Gone fishing... and other L.B. Comic Con stuff

And so the Long Beach Comic Con has come and gone leaving more than a few good impressions from attendees and industry professionals alike. 

BOOM! Studios editor Mark Waid ("The Incredibles," "Irredeemable"), Jimmy Palmiotti ("Jonah Hex") and small press veteran Dale Wilson (DWAP Productions) were just a few of the pros who said they were pleased that a comic con returned to Long Beach.

"It's a friendly city to be in to have a show and we jumped right on it," Wilson said.  "And it's turned out to be a great show. We're pretty happy with everybody that's here." 

When my co-workers ---  who have never really been to a comic convention --- asked me this weekend if L.B. Con is anything like San Diego Comic-Con International, I first have to explain the obvious difference in size. It's similar in many ways but the style of the Long Beach Comic Con is different from the one in San Diego.

It all depends on what kind of comic convention experience you're interested in.  I have a friend you'd have to kidnap before you get him back to another San Diego Comic-Con -- yet  he showed up in Long Beach Sunday.

Other people I know want to see a spectacle, so San Diego would probably blow them away.

I'll be gone for a bit on vacation and will be back in action next week.  Modern Mythology still has more to share on the Con so check back with us over the next few days.

Modern is more than a year and a month old, and I want to thank every reader and every contributor who visited and lent their ideas, creativity and time.  I've got a few new ideas, so now it's time to take this blog and make it better. 

Are you ready for another year?

The image above is from Picture is Unrelated -- but in my case it seems appropriate.