San Diego Comic Con 2008: YABS Special [Archive]

Alex L

07-05-2008, 09:01 PM

Who's going?

I'm thinking the usual Friday breakfast at Denny's.

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=2137+pacific+highway&near=San+Diego,+CA&fb=1&cid=0,0,17284430171409496093&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image

...unless someone has another location in mind?

And last year there was a pre-Preview Night Lunch on Wednesday (wow, that sounds confusing).

What's the plan? Who's going?

(Mods, feel free to edit my post.)

Wednesday Preview Night Lunch at the Tin Fish

Sarah
Alex (maybe)
Kyuubi
Nicola

Wednesday Preview Night Dinner

Ben
Alex (maybe)

Friday Breakfast at Denny's (8 AM)

WhiteRose
Alex
Sarah
Nicola
Joshua (pending directions)
MacQ

Ben Morgan

07-05-2008, 10:54 PM

No breakfast for me, but I'm going to preview night dinner with whoever's going. What do you guys think about movie and dinner after one of the con days?

WhiteRose

07-05-2008, 11:46 PM

I get into San Diego sometime on the Thursday, depending on how late the Greyhounds are running from Anaheim. So totally count me in for Friday breakfast.

Alex L

07-06-2008, 09:11 PM

No breakfast for me, but I'm going to preview night dinner with whoever's going. What do you guys think about movie and dinner after one of the con days?

Depends on the movie, and on the day.

What time for dinner, what time for breakfast works for everyone?

I think breakfast was at... 8? 9? Don't remember for sure anymore.

Ben Morgan

07-06-2008, 10:37 PM

Dark Knight will be in theaters around then, I thought we could see that. I was thinking we all could go to dinner after the con, then hit the movies. Any day is fine for me.

Ben Morgan

07-06-2008, 10:43 PM

Hmm....the preview night dinner I was talking about was something being discussed in Comm. Not sure if people from here are going too

Sarah Beach

07-07-2008, 01:28 AM

The exhibit hall opens at 9:30 every day this year, so a 9 am breakfast would be too late to eat, enjoy and get back.

8 would probably be okay, and the usual Denny's.

As for Wednesday, like I said, I'll be hanging out before registration opens at the Tin Fish across the street, if others want to do the same. It was fun last year.

Evening stuff, I'm not so sure about. I may have various social committments.

Ben Morgan

07-08-2008, 09:41 PM

Kyuubi told me he might be interested in a dinner and movie night, he has some other plans too.

Major Comma

07-09-2008, 12:35 AM

i cant do breakfast but i could do Dinner and a movie ,
Didnt get tickets for saturday though .
can do thursday friday or saturday though.

Ben Morgan

07-09-2008, 12:43 AM

Do you mean you got your tickets for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? The only days that are left to buy tickets for are Thursday and Sunday.

Kyuubi

07-09-2008, 03:31 PM

I'm up for the Wednesday lunch and maybe the movie.

Gail Simone

07-09-2008, 03:52 PM

We probably won't be in until Wednesday evening at the earliest, and Saturday, we're going to see the Comedians of Comedy (some of you guys should go! Spreckles Theater!)

Alex L

07-09-2008, 09:53 PM

We probably won't be in until Wednesday evening at the earliest, and Saturday, we're going to see the Comedians of Comedy (some of you guys should go! Spreckles Theater!)

Tempting, but I'll probably be at the Masquerade, which gave us this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6hfa6PhSQ) last year.

Ben Morgan

07-09-2008, 09:56 PM

If we do the movie night, it would have to be on Saturday or Thursday.

Nicola Scott

07-10-2008, 12:46 AM

I'll do breakky.

Maybe Wednesday lunch. I'm blind so keep your eyes peeled for me and shout out!

WhiteRose

07-10-2008, 09:04 PM

I'll do breakky.

Maybe Wednesday lunch. I'm blind so keep your eyes peeled for me and shout out!

Wahey! Nicola!

FYI everyone: SDCC just put up their Thursday programming:

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci08_prog_thu.php

Ben Morgan

07-10-2008, 09:05 PM

Yay, a Doctor Who and Torchwood panel back to back!

Joshua Pantalleresco

07-10-2008, 09:31 PM

If you wouldn't mind me there, I'd love to be at the Denny's Breakfast. Someone will just have to give me directions.

JP

Ben Morgan

07-10-2008, 09:33 PM

If someone wants to get me a ride from my house to there, I might be able to go to the lunch on Wednesday.

