Emerald City 2012: Day 1

Seattle, despite being cold and rainy, is one of the warmest and most hospitable cities I've ever visited. Blame the people. The Emerald City Comicon continues to be the best managed convention I attend, which is why I return year after year. That said, this year's appearance got off rocky start when I arrived at the Prism Comics booth (#902) to discover that through a communication error with the inventory manager, they failed to ship most of my books. Luckily I brought some backup product of my own, but owing to risk sales on Friday, I am all but certain to sell out on Saturday. The good news: When a customer is wavering on whether to buy now or come back later, I tell them this is all the inventory I have and I may be sold out by the time they return. Works every time!