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Originally posted by Graham:
Have a safe journey and a great show to all those going. Wish I was. Maybe next year.

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Originally posted by Batman:
Just spend your pounds and come now! If you come Debby will come as well!

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Originally posted by Logan:
Harris, will the unveiling of the new issue of Beckett NSU be happening at the show?

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Originally posted by Elaine Perna:
Tony and I will have a binder at the show with a sneak peek of all the Spellcasters II actual printed base and chase cards. This will be the first look at these before we publicly show the images online.

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Originally posted by Quaint1:

(and now Wolfie can stop drinking for a bit!)

Au Res.,
Paul

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Originally posted by Quaint1:
Back from the show now - and what a lot of fun it was! I did take a few pictures, but I can't post them until I get home, so you'll have to make do with a few of my memories of the event.

Saturday was busy. I handed out the first 25 UK CardCast promos, and wandered the hall, getting my bearings. Reintroduced myself to Tom Lichtman of SideKick, and Laura Inglis, who immediately points me at some bargains - I picked up a couple of Warehouse 13 autographs to go with the one I traded with Barobehere; I then found some of the sealed packs for $20 and managed to get the Aaron Ashmore autograph!
Met up with all the artists and bought a cool Deadpool as Groot sketch from the Pernas! There was a good bit of friendly verbal abuse between Tony and I over the course of the weekend (at least, I THINK it was friendly...)
Jacob and Julie of Faerie Metal Photography were extremely nice people and if you ever see them at a show, check out their stunning metal prints - beautiful is an inadequate word to describe them! They handed over the Cliff Tooker tribute card, which was to be sold over the weekend at the prize table - as it turned out, they sold out on the first day - even better, at the gathering on Sunday morning, Bill from Beckett said they would match the money raised for Capital Area Greenbelt, which means the total raised in Cliff's honour is $440! Thanks to all who bought one - they sold out so quickly, I didn't get one for myself! I also met the delightful Natalie, who came inb from California specially for the show, and who brought some nice stuff from Wondercon (including some nice Orphan Black carrier bags!
Lunch was at the Tilted Kilt with Hammer, Batman and Curler - dinner was at the Copperhead, a short walk from the Hilton, at which Tom Breyer generously gave out extremely limited Grimm promos! Afterwards, the traditional Red Robin gathering took place, and a few of us saw the place close for the night (Mentioning no names, but a Certain Editor-in-Chief, and Caped Crusader made an entertaining evening!

Sunday, and more of the same! First, however, the morning gathering, at which Bill from Beckett spoke about the transition from the Toser family to Beckett - to summarise, things won't dramatically change - the same editorial team wil produce the same magazine, but there will be much wider distribution.
The raffle was drawn, and most people got a good prize - particularly memorable highlights were the Ghostbusters Dan Ackroyd autograph donated by Cryptozoic, and the Mars Attacks uncut sheet whic went to Wacky Packs artist George Wright (and it couldn't have gone to a better place!)
Back at the show, I recorded short interviews with the lovely Rhiannon Owens, George Wright, Tom Lichtman, Jacob and Julie Stem of FMP, Danielle Ellison and Samantha Johnson (the latter being the two first time Philly Artist guests!)
I found some nice Doctor Who related autographs from Star Trek sets, including Noel Clarke and Morgan Sheppherd, and an actual Doctor Who/Torchwood autograph - Eve Myles! Also a very nice Ace TARDIS patch!
The podcast will be out sometime after I get back, and I will try to post pictures beforehand, but I returned to the candy store and was just as bedazzled as last time (and now Wolfie can stop drinking for a bit!)
Au Res.,
Paul