Kyuubi

07-10-2008, 10:23 PM

If someone wants to get me a ride from my house to there, I might be able to go to the lunch on Wednesday.

I'm taking the trolley.

Ben Morgan

07-10-2008, 10:27 PM

I'm taking the trolley.
My house is 30 miles from the con, so I dunno if there's anything that'll take me there.

Alex L

07-10-2008, 10:31 PM

If you wouldn't mind me there, I'd love to be at the Denny's Breakfast. Someone will just have to give me directions.

JP

Of course! Please, come by.

And a link to a Google map is in the first post of the thread.

Sarah Beach

07-10-2008, 10:48 PM

I'll do breakky.

Maybe Wednesday lunch. I'm blind so keep your eyes peeled for me and shout out!

Well, now that I know what you look like, I won't let you wander around the Tin Fish table area without calling out to you. :biggrin:

MacQuarrie

07-15-2008, 01:26 AM

I'm rolling into town Thursday night, so I will definitely be at breakfast Friday AM. Our (incredibly inexpensive) motel is in the North Park area, so I'll probably drive over to Old Town to park and take the trolley downtown. I was in San Diego yesterday (my daughter lives a block from the convention center), and the traffic & parking were awful without a convention, so there's no way I'll take a car into that mess.

See you at Denny's!

Ben Morgan

07-15-2008, 01:34 AM

I don't think I'll be able to go to the Wednesday lunch, but I'll be at the dinner.

MacQuarrie

07-15-2008, 02:29 AM

I don't think I'll be able to go to the Wednesday lunch, but I'll be at the dinner.

Dinner? When's dinner?

Ben Morgan

07-15-2008, 02:41 AM

There's suppose to be a Preview Night dinner being planned. If it happens, I'd be up for it

Alex L

07-15-2008, 11:58 AM

There's suppose to be a Preview Night dinner being planned. If it happens, I'd be up for it

I don't know if YABS is doing its own, or if the plan is to leech off of Comm's efforts.

MacQuarrie

07-21-2008, 03:45 PM

There's suppose to be a Preview Night dinner being planned. If it happens, I'd be up for it

Oh, that's the Horton Plaza food court meet-up. We call it the "Seuss Mall"; you'll see why when you get there.

Chris Hansbrough

07-22-2008, 01:52 PM

oy I'm down for the lunch. I'll be the guy that shows up in a wicer hat.....because it's awsome...I was gonna go with a fedora but I doubt anyone else will wear a wicker hat......I'm just that damn cool.....button up short sleeve shirt as well.....although possibly a gray zip up hoodie over it.......70 degrees.....this is wierd for comic-con....

Coppervale Studio

07-22-2008, 01:56 PM

My brother Jeremy and I can prolly do the breakfast, sure. I'm about to hit the road - can somebody make sure to come by our booth (#1907) to tell us where the Denny's is?

James

Kyuubi

07-22-2008, 04:43 PM

Is there a specific time tomorrow's lunch starts?

mattbib

07-22-2008, 04:46 PM

YABSers, if any of you wanted to join any of the other CBR activities, feel free! They're not just intended for posters on the Community forum. A few X-Posters will be there, and I'll be representing the Avengers forum and the Artist and Writers Showcase

Wed. night is the Preview Night Dinner at Horton's Plaza.
Thursday night some of us are going to Video Games Live; others may plan to go to dinner and a movie.
Saturday afternoon is the Gas Lamp Pub Crawl.
Sunday night is dinner and karaoke at Henry's Pub.

More info here: http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=201157

If I'm able, I'll stop by the Tin Fish tomorrow before registration; any idea what time you're all meeting there? And if I can get up that early (unlikely) I'll head to Denny's to meet you on Friday.

Ben Morgan

07-22-2008, 04:51 PM

From the other thread

For Preview Night dinner, either meet at the Food Court on Level 4 at 8:00 PM, or meet in the lobby in front of Hall C, near the escalator, by 7:45 PM.

Sarah Beach

07-22-2008, 05:18 PM

Is there a specific time tomorrow's lunch starts?

I'm going to try and get to San Diego as early as I can, so maybe around noon and thereafter. Registration opens at 2:30 this year!

But show up when you can. Tin Fish is nice and open outside, so I don't think they care if people sit around hanging out (unless they actually have a line of diners waiting for places to sit). They didn't seem to care last year, when we held court.

