The Anaheim Wizard World convention is coming up this coming weekend, April 29 through May 1, and among the many announced guests is the one and only Nat Gertler, publisher of About Comics, founder of 24 Hour Comics Day, writer of The Peanuts Collection, co-writer of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, and two-time nominee for the Eisner Award.
Now, the folks running the convention have put Nat in the absolute hardest place to find in Artist’s Alley: table 1914 is in the aisle furthest from the entrance, toward the middle of the aisle (so you won’t see him if you happen to be walking across either end of the aisles), and facing toward the near wall rather than toward the rest of the convention . This is not a complaint – someone had to be put in the worst spot, and it just happened to be Nat. But finding Nat will be a challenge, and any challenge should have its reward: Find Nat Gertler, get a free comic book!
Tip: He may - or may not - be wearing a hat.
That’s right: all you have to do is walk up to Nat at his table, say “I found Nat Gertler”, and he will give you a free comic book from a limited selection of his works. Limit one per person, of course, and supplies will be bountiful but not unlimited. While you’re there, you should look at what else he has available, both his own works and other About Comics efforts. As another special deal, buy a copy of The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World’s Most Beloved Comic Strip, the acclaimed slipcased hardcover filled with removable and interactive items, and get a free bonus for your own Peanuts collection: a complete set of 33 Peanuts trading cards with the backs in French. Nat will also be selling copies of the rare first printing of Licensable BearTM issue 4 (the very first appearance of Barack Obama in comic books!), as well as his how-to books The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel and Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers, and various other works.
You may have found Waldo, you may have found Nemo, you may even have found Christ – but did any of them give you a free comic book?!? Table 1914.
