LBCC over
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Stan Lee (above) was there on day 1 to cut the ribbon, as well as getting a key to the city of Long Beach, and an award from the mayor, stating that October 2nd was officially "Stan Lee Day".
The convention floor was nice and open, which was a nice change of pace from SDCC, which stunk of sweat and boners. The Nintendo booth was the busiest all weekend, with tons of games set up, including Wii Sports, Punch Out, and lots of Nintendo DSi kiosks. They also had the New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii, which doesn't come out for another 6 weeks.
I met Richard Hatch from BSG. Got a signed glossy photo for $20. He was either A. a very nice guy, or B. starved for attention.
Thomas Jane was there promoting his new movie that he directed & starred in. Later he was upstairs on the PA making jokes and being charming as usual.
Jim Lee was around on Friday & Saturday, but his line was HUGE all weekend. I have no idea if he was doing sketches and didn't want to waste time.
I bought lots of stuff from J. Scott Campbell, and he signed everything. Sadly, he was not doing commissions, but he did sketch inside my book, which was good enough.
I got in line at 3:30 for the 4:00 signing on Friday, and I was second in line. At 3:50 they made an announcement about him on the PA, and the line grew to about 120 people. I was so happy to be #2, and not #121.
Aftermath of the JSC booth;
JSC Limited Edition print #1
JSC Limited Edition print #2
JSC Limited Edition print #3
JSC 2010 calendar. Interior example.
JSC 2009 sketchbook. Interior example 1. Interior example 2.
JSC 2009 hardcover artbook. Interior example 1. Interior example 2.
Amazing Spiderman #606 with alternitave LBCC variant cover, signed.
Other stuff from the weekend;
Ale Garza - Gen 13's Rainmaker (and Burnout)
Amanda Conner - Supergirl
Talent Caldwell - Gen 13's Roxy (incomplete, no charge)
Laurie Breitkreuz (former Disney animator) - Batgirl
Iris #3 - LBCC variant cover
Soulfire #1 - LBCC variant cover
FLCL mug - a promo item that was given to staff who worked on the anime
Megami Deluxe #1. Interior example.
Mario Bros. mushroom - it's made of metal... the cap comes off... candy inside :D
Also some free posters for Ninja Assassin, Saw VI, Dark Country & Trick R Treat.
All in all, it was a good convention, but of course no where near as awesome as SDCC. Compared to SDCC, I'd give LB a 6/10, but judging it just on the fun times & cool stuff (and not comparing it to anything else), I'd give LBCC a 8/10.