Megacon-tinued

Continuing my con report from MegaCon...

I went to Downtown Disney, and was distressed to find out that they no longer make the little coffee cans that I liked so much. They have the bigger ones, but not in the flavors that I liked. Oh well. I consoled myself with a new Jessica Rabbit t-shirt.

Sunday started and I was a man down. Sandi took ill and didn’t come to the show for the last day. It would have been nice to have her there, of course, but I was able to soldier on as a one-man operation.

I got to be on a panel, my first at MegaCon, for Independent Comics Creators. I got to be on there with such luminaries as Josh Blaylock of Devil’s Due, and my new acquaintence, Stefan Nilson. We spoke of getting started in the industry, staying in the industry, and all that. It was a good time, and I was glad to do it, but it also meant I was away from my table a bit, and I had to leave an hour before show close to make my flight home.

So I needed to get five hours of con into three-and-a-half. And there was definitely five hours of con to do.

Sunday just exploded.My numbers for the shorter day were almost the same as Saturday, where I was at the table all day. I wound up doing eight commissions, including a kick-butt Doctor Doom that I hope to get a scan of, a neat Joker, and a Shadowcat. And, for one particular guy, The Batfan, Harley, Ivy, Batgirl and Catwoman. Well, I would have done those last four if I didn’t run out of time and have to head back to Payless Car Rental and Orlando International Airport.

Fortunately, I’m going to be able to do them back at Art Studio Zee and mail them to him. And normally I don’t name the people who get my con sketches, but The Batfan has business cards with his name on them, so I figure a little online love is perfectly okay.

I also sold a few more sketchbooks, so they are officially A Success. I’ll have to get some more printed up for the New York show. I have a feeling they’ll fly even faster there. And I sold a bunch of Love and Capes. I bring a shortbox full of books to these shows, and the box was half-empty by the end of the show. So yay commerce!

Before you ask, yes, I made it home with my earnings intact. No Lunchbox Incident this show.

My flight was a bit delayed, and had a layover in Chicago that I’d honestly forgotten about. (Hey, I knew when I had to be at the airport. As for when I get back and how, well, I looked at that back when I booked the flight. I couldn’t change it, so there was no reason to have it stick in the old noggin, I guess.)

And I came home to fifteen inches of snow. My Mom, of her own volition and despite the protests of my cold-ridden Dad, shoveled enough of my drive that I could get my car in when I rolled in around 2 am. I didn’t ask her to do it, and would have tried to stop her as much as I could over the phone. Still, I do appreciate it.

All in all, it was a great show. I’d forgotten how much I liked it, and it did well enough to make sure it's on my con plate for next year, too. Maybe I'll even make the time to hit an amusement park or two. Say, isn't there some new a new Simpsons ride starting next year, maybe even a Harry Potter park?

I'll probably post a smattering of random final thoughts later. Right now, it's time to get back to work.