That really did happen. Now, I can understand people not immediately getting that I was Commissioner Gordon when there wasn’t a Batman right by me, but seriously… (Historical Note: Basically, the only reason this costume happened was because people thought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You gotta understand that the multi-leveled Convention Center is directly underneath the many, many floors of hotel AND shares the same set of elevators. The result, it takes FOREVER to even get an elevator, never mind the indignities of one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I freely admit that I’m not a very athletic guy, but having a room up on the 11th floor makes walking there punishing for ANYBODY. (Historical Note: It’s specifically the up and down part that kills me. Even at my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got a really great seat for Opening Ceremonies, right up next to where a lot of the guests were sitting. In fact, Caitlin Glass was right in front of me, and this comic literally wrote itself.
It seriously was a city down there, and VERY easy to get lost. I’ve been to whole conventions that took up less space than that one room. Ironically, for all the wandering around I did, I didn’t buy a single[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is why I always show up early to photoshoots… and why that’s really a silly thing to do. We actually got a lot of cool pictures that weekend, though. DIGIMON POWER! (Historical Note: Wow, the first page of Conventional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s not an exaggeration in the first panel, it actually cost that much. See, none of the Dealer’s Room guys were selling any snacks (I assume because the native vendors at the Convention Center had exclusive contracts), so you had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I DID get a picture with Mookie (creator of Dominic Deegan) and it WAS totally worth it. (Historical Notes: It’s weird to look back at how much of an inspiration Dominic Deegan was for me to start putting my comics[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can’t say that this actually happened to me personally at Otakon, but I always feel sorry for the genuinely talented cosplayers who DO get mobs like this. (Historical Note: Past me is either being overly modest, or just hadn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Actually, several people pointed out that I looked like Commissioner Gordon with the fake mustache on. Well, if he’d stuck his tongue in an electrical socket, anyway. (Historical Note: This only got marginally better over the years, but that stray[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…