Holy geez, I thought the first day of a con was supposed to be the easy one! Well, for starters, I was given some tragic news not long after entering the building. Leonard Nimoy has passed away this morning. I... If Robin Williams was a tough one to get over, the loss of Nimoy is apocalyptic.

The blow was softened when I went to Nichelle Nichols' panel. She, too, was grief-stricken, but she still managed to stay jovial for her fans and maintain that priceless sense of humor of hers. Not only that, but I learned some amazing things about her life outside of Star Trek. It was a much-needed and wonderful pick-me-up.

There was also Neal Adams; a man whom I now call "A hero among heroes". In addition to his collaborative creation of Ra's Al Ghul (pronounced "roz" by the man himself), and other great comic work for both DC AND Marvel, his story about how he fought to reclaim original rights and ownership of Superman for the original pair that created him...I nearly broke down into tears. I also got to talk to him more about Batman's "Moriarty", which was a blast.

And then I also got to talk to Geoffrey Gwin again. Yeah, the guy who drew the Riddler for me and let me have his Cheetarah print. He was so busy today, though... I certainly want to get him to draw FWG in his style before the con ends.

With the night more or less over, Day 1 was still fun and worthwhile. I think I'm gonna wear something different for tomorrow, though.