Of course, nothing good lasts forever. By Sunday evening, it was time to pack everything up, to count our money (which we actually made!), and to say goodbye to all of the great people we'd met. We hastily shoved everything into the WOMPmobile and set off for WOMP H.Q. in Prairie du Chien. There was some confusion in the parking lot, though, as we nearly got into the wrong car...
Recent WOMP Event!
Over the October 7th & 8th, 2006, weekend, John Mundt, and The WOMP Staff, attended the annual MCBA FallCon in St. Paul, MN!
I've been an annual guest at FallCon for something like 14 years (Yowza!), but this year's show was one of my favorites! In addition to seeing Superman and Batman, we saw "old" friends, made some new ones, and had lots of good ol' fashioned geeky fanboy fun!
And what comics convention would be complete without a little bit of shopping? We picked up a handful of comic books, some flippin' sweet Napoleon Dynamite action figures, and two prints from fantastic artist Katie Cook! Here, below, is Katie's print featuring Yoda. Easily among the cutest things I've ever seen, I had to have it!
...because we had a great "table buddy!'' And here he is; Maxxximum Madcap, cartoonist of Fud4thot. Maxxx (with three X's) is a great guy, so full of life and fun stories that he nearly bubbles! In our area, Fud4thot, which is both a puzzle to solve and a comic strip, can be found in the free monthly periodical, The Tapestry.
We had other "table buddies," too! To the side opposite Maxxx was the Aspirations Media booth, manned by Lee (seen on the left) and author Chad Corrie (the tall guy). They were great neighbors as well, and the conversations The Staff and I had with Chad revealed him to be a thoughtful, warm person with a great talent!
Another new friend we made was actually attending his first ever comic book convention! His name is Ezra, and he's the six-month-old son of Official Friend of WOMP, Derek Anderson. Although he liked the Monkey comics, he really lit up when he was flirting with The WOMP Staff (who was behind the camera)!
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Recent WOMP Event!
Here's the WOMP table...or half table, actually. Since we got a great spot in front of the entrance, we had to share, which was OK with us...
Another "table buddy" was Kurt Wood, artist of the new comic book, Brandon's Little Problem. His table was actually behind Maxxx, so we didn't get the chance to talk that much, but he did draw, ink, and color a cool Ferrex for me!
Tee-hee! Just kidding! See ya! - John
