My day described in a graph -
It started out great - my traffic court case was dismissed because the officer didn’t show up. But after that, everything went out of sync, and just went down hill - till the very end of the day. It’s just one of those days - when everything goes wrong, I forget things here and there, and take all the wrong turns possible.
We started the day by joining the annual KA breakfast - with the members of the fanzine we write to. It is always fun to meet the actual people behind the contributions.
I bumped into some friends, got more sketch books, got a really useful feedbacks, and attended some panels.
I noticed that there weren’t too many over the top costumes this year, and way too many baby carts with no baby in it.
aside from the Comic con, I noticed a tall ship at the harbor. I have a thing for tallships. I even spent several month on one as a crew member. Anyway, here are some beautiful silouttes with the sun right behind them.
On the way home, taking route 15 through the desert, we encountered wild lightening and showers. It was surreal driving in to the thunder clouds.
We got home to be greeted by one upset cat, who made it clear to us he wasn’t happy to be left alone by pooping on the floor by Duncan’s drawing table. We spent the rest of the night going through the goods.
Another Comic Con gone by, and now it’s time to get back into the grind. Next year, I plan to be more prepared.
We’ve been going to the Con every year since 2000 when we moved out to LA. And we’ve seen it grow every year. To be honest, we were a little reluctant to go because we knew it’s going to be crazy and frustrating to get to the booths. But how in the right mind can you miss this event??!!
Because of the limited time we had there, we prioritized the artists alley, small press, and artists table section instead of covering the entire floor from hall A to Z. I mean G. Duncan got original comic pages, I got some sketchbooks and eurpean comics and artbooks.
As most of us know, a lot of the artists now have self-published sketchbooks on sale. And with Comic con coming up, I am sure I will be purchasing a lot of them. Everyone is gearing up for the Con. and I want my own sketchbook too! So, a made a last minute attempt to create my own. A make-shift printed at home sketchbook. As with anything last minute, I am not too happy with it, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. I made 8 copies, just in case an opportunity arises to give them out.
I went to the screening of Labyrinth followed by a panel at the Motion Pictire academy. Brian and Wendy Froud, Toby, Brian Henson and other puppetters where there to talk about the film and behind the scenes. I even got to talk to Brian Froud and got a little sketch from him.
after the show, we went to see the special effects gallery upstairs where the actual puppets, models, and props where on display. I have to go there again because they were closing. Members from Dark Crystal, Aslan, Yoda were among the few who were there. Really cool.
sketches of people while I spend several hundred $$ on our car service.
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