OK, so there I was a week or so ago, and I wrote, "That's not all -- but it's all for now. Huzzah!"

And it sure was "all for now." Because the aspect of convention attendance that hits me most hard holds true, I think, for many others. And that's that the wrap-up of a convention quickly morphs into the problems of packing, sometimes shipping material, getting to the airport, managing to arrive home with most sanity intact, and then -- then catching up on everything I've set aside until "after the show."

Which means, as in this case, that there are still boxes wending their way toward me: boxes that not only hold clothing I brought to wear at the show but also books, press releases, and the like that I picked up at the show but have yet to savor. And my little spiral-bound notebook has pages with notes I have yet to transcribe. I did manage to dupe camcorder tapes to DVD format, and Kindly Dan Halverson is in the midst of editing them for posting. Fingers crossed, we'll start to put those videos online well before Free Comic Book Day (when I'll be shooting still more video).

In the meantime, here are more notes from NYC Comic-Con:

# I was confounded in my hopes of getting a clip of one of the Archies singing at the Archie booth. I know I shot the footage -- except that it's not among the footage with which I returned. Talk about blowing a one-time opportunity! (And, yes, that's another aspect of convention attendance; I try not to dwell on missed opportunities -- but they're a necessary adjunct of the convention experience.)

# Poor John Jackson Miller, who was there throughout the show, ran out of his voice by Saturday morning. He claimed to be feeling fine -- but his speech ballons were pretty much empty for most of the show.

# From 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, DC's Senior Vice President-Executive Editor presided over one of the high spots of the convention: "Sunday Conversation with Dan DiDio." It was described in the program booklet as, "Dan DiDio and friends invite you to join an intimate Sunday afternoon chat to talk about your favorite comic book memories and about why we love this medium. All are welcome; no RSVP required!" I was delayed about five minutes in getting there, so the room was packed with 60-70 people filling the chairs and overflowing into leaning against the wall: just the right size for the event, DC Vice President - Sales (and panelist) Bob Wayne commented to me later. About five minutes after I arrived (to stand against the wall), Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort entered the room, pointing out that the announcement had been that everyone was welcome -- and he was cheerily invited to join the panelists in front of the room. At which point, folks shared responses to such topics as: what comics it was that led each to get into comics; what each found the most ridiculous moment in comics; and what was the most memorable comic-book moment for each. The session is available in podcast form: Click on "Sunday Conversation with Dan DiDio."

# Artist and long-time buddy Joe Staton (whose "Oh, So?" header for the print CBG runs in every issue) commented that some of the material we've run recently on letterpress printing had errors. I asked him to do a podcast with me on the topic, and he agreed. I'm looking forward to that!

# When I told Carolyn Kelly that Leonard Starr had commented that he missed the old Windsor-Newton sable brushes for inking, she replied that she finds Scharff sable brushes to be good replacements. She likes a #3 for its body and flex.

# I was able to catch most of Michael Uslan and Chip Cronkite's forthcoming documentary (well, it's a documentary but not in general release as yet) Legends behind the Comics. Don't miss it when it becomes available! It consists of Michael providing the connecting material between film of such icons as: Stan Lee; Jerry Robinson; Joe Simon; Joe, Adam, and Andy Kubert; Murphy Anderson, Irwin Hasen; Sheldon Moldoff; Lew Sayre Schwartz; Greg Hildebrandt; Denny O'Neil; Al Bellman; Ramona Fradon; John Romita; Roy Thomas; and Dick Giordano. (It did come to my mind as I watched that the focus -- of most of the panel as well as of the film -- was on the legends behind super-hero comics. I think we may have lost most of the creators who wrote and drew comic books in other genres.) Thank goodness we have film-makers among us who love the medium as much as any fan!