Baltimore Comic Con Wrap-up…
By Scott Christian Sava on October 12th, 2009Posted In: Dreamland News
I had a great time at Baltimore Comic Con.
My thanks to Marc Nathan and his crew for taking care of me and making me feel like a star.
They helped me with shipping my books, fed me, and treated me like royalty.
I wish I lived closer so I could visit more often. They’re THAT nice!
And of course my buddies at Kids Love Comics were too kind. Letting me hang out with them. Watching my booth as I roamed around aimlessly when I took breaks. And hanging out with me for dinner and just being pals.
I got to hang out with old friends.
Tracy Bailey and her husband DeBray and friend Liz came and had dinner with me on Saturday Night. We had AMAZING Italian Ice afterwards…YUM!
Lora Innes and her husband Mike went to lunch with me. What an wonderful couple. I want to see them again. We had a great time.
My buddy (and Wolverine creator) Len Wein was a guest. Paddington and I got to see him a bit. Not as much as we’d have liked though.
Lar deSouza came by. We had a nice time talking whenever we could. And I hope to hang out with him more. Just never enough time…
At least he gave Paddington a good hat.
I also got to meet so many great people. Some fans who came all the way from Australia and New Zealand. Wow.
And others who didn’t have to drive far…but I still had to give ‘em a hug when I met them.
And other pros too…
Steve Conley was my booth buddy. And an awesome guy. He and his wife were wonderful. I came home with some foam swords and the boys haven’t stopped playing with them.
I got to meet and hang out with Rival Angels creator Alan Evans. Really nice guy. You should check out his comic.
And Jamal Igle came by too. We swapped books. And I TOTALLY won out in the deal. His work is incredible! You have to check his stuff out.
I got to meet the fabulous Luna Brothers who also swapped books with me. I have SO much reading to do. I can’t wait to dig into these volumes.
Oh…
Speaking of volumes…
There was a booth where they were selling the Marvel Omnibuses for 60% off. Really.
So I picked up 3 of them.
They’re like 1000 pages each! I nearly broke my back getting home.
And there’s much more…but…the COOLEST. Most AWESOME thing EVER was when I got to meet my first ever COSPLAY CHARACTERS!
Yes…I was greeted by none other than Felicity and Kiwi!
How adorable is this?
Just check out that tail and striped stockings!!!
*Passes Out…*
And if that wasn’t enough…little Sydney and Katie brought me FAN ART!
I was speechless. I hope I didn’t make a fool of myself.
It was cute overload.
Sigh…
And now I’m home. And I’m working again.
But next year…I’m bringing Donna and the boys.
I shouldn’t be able to have that much fun alone. I need to share.
And that’s my weekend.
Thanks all who came out.
Hope to see you again soon.
Scott
You had cosplayers? That is the ultimate in fan honor. I can’t think of anything better. Absolutely adorable.
First it’s just two cute cosplayers, but then it turns into two hundred! Thousand! Wonderful on how your first two were so adorable… Cute enough to eat, one might say. c:
Welcome home, though! Hopefully the boys will play quietly enough so you can read your Spidermans. XD
Looks like you had a really great time… and love the cosplayers! Now… about those omnibuses… are those available through my local comic shop? (I have at least three that I go to) If so, how much would I expect to spend?
Those are available at Amazon cheaper than they are at comic shops.
They list at $99 each.
But at the con…I got them for $40 each.
Feh. I won’t be getting to any cons any time soon. I picked up the first volume of the Spiderman obmnibus at Barnes & Noble today… 10 volumes total. It was $25… I think Amazon might be the way to go.
Well there’s the black and white ones. They’re cheap. But the big 1000 page full color ones are the ones to get. Those are the expensive ones.
I definitely approve of Lar’s fashionable take on Paddington, who’s plushie is adorable by the way. I agree with you on the cute overload, wow they dressed up!
Scott, you need to get those budding cosplayers in touch with Jac (fantastic cosplayer from the Phillipines) who posts here on occasion. They’ve got great potential!
Next time, take some insulin. I’m surprised you survived the super-sweet overload!
Also, your convention calendar has no more shows for this year. Do you have next year’s con schedule worked out?
No. I”m just breathing a sigh of relief that con season is over…ha ha.
