Comic-Con day 3

Today's Comic-Con programming focused on TV shows like Heroes and Lost, and you've probably already read about it on some entertainment sites. I don't know what I missed out on as far as celebrities and such go but I did sell some stuff to Seth Rogan while I was in lockdown at the GR booth. I didn't take a picture, but that was kind of cool. Now for some other friends and acquaintances who dropped by our booth...


Filmmaker, director, writer, and BET head Reggie Hudlin is a longtime GR reader, and we talked at length about the Black Panther--how he was part of the greatest mainstream comics ever (he calls FF 42-70 the Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's of the superhero genre) and about the cartoon series he's making. I'd met him before, but never talked to him this long.


You often see photographer Ben Clark's work in the pages of GR. This time he came to do some work for Yo Gabba Gabba, and dropped by to say hi. He and I are going to see HEALTH play The Smell on Monday. You should go, too.


Beto is one of Los Bros Hernandez, the genius team behind Love & Rockets comics. Very influential in the evolution of comics and making indie comics cool for punk rockers as underground comix were for hippies.


I used to make bets with Bumperboy creator Debbie whenever her Sharks would play my Kings. Now the L.A. skaters stink so much, she doesn't even bring it up... (Her dude is a Wings fan, trumping us both.)


We know David Walker from when he was our neighbor in the Small Press area and was the HNIC of Badazzmofo, kind of the African-American GR. He dropped off his new mini-epic DVD, With a Vengeance.


Artist, comic book maker, and GR contributor and friend John Pham arrived to present his new book for Fantagraphics, Sublife.


Kevin and Barbara introduced themselves to me as friends of Ben and workers on Yo Gabba Gabba. Totally cool couple, and unless I misheard them, they are engaged. Congrats to the cool couple. I wonder if DJ Lance will MC the wedding?


Lance from FUNimation came by to say hi. They are putting out movies now, like Gegege Kitaro.


I first met artist Miran Kim by introducing myself to her at an X-Files panel at Comic-Con years ago and then interviewing her for GR. Maybe she'll contribute to an art show at GR one of these days...


I totally remembered these girls from last year, selling felt pandas and donating profits to pandas. This time they doubled their team.


Shelly is a GR proofreader who came by to bring homemade cookies to our table! How awesome is she?


Yuki came over from Viz. She is a fellow magazine editor, working for the Jump mag. (I hope this is the right picture... It was a long day.)


Souther Salazar spent some time at our table signing prints and things and just hanging out. With him, godfather of cool art in L.A., Billy Shire of Wacko, Luz de Jesus, and Billy Shire Gallery. (He's been carrying GR at his shops since early on.)


We've known Tom from his days at the legendary Highwater Books. He put out early books by Ron Rege, Brian Ralph, and tons of our other favorite artists. Today, he is at Drawn & Quarterly.


David Horvath couldn't make it from Korea, but Uglydoll Japan made the trip to San Diego and dropped by to say hi!