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A shot of WCG's
booth in the small press area of the Comicon International: San
Diego. |
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Imperial stormtroopers conduct a security check
in the main lobby of the San Diego Convention Center, just outside
the main convention hall. |
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My wife, Sadina, at my booth. She was seven months pregnant
with our first child when this photo was taken. (See our personal website
for photos and details!)
Though she's not a serious comic-book fan, Sadina always enjoys
the show. She attended most of the Star Wars panels and
previews, and enthusiastically helped promote Rob Hanes Adventures.
Sadina does read Batman Adventures, loves the new Robin
(at least the version in the WB animated series), and says that
Aquaman was her favorite super-hero when she was a child.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the board, Mr.
Will Eisner, meeting fans during a signing at Kevin Smith's
View Askew booth.
Eisner, of course, is one of the true pioneers (and earliest
entrepreneurs!) of the comic-book medium. After helping to establish
the comic-book industry (and the comic-book sweatshop) in the
1930s, he created the Spirit, a syndicated adventure strip
series that ran from 1940-1952, founded a company that published
educational materials in comic-book form, and then returned to
his original love by producing what is considered the first comic-book
"graphic novel," entitled A Contract with God
(of which I own an autographed first edition). He continues to
publish groundbreaking work, many autobiographical in nature.
DC Comics is currently collecting his entire run of the Spirit
chronologically in hardcover format.
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Batton Lash and
his lovely wife Jackie Estrada at their Supernatural Law
booth. Batton and Jackie are friends from way back, and have
been very supportive of me and many other self-publishers. Jackie
also does a fantastic job managing the Eisner Awards at the comicon. |
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How could I pass this up -- Green Lantern (my
brother's favorite character) and Aquaman (Sadina's favorite)
strike a pose. |
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One of many Lara Crofts at the convention.
I don't think Sadina was too thrilled when she saw this photo!
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| The table set-up at my booth. I'm
constantly playing around with the layout, trying to figure out
what is the most eye-catching to passers-by! |
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Spiderman signs an autograph
at the Marvel Comics booth. |
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