I consider myself a con veteran. I prepare meticulously and try to be ready. I often have the experience mapped out mentally as I enter. Yes ... I know ... insanity.
And every so often I am delightfully surprised.
I went to the Rhode Island Comic Con this weekend with very little expectations. There weren't many comic creators on the guest list. And I only had a couple of issues for signature from that limited guest list. I honestly went more because it is an annual trip for me and my brother (he is a huge Star Wars fan so we cover a swath of cons like this).
My plans were simple.
Meet Laura Vandervoort again, have her sign a Smallville comic, and not be a nervous blathering idiot like I was the first time I met her.
Meet Kevin Nash, founding member of the NWO and one of my favorite wrestlers.
Get single issues signed by Kevin Eastman and Bob Layton.
A commission wasn't even on my radar but luck favors the prepared so I chucked my main sketch book into my bag and off I went.
Bear with me because the best stuff happened at the end.
