Tr!ckster!...The Legend Continues

Oh, how the time flies! Many apologies for the late update. Where were we? Oh, yes! Setting up shop!

(above, Tr!ckster glasses with the first of our "High Five" boozes. This was for our "Quality Control" test. Never let it be said we don't care about quality!)



It's still Sunday and we've sorted all the books and started to lay out the store. Steve starts putting the shelves together. Scott and Ted get the tables set and I triple check the inventory to make sure I've got everything and know where it's all sitting.






We get some merchandise on the shelves before it's time to call it a night. Only one more day of set up before we OPEN!

Monday dawns bright and sunny. We all get straight to work. Quickly putting stuff on the tables and arranging backstock as fast as we possibly can. It takes a LOT longer than we could have imagined.







Sooo much stuff!

Scott, Ted and I take a break to celebrate my birthday - a day early. My actual birthday would fall on our opening day and we didn't think we'd have any time to dash out (we were correct). So we opted for what has become the traditional place to celebrate my bday in San Diego (as 'Con tends to fall on my bday) Lou & Mickey's! Ah, steak and Maytag martinis. Does it get any better?



I can taste that cool martini right now. Refreshing!

Before you know it, Monday was done and we were scrambling to finish our set up for TUESDAY - Opening Night!


Here's Scott assuring Allen Spiegel and Co. that we'll be finished with the set up by the time the doors open for business. HA!

And suddenly, we were off to the races!*
*I neglected to snap a single photo on the first day. Too busy! Here are photos from the following days. All excellent!



Inside the store! Madness!


The patio was the place to be!



Thanks, Ted - for making Tr!ckster happen.

Thank, Scott - for making Tr!ckster happen.

I cannot tell you guys (all) how much it meant to me to be a part of this wonderful event. Inspiring, exhausting, exciting, entertaining, hectic, stressful, wonderful!


Thanks to all who stopped by! Hope we see you at the NEXT Tr!ckster!

Thanks For Stopping By!

Every year friends and fans swing by our booth to say "howdy!". I TRY to take a pic of everyone but, this year was so dang busy, I just couldn't keep up! So to everyone who came over, "THANKS!!" and sorry I didn't get your picture.


The Skelly's

SILVERMAN!

Jen & Laura

Killer Chiodo!

Steve Purcell

Kynt & Vyxen

Barenaked ED!

Karen, Victoria, & Sean

Ronnie Del Carmen!

...and many others! Hope you guys had a great time @ 'Con!

Comic-Con: The Madness Continues

The week is a bit of a blur now. We were all very, very busy!





Thursday was a day full of frenzy with pockets of quiet. Friday was a non-stop extravaganza! I was barely able to grab my camera for a few snaps. Last year I could document everything! This year? HA! Too busy try to keep up with everyone to take pictures. I did grab a couple!






One of the best parts of 'Con this year? Jeff got interviewed TWICE!



Also this year? We gotz commissions! Oh yeah! (here are a few of my favorites)





After spending our days swimming in a sea of humanity, our nights were spent stuffing our faces and laughing with friends. I, of course, was busily engaging in those activities and neglected to snap any pictures. Trust me, we had a wonderful time!

Comic-Con 2010: The Prepping

I went product CRAZY for Comic-Con this year. I ordered new shirts, new items, new sketchbooks. We went INSANE! Jeff was very, very patient with all my product stuff. We printed our own screens using a Yudu machine. We made REALLY small print runs, making everything a limited edition. And since I refuse to ship stuff (other than the toys), it's ALL convention exclusive!

First up was the Kumo-Kun shirt.

Glow in the Dark shirt


White shirt


Kumo-Kun Red shirt


(click on pic for larger view)


Green Beaver tote bag (made with 100% recycled material).



I saw a bunch of baby stuff on sale at the wholesaler we were using and I thought 'why not?'! Jeff did a frickin' adorable drawing for all the baby shwag!


(click on image for larger view) Baby bibs


baby bibs and hats! (hats are in the back)


Baby blankets!

We completely SOLD OUT of the baby stuff! I could have ordered and printed DOUBLE and we'd have sold out of it. Next time, I will!


Everything ready to load for the road!

We also had sketchbooks, blank drawing books, buttons, and a few Happy Beaver Toys. Up Next: Comic-Con starts!