Gary Dunaier: On the way to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: crossing under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at Meeker Avenue and North 8th Street - the venue is just a block away from here (IMG_7410)
Gary Dunaier: On the way to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: the New York Lottery Powerball jackpot is $168,000,000 - if you won this you could publish your own comics and not have to worry about whether or not they'd sell (IMG_7411)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: the corner of North 8th Street and Havemeyer Street - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, the event venue (IMG_7412)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: zoom-lens closeup of the BCGF banner over the entrance to the venue (IMG_7414)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: the entrance as seen from directly across Havemeyer Street (IMG_7416)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: admission to the BCGF is free (IMG_7417)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is just another face in the Havemeyer Street crowd as he leaves the BCGF (don't worry, he'll be back later) (IMG_7418)
Gary Dunaier: 3x5 card signed (with Bart Simpson head sketch) by Matt Groening at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, November 10, 2012
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening on Havemeyer Street, outside the venue - he'll be back later (IMG_7419)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: the view as you enter the upstairs exhibitors' floor (IMG_7420)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Anouk Ricard signing at the Drawn and Quarterly table (IMG_7421)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Julia Wertz signs my copy of her new collection, "The Infinite Wait and other stories" at the Koyama Press table (IMG_7423)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: crowds at the back of the upstairs exhibitors' floor (IMG_7424)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: John Porcellino ("King Cat") (IMG_7425)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Sam Henderson poses with two original "Magic Whistle" cartoons that I just bought from him (IMG_7426)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Sam Henderson signs and sketches a 3x5 card for me - his new book, "The Return Of The Magic Whistle," made its debut here (IMG_7428)
Gary Dunaier: 3x5 card signed and sketched by Sam Henderson at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, November 10, 2012
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Chris Ware smiles as another satisfied customer leaves the Desert Island booth after getting his autograph (IMG_7431)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: Chris Ware, who designed the BCGF poster on the wall behind him, at the tail end of his signing at the Desert Island table (IMG_7435)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: shop talk at the Fantagraphics Books table - Dean Haspiel and Josh Simmons (IMG_7441)
Gary Dunaier: Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, 11/10/12: the scene on the downstairs exhibitors' floor at around 2.30pm (IMG_7442)