The WonderCon Experience

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I have finally experienced a comic convention, and it was great! It was HUGE! There were aisles and aisles of sellers, company booths, indy booths, artists and writers, celebrities, and tons of special presentations and panels with various actors writers & celebrities. I got TONS of freebies. I got a bunch of signatures and too and got to meet guys like Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Roy Thomas, Jim Lee, and others. I also got a few good deals and other goodies. I saw the Wonder Woman Animated DVD (FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! And I don't read Wonder Woman, never have! EVERYONE MUST AT LEAST RENT IT!) and I saw a costume contest and exclusive movie trailers. There were some bad costumes, and some really, really good ones. There was this group that did the 80s GI Joes. Snake Eyes vs. Cobra Commander, Destro and other Cobras. There was also this Predator that was amazingly good, guy should have been in Hollywood. Another guy did Godzilla perfectly and did his little bit to the Go Go Godzilla song, classic!

As great as that all was, there were a few small gripes I had. Nothing big though, and I still go back without a doubt. Anways, there were just too many damn people. You had to squeeze through the crowd to get anywhere on the main floor. Friday wasn't so bad, but Saturday and Sunday was insane! Also, big fat sweaty stinky guys. They seemed to stand next to ME in line, or sit next to ME in panel discussions. I also missed the Star Trek exclusive panel. ME, I MISSED IT! I've been a Trekkie since I was 6. Sadly, there just wasn't enough room. And my biggest compaint was parking. It was insane. I stayed with a friend that lived down there, so I had to pay for parking at the convention, then again at her house. $50 a day! Parking lots just don't exist in San Francisco! It's maddening!

And just to brag, here's my signed stuff I got:

Jim Lee:
X-Men #1 Deluxe Fold-Out Edition, WildCats v1 #1, Superman v2 #204 (w/Brian Azzarello Sig!), Wizard #11 Iron Man Reborn Chrome Card.
Ed Brubaker:
Captain Amerca #25 (Personalized), Captain America #34, Uncanny X-Men #500-Alex Ross Cover (w/ Matt Fraction's Sig!)
Matt Fraction:
Invinicible Iron Man #1 (Photo Cover, Personalized w/a Joke!), Uncanny X-Men #500-Alex Ross Cover (w/ Ed Brubaker Sig!)
Brian Azzarello:
Superman #204 (w/Jim Lee's Sig!)
James Robinson:
Starman v2 #0 (Personalized), JSA (1999) #1
Roy Thomas:
All-Star Squadron #1, Infinity Inc. #1, West Coast Avengers #100 (Red Foil Edition)
Greg Horn:
Ms. Marvel #25, Ms Marvel #27
J. Scott Campbell:
Gen 13 v1 #1
Matt Wagner:
The Demon #1, Batman/Grendel #1 (Personalized)
Mike Mignola:
Cosmic Odyssey #1
Steve Englehart:
Green Lantern v2 #195 (1st Guy Gardner), Green Lantern Corps v1 #201 (1st Issue), Vision & The Scarlet Witch v2 #1
Ron Lim:
Infinity War #1, Spider-Man Unlimited #1, X-Men 2099 #1
David Ellefson (Megadeth Bassist):
Megadeth Rust in Peace Photo, Cryptic Writings #1 Chaos Comic

Mark Hammil was charging $100 for an autograph, and there was still a massive line for him.

Some Other Goodies:
-4 Different Star Trek Movie Poster of Character: Spock, Kirk, Uhura, and Nero
-All-Star Comics #60
-Full Set of DC Legends 1995 Full-Chrome Card Set
-Full Set of Star Trek Movie Cards
-Sinestro Corps T-Shirt (Black w/Yellow Symbol)
-Green Lantern Series Hal Jordan GL Figure
-Ryu Bandanna from Street Fighter
-Wonder Woman Gold Tiara (that's right)
-Tons of DC Pins including Flash, Green Lantern, Black Lantern, Watchmen (the bloody smiley!), Shazam, and others.
-Tons of freebie comics and posters.

-Nate-