I’m out here in Dallas for Wizard World Texas. I get to spend some time with my friends Jesse and Linda, and some of their (well, now our) friends.So the show is always a good time, regardless of the convention itself.
Fortunately, the show was very good today.
First story. A couple (boyfriend and girlfriend, man and wife, I’m not sure) came over to the booth and we started chatting. She didn’t have that far off stare that some comic-book widows seem to get, so I figured her for a reader. She bought a copy of Love and Capes #1 and asked if I’d be there all weekend so she could pick up the rest. I assured her I was, and that I’d even give her the six-pack deal if she came back.
What surprised me is that as we left, her boyfriend turned to us and mouthed “Thank you!” to Jesse and me. It was obvious that she didn’t read comics, and that it was a huge deal that she actually bought a comic. We’ll see if she comes back tomorrow.
Second story. Much shorter. Someone comes up to the booth and says “Give me all six. I’m sick of reading them online.” That was good too.
I also got to go to the Heroes For Heroes party. It’s an organization raising money to send pop culturey things over to our troops. Books, DVDs, whatever, to help them pass the boring times (and let’s hope they have plenty of boring times). They had the party at the Diamond Club at the Ballpark at Arlington, where the Rangers play.
It was a cool venue, and cooler still was the charity auction. A dozen artists or so worked at easels making original art in front of the attendees that was later auctioned off. It was amazing to watch them work and see how they put the pieces together. It made me itch to draw, and given how much I work, causing me to feel that way is really something.
So, I sold decently and had some fun. Hopefully it’ll keep up tomorrow.