I've got a true geek confession to make: I've never been to a comic convention. Oh, I've been into comics off and on for 25 years now, occasionally drifting away when I was distracted by frivolous pursuits like punk rock or raising children. But I've never gathered together with my fellow nerds in Green Lantern's name.
But today I wipe that stain off my geek card when I hit the Emerald City Comicon. Randall Cleveland and I will be covering it this weekend for the Woot blog - look for that here on Monday - but I fear my mission will be compromised by conspicuous displays of n00bocity.
So help a brother out, con vets. What should I expect, inspect, respect, neglect, and disinfect? How can I hack my way through the crowds of Scarecrow & Mrs. King fanboys to reach special guest Bruce Boxleitner? What dark secret must I never, ever mention in earshot of Sergio Aragones? And how do you buff the tarnish out of a Rom: Spaceknight costume? Lay your comicon advice on me below, fellow four-color fiends!
Photo: 2010 Emerald City Comic-Con 9 by Flickr member evocateur. Used under a Creative Commons License.