Look for my hat! I expect I'll work on a manuscript until someone shows up. (I like the side of the place nearer the tracks than the street.)

Ben Morgan

07-22-2008, 05:19 PM

Yeah....I'll be wearing my white fedora, it's easily recognizable. And who else is going to dinner and movie night?

Sarah Beach

07-22-2008, 05:19 PM

My brother Jeremy and I can prolly do the breakfast, sure. I'm about to hit the road - can somebody make sure to come by our booth (#1907) to tell us where the Denny's is?

James

If you check in here online sometime today, yeah, I'll come by (I was going to do that anyway!). Not that it's too difficult to find this particular Denny's.

Tyr

07-22-2008, 06:39 PM

Chris Hansbrough

07-23-2008, 10:51 AM

And yet none of you people managed to make up here for the Emerald City Comicon, no your were all way to busy for that.

Only person I got to hang out with on these boards was Gail, and we didn't even do lunch....

You people suck! Fine go to your precious San Diego Comicon! hob nob with all your celebs!

Take your precious pictures! Especially if there pictures of Gail together with Ray Bradbury or Noel Neill…

Seriously I want to see pictures of this, until then you people are dead to me, dead I say! :mad:
I wanted to....bought tran tickets and everything.....then went ewwy.....I'll be there next ear though......I wonter hw bad it's going to be here this year though walkin around comic-con with a fucked up hand.....hmmmmmmmbananas

Tyr

07-23-2008, 07:48 PM

I wanted to....bought tran tickets and everything.....then went ewwy.....I'll be there next ear though......I wonter hw bad it's going to be here this year though walkin around comic-con with a fucked up hand.....hmmmmmmmbananas

I want to see you at the con next you mister, and leave your sorry ass excuses at the door. :tongue:

Chris Hansbrough

07-23-2008, 10:47 PM

ran into gail...always a treat....she was there with marv and nicola.....said hi to gail and awesome scott....was too shy to actualy say anything to anyone else....damn my shyness....I shall bug ye tomorrow nicola....now I'm off to cry in pain....h

Ben Morgan

07-23-2008, 10:50 PM

Just got back. Got lost on the way to the food court with Tim Drake and mattbib, but the dinner was fun. Wasn't Kyuubi suppose to be there?

Kyuubi

07-23-2008, 10:51 PM

Yes, he was.

Ben Morgan

07-23-2008, 10:52 PM

Where was he at?

Kyuubi

07-23-2008, 10:56 PM

I didn't know when to show up, so I ended up being too late.

Preview night was packed this year. The con is just going to get bigger and bigger until it collapses into itself like a dying star.

Flamebird

07-23-2008, 10:57 PM

Where was he at?

The Zoo keeper finally caught up to him.

Ben Morgan

07-23-2008, 11:00 PM

I didn't know when to show up, so I ended up being too late.

Preview night was packed this year. The con is just going to get bigger and bigger until it collapses into itself like a dying star.

What time did you get to the food court?

Kyuubi

07-23-2008, 11:04 PM

What time did you get to the food court?

No, I was talking about the lunch at the Tin Fish.

In other news: I've decided I might be going to the breakfast.

Ben Morgan

07-23-2008, 11:07 PM

You all are going to SDCC after the breakfast, right? I might be able to go

Chris Hansbrough

07-23-2008, 11:19 PM

I'm going to try and get to San Diego as early as I can, so maybe around noon and thereafter. Registration opens at 2:30 this year!

But show up when you can. Tin Fish is nice and open outside, so I don't think they care if people sit around hanging out (unless they actually have a line of diners waiting for places to sit). They didn't seem to care last year, when we held court.

Look for my hat! I expect I'll work on a manuscript until someone shows up. (I like the side of the place nearer the tracks than the street.)
I looked and didn't find so ended up half drunk at the field......sad.....fund me...i'm usually around the image or oni booths with robbie rodriguez and mark sable or artists alley with stuart sayger. still gonna be wearing my awesome wicker hat....just cause it kept getting compliments...I wore it to be set apart a bit and findable....turns out I can pull off a hat.....sweet

Red Jack

07-23-2008, 11:22 PM

Room 2, 2morrow (thurs) I'm moderating a panel about indie comics and how to make them.

Yes. I know. "Moderating." Whatever.

But still.

The people are smart and good and I will be there to help them.

Come by if you like. All are welcome.

