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Second Night of Con
1. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comics. I've only read the first two issues, but I liked them quite a lot, so now I'm expanding my familiarity with issues 3-5.
2. Dr Horrible comic collection. If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you should. It's terrific. I've already read one of the comics in this book, but none of the others.
3. The Guild: Bladezz comic. The Guild is Felicia Day's webseries. If you don't know who Felicia Day is, I'll tell you that she's an incredible actress/writer and that she's in Dr. Horrible. There are several comics from The Guild, and I've read all but this one.
4. Autographed Bloody GIR print. GIR is a character from Invader Zim, which was created by Jhonen Vasquez, who also created Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Invader Zim has far more widespread appeal, though this print is probably not the best way to advertise Invader Zim's accessibility. (This image was created for a scene that was cut for being too gruesome. The animators stuck stills of this image into several episodes, so that it is in the show, but only for flashes too short to be visible.) Rikki Simons, the voice of GIR, signed it for me.
5. All five Girls with Slingshots books. I love Danielle Corsetto, and I've been waiting years for her to come to San Diego Comic-Con so that I could meet her and buy books from her in person. Now she's finally made it!
6. Republicans for Voldemort bumper sticker. On my old car, I had one of these stickers. After the accident that caused me to get my rear bumper replaced, David Malki ! gave me a replacement sticker. I was glad to have it, but less than a year later I was in another accident, and this time my car was not fixable. So I lost the sticker again. When I got my new car, I wanted to buy one of these stickers for it, but I couldn't find them in the online store. Last night, while I was buying things from Jon Rosenberg, I completely failed to notice piles of these stickers on the table. This morning I was there again, I saw the stickers, and I bought one. My car will finally feel complete, once it has a Republicans for Voldemort sticker on it.
7. Both Drive books. Dave Kellet does a gag-a-day comic called Sheldon that is really worth checking out. More recently he started Drive, a once-a-week sci-fi epic. No big shock: I'm more into the sci-fi one.
8. The Book of Mormon: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical. I've been listening to the soundtrack to The Book of Mormon pretty much constantly for the past few weeks. There's a South Park thing going on across from Comic-Con this year. It's kind of like the Scott Pilgrim thing last year, only not quite as awesome. They had people do karaoke, and if you sang you got a piece of Book of Mormon merchandise. I wanted to sing, but most of the few songs they had were ones I don't know well, and I wanted to sing a song that hadn't been done yet, so I chose a song that I didn't know at all, and then it was super hard to see the lyrics while onstage, so my performance was terrible. But I got this book out of it, so it was worth it.
9. Alice in Wonderland comic. I haven't read this, don't know anything about it, but it looks cool so I bought it. If I really like it I'll pick up other issues in the future.
10. Buffy comics. Specifically, Buffy season eight comics. I'm way behind. Comic-Con is a good opportunity to catch up, at least in buying the comics. The next step is finding time to read them, when I've got piles of new comics to get through.
11. The Walking Dead comic. I liked the TV show The Walking Dead well enough, so I figured I'd give the source material a try. This was on sale at the CBLDF booth, too, so I'm supporting freedom of speech through my purchase.
12. Axe Cop comics. If you don't already know, Axe Cop was first imagined by a five year old, and drawn into existence by his twenty-something year old brother. When I've described events from it to friends of mine, they've reflected that it seems like something I would tell them about a dream I had. Axe Cop is mostly on the web, but these are print comics so I haven't read them yet. I'm super excited about them!
13. Arsenic Lullaby book. I had never heard of this comic before today. I was walking past a booth, and a woman asked, "Do you like dark humor?" The bit of this book that I've seen so far was very funny and quite dark. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it.
14. Phineas and Ferb poster. Two years ago, I was walking on the top floor of the convention center, in the area that's often full of people trying to give away promotional stuff. There was a woman handing out Phineas and Ferb posters to passersby. I held out my hand as I passed, but she didn't respond, so I said, "I want a Phineas and Ferb poster," and then she handed me one, seeming quite begrudging about giving a poster to someone clearly outside the target demographic. This year, they were handing out posters at the Phineas and Ferb booth, and when I took one the woman smiled at me and told me about what would be going on at the booth later that day. It seems that the Phineas and Ferb marketers have learned to embrace the significant fan base they have among older viewers. I feel much more welcome now.
Pretty good for one day, huh?
