A good time is being had by, it would seem, all at the Mid-Ohio Con here in chilly (but not unpleasant) Columbus, Ohio. Roger Price, who operates this annual post-Thanksgiving feast, really knows how to put on a friendly convention. There's plenty to do and plenty to buy but it never feels cramped or hectic. I'm especially impressed with the vast number of small-press and self-publishers displaying their wares. There are some very fine comics on display from such folks.
I've decided to start paring down my convention reports here since all they ever seem to say is that I'm enjoying myself and my panels went well, and then I list folks with whom I chatted. This is a waste of my time and yours, so just assume all is well and then guess who I saw.
I will say it's nice to be able to put faces to a lot of e-mail addresses. Years ago before the Internet, I would often meet at cons, people I only knew from correspondence and/or mimeographed fanzines. Once I did, I would no longer think of them as an elite typeface or a bizarre array of indents and margins. Now when I meet in person someone I met over the Internet, they stop looking like their AOL address or their weblog.
Three panels tomorrow and on one, I get to interview the Once and Future Lois Lane…the actress who played her on the 50's Superman series, Noel Neill. Should be fun.