So I know I can’t stop gushing about the San Diego ComicCon.  I was so excited to being going and each day I looked forward to its attendance.  See, here’s the deal.  You think you KNOW what the Con is all about, don’t you?  Superman and Batman and Green Lantern and nerds dressed like Star Wars and other beloved comic characters.  Ok, sure the Con has that. In droves. But it has SO MUCH MORE.  Like what, Nola? you ask.

Well, I don’t go for the superheros so much or even the sneak peeks to upcoming comic book- (or graphic novel-) turned movie.  Sure, I like a lot of those movies but no more than the next gal.  No, what I go for is the art. Yes, art.  Not all of the art is comics.  Many of these artists do lots of other styles of art.  And going to the Con can get you in on the newest stuff these folks are doing AND you can get your piece signed and even personalized.  Further, many of they folks also write and/or illustrate books not in the comic format.  And so you can buy those too.

Enough of me telling you about it.  Let me show you.  My absolute favorite booth at the Con was the whimsical and surreal Artist Sisters.  I showed you their booth in my earlier ComicCon post:

Artist Sisters are—can you guess?—sisters that are artists.  They each have a different look but each one’s work definitely compliments the other.  Two years ago, I bought a small print of C.J. Metzger’s, and on Day One this year I bought an original mixed media piece from her sister, Miss Mindy.

C.J. Metzger print, “Modesty.”

Miss Mindy’s “Designer Fish.”

In addition to their fabulous art, these two talents also write and illustrate children’s books.  So on Day Three, I bought their box set, one book by each sister (the box is at the bottom of the pic):

Each book is signed by the author and personalized, in this case to Sun.  Sun LOVES her new books. She actually sat quietly on my lap last night as I read one of them to her.

Day Four, we returned YET AGAIN to their booth and bought a second box set for a certain friend’s little girl for Christmas.  I am pretty certain mother and daughter are going to love it!

My only regret? I should have bought more from them!  Now I have to wait a whole year to lay my eyes on their work again to make more selections.

And I am confident the sisters work next year will not disappoint.  How will I ever have the patience to wait?