Comic Con 2013 Wrap Up

Jul 23, 201313 min read

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Published: Jul 23, 2013

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For some awesome articles about deviantART's Comic Con 2013 experience by the amazing $LaurenKitsune go here. I personally attend every year for vacation - sounds crazy I know - but that doesn't mean I didn't do a little networking while there. Oh, what a hardship...talking about art with artists

It was crazy, exciting, exhausting, infuriating and that was just preview night for the badge line. Ok seriously, though, while I may be dragging around the offices today it's a happy exhaustion. I knew it was gonna be a good time when my friends and I walked over to the Con and saw this:

They'd changed the signs at the train stop into Dothraki. Later that night I saw this outside my hotel:

Amazing!

I didn't dress up on Thursday, thank goodness, since I spent all day in the infamous Ballroom 20. For those who have not yet experienced the madness, people begin lining up for Hall H and Ballroom 20 events the night - if not days - before because that is where all the TV and movie stuff happens. I had two very good reasons to camp out there all day. "Sherlock" and "The X-Files". Factoid about me. I AM AN X-PHILE! I saw every episode from the first airing to the last. I own it on VHS and DVD, not to mention what I taped from the television (and yes I just aged myself big time). I've kept all my magazines, action figures, signed posters, Mulder/Scully badges, etc. I've even dressed as Scully on occasion. But I've never gotten to see David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in the same room at the same time. That has changed:

Scully and Mulder...eeeeeee by IreneAdler76

I STILL BELIEVE THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!! #Lifelongdreamcometrue

They weren't the only ones up there. Chris Carter and nearly every writer/producer was on the panel but I've gotten to see them. IT'S MULDER AND SCULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! *fangirl faint*

I also got some "X-Files Season 10" comics at IDW signed by Chris Carter, Dean Haglund, Gillian Anderson and Joe Harris...there's another name but I honestly can't tell you who. He wasn't on the panel and I can't read his signature

I actually went to 2 "Sherlock" panels that day - who's a nerd? - but the better pics came from the one at NerdHQ:

Of course the stars wouldn't be there because of other filming commitments but we got Mycroft Holmes! Otherwise known as Mark Gatiss along with Sue Vertue and Steven Moffat. Whovians would've been in awe as well.

Speaking of panels...deviantART hosted three including "How-To: The Business of Fan Art". When I got up there the panelists were taking a relaxing moment:

I loved that the line was quite a good length:

Recognize some faces? Yep that's $xraystyle, $aunjuli, $ZevGordoni and $Keight123

$makepictures hosted and the panelists included $damphyr, *BrianKesinger, `Artgerm, ~opasinski , *MrBabyTattoo and WeLoveFine

$aunjulie gave *BrianKesinger an awesome painting she'd done:

Speaking of giving celebs homemade art, I caught this girl at the "Hannibal" panel at NerdHQ crosstiching for Hugh Dancy (Will Graham):

She actually finished that in time to give to him. ($aunjuli gave him some tea and I failed to get a pic

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I saw some "Big Bang Theory" fan art:

And some cool things behind the Convention Center:

Kind of frightening actually...Robin looks like he's plotting evil.

These LEGO Sculptures of Batman characters and Bagsend:

LEGO Superhero and Villian by IreneAdler76

I snuck over and got a pic with Thorin Oakenshield:

It's love

Let's talk books. That is the main reason I go. I didn't get to do as much on that end as I have in the past but I still did good. Some authors I met:

Marissa Meyer signing "Scarlet"

Veronica Roth singing "Divergent"

Even villians read. Here the Riddler is getting a book signed.

Jason M. Hough - who I actually got a pic with signing his book "Darwin Elevator"

~BruteForceStudios owner Thomas Willeford and his apprentice. Ok, actually when I went over to talk to him this young man named Dashel and his father walked over. Dashel built the gun using Willeford's book "The Art of Steampunk" as a guide. Awesome to see an artist getting to see his inspiration at work. I had to stick around the booth and just listen to them go on about the process. I spoke to the father who said that this was an amazing father and son project. It was by far my favorite moment at the Con.

I also got signed a copy of "A Once Crowded Sky" by Tom King who was in Artists Alley. The artwork for the book was done by Tom Fowler.

And while walking around with $spotted we met *MitchFoust and got a copy of his preview sketchbook for "Rogues of Larakesh"

Which leads me to Artists:

I met quite a few while walking around with $spotted. Including:

*travisJhanson who drew me a robot pic.

Over at the Corvink booth I asked ~deniscaron and fan (who had just gotten a signed print from him) to pose as "happy artist and enthusiastic fan". I think they nailed it.

OMG and this!!!!!! ~kohse who is not only an honorary member of the 501st but did this amazing Steampunk Voltron! He even told us some of the ideas he had for new Voltron arcs which I won't mention because then you'll cry like me that they don't exist. ALL THE FEELS!!!!

And I picked up a signed comic and print of Lady Mechanika from *joebenitez.

And let's not forget costumes! As you saw in some pics I did my share: