WonderCon 2010, Day 2

Craaaaziness on the exhibits floor today...just crazy busy. I forgot something early on in the day and headed out to my car and the line for the show just went on and on. We really weren't expecting it to be so busy. The vibe of the attendees was really good though...it wasn't so crowded that people were uncomfortable when moving around. Once again, we were placed in the same aisle as the guest stars like Richard Hatch, Marina Sirtis, Denise Crosby, Adam Baldwin, Boomer (the original one), and a bunch more...that half of Small Press is super crowded but it's my feeling that the extra traffic it generates is always good for the rest of the people in the aisle. If I remember correctly, I think I specifically requested being in the guest star aisle. =)

Show goers hit our table like a tornado. It'd be a flurry of interest and activity for several minutes then all at once everyone would just disappear and we'd wonder if there was ever even a crowd there at all...it was sorta surreal. Lots of interest from new folks in IITS...we figured WonderCon would be a very local show with mostly people who we've seen at Fanime, SuperCon, and APE but we're moving a lot of books to a whole new group of folks and it's been fun and rewarding to talk to everyone about our work.

P.S. We probably snapped 80-85% of our customers today so there'll be a huge group of pictures when I receive the .zip from Genevieve. Thanks to all who let us take your pictures and share it here. =)

UPDATE: Saturday's customer pics are up! Thanks, everyone!

WonderCon 2010, Day 1

Hey IITS Readers!

The first day of WonderCon 2010 was awesome! We thought the weather might get bad and keep the crowds away but we had LOTS of con-goers. Lots of old friends and co-workers dropped by to say, "Hi!", lots of of old table neighbors from previous shows wishing us well, lots of folks who bought Issue 1 at our previous shows and demanding to know where the heck Issue 2 was at, and lots of new people who got to see and enjoy IITS for the first time.

Genevieve is already swamped with commissions but those who want them can still drop by tomorrow and see if she can fit it into her busy schedule. Thanks to everyone who dropped by to wish us well, talk to us, and help make the show great fun. Also, to our faithful readers waiting for Issue 2, we're sooo sorry...we'll do our best to bring it to you when we can.

P.S. Once again, I forgot to ask Genevieve for the show photos before I dropped her off...so there's a good chance she's crashed out snoring on the living room floor of her apartment right now. If that's the case, I'll post all of Friday and Saturday's pics tomorrow night.

UPDATE: Added the pics of the customers we did manage to snap a photo of...I think we missed about 33%. =( But what a lovely group of people we DID snap! =)

- Joseph