Wizard World Dallas: Day Two (Now with pictures)

Day Two here at Wizard Texas was a little slow. Saleswise, it was a little better than yesterday, but off from last year. That’s okay, though. Things are going well enough, and the day had a lot of highlights.

I wore my Captain Hammer shirt, and I’m always surprised how few Captain Hammer shirts I see at these shows. But, for the people who know the excellence that is Doctor Horrible, it always gets a reaction. I met a guy dressed as the bad Doctor, and I posed for a picture that will inevitably appear above my biography in Love and Capes #9.

I also met a couple dressed as Captain Hammer and Penny. In a bout of coolness, she’d dressed as Dead Penny for Halloween. (Ooops, I hope that I didn’t spoil anything.) They asked me for a Captain Hammer and Penny commission. It was really the only one I did on Saturday, but man alive, did it come out well. And, because I brought my Wacom Tablet, and because Jesse’s nice enough to drive me to a FedEx Kinkos before the show today,they’ll be able to get their color commission today. No shipping for the win!

Plus, I figure any day you sell out of something is a good day. Well, I sold out of Powerful Women #2. If you sell out of anything, it menas people wanted it and you printed a good amount. Don’t worry, I’ll go back to press on it eventually, probably when I get a third version done.

I also did some business stuff on Saturday. Any day you can meet someone at a major publisher who’s been told to come over to see you by a mutual friend and they walk away with some copies of your book, it’s nothing but good.

I also did two different podcast interviews, with a third to come on the phone when I get home. Any PR isgood PR, and the more the better, especially with the trade coming out at the end of the month.

Speaking of which, I did get my first advance copies of said IDW trade paperback collection. It looks phenomenal! You all are going to be so happ when you buy your ten copies.

Jesse and I went to the Heroes For Heroes sketch party after the show. There were some phenomenal pieces there, including by Marko Can’t-Spell-His-Last-Name who worked on Daredevil. It’s just amazing to watch him work. He shouldn’t be able to do the things he does with a brush.

All in all, it was a pretty good day. I don’t know why, but I’ve got a feeling Sunday will be even better.