I am really hoping to make it out this year, but coming from the east coast is a bit of a chore. If any veterans of past shows have tips for me (where to stay, what else to do, best places to do things) please drop me a line!
From 3:00-4:00 I'll be in room 228 for the 5th Comic Art Conference panel: Reconceptualizing Superheroics - My friend Robert O'Nale has a presentation wherein he considers superheroes within a larger genre of stories that focus on the notion of exceptionalism, and argues the current focus of superheroes is compelled by contrasting the exceptional individual with the outside world.