However I did make the drive from Dallas to San Antonio to check
it out.
The drive was ‘easy’ as I bypassed Austin and used the toll
way. I hate Austin traffic. As an added
bonus, I got to drive 85 miles per hour: legally. For me that is a BIG plus. No you don’t get to
asked how much over the limit I drove.
While I have family and trends in San Antonio, it was a stealth
mission. I didn’t inform anyone I was going. This was only because of a lack of
planning on my part. NOT because I didn’t want to see people.
As you’ve read before, I’m working a lot of hours and when I
come home, it’s too late to call people or I’m just brain dead. Before I knew it, I was driving to San
Antonio unannounced.
Texas ComicCon was in a mall; nothing against that. Officially, it was in the Norris Convention
Center but that is really a series of meeting rooms in the mall. Whether by design or mistake, the convention spilled
into the mall anyway. It’s not an upscale mall but it seemed safe and there
were a lot of people.
As with other conventions, you could have ghosted in and
done whatever you wanted without a badge.
Since I already paid, I searched for the line to get my wristband or badge. While they had some confusing and congestion
at the admissions tables, they did bring extra bodies in and sorted it out.
They had a large assortment of venders. A lot were the type of private collections but
the merchandise had a lot of variety. The
vendors room was crowd and very very dark.
The signing room was
handled slightly differently. They had people queue in the hall and then slowly
let people in.
As with a lot of smaller shows, it depends on who they bring
in next time, to see if I return.
It was worth the cost of admission. The drive is a big factor though.
AH
Who all did you pick up there?
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