Got talked into buying some stuff (people were very friendly; it was hard to say 'no thank you', especially when you consider how hard these people work to make a living). One guy ended up talking to me about his hilarious take on a werewolf comic -- I just didn't have the heart to say that it wasn't my cup of tea.
Anyway, passed up buying The Song of the South boot-leg copy... again. I might break down and buy it at the next Con... I think next January or February in Orlando.
I had a good time, but the Con was small, compared to the Mid-Ohio Con I attended a few years ago -- there the dealer space was just as large as the artist space. This one had maybe 60 booths, but the vendor space was small. I was looking for some back issues of Powers or that missing issue of Promethea I need for my collection, but vendors seemed to have really limited their stock for this event... And is seemed to me about 90% Marvel (zombie) stuff... Not much DC, Vertigo, or Wildstorm...
And I'm not a big fan of digging through crap to find what I'm looking for. Lots of $0.50 to $1.00 bins; not much golden/silver age comics... It was diversified, but almost to the point of blandness. I did find a few House of Mysteries, House of Secrets, and a Phantom Strangers that I didn't have, but hadn't plan on spending $10+ for a reading copy. One dealer had tons of The Witching Hour, but again at dealer's prices; when all I really want is a reading copy, not a collection copy... Hmm... maybe I should write DC about releasing a collection of some of those great old horror titles...
