Wow. I didn’t realize how much MoCCA hit me. I was so tired yesterday, that I konked out at around 4 PM. Yikes! Oh, well. Here goes.

It was great to see all those comicists at MoCCA! Webcomic artists are always cool, and I’ve always wished I had the time (or guts) to hang out with them at dinner or something after the cons I’ve seen them. But alas, for some reason, I chicken out. I said hello to tons of people, but in this entry I’ll just stick to talking about people I hadn’t said hello to prior to MoCCA.
I got to meet Randall Munroe, which was cool. My friend Jackie (whom I was with at the festival) got to talk to him while geeking out on Linux apps and distros (which I’ll admit flew over my head). He showed off this really cool setup on his mini-tablet laptop, which he can apparently call up on any computer to use.
Maybe I should’ve mentioned that I’m a reference in his Wikipedia article. That might’ve been funny.
Saw Carly Monardo at the event, which I’ve been a fan of since her work on the Dr. McNinja poster I bought. She’s been asking for commission work after a weird series of events, so I thought I’d suggest my interest in hiring her in person! If you have any time at all, those few who read my blog, please check out her artwork and help her out!
Steven Cloud and Jeffrey Rowland were there. Steven laughed at the dialogue in the fanart I made for him, which made me a bit relieved, since I just started to read his work.
Other unfamiliar faces included Rachel Nabors and Jennifer Babcock. I’ve checked out their work from time to time, and I remembered enjoying it, although I haven’t read much of their stuff. I apologize to both of them if I seemed a bit distant. :\
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I got a lot of really cool swag! Didn’t get anything cool for free though, save a sketch of Faye that I later decided to give to my friend Maggie. But here’s a list of some of the stuff that I bought!
- A signed copy of Hope Larson’s Chiggers, which hasn’t been released yet in stores (TBR June 17th)!
- The “Caffeine Comfort” mug from Octopus Pie. Yay!
- A copy of DMZ, volume 1, signed by Brian Wood!
I ran out of cash pretty quickly. Ha ha ha.
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Well, there you have it: a personal report of the festival! I’m writing up a more informative entry (as in “better content”) of my times in MoCCA for this week’s issue of Imprint, so stay tuned for that. It’ll be up on shelves and online this Friday!