Slept seven hours…which for me is like a coma. 5.5 is about my norm and any more than that and my back spends the day hating me.
Those of you who didn't make it to Comic-Con don't need me telling you what a great time I had. I will say it didn't feel as crowded as it has in the past, possibly because they got rid of all them counterfeit badges, maybe because there are so many off-site events to draw people away from the main hall. Then again, I spent most of Saturday and all day Sunday upstairs doing panels so maybe it was shoulder-to-shoulder in the big room those days.
As usual for cons these days, I had a couple of awkward encounters with cosplayers who believe that if someone wants to take your photo, you stop immediately wherever you are and pose without caring if you block aisles or if portions of your outfit hit other people. I love 98% of the cosplayers there and greatly admit a lot of the ingenuity and skill displayed. But about 2% of them are public health hazards and one of these days, one of them is going to injure someone and we'll have new regulations which the 98% won't like.
I enjoyed meeting so many people. I didn't enjoy not encountering so many people I know and though I knew they were on the premises, our paths never crossed. Has anyone considered designing a Comic-Con Meet-Up App where you and your friends can all check-in and connect easier? There might not be any money in it but it might make the con more fun.
Here's a great article about Joye Murchison Kelly, the lady who ghostwrote Wonder Woman in the forties and who was honored at the convention. Most of my favorite Comic-Con moments this year involved Joye and her terrific hubby Jack.
I'll return when I'm more awake and my back decides to resume colluding with the rest of me.