I got to go and do something off my bucket list and that fabolus thing was the San Diego Comic Con. It was truly amazing, better than I could imagine. I got to meet a punch of great people, learn more about my craft, and get lots of free shit in the process!
My trip did not start out well as I had an unexpected stay in lovely Denver for a night. With only four hours of sleep I made my way to California. I lived in San Diego for small portion of my life. It's the only other residence that I have had besides the house I grew up in. So I have a special place in that thing that I have that closely resembles a heart. I got to eat at all my favorite Cali eateries such as: Jack in the Box , Tom's #23 , and In & Out.
My mother and I along with a selected few of others got to attend the coveted "Preview Night". I was not prepared for the shear amount of free comics I was about to receive. We went to the DC booth and we notice people making lines around the table and we decided we better hop in. We were glad we did as I received probably 20 issues of free comics along with posters, buttons , and something I had been reluctant to spend five dollars on, The Black Lantern Ring!
Also something very special happen to me on preview night, I got to meet the person who got to start reading comics again and inspired me to start writing comics, ROBERT KIRKMAN!!!
I also got meet comic greats the likes of John Layman, Rob Guillory, Nick Spencer and Cliff Rathburn. Cliff who I also got a cool Walking Dead print and an original piece of artwork.
The next four days were amazing filled with informative panels, writing seminars and Hollywood celebrities. I also got complete some collections of comics and obtained some rare ones.
The best part I think about the whole trip was sharing it with my Mother and by the end I think I even turned her into a comic book fan as she was reading Chew and the exclusive advance issue of Morning Glories which we were only of a selective 100 in the world to get.
Now I am stuck counting down the days until next year, which hopefully I will display my first comic!
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