Sequential…
Here’s how I knew I was at a comic geek event: at the door, the cashier asked me “Has anyone ever told you you look like Alan Moore?”
I knew that MoCCA’s fest was going to be chock full of delights but the first thing I did after assuring the cashier that no one had ever told me that in my life, was to beat a path to the table where lj star Liz Baillie was selling copies of her new opus “Freewheel” I was so excited about getting a copy that I forgot to look around the event for the green flyer that could have gotten me two bucks off. Oh well, if there’s anyone who deserves full price it’s Liz. I got all fanboyish when she signed my book and then turned around to see my old friend Tony right next to me. That made sense because in addition to being one of the prime movers of New York’s cigar and pipe scene, Tony makes his living by being an agent for independant comic artists. It was great to see him and he started to show me around the con, he filled me in on some good news that he’s had recently. He pointed out some books that I think I’m going to have to go back for tomorrow, because just as I predicted there was a ton of stuff for me to spend money on, and I decided that having bought a two day pass I’d take it easy on the first day and go back to scoop up stuff I really wanted tomorrow.
One thing I will say: it’s been years since I was at a comic event, and in the interim it seems like the ranks fo the independant comics world have been filled with utterly cute furry guys, so much so that I was whipping my head around every two seconds, from the books at the tables to the hot pocket bears perusing them. All in all, it was great to be out in a scene that wasn’t my usual one.
I included the above picture in case you were curious to know what collating looked like.
Oh and I saw Jess Fink!
And Dean Haspiel!
And KIM FUCKING DEITCH!!!
Tags: comics, daily photo, events, friends, geekiness
