Comic-Con 2009: Swag/Purchases

It was a great con for new reading material--besides the tons of free reading from random pass-outs and gift bags, I got plenty o' swag and merchandise from friends and creators at the convention. Notables include:

Joelle Jones - Okay, besides being an effing prodigy of an artist, Joelle is an extremely generous person. She gave me not only copies of her new sketchbook based on the 7 Deadly Sins and a copy of Token, but an original page from You Have Killed Me, her latest graphic novel written by Jamie Rich, AND sketches from a new project (I so wish I could tell you about but can't). :) They are great, though, and that project is going to be fantastic! Joelle gets +1000 fan points. <3

Steve Lieber - Steve gave me a copy of the promotional first issue of his and Jeff Parker's series Underground, coming from Image this fall (for free!! Can you believe that guy??). You can preview the first issue online, but it was nice to read it in book format. I don't know...something about turning pages. I do know that I am very excited to see the 5 finished issues!

David Hahn - I picked up David's new "Late Nighter" sketchbook, which is full of his character designs, new ideas, and practice panels. It's a great demonstration of his skills, and fun to read!

Ted Naifeh - I saw the cover for Polly and the Pirates at Oni Press's booth, and was immediately curious. After Terry explained the basic premise, I was like, "Let's go, I already know I want to buy this." xD; It's awesome--a great premise with a lot of cute and exciting elements, and all done in a very fresh and readable way. I liked Naifeh's Courtney Crumrin series, and Polly and the Pirates is great in the same way, without repeating material from CC.

Warner Brothers - WB put together a great gift bag for people who attended their panel on Friday and redeemed a ticket at their booth. The bag contained a Whiteout carabiner, paper hat mimicking Max's crown from Where The Wild Things Are, a small plastic toy version of the box from The Box, a Nightmare on Elm Street T-shirt (sadly about 8 sizes too big...), and a Final Destination 3D button.

Top Shelf - Top Shelf was handing out their 2009 catalog, chock-full of samples, reviews, and info on their publications.

VIZ - Viz Media put out your basic Sneak Peek book, with chapters from 6 manga titles. I enjoy these things a lot, because I love having a wide variety of art on hand for reference and inspiration, without weighing down my bookshelf with an entire volume of a single series.

Yen Plus - Again, I love my anthologies. I buy Yen Plus from time to time to have on hand for a sampling of new art in many styles. I do this with Japanese manga magazines as well, and just recycle the old volumes.

Buttons now available in my store!!! Check 'em out! :)

So...Miyazaki is coming to Comic-Con. And this is all that I will be talking about for the next month. *A* I wonder if there will be any way to give him presents...probably not, huh? Meh, I'll be happy if I see him with my own eyes. :)

Can't Stop the Serenity was last night, and I had a blast with my friends Mary and Christina! We got to The Gypsy too late for most of the festivities, but it looked like it was a good time. The trivia questions were HARD, though! They asked things like "What quadrant is Miranda in?" O___o;
The movie was awesome. It was my first time watching it, so maybe not the best idea to go to a showing where people are encouraged to yell at the screen and say "look out!" before everybody dies, but still, I really really enjoyed it! I couldn't even tell who was going to die, because all I could hear around me was "AHHHHHHHHHHH" right before it happened, and there were so many camera cuts leading up to it that I just knew death was coming to someone. :P They asked who was watching it for the first time before it started, and I was one of like 2 people, so once in a while someone would shout things like, "Who didn't see that coming?" and someone else would reply, "The girl in the middle!!!" xD; Definitely going next year and making preemptive jokes with everyone else. I liked the speakers and the message from Joss Whedon before the film--I love his characters and his portrayal of women, and it was cool to see an entire event inspired by that. Very cool indeed.

We made love with each other's eyes

The Toaster People (remember them?) originals are now for sale in my Etsy shop!

I have a super good reason you should give me your hard-earned money, too: I'm going to San Diego Comic Con this year!!!!!!!!!! AH, it sounds so weird to say; I've waited YEARS to go, but it's finally happening! 8D

Plane flights ain't cheap, though, and I have about $400 left to make if I want to stay out of my savings account. Do a gal a favor and buy her artwork! <3 I'll have other art and merchandise for sale over the next month, and all sales will help me get to SDCC!