Kevin Chuch of Beaucoup Kevin and Boom! Studios fame.

Comic Foundry’s Laura Hudson and Top Shelf’s Leigh Walton

I was somehow tasked in getting my boss a badge well after the show was sold out. This was the only solution I could come up with.

This guy had an arm of crazy Marvel tattoos, including Dr. Doom, Capt. America and Wolverine. Well on his way to a full sleeve.

Laura Hudson and The Beat’s Heidi MacDonald at the Eisner Awards

Me and Ben McCool at the Eisner Awards. Classic!

Me and Laura at the Eisner Awards before we lost. Oh well. Photo by Lee of Lee’s Comics. Thanks!

Douglas Wolk accepting and skedaddling off stage after his Eisner win for Reading Comics.

Eisner Award Loser. Sigh.

Laura and Michelle Gomes of Virgin Comics both have issues.

Scott McCloud, like many passersby, loved our sign.

4-time Eisner Award Loser Fred Chao stopped by the booth.

The Fraction Family! Kelly Sue Deconnick, baby Henry Leo and Matt Fraction all came by. We love Matt, even though he’s a dirty Cubs fan.

Cover model Blair Butler escaped the fan mobs and stopped by.

Yay!

EW’s Nisha Golpan insists Laura smells her finger. Laura braces Eisner-winner Douglas Wolk in fear.

It was OK in the end though!