Monday, May 4, 2009

Free Comic Book Day 2009

Well, it's that time of year again, where our girls dress up, get free stuff, and get their picture taken a lot.

Yes, this weekend was Free Comic Book day, and once again the fine folks at 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga showed us a good time. Not only was Wolverine there with a giant sentinel to take pictures, but tons of other superheroes and Star Wars characters were on hand.

This year, the girls met a few creators as well, including Amy Wolfram, who writes some of their favorite cartoons and who wrote the new Barbie movie, Barbie and the Three Musketeers, and the very talented Todd Nauck who draws, among other things, the very characters the girls were dressed as.

Of course, no Free Comic Book Day would be complete without a visit with Kirk Kushin, who saved Emma from the collapsing bounce house two years ago--he's a genuinely nice guy, and this year he gave Emma a signed copy of his new graphic novel, Super Teen*Topia. Emma couldn't have been more excited, and won't let anybody else read it until she finishes it.

Afterwards, we went down and met Andy and Nikki at Hogi Yogi and spent the rest of the day with them. It couldn't have been more fun.

But hey, all this reading probably feels like homework. Here's the video and the pics.
















7 comments:

Michelle said...

Glad you guys had a great day!!

Monty and Kristin said...

Looks like you guys had a fun day. Love the girls outfits. Hey, they get two halloweens!!:) Glad you enjoyed yourselves.

Veronica Peterson said...

Everyone is wearing cool costumes!

Ryan and Lizeth said...

I think Robin looks cool!! Looks like a really fun time. Glad you guys enjoyed it. There were really a lot of people there. What a cool event!!

melissa said...

That is way too fun! I enjoyed the video. The girls are totally sunk . . . they're only going to want to marry superheros!

Jennifer said...

That looks like some crazy fun! I remember you blogging about Free Comic Book Day last year! Has it really been a year already!?

Scott H. said...

Awesome video, glad we made the cut!!