Overall I had a pretty good time.  It was strange being on my own for the most part, and despite an impressive roster of guests, attendance seemed lighter than last year.  Also, the Small Press, Indie Island and Artist Alley sections of the show comprised more space than the Exhibitors, taking up just over half of the hall.  I can’t decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing, or just a thing.  Regardless, it was a fine way to blow a weekend and a wad of cash, and waste some time.  Hopefully, come next year, I’ll have some copies of Art the Amoeba and Oh, Heavens! to trade.  We’ll see…

Here’s the list of loot:

Trades (all either $5, ½ off, or BOGO)
Appleseed: Book One – Masamune Shirow
Cerebus – Dave Sim
Easy Way – Christopher E. Long/Andy Kuhn
Fanboy – Mark Evanier/Sergio Aragones/various
Flaming Carrot Comics – Bob Burden
The Groo Jamboree – Sergio Aragones
Jack Staff: Soldiers – Paul Grist
Mister Blank: Exhaustive Collection – Christopher J. Hicks
Nevada – Steve Gerber/Phil Winslade
Stray Bullets vol. 1 – David Lapham
Stray Bullets vol. 2 – David Lapham
Stray Toasters – Bill Sienkiewicz
Superpatriot: Liberty & Justice – Tom & Mary Bierbaum/Keith Giffen/Dave Johnson
Marvel Essentials: Tales of the Zombie – various
Trasition: Phase 7 #010 & #011 – Alec Longstreth

Singles (all from $0.10 – 1.00)
1963 Book Two: The Fury
1963 Book Five: Horus, Lord of Light
Teen Titans Spotlight on Aqualad (early Erik Larsen art!  Sienkiewicz cover!)
Iceman #1-4
The Thing #2
Miracleman #2-6, 9 (ok, ok, these were $5 a pop, but that’s a steal)
Nightcrawler #1-4
Power & Glory #1 and 3 (I already had 2 and 4)
The Awesome Slapstick #1-3 (no 4, DAMN IT, but I’ve wanted this book for a while)
Sludge #2-9 (more Gerber!  I was on the hunt for plenty o’ Gerber)
Wildstar: Sky Zero #1-4, Born to Be Wild #1

Minicomics, Zines, etc.
Cosmic Adventures: A Mini-comic for Coloring! #1 – Justin Gammon
The Dvorak Zine – Alec Longstreth
Phase 7 #005, 006, 012-014 – Alec Longstreth
Weirdotoys – Justin Gammon