Oh my god, Dragon*Con was amazing. It was my first time at the convention- Jim + 18th birthday was kinda the impetus to finally go
I foolishly showed up at the signing only an hour and a half early- and was 400th in line. A ton of people left, and I ended up being cut 6 people before the room. Yeah.....
So I went to the second signing, ended up being 4th in that one, which was then....sadly but predictably disbanded. The upside was that I got to meet a ton of Dresden fans (most of whom are probably on this forum!). And after that, I pretty much stalked all Butcher panels in hope of an impromptu signing. I was the Fellowship vampire next to the 6'9" Dresden (my brother) with an awesome Bob, if anyone remembers. Even though I never got a book signed, the panels were great, and Jim was hilarious. So, still a definite success! I really, really hope he goes next year..... And maybe D*C will plan for massive amounts of fans next year!
And to Jim, thanks for braving the crush of humanity that is Con to come to the panels and signings! I don't know if you even managed to see any other part or panel, but your attendance was greatly appreciated!
(I did manage to get Backup signed by Mignola, though!)