I feel for all the exhibitors busting their humps to get open by wednesday. I used to work in a large comic art booth back in '99 before it got huge, and it was still crazy getting set up and working. I really liked the first preview night where you could just walk around, but there wasn't anybody selling anything. It's kind of nice to walk the floor and look at everything with smaller crowds and without having a buying agenda.
Nooooo! I'm about ready to give up on this Comic-Con business. I've never been able to go, lack of funds, distance, vacation time..., but every time I consider making it happen, it sells out before I can come up with the money. The size of the event and the merchandise madness actually makes it less appealing to me. Buying stuff is great, but as someone who usually doesn't have much money, I'd like to just check stuff out and it seems like it's too crowded to happen. I did make it to Designer Con last year and enjoyed it greatly. No huge crowds, time to talk with artists, lots of great art and toys. Let's move the vinyl/resin part of Comic-Con to Designer-Con.
