When I
first attended the San Diego Comic Convention, I couldn't believe there would
be that many people interested in comic books and get together in one location.
That year there was this shocking number of over 5000 people in attendance.
This year
the Convention Center has capped the attendance at 130,000 people.
That's
quite a bit of a difference, and that's a whole lot of years in-between.
Through
those years my goal has been work in the industry; first as a comic book
artist, then as a writer both in comics and in animation, and pursuing a career
in production as both.
As Image
Comics is celebrating a major anniversary in its existence I remember how it
was through them I got my first professional credits (though my name only appears
in one of the books I worked on), that year I got to sit in the company booth
and I even signed my autographs on a few items.
I've only
missed one year over all these year. And
though I have never completely gotten over all my nerves each year I get better
and better at talking with the professionals as I am one of them. I am.
So once
again, I am heading down to San Diego to schmooze with my fellow script
writers, authors, artists, editors, actors and producers. And Mission 818 is
going with me.
This is
the third year that I am taking the train down and riding it back home each
night. It's a relaxing trip, and it is a whole lot cheaper than any hotel
you'll find (or not find) in the entire city this weekend.
Can't
promise that I'll be blogging all through the weekend, but check out my twitter
feed at @Kevinpsb00 I'm sure I'll have
something to say.
Kevin
Paul Shaw Broden
Four
Names of Professional Creativity
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