Comic-Con Day 3

Day 3 was all about wandering the exhibit hall and taking in the sights.

We tried for the Pushing Daises signing, but the mob was immense and violent. The combination of bad logistics and rabid nutjob fans (people who couldn't get in line were crying...someone punched me in the stomach...and a crazy woman was using her child as a battering ram...) was just too much, so I gave up. No TV celebrities are worth this insanity.

So instead, here are a few cool floor displays:







Sat was also the Masquerade. We didn't go (you'll see why below) but we got a ton of cool costume pictures, which I promise to put up soon.

Same time as the Masquerade was the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund auction. This was definitely the highlight of the day! These guys had amazing artwork available and though most were way out of our league (a Dave Gibbons Watchmen drawing went for $9K!) it was still awesome to see them. There was a 10-page unpublished Kirby story as well as a beautiful exclusive tribute anthology to The Endless, and the usual cheesecake, like a Bettie Page original, Danger Girl cover, and Bruce Timm pin-up. Vic and I were first to sign up (bidder #1, baby!) and won some lovely pieces, including these:

I need to check back with CBLDF on this one. It was done while a bunch of artists were drinking and I can't for the life of me remember who it was!


An original page from Patty Cake by Scott Roberts. So cute!


Hellboy tribute by Dustin Nyugen. I'm a huge fan of this guy - we have an original panel from him too. I adore the coloring.


The Fund pulled in $55K which is not bad for one night! It was totally worth attending the auction to see all the rare pieces. Plus, it was fun too. There's more CBLDF stuff coming up, but that's for the next day!