Me and an unidentified fan who begged to have her photo taken with me. (Okay, maybe she didn't actually beg. But I'm pretty sure one of us groveled and pleaded.)

Me and an unidentified fan who begged to have her photo taken with me. (Okay, maybe she didn’t actually beg. But I’m pretty sure one of us groveled and pleaded.)

I made barrels of money at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo. Okay, they were small barrels. And they were mostly full with pennies and expired bus tokens. But still…I did okay.

More importantly, I had a wonderful time—both at the con and afterwards when I’d get together with my newlywed daughter Caitie, her hubby Mat and Mat’s family.

So, all and all, it was a great way to spend Halloween weekend.

A thousand thanks to Zan Christensen, publisher of Northwest Press, for offering me free space at his booth. Zan is one of the nicest guys in comics and his company publishes some amazing and innovative work by members of the LGBTQ community and those of us whose work is LGBTQ friendly. Check out his current Kickstarter.

You don't have to dress up to be a Last Kiss fan---but it never hurts!

You don’t have to dress up to be a Last Kiss fan—but it never hurts!

Zan Christensen hot dogs it at his Northwest Press booth.

Zan Christensen hot dogs it at his Northwest Press booth.

The newest member of the Avengers---Thor Mickey!

The newest member of the Avengers—Thor Mickey!

Two of my talented table mates at Northwest Press (left) Steve MacIsaac and William O. Tyler.

Two of my talented table mates at Northwest Press (left) Steve MacIsaac and William O. Tyler.

Last Kiss goodies at the Northwest Press booth.

Last Kiss goodies at the Northwest Press booth.

You don't have to be colorful to be a hero!

Remember, kids, you don’t have to be colorful to be a hero!

If you're going to be a hero, be a big hero.

If you’re going to be a hero, be a big hero.