Have you ever felt awkward going to a party-like event filled with people from your old job? Will they remember you? Will they harbor negative feelings for your leaving? Will you just cling to the wall drinking punch all night hoping nobody sees you? This is something I worried about going into New York Comic-Con, as I am no longer a member of "team comics" the way I had so actively advocated for years. I was there to look at video games, encircled by the comic book professionals I'd surrounded myself with for years.
My fears were for naught, of course, as the majority of the professionals and press I ran into over the weekend both remembered and embraced me. I even asked six of my favorite comic creators, all of whom I knew to be avid gamers, to take part in the following video. They were asked three simple questions: What are you playing now? What are your favorite "classic" games? What is your all-time favorite power-up? The answers ranged from the expected to the somewhat hilarious. Please, watch and enjoy:
Special thanks to Dave Roman, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Andrew Bell, Matt Loux, Jacob Chabot, and Jared Gniewek. I count myself lucky to consider at least half of you to be my friends, and the others are awesome dudes as well. Let's do karaoke sometime.
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