(I know this comes a little bit late, but heck…at least I posted it. Sorry for the delay guys, too busy with work.)
OK, this is my last day here at Comic Con and I’ve decided to take it easy today. The main events have gone through between Friday and Saturday, and much people here are just chillin’. So I arrive a little over 10:00 ( I had reserved my parking beforehand, so I could indulge in the real pleasures of life, HA!) So here I am, entering the exhibit hall, and heading directly to the Artist’s alley in search of appealing Joker art for my collection.
And it was love at first sight. I found these beautiful prints and I just had to have them.
Then roamed some more and found the MIMOBOT booth, and they had the COMIC CON 2011 exclusive ARKHAM ASYLUM HARLEY QUINN 16 G flash….could not resist, and after that…felt that she needed her puddin’ beside her so I bought him too… HERE IS THE PAIR
I went to lunch and then to two afternoon panels. The first one, was on backgrounds and how they work to enhance your story. This panel was a HOW TO for artists. Very informative, specially the comparison between visual and suggestive effects the background can have on the general mood of the story. I learned a lot
Then the BIG panel….another HOW TO but this time with the master JIM LEE!!!
It was very informal, typical of Jim Lee. He just started drawing in a projection screen and we asked questions. He spoke of perspective and a little bit about his dynamic style. At the end, we were given some tickets, and Jim Lee (stating that this business has been so good to him that he no longer sells his art at conventions, but gives them away for free) raffled the drawings he made on the panel. It was awesome. His message was simple….DRAW, DRAW and when you think you can’t anymore…DRAW SOME MORE. The guy is mostly self taught and says that the only way to see if something works out for you is trying it. And you know what? He got me into the DRAWING MOOD AGAIN….Thanks Jim!
At the end of the day, (30 minutes to closing) I ran back into the exhibitors to see what they had, and finally bought some sketchbooks, an art video by Adam Hugues and a little Harley Heroclix for the JOKER’S PLAYGROUND MUSEUM.
Now the big question for me is: Would I do this all over again? The answer is YES…and NO. Let me explain. I live in the East Coast (Florida) and a trip like this was exhausting, probably added the 3 hours difference in my schedule that did not help my insomnia and had me running from one end of the Convention Center to the other all day long. It was a little overwhelming for someone my age. I would love to go to another COMIC CON, but I will leave SAN DIEGO (and CALI) a rest for a while. I enjoyed not only the convention, but also the local attractions (THE MIDWAY, the SAN DIEGO ZOO, the CORONADO HOTEL among others), but next time I will try a convention nearby. I’m thinking it is either going to be Chicago or NY, but I will take my time to decide.
In the meantime, I invite anyone who lives nearby SAN DIEGO, or to whom a trip to California is just a short plane trip, to come and enjoy this convention. If you can…buy the 4 days, but with my 2 days I think I was able to grasp the spirit of the whole thing and even get some good forums. It was quite an experience I will always treasure…
