Comic-Con day 2

It's easy to bitch about how Comic-Con is getting too Hollywood, the industry is squeezing out the true comic-book fans, and the convention is appealing more to Variety and E! than true nerds. Even I gripe about how stars that have never, ever read a comic book are attending to cash in and make a buzz. But I have to admit that it was cool to be filmed talking to Randy Couture this morning. I wasn't fast enough to shoot a picture of us, and I wonder if the clip will be shown somewhere? But, really, most of the people I talked to today aren't famous in that way... More friends from all over the place that came by the booth!


Two artists who depict new worlds: Jeff Soto and Souther Salazar.


I first met Scott Bradley when he was playing bass for J Church and stayed at my house. Now he's publishing comics!


Sunny used to be by the GR table when it was in the Small Press Section. Now she's publishing a punk rock gossip mag!


Artist, instructor, and zine maker, Esther Pearl Watson!


Bonnie Burton from grrl.com and Lucasfilm's ministry of propaganda!


But not everyone I talked to were established or old friends. I made new acquaintances, too, like these three who shared a knit Nosferatu, art sample, and stickers/buttons!