The Long if It.
I've heard on the past that CGC hasn't sold too well, this same person who frequents this event annually mentioned there were more graded books on display this year then the last three years combined. This defers widely with the east coast because there is an abundant amount of graded books at booth after booth.
There were also artists and writers plentiful in the masses. Gerry Conway being the main reason I decided I wanted to cover this event. The was also the legendary Neil Adams who I decided to purchase a book from with a character sketch (Pre-sketched) applied with a sticker and then personalized. I think I spent too much and wonder how strong that glue really is. I think I would have been more comfortable just buying the book with a personalization. Of course maybe twenty years from now I can say I met Neil Adams. Of course I can also say I met Gerry Conway,Rachel and Terry Dodson, Matt fraction, David Finch, Brad Guigar ,Skottie Young,Randy Stradley, Fiona Staples, Richard and Wendy Pini , Mike Dringenberg, Tim Vigil, Brian Pulido, David Finch, Chris Claremont and many others I didn't get to see, yes each of the above artists I have either had something signed by or a friend did, if not more.
Then there were the movie/television stars that filled a full floor if their own. Patrick Stewart, Wil Wheaton, Walter Koenig, among a slew of others I don't follow too well. At other conventions it always seems one part of a convention overrides another. This location, this convention, this time seemed perfect . Yes the floor was crowded and at times it felt like standing still was all you were going to do, but even at those times there was something else to look at.
I saw Darth Maul play the bagpipes on stilts. I watched Darth Vader ride on a unicycle in a kilt. There was Lego's galore from Star Trek to Star Wars and everything in between. This convention had a little bit if everything and was worth traveling over 3000 miles for it. As much as I went to experience a west coast con and compete it with an east coast con, it was CGC that I loved the most.
The ECCC was everything it was hyped to be and more. My line was much shorter than everyone else's, but with a friend in line I stood with him after retrieving my pass. After all how can I experience the convention without being a fan and going through what they do. Seattle wasn't as rainy as I expected which was good because for one city block we were escorted outside. I wonder what they would have had us do if it was raining. The good thing is if that's the only negative thing I could see how are they going to improve next year.
The short of it
ECCC wasn't just an event, it was the event that all others have to follow. Make sure to attend in 2014
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