At this writing, the Dark Horse team has just returned from the last of the big summer conventions. In relatively rapid succession, various staff members attended Wonder-Con (Oakland, CA), Dragon-Con (Atlanta, GA), Wizard World (Chicago, IL), and Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA), meeting fans, establishing and renewing relationships with creators, and having about the best time it's possible to have and still get paid for it.

If you attended any of these great conventions, these photos may bring back some pleasant memories. If you stayed at home all summer, here's a small sampling of what you missed...


1. All the way from France, Geof Darrow was on hand for the unveiling of the new Fox TV show Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot.
2. Dirty Pair writer/artist Adam Warren signs autographs.
3. Dark Horse Maverick editor Diana Schutz watches Frank Miller sign autographs.
4. Eisner Award nominees (Predator: Demon's Gold, DHP #137) Claudio Castellini and Ron Marz were on hand, promoting their new Darth Vader story in Star Wars Tales.
5. Mysterymen creator Bob Burden holds auditions for his next project, Mysterywomen.
6. Paul Chadwick showed up to talk to fans about Concrete and The World Below.
7. Sock Monkey creator Tony Millionaire did sketches for fans.
8. This lucky Buffy fan won a vampire makeover from the TV show's make-up artist Todd McIntosh.
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer colorist Guy Major and cover artist Randy Green were just two of the many Buffy creators who did signings for fans.
10 . Lawrence Butterman attended several of the conventions. Lawrence claims to be Dark Horse's biggest fan, and based on his encyclopedic knowledge of our books, we don't doubt him.
11. Not the actual Mystery Men, but reasonable facsimiles courtesy of Universal Pictures.
12. Was it a good show? DH editor in chief Chris Warner says, "Yeah!"