Supanova – Part 1 – Melbourne.

And so it begins…

My first con as an actual ‘special guest’ is over.  I wrote my name hundreds of times, I posed for photos, I talked and talked and talked, I plugged and sold our books, I met new and, occasionally very interesting, people and I very publicly ruined a surprise birthday party for a 70-year-old-man in front of a lot of celebrities.

Colin Wilson and I also delivered a comic book masterclass and a Star Wars: Invasion Q&A, both of which went really well, and I could (scarily) answer almost every Star Wars question posed of me.

I was fine chatting with the film and TV stars but was slightly awed at meeting Jhonen Vasquez whose work I’ve loved for years, particularly the stunning Invader Zim – one of the finest animated TV shows to ever grace the screen.

Jhonen and I sit in my booth at the end of a long con.

Jhonen actually turned out to be a really good guy and a Mr Bungle fan!  We had some good chats but he still turned down the opportunity to come to the zoo with me and my three-year-old son (I’m staggered) opting instead to visit my friend’s games company.

Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of ‘The Example‘.  We sold a fair few of them, so hopefully you all liked it.  I must say it was a thrill signing the first one.

Whilce Portacio (X-men, Spawn and about 5000 other things) was also a great, approachable, guy to chat with, with some great inside stories from the comic book world.

For Colin and I this is the beginning of a long season of cons this year, Brisbane is next weekend then we head to San Diego and there’s more on the horizon.  Good times.

Colin and I toast our books.

More next week after Brisbane.

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