Bluespoonmonkey

I'd love to see anyone from the Watchmen movie. Or even better, Dave Gibbons.

I asked too late, he was already backlogged. I had spent too long deciding on if I'd like Soundwave or Jazz. I eventually decided to just ask him which one he prefers drawing. 'Oh Jazz, definitely' which would've been great, (Especially as I'd bought a Jazz figure from a stall earlier) I saw the previous posters' Jazz and Powerglides up behind him. He had just finished a Grimlock, which looked great. He apologised for not having enough time to do any more sketches and signed a Megatron No More print for me so I didn't leave empty handed. Nice guy and really talented. Would love another opportunity to get him to draw me that Jazz!

Was great to meet Dave Prowse. He was friendly even though his voice had gone and he was struggling to get his words out. I also give Alex Meraz bonus points for being on the guest side of the table to allow for better photos, and being patient when I realised I had my girlfriend's camera set on the wrong mode! The Phelps' were great too.

I spent far too much money :) Takara (Japanese Transformer) Jazz A masked battle-damaged Predator figure (I warned my girlfriend in advance I'd have to buy Predator stuff) A Dr Manhattan figure (Only £5!) A Lego Boba Fett keychain A small fluffy Gizmo from Gremlins (wanted one of these since I first saw Gremlins years and years ago!) I would've spent a lot more as there was so much great stuff there, but I put a lid on it :) My girlfriend picked up a New Moon poster and some Twilight buttons. Thank you to the girl who bought the life-size Edward standee before she did! :)

Was the first year for me, although my girlfriend had been before. On the whole I had a great time, and would definitely like to come back again. First, some (hopefully) constructive criticism for next time. 1) the Twilight talk was sold out by the time we got there (10.45) I didn't see any way of pre-booking online before we went otherwise I would have definitely done so. If this is my error, I accept this, but would like to know where to look next time. There also seemed to be a lot of unused space behind the seating area. Not sure why there couldn't have been more seats, and by extension, more tickets. 2) It's been mentioned before, but the Phelps twins running out of photos. We ended up buying a photo from one of the stands, but all the Phelps ones had been sold (probably for this reason) so we had to settle for a group shot. See my 'Positives' for more on this. 3) Again been mentioned before, but the sound wasn't good. When we got to the queue for Peter Facinelli, the guy was like 'Oh all the 400s are coming now, did you guys only just hear me call 600 now?' We hadn't heard him all day, we were just periodically checking the notice. 3) I didn't get a sketch from Casey Coller! I'm adding this one as a joke as this was nobody's fault. I just wish I'd asked for one earlier before he got so backlogged. He still happily signed a print for me though and did seem geniunely sorry he couldnt sketch a Jazz for me. I'll have to get him next time :) And some positives. 1) I really like the way you handled the more popular autographs with the ticket system. I also want to thank the guy who let me stand in line with my girlfriend when she went for Peter Facinelli's autograph despite me not having my own ticket. He was also laughing and joking with the queue. Seemed like a really nice guy. 2) The lady running the Phelps' queue helpfully told us about the photo situation as soon as we joined the line so we didn't waste any time. The Phelps' themselves were really nice guys and genuinely seemed to be enjoying themselves. 3) the guy with the radio-controlled R2. I don't know if he was an 'official' part of the event, but his R2 was superb and he was a nice bloke and happily let us pose for photos. 4) the stalls! As a self-confessed geek, I loved the collectibles on offer. So much so that it was worth all the ribbing from my girlfriend and my family when I got home for filling my suitcase with toys :) Honourable mention to the blond guy on one of the photo stalls (sorry didn't get a name) who actually looked up all the Harry Potter pics he had which featured the Weasley twins.