I'm coming to you live this weekend from the San Diego Comic Fest, here at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center in the 619 area code. Some of the folks who launched Comic-Con International are, quite independent of that huge entity, staging a small con that is intended to have the look 'n' feel of one of the early San Diego Cons at the El Cortez. Attendance and subject matter is limited. The dealers room can be fully traversed in about a half-hour. Most people here seem to know most of the other attendees. I'm having a nice time just sitting and doing one of two things: (1) Telling stores or (2) Listening to stories. Most of the stories are about one of two things: (1) People who created great comics or (2) People who contributed to great comic conventions of the past. The topics and the pace make for quite a fine vacation. I'll write more about it in the days to come.