When I go a whole day without posting here, it either means I'm having lots of problems, lots of fun or some combination of the two. Yesterday, it was problems for an hour or two, then fun the rest of the day. My real Comic-Con kind of kicked in with the Tribute Panel in memory of Jerry Robinson and Joe Simon, which I thought went about as well as one of those things can. There were some very funny anecdotes and — better still — some very insightful ones. I'll try to summarize the latter in a post some day soon when I'm not on the laptop and getting ready to go do four more panels including the labor-intensive Quick Draw!
The room seems just as full as it ever is but somehow quieter to me this time. Maybe I've just learned to walk the more civilized aisles. I do notice that a lot of people seem unclear on the concept of what an "aisle" is for. (Hint: It has something to do with letting others get by.)
Went to the Eisners last night…and I was going to present and flee because they're sometimes very long. But the folks in charge did a good job streamlining the proceedings so I stuck around until I had to go meet folks for a late dinner. I don't know what the ceremony finally clocked in at but I suspect they shaved at least a half-hour off the usual running time. Kudos, as Mr. Eisner used to say to people.
Earlier in the day, we had a packed house to hear Herb Trimpe and Stan Goldberg talk about the early days of Marvel and there was a panel called "Siegel, Shuster and Finger" with Larry Tye and Marc Tyler Nobleman, who've authored books on Superman and Bill Finger, respectively. I'll try to write more about all these when I'm at a real keyboard.
Thursday night, I was walking past the Marriott and there were two very lovely ladies wearing very little clothing passing out free passes to a local stripping emporium. They were calling out, "Anyone like naked girls?," and two men who were walking near me and holding hands yelled back in unison, "No!" Doesn't read like much here but the timing was very funny.
Gotta post this much and get over there. Back whenever.