I was going to post every day of our trip but owing to the frequent rain, things got a bit too hectic and I got a bit too weary. I really enjoyed the WonderCon itself, and San Francisco is a great city. But I had enough problems and plans that were cancelled due to weather to make it, on balance, a pretty unpleasant trip. Today, however, there seemed to be blue sky around so Carolyn and I walked down to a great restaurant for Dim Sum (here's its website) and then rode the cable car to Fisherman's Wharf. By the time we got there, it was pouring rain and we finally just gave up and headed for the airport early. It was that kind of excursion.
Sunday at the WonderCon, I did two panels — one with Sergio and me talking about our work together, and one about Comic Books for Kids. The latter featured Arnold Drake, Gail Simone, Bill Morrison, Scott Shaw! and Amanda Conner. Just to cause trouble, I launched into a theory I've developed that comics may have irrevocably lost the younger audience; that there's too little comics can offer that a kid can't get cheaper and easier (and with sound and motion) via Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, VHS tapes, DVDs, PlayStation and many more we could all mention. No one on the panel (or even in the audience) really agreed with me…but that's okay since sometimes, I'm not entirely sure I agree with me, either.
No real memorable exchanges on the convention floor. It was nice to see Tony DeZuniga and Ernie Chan — two fine comic artists I haven't seen nearly enough of, these last few years. I also ran into the son of the late Alfredo Alcala, who's currently assembling a book of his father's work, as well as curating an exhibit of same. I had nice conversations with Neal Adams, Dave Stevens, Tom Yeates, Al Gordon, Jim Silke, Bob Burden, Dan DiDio, Trina Robbins, Steve Leialoha, Scott and Judith Shaw, Steve Lieber, Erik Larsen and others I'll probably remember when I'm less tired.
Gotta go unpack. More normal posting resumes later, plus I'll start playing Catch-Up with my e-mailbox.