Over the weekend, I had opportunity to go to a new webcomic convention, the New England Webcomic Weekend. While there, I ran into several cartoonists, including the artists for Sailor Sun, Dead Winter, and Looking for Group, to name just a few. Events included webcomic panels, a gaming room, and tables with merchandise, and someone crocheting a plush axe for Chad Wm. Porter, the original artist of Least I Could Do, whose wife apparently won’t let him have a real one.

However, my friend Bill had a specific target in mind, and a plan behind this target: he wanted to play a pun on Scott Kurtz. We cornered Kurtz at the end of a panel, where Bill asked Kurtz if we could take his picture with Kurtz holding some aluminum foil. When Kurtz asked why, Bill explained the joke, causing Kurtz to wince in pain. However, he was gracious enough to let this picture be taken:

The convention as a whole was quite pleasant. It wasn’t the large bustling affair that ConnectiCon or Anime Boston are, but there was still a sizeable crowd of visitors and a decent array of comics, including several I’m unfamiliar with. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a new webcomic-oriented convention set in New England.