Like every other comic book professional out there, I'm in the midst of my last minute work before leaving in the morning for San Diego Comicon.
Other cons are wonderful, don't get me wrong, but San Diego? It's one of a kind, and I simply can't wait to get there.
Lar, Nick, Randy, Marc and myself will be there, and we'll have a truckload of LICD merchandise (books, shirts, frog kings etc) to sign and sell. While you're there, please do come by and say hello, and we'll see if we can get an LICD meet going for one of the nights, to explore the fine alcoholic beverages that San Diego has to offer.
As I mentioned, we will be there at Booth #1435.
Because the show is so very large (Ridiculously so), we sat down today to make this instructional video on how to locate Booth #1435, and how to proceed thereafter. I would advise those attending to adhere to the guidelines strictly.
Be sure to check out the flickr feed throughout the week (on the front page of LICD), as I'll be snapping shots with my iPhone and posting them immediately.
Oh, and while Lar only wants your company, in the selfless sense, it should go without saying that I'm going to need vast sums of Red Bull to make it through this con. If you're not sure which is me, I'll be the guy holding the sign that says:
"Will Write Funnies for Red Bull"
- Because I can.
Quote of the Day
"So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go Cuz I'm leaving on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go" -Leaving on a Jet Plane, by Chantal Kreviazuk
Only another sleep or two till San Diego Comic Con!! If you haven't already bought your membership you're outta luck as the con is sold out. It's gonna be a capacity crowd of comic love and I hope to meet plenty of you down at booth 1435 at some point during the week!!
At the last few conventions, I've watched the fans come by with their tithes of Red Bull (which Sohmer does love so very very much and appreciates each one as a precious elixir of life) and then turn to me and ask "But Lar... we didn't know what to bring you! What do you love as much as Sohmer loves his Red Bull?"
While I don't know if it's possible for any man to love as much as Sohmer loves his taurine laden beverages, the thought does warm my aging demented heart. However, to answer your question I suppose what I like best from the fans is .....
.... I honestly don't know.
We don't do this for the Red Bull. We don't do this for gifts. We do this because we *must* do this. Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim...We make comics. Going to cons is part of the game plus it's HELLA fun!! Every time someone says "I love your work" is a thrill that doesn't get old. EVER. Buy some swag, would you like that signed? Absolutely!! Ask Sohmer about the Hulk story. Admire the eyecandy we call Nick. Be amazed at the amazingly amazeness that is Randy. That's what the con is about. If you feel the need to bring something.... surprise me. I'm an easy sell. Just be sure to bring yourself.