#SDCC: Overheard, Part 2

The concept that a comic book convention, which should be a wonderful introduction for kids to the dazzling and varied world of comics collecting–where a kid can meet and greet the creators he’s always admired and ask questions and feel that much closer to the (to him) magical process that brings super-hero adventures to him every month, and perhaps even fantasize about a time when he’ll be on the other side of that table, signing autographs or drawing sketches for kids that are the age that he is right then–the concept that such a convention should ever become a dangerous place, where young fans risk life and limb and might be trampled by alleged “adults” trying to get a hundred copies of the latest “hot” comic book signed so that they can tack on a few more bucks to the selling price–

It is intolerable.

Intolerable.

And we should not suffer it to continue.

—Peter David, writing not about the stabbing in 2010, but about the Great Eastern Convention near-riot in 1993.

“Thanks, Comic Con. Show the Machete trailer after the stabbing. Very classy.” —Cole Abaius

“It was FREE, and I wanted it more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my entire LIFE.” –overheard by Scott McCloud in the last minutes of the con

“I’m sorry I was late. I’m rooming with six slave Leias and they needed help with their bikinis.” –Bellechere, the Avatar Lady Death model (Hat tip: Rich Johnston)

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