I’ll start planning next year’s con later in the year.
Teeny cosplayers! That is so awesome!
It is so cool that you have cosplayers and they were so cute. love the fan art as well.
Thanks a lot for everything Scott ! This is awesome!
And yes I am Sydney.
SYDNEY!
You and your sister are pure AWESOME!
Thank you so much.
I hope to see you next year!
Man, I’m so glad you didn’t break your back with all your great loot. You may need a dolly next time. Love the great fanart, it’s really amazing.
Thanks Alan.
It was really nice meeting you.
We’ve gotta hang out next time. OK?
No doubt! I wonder if the Innes’s (Innesi?) play hockey?
hey scott!
I wanted to leave a comment and let you now that I loved the dreamland book one I got from you at Heroes Con! Also wanted you to know that I gave my Paddington to my niece- who loves it! She was hugging it to sleep and loving every minute of it. Hope you are well!
Asha
Hey Asha…
It’s so great to hear from you.
I was asking Lora about you at lunch.
Thank you for the kind words. So glad you enjoyed it.
And I’m thrilled your niece loves the paddington.
Will I see you at Heroes next year?
You should create a Paddington Gallery and post pics from all your shows with all these creators holding him! He gets around!
Ha ha. I should.
Great pics – it was fantastic meeting you this weekend Scott!
What a success and sounds like so much fun to boot! Thanks for sharing.
Hope I’m not posting too late. lol!! Again it was so great to meet you and those little cosplayers were adorable! I don’t know if you saw, but I said to them that I thought Dreamland was awesome, too and the older one jumped up and down and said “I love Dreamland !”
Thanks so much for signing my jacket!!! All I kept talking about as soon I as saw you were going to be in Baltimore was “EEEEE!! He has to sign my jacket!” And thanks for letting me take a second picture so I didn’t look like a deer in headlights. lol!! Hopefully I’ll get to see you again next year!
Was wonderful meeting you Christine!
I hope to see you again real soon.
Awww. I live in the UK and miss everything like this. If I went to a comic con (most porbally with my sister) I would SO dress up! Where is the fun other wise? You would of seen a 15 year old Kiwi! Whats more adorable than that?
I miss everything exciting here in the UK.
I wish that I could have gone;( There is always next year though
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Children cosplayers, that is SUPER amazing!!!!
Good to see him finally taking a serious tone about things.
that convention looked like fun! and your display! i love all the little paddington plushes! HAHA! the cosplayers are cute too.
Scott don’t worry we’ll be there.
I love the little cosplayers!!!
i have GOT to get my hands on a paddington one day1
and the cosplay peoples are so darn cute, i hope you bribed them with a paddington
must get paddington for my collection
dont ask i will only say one thing i have briar fox from 19 years ago from going to my first Disneyworld time and meeting my favorite cartoon actor{ goofy, yeah i know its just costume, but i will be dipped in chocolate its just a thrill to see them} anyways do you know they dont even sell the rabbit and or the bear anymore was so looking forward to completing the set..
darn i just rambled on..
cant wait to see the update
Scott,
It was great meeting you at the Baltimore Comic Con. You and all the rest were great fun for my daughter and me! I wish I had the money to take advantage of the great deal you were offering, but I’ll be picking up your books as soon as my wife says I can… and the Paddington plush, which my daughter loved.
Thanks!
Casey Jacobson
Best fanart ever!!!! And those cosplayers….love them to pieces!
Gah! I live less than 10 miles from where this was. Unfortunately, I had other obligations on this particular weekend. My wife and I *really* wanted to go if only to meet you and the LICD guys. Next time, Gadget, next time!
Oh. My. God.
I’m kinda tearful after all that sweetness & cuteness overload.
You’re not human Scott. And if you’re human, I’m so FREAKING jealous of you!!!
How in the…? I mean, little ones! On your forum! On cosplay! MAKING POSTERS!
Overwickedlysweeet, man!
Dude: buy a SixPack of insuline for your next con. This can only escalate until you have your own Karaoke Game.
[hmm.... now there's a thought]
I know, I’m a little late seeing this one, but… you know.
Hey! It was great seeing you too at the con. And that Italian ice was yum!