Comments on: Linkarama@Newsarama http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/08/19/linkaramanewsarama-109/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kelson http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/08/19/linkaramanewsarama-109/comment-page-1/#comment-470778 Kelson Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:21:33 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=12495#comment-470778 I've found the facelessness a problem when looking for artists or writers at conventions. Unless I've met someone before, or seen photos, or seen him/her on a panel, I generally have *no idea* what they look like, so I'll wander up and down Artist's Alley looking for signs with names on them. And then I'll try to discreetly look at people's badges because I don't know if the person sitting there is actually the artist I'm looking for or their friend/assistant/etc. and I feel like it's kind of rude of me to say, "Are you so-and-so?" Though I probably should just ask and get it over with. I got really confused once when an artist had a badge with his name on it, and someone else at his table had a badge with...the artist's name on it. Once one of them started sketching for someone else I figured it out. I’ve found the facelessness a problem when looking for artists or writers at conventions. Unless I’ve met someone before, or seen photos, or seen him/her on a panel, I generally have *no idea* what they look like, so I’ll wander up and down Artist’s Alley looking for signs with names on them. And then I’ll try to discreetly look at people’s badges because I don’t know if the person sitting there is actually the artist I’m looking for or their friend/assistant/etc. and I feel like it’s kind of rude of me to say, “Are you so-and-so?” Though I probably should just ask and get it over with.

I got really confused once when an artist had a badge with his name on it, and someone else at his table had a badge with…the artist’s name on it. Once one of them started sketching for someone else I figured it out.

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