11am

Chris Hansbrough

07-23-2008, 11:24 PM

I'll also be coming to the breakfast....a bit late but me train gets there at like 825ish so yeah....gimme a street location and I'm there for awesomesaucing

Ben Morgan

07-23-2008, 11:25 PM

I'll also be coming to the breakfast....a bit late but me train gets there at like 825ish so yeah....gimme a street location and I'm there for awesomesaucing
Which train are you using?

Chris Hansbrough

07-23-2008, 11:46 PM

coastline I doth believe due to me being in Rancho Santa Fe at me aunts

Ben Morgan

07-24-2008, 12:15 AM

I'd have to catch the train at 7:30, and I'll get there at 8:15 but I'll be there.

Ben Morgan

07-24-2008, 01:22 AM

Okay....it appears I have no clue how to get to the Denny's from the train station. If anyone is willing to pick me up that would be great

Chris Hansbrough

07-24-2008, 07:04 AM

are you on the same train dude?

Chris Hansbrough

07-24-2008, 07:38 AM

Okay....it appears I have no clue how to get to the Denny's from the train station. If anyone is willing to pick me up that would be great

I'm with Ben......and morning hamburgers....or tacos.....plus I think we be on the same rail transit vehicle...

Ben Morgan

07-24-2008, 09:18 AM

I'm taking the coaster, which I think is what you're on too. Is this it? http://www.gonctd.com/coaster_schedules.htm

Trench

07-24-2008, 10:30 AM

Ack! So behind.

Jess and I may try to hit the Friday denny's breakfast.

Tyr

07-24-2008, 10:13 PM

You people still have not provided a shot of Gail and the former Lois Lane known as Noel Neill. I expected better from my fellow YABSERS, I am dissapointed in all of you.

Gail Simone

07-24-2008, 10:18 PM

Whatstreet is the dennys on?

Kyuubi

07-24-2008, 10:31 PM

2139 Pacific Hwy
San Diego, CA USA
92101

I plan on attending after all.

Sarah Beach

07-24-2008, 11:04 PM

I got a lovely shot of Gail at the DC booth today. But I haven't downloaded today's pictures to the computer, so not uploaded them to Photobucket either.

If I'm not as dead tired tomorrow evening as I am tonight, I'll try to get that one up at least.

See you all in the morning!

Chris Hansbrough

07-24-2008, 11:07 PM

I'm taking the coaster, which I think is what you're on too. Is this it? http://www.gonctd.com/coaster_schedules.htm

that is me as well you sexy man beast...from sorrento to comic-con

Ben Morgan

07-24-2008, 11:08 PM

that is me as well you sexy man beast...from sorrento to comic-con

If I end up going, we'd need a way to get to Denny's from there. What did you have planned?

Chris Hansbrough

07-24-2008, 11:10 PM

can't wait for breakfast. I'm lookin forward to meeting ya'll

Johnny_Luck

07-24-2008, 11:24 PM

I hate life, the goddess Kristin Kreuk was supposedly there signing autographs today and talking about her kick ass upcoming flick and I was stuck where I am so very far away from her.

Kalen O.

07-24-2008, 11:28 PM

I might be able to go tomorrow after all. It was fun last year, so we'll see.

Ben Morgan

07-25-2008, 09:59 PM

So me and Chris didn't make it. I missed my train and took the next one, so I don't know what happened to him. I got to San Diego at 8:42 and I had one of those bicyclists (if you were there you'd know what I'm talking aobut) to take me to the Denny's, but he took me to a Wendy's instead. Then he didn't know where Denny's was, so I just went to the Comic Con. Met Gail and her husband later, and Alex and mattbib. Very exhausting day

Hybrid2

07-26-2008, 04:36 AM

awww.that suck.

Chris Hansbrough

07-26-2008, 08:09 AM

awww.that suck.

yeah we tried gettin together at the show a couple times but panel fun tor us apart. insane day though....just crazy long....although I do have about 30 different stories for my hand now.....I've enjoyed....I got into an arm wrestling competition and just couldn't get over the top

Red Jack

07-26-2008, 05:00 PM

Saw Sarah. Chatted with McDuffie. Enjoyed scenes from the new Black panther cartoon.

Among other things.

Best Con Yet.

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 02:15 PM

Wednesday night preview night, Gail was right there in the booth, signing.

I got this lovely picture of her, still bright and fresh. :smile:

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7240017.jpg

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 02:22 PM

And now for the YABS breakfast pictures!

