I think in order:

Rob Balder (erfworld): Man is he into his topic. Has a lot to say about art, story, audience, philosophy, combat, game theory, and the Dark Knight movie. I think this guy could possibly out-talk my father. I could’ve tested that theory but I finally decided to release him from the trap of my being willing to listen to him.*

David Malki (wondermark): To his credit, tolerated me.

Kris Straub (starslip): Whooo did not. I tried not to let this cow me for the rest of the show but unfortunately I let it set a cloud over my head.

Ryan Sohmer (least I could do): I recognized his comic and shook his hand and got out of there before awkward pauses.

Joel Watson (hijinks ensue): Didn’t know the comic beforehand, but I saw this shirt the day before, and the memory of it kept making me giggle after I went home, so I decided it was too goddamn awesome to leave behind. Talked to him for a little while and continued about 15 seconds after I started making it weird, and then had the good sense to get out of there.

Shannon Saar (wighthouse): draws a ghost comic which may, someday, contain a ghost.

Chris Hallbeck (the book of biff): Cheerful, friendly! Bought a book. Could only afford one, and I decided to ask, which should I buy if I were getting one? Wasn’t sure if that was going to be awkward (like why do people ask waitresses, “what is good?”), but he pointed right to one and I grabbed it.

Zach Weiner (SMBC): Fuckin’ awesome! Man he was cheerful and friendly and excited and I felt comfortable being an idiot in front of him and he high-fived me and drew me a sketch of a brain in a jar wearing a top hat. Really wish I could’ve spent time with him, we would’ve had fun. He was with the Cyanide and Happiness booth, but I didn’t feel right going over there because I haven’t read enough of it.

David Willis (shortpacked): Was also friendly. I miscalculated by trying to get him to make a cynical comment about the guy in the next booth over, but he was too polite to partake. On sunday I noticed the shirt he was selling (no direct link to the shirt, it’s the green one lower left), and experience with the previous shirt told me I would wind up giggling at it that night when I got home, so decided I’d better buy it.

*Did this come across as snarky? I don’t mean it that way. It’s just that he’s really willing to talk and I’m an attentive listener.

NOT PICTURED:

Jeph Jacques (unquestionable thingy): spent as much time managing his sketch-selling line as thinking about storming up and saying christ man what’s so wrong with Scribs that you don’t wanna take my money for ads.

KC Green (gunshow ‘n stuff): oh I saw him, he looked fun, but I didn’t really have anything useful to say to him and he was too close to the (entirely internal and not really Malki’s fault) Malki Tolerance Zone to be comfortable enough to go all “hey man, like your work” on him. Though right now I’m wishing I had told him how excellent Ghost Ship was, but eh I’m sure he was hearing that all weekend anyway.

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