because the list of guests were pretty cool, you’ll see them as I progress story by story. GACC has a stronger emphasis on comic books versus WW’s pop culture which explains why the latter has people from the sports world and wrestling. It wasn’t fantastic but pretty decent for a first attempt. I think next year’s will be even better since they’ll learn from any mistakes. I didn’t stick around too long on Saturday, it was packed, people weren’t moving much and a wave of fatigue fell over me. I did much better on Sunday with autographs, running into friends (Mary, Jessica and a baby in tow; then Jon with his cool daughter Savannah). I obviously got pulled into some shopping. For a decent price I scored the Jawa action figure to ship to my brother, a Zorg Industries shirt to Somara and a I had to have the Jaina Solo even if she was written out by Disney; I couldn’t resist the black-colored X-Wing pilot gear. My public library had a table in the lobby area, they were promoting their mini convention they sponsor for the kids.
Rather odd that I attend these things and yet comic books are the last thing I buy. Thanks to the publishers cranking out reprints through trade paperbacks and offering them online to read on my iPad, I wonder if there is any decent market involving back issues. When I lived in Milwaukee, there was practically a small “convention” every couple months at various bowling alleys which I used to fill the gaps in the collections I no longer have. Technology has definitely affected the industry. According to the podcast Business Wars, the big two (Marvel and DC) publish a fraction what they did in the Sixties.
As for GACC. Again, I look forward to next year. They have my support and I plan to attend but I think I may coordinate with those friends so we can hang out more and split the cost of parking.