First up, Gail and the boys (her son Dakota by the window and his friend Alex between them)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250032.jpg

Then, Kyuubi (who said it hadn't occured to him that the shirt he put on was blue), SJ (White Rose's friend) and White Rose herself.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250033.jpg

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 02:26 PM

Then we have Nicola (very entertaining!), Alex L (who gave some of us a lift back to the Convention Center), and Forest (obvious to those who only know his screenname, Elvis Guy)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250034.jpg

And Jim MacQuarrie, his daughter Katie (who Scott teased a lot), and the arm and finger of the Awesome Scott (he didn't want me to take his picture! Boo!)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250035.jpg

Edit to add: Oh, and Jim told us how he got the shirt he's wearing here: a formerly homeless guy gave it to him!

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 02:31 PM

Late arrivals, and (fairly) newly-weds, Jess and Lance

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250036.jpg

And the last to arrive, Kalen. The restaurant wouldn't allow us to add another table to our line (actually there wasn't one available in that area), so the late folks got the book behind us.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250037.jpg

It was a lot of fun and laughter over breakfast. A really good time was had by all!

Bo Bo

07-28-2008, 02:33 PM

Thanks for posting those up!

Hope I could join one of these YABS breakfasts one of these days...

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 02:35 PM

I stopped by Colleen Doran's stand in the Image booth every so often, bought some books from her. And an original piece of art -- I resisted about 2 days, but then kept fearing that someone else would buy it, so I finally gave in.

In this picture, she's signing someone's copy of the deluxe hardcover edition of the Tori Amos Comic Book Tatoo -- with gilded edges. The thing weighs a honking ton, but people were snatching them up as soon as they were in sight.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7230012.jpg

Kyuubi

07-28-2008, 03:29 PM

Who took the picture of MacQ in my hat?

titanfan

07-28-2008, 03:41 PM

My mental image of Kyuubi online is totally destroyed! What do you mean he doesn't wear the cute penguin suit all the time?

At least ElvisGuy looks like Elvis....

Kyuubi

07-28-2008, 03:43 PM

That's kinda the point of the avatar.

I wanted something the complete opposite of me.

Ben Morgan

07-28-2008, 04:23 PM

Liar! That is not Kyuubi, it was someone Ky paid to pretend to be him.

Red Jack

07-28-2008, 04:36 PM

Liar! That is not Kyuubi, it was someone Ky paid to pretend to be him.

I agree. That man is not my Kyuubi! Liars!

Coppervale Studio

07-28-2008, 04:48 PM

You people still have not provided a shot of Gail and the former Lois Lane known as Noel Neill. I expected better from my fellow YABSERS, I am dissapointed in all of you.

Will this help?

http://pics.livejournal.com/coppervale/pic/0009b1ph

MacQuarrie

07-28-2008, 07:13 PM

Late arrivals, and (fairly) newly-weds, Jess and Lance

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250036.jpg

Not Lance, Shawn AKA Trench.

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 07:33 PM

Not Lance, Shawn AKA Trench.

Sorry about that. I'm not sure why I had "Lance" stuck in my head.

Kyuubi, I took the pix of Jim in the hat.... you really want to see it? Okay, I'll upload it. :smile:

Mr. Owen, you are SUCH a fanboy!!!! :wink:

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 07:40 PM

At Kyuubi's request --- Mac and the Hat

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z156/scribblerworks/Comic%20Conventions/P7250038.jpg

Sarah Beach

07-28-2008, 07:53 PM

Random ComicCon moment #1:

So, there I was in the DC booth on Saturday, chatting with Batman editor Mike Marts. Just conversation, since I'd already had one really good chat with him earlier in the con. And this guy comes up to Mike and asks if Dan DiDio is in the booth. I'm thinking to myself "I should know who this is. I've seen him on a panel at some time." But I sometimes have a problem getting names to stick to faces I don't see very often.

Meanwhile, Mike is explaining to him that Dan is in the company suite doing meetings, and gives him directions how to get there (secret map and handshake included - :biggrin: -- not that I was getting it, though. ) Then Mike, like a guy with great manners, goes, "Jim, this is Sarah Beach. Sarah, Jim Starlin." We shook hands.

Oh, duh. Off Mr. Starlin went, while my brain was scrambling.

I just thought it was really nice of Mike to make that intro as if I were an established peer - instead of someone whose only current claim to fame is as a letter-hack several years ago. Not that I expect Mr. Starlin to remember me in the midst of all the sensory overload of the Exhibit Hall and the DC booth.

But it was a nice moment.