Day of Many Birthings

Happy birthday to catcom around the world, dirty-old-man box_in_the_box, and writers ursalav and sartorias!

Friday Poll: Space Pets!

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Phoenix Comicon: Day 2

So today I ended up at the Comic Book Trivia panel and made it the finals, winning many crappy free comics in the process. I didn't get the Frazetta drawn book since I could only remember three colors of kryptonite and their properties (Green, Red and Gold). But one of those free comics is the first issue of the Samuel L. Jackson as a space something as Presented by Samuel L. Jackson...

Then I sat in on the Steampunk/Urban Fantasy panel. Amusingly the four authors who were on it were 1)YA modern fantasy 2)Victorian gothic fantasy 3)epic fantasy 4)YA modern fantasy and 5)supernatural mystery. Still they had plenty of good advice on world building vs. characters in writing and how to do research. And the first guy was fairly funny too...

After that I killed some time in the Dealer's Room. Got Essential Tomb of Dracula for 1/2 price and a free sketch (though I tipped him) from Randy Milholland of Something Positive. I asked for one of his supers characters done 90s style and so I've got Extreme Punchline. Complete with crazy shark mouth, exaggerated biceps, lots of pouches and feet hidden off panel...

Then I finished the day with Will Wheaton Presents: The Awesome Hour. Well hour and a half since he was the last one in the ball room. He read a couple of his editorials and then did Q&A. Cool guy...

One thing I won't be doing again. Parking near the convention center. $12 for an all day pass. Saturday I'm finding someplace (maybe work) near where I can catch the light rail...