Comic-Con International: San Diego 2005

Seen at parties:

Batton Lash with Bat Lash artist Nick Cardy, who this year was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame—and who worked for Will 65 years ago in the Eisner/Iger Studio.

Comparing wardrobes with Ted Slampyak, writer/artist of the online series Jazz Age and artist of the Annie newspaper strip

Redhead sandwich: Jackie with writer/artist Jill Thompson and writer/editor Anina Bennett.

One of Batton’s old classmates from the School of Visual Arts, Yvette Kaplan, who is now an animator/director (she directed Beavis & Butt-Head Do America and worked on Ice Age, among other projects).

Batton and his assistant Trevor got a chance to catch up with Beanworld cartoonist Larry Marder, now head honcho at Todd MacFarlane Toys.

Brian Azzarello, comics writer (100 Bullets) who also happens to be married to Jill Thompson.

Comics writer and sf novelist Peter David.

John Cassaday, who received the Eisner for Best Penciller/Inker the second year in a row.

Actress/singer Chase Masterson (Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space 9).

Jackie with the Bobs: Chapman and Burden. <Bob Schreck was around somewhere, too.

Trevor got to hang out with cool guys like Denis Kitchen.

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