Why? I just didn't have a chance to take any pictures is all. There'll be at least one obligatory shot of my table with me behind it sometime this weekend. Just not today.
The show went pretty well today. New York starts it's public show around 3:00pm, which is later than most shows, but makes sense. I've often thought three day shows should adjust for people who have those job things I've read about. Or school, too.
The pre-show starts around noon if not before. Which makes for a long day.
I showed up for that and set up my table and chair (big thanks to Paul for grabbing those for me) and then walked around to do the meet-and-greet. Obviously, I can't tell everything that went on, but here are the highlights:
- Got to hang out with some friends I almost see only when I'm on the Left Coast. So I got to see Charlotte Fullerton, Gabe and Chachi Hernandez, Dwayne McDuffie, Jerry Ordway, Ronn Sutton, Janet Hetherington, Leonard Kirk, Len Wein, John Gallagher, Rich Faber and other people that I'm sure I'm just spacing on now.
- Ran into Kevin Gamble, ace producer and writer-star-guy who's on Tiki Bar TV, which is a great iTues download. Get it now... well, after you're done reading at least. I gave him some Love and Capes, including #5 that takes place at the Riki Tiki Tavern, inspired, in part, by said Tiki Bar.
- Got to sit and actually talk with great artist and business runnin' hero Kyle Baker. So many shows are just the wave-and-hand-a-book thing. This was actually a protracted conversation, which was great.
- I met at least three people I intend to use the Old Zahler Charm (i.e. relentless begging and constant follow-up e-mails) to get some work.
- I met one person who specifically asked me to work with him. That's always nice.
- Many Iron Man Toon Tumblers, as well as many other Toon Tumblers were sold. I always like it when my clients do well.
- Had some fans, actual fans, at my table. People who have read the book. People who read this here blog (and requested a Mera commission). I'm not going to name them without permission. But they know who they are. It's good to see the book finding an audience.
So, let me 'splain... no, there is no time. Let me sum up. While the day had no Huge Moment of Importance there were lots of little lower case versions that bode well for me and things to come. That's good. And there are still two days left. That's even better.