Second Night of Con
1. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comics. I've only read the first two issues, but I liked them quite a lot, so now I'm expanding my familiarity with issues 3-5.
2. Dr Horrible comic collection. If you haven't seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you should. It's terrific. I've already read one of the comics in this book, but none of the others.
3. The Guild: Bladezz comic. The Guild is Felicia Day's webseries. If you don't know who Felicia Day is, I'll tell you that she's an incredible actress/writer and that she's in Dr. Horrible. There are several comics from The Guild, and I've read all but this one.
4. Autographed Bloody GIR print. GIR is a character from Invader Zim, which was created by Jhonen Vasquez, who also created Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Invader Zim has far more widespread appeal, though this print is probably not the best way to advertise Invader Zim's accessibility. (This image was created for a scene that was cut for being too gruesome. The animators stuck stills of this image into several episodes, so that it is in the show, but only for flashes too short to be visible.) Rikki Simons, the voice of GIR, signed it for me.
5. All five Girls with Slingshots books. I love Danielle Corsetto, and I've been waiting years for her to come to San Diego Comic-Con so that I could meet her and buy books from her in person. Now she's finally made it!
6. Republicans for Voldemort bumper sticker. On my old car, I had one of these stickers. After the accident that caused me to get my rear bumper replaced, David Malki ! gave me a replacement sticker. I was glad to have it, but less than a year later I was in another accident, and this time my car was not fixable. So I lost the sticker again. When I got my new car, I wanted to buy one of these stickers for it, but I couldn't find them in the online store. Last night, while I was buying things from Jon Rosenberg, I completely failed to notice piles of these stickers on the table. This morning I was there again, I saw the stickers, and I bought one. My car will finally feel complete, once it has a Republicans for Voldemort sticker on it.
7. Both Drive books. Dave Kellet does a gag-a-day comic called Sheldon that is really worth checking out. More recently he started Drive, a once-a-week sci-fi epic. No big shock: I'm more into the sci-fi one.
8. The Book of Mormon: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical. I've been listening to the soundtrack to The Book of Mormon pretty much constantly for the past few weeks. There's a South Park thing going on across from Comic-Con this year. It's kind of like the Scott Pilgrim thing last year, only not quite as awesome. They had people do karaoke, and if you sang you got a piece of Book of Mormon merchandise. I wanted to sing, but most of the few songs they had were ones I don't know well, and I wanted to sing a song that hadn't been done yet, so I chose a song that I didn't know at all, and then it was super hard to see the lyrics while onstage, so my performance was terrible. But I got this book out of it, so it was worth it.
9. Alice in Wonderland comic. I haven't read this, don't know anything about it, but it looks cool so I bought it. If I really like it I'll pick up other issues in the future.
10. Buffy comics. Specifically, Buffy season eight comics. I'm way behind. Comic-Con is a good opportunity to catch up, at least in buying the comics. The next step is finding time to read them, when I've got piles of new comics to get through.
11. The Walking Dead comic. I liked the TV show The Walking Dead well enough, so I figured I'd give the source material a try. This was on sale at the CBLDF booth, too, so I'm supporting freedom of speech through my purchase.
12. Axe Cop comics. If you don't already know, Axe Cop was first imagined by a five year old, and drawn into existence by his twenty-something year old brother. When I've described events from it to friends of mine, they've reflected that it seems like something I would tell them about a dream I had. Axe Cop is mostly on the web, but these are print comics so I haven't read them yet. I'm super excited about them!
13. Arsenic Lullaby book. I had never heard of this comic before today. I was walking past a booth, and a woman asked, "Do you like dark humor?" The bit of this book that I've seen so far was very funny and quite dark. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it.
14. Phineas and Ferb poster. Two years ago, I was walking on the top floor of the convention center, in the area that's often full of people trying to give away promotional stuff. There was a woman handing out Phineas and Ferb posters to passersby. I held out my hand as I passed, but she didn't respond, so I said, "I want a Phineas and Ferb poster," and then she handed me one, seeming quite begrudging about giving a poster to someone clearly outside the target demographic. This year, they were handing out posters at the Phineas and Ferb booth, and when I took one the woman smiled at me and told me about what would be going on at the booth later that day. It seems that the Phineas and Ferb marketers have learned to embrace the significant fan base they have among older viewers. I feel much more welcome now.
Pretty good for one day, huh?