The crew and I just got back from WizardWorld Chicago, which was, unfortunately, smaller than last year – but I still walked out with a heck of a haul. For about a hundred bucks, I walked out with all the following:

• Issues 2, 3, and 4 of How to Self-Publish Comics by Josh Blaylock and Devil's Due
• The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender (which replaces my copy, which disappeared somewhere a couple of years ago; picked this up for half price)
• Conversation #1 by James Kochalka and Craig Thompson from Top Shelf Comics
• The Arabian Nights Sandman mini-statue from DC Comics (which I'd wanted years ago at its original $45 price, but I got today for $15)
• A Mantenna staction figure from the new MOTU Wave 3
• Hellboy: The Bones of Giants novel by Christopher Golden (also half price)
• Hellboy and Abe Sapien Qee figurines (picked up at something like 40% off)
• A hardcover version of Neil Gaiman's 1602 (picked up for $10; normally $25)
• And some surprises for some of the people who read this weblog...

Talon picked up a ton of comics from the 50-cent bins, which were everywhere, and our traveling companions also walked out with some fairly full bags. All in all, a very successful day. :)