User blog:Kyletheobald/Des Moines Comic Con Day 1

This weekend, I'm hanging out in Des Moines, Iowa for Wizard World's con. This is my first time at this show and my first time in Iowa. Everyone says I should recap my experience, so here goes.

I flew out of Fort Wayne, Indiana and connected in Chicago. The flight was ok but my connection was delayed an hour, after a two and a half layover already. Things didn't get smoother once I got to the show. I got in the wrong line to pick up my ticket and had to go to another line. After a half hour wait there, I was finally in.

The show itself was really nice. Friday is usually relaxed at conventions and this show was especially so. It was a little crowded but it didn't feel packed or chaotic. I was able to make my why over to artist alley and get a couple sketches done in my sketchbook. I'll put up pictures tomorrow. After that, I made my way to the panels.

I went to an interesting panel with Peter Kraus and Jeff Butler on making art. Both talked about their conversion to digitally creating comics and the industry as it relates to artists. I followed that up by heading to a panel on protecting your creative works and copyrights. I sat there for almost half an hour before swine announced it was cancelled. A lot of people were disappointed. The last panel of the day was about cosplay, especially how to do it. They offered specific tips and answered lots of questions. I'm not a cosplayer but it was interesting to learn how they work.

Since that was the last panel of the night, I headed back to the hotel. I grabbed dinner in the hotel's restaurant along with Lou Ferigno, Neal Adams, and Buzz (ok we didn't go together but they were there.

Anyway, that was Friday. I'm going back tomorrow and will hopefully be able to see some more DC-specific panels. While I'm there, is there anything YOU want me to do? Comment and I'll try my best to make it happen.