Attending the L.A. Comic-Con

I’m finally getting around to posting photos from the L.A. Comic-Con from the beginning of the month. I attended the last day, opting to take the Metro into downtown L.A., only a 35 minute ride. The L.A. Convention Center is next door to the Crypto.com arena, home to the L.A. Lakers, Clippers and the L.A. Kings. (Crypto.com is also a concert arena—we saw the Go-Gos there in March.)

Though I didn’t exhibit, I got a pro badge—however, in an amusing switch, my daughter was at a booth at the show! For the past two years or so, actually, she has regularly attended comics, anime and art shows in support of her college roommate and fellow art major, Aki Lin, who sells prints (they have known each other since high school!). He always does great business, and I’ve been encouraging my daughter to perhaps dip her toes into commissioned work as well. You can find Aki’s art on Instagram at handle @pyrofennec.

I was glad to see plenty of comics dealers at the show and there’s a vibrant Artist’s Alley, where I saw many comics pals (see photos). Perhaps I’ll give it a shot as an exhibitor next year—a few years back, I exhibited at WonderCon, when it was held at the same venue, so I have experience at the site.

A confession: I wanted to attend because Elijah Wood and Sean Aston were appearing on a panel presumably for the 20th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings films—but I somehow got the date wrong and missed it the day before. D’OH! Oh, well, I still had a great time at the show (and even got to provide lunch to my daughter and her roommate!).

Below are additional photos, or see the full gallery.

Lonnie Millsap

Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS) table.

Eddie DeAngelini