Did I mention today is Sergio's birthday? Today is Sergio's birthday. That's Sergio at left in the above photo, posing with master comic book editor-artist Dick Giordano.
I took this picture right outside the Dealers Room at the 2002 Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus, Ohio. About three minutes after it was snapped, the sounds of a fire alarm began to ring out. Security guards swept through the area and herded us all outside…which might not have been too bad except that everyone was in t-shirts and other lightweight wear and it was snowing outside. Sergio and Dick stood out there in the Winter Wonderland in their shirt sleeves, signing autographs for their fans until the alarm ended.
Anyway, happy birthday to Sergio Aragonés, my friend and collaborator for more years than either of us would like to admit. May he have just as many more and may they be even better.