Saluting the Comic-Con Ticket Warriors

Saturday was the big rush for Comic-Con tickets. I appreciate these people like you wouldn't believe.

It's easy to tease and make the Hunger Games references and watch from a distance. There's certainly a place for that. But the thing I try to keep in mind is what these fans have to go through to attend the show. Heck, it's hard enough for me to get a hotel and a guest badge, and I'm an exhibitor.

I have a very charmed life. Every day, I get to wake up, usually whenever the heck I feel like it, kiss my sweetie, and then put on some awesomely geeky t-shirt, pour some coffee in an equally geeky mug, and draw things and tell stories. I don't have to wear a tie or go to an office or have to ask for time off to do a convention. The freedom I have is largely because my industry and I have fans who are willing to support our work, buy our products, and jump through the flaming hoops to attend these conventions.

So I just wanted to take a minute and say a big "thank you" to these Comic-Con warriors.

(Also, it was cool to see my little cartoon knocked out the morning of the big ticket rush show up on Robot6 with attribution. Thanks, guys!)