Wizard World

Summer arrived with a vengeance (two months late!) in Chicago yesterday, but luckily I was able to duck into the area's largest comic book convention, conveniently going on all weekend at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. I must concede, however, that whatever shelter the massive hall offered from the hot, oppressive atmosphere outside was more than made up for by the writhing mass of humanity inside. Despite the discomfort, the show was a pleasant success here on the tail end of the summer convention season.

As usual the Artist Alley commanded most of my time with guests including Christopher Mitten (illustrator for Wasteland), David Petersen (creator of Mouse Guard), and industry legend J. Scott Campbell. The high point, though, came from meeting Tracy Butler, whose Lackadaisy online comic is one of my absolute favorites. Hopefully the next time we meet I won't be in such a hurry to leave the convention and be able to muster more than a few words of thanks.

And now, the spoils!

• Big Guy and Rusty #1 and #2, signed by Geof Darrow
• Abby and Michael sketch by Christopher Mitten
• Shades of Grey sketchbook, signed by J. Scott Campbell
• Mouse Guard HC #1 and #2, signed by David Petersen
• Lackadaisy #1, signed by Tracy Butler
• Pixu HC, soon to be signed by Becky Cloonan (I hope!)

Tags: Big Guy and Rusty, Lackadaisy, Mouse Guard, Pixu, Wasteland, Wizard World