What did you do this weekend? Did you see the Clash of the Titans remake? Did you watch the Final Four? Did you at least eat a chocolate bunny? I spent the entire weekend at Wonder Con, a splendid little comic book convention that pops up in San Francisco once a year.

I was so busy schmoozing (and recruiting) on Friday that I completely missed the Ink-Stained Amazons panel. Poo! I highly recommend Jennifer Stuller's book about kick-ass female action heroes. Well-read Haikasorunauts will immediately note Stuller's book title and its good-natured (?) jab at Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Scribbler once infamously dismissed female writers as ink-stained amazons. Tsk!

Saturday featured back-to-back panels featuring writers Tim Powers and Peter S. Beagle. Powers was funny in a self-deprecating sort of way. If you didn't know, the next Pirates of the Caribbean flick will be based on his novel, On Stranger Tides. If you think he's currently having high-level meetings with Disney about the next Johnny Depp blockbuster, you'd be wrong. "I get all my information from Google," says the author with a shrug. It's nice to know The Mouse respects the source material so much. (haha) Also, a tip of the tricornered hat to Jean Martin for hosting the panel. The editor of the Science Fiction in San Francisco newsletter did a wonderful job keeping Powers bubbling.

Peter Beagle was also very funny, but in his own quiet way. After a night of "too much vodka," the award-winning fantasy writer bravely went toe-to-toe with a roomful of fans. He's an engaging and generous speaker, and was happy to give us all a little peek behind the curtain of his career. One of the highlights of this year's convention was the debut of a graphic novel based on The Last Unicorn. Beagle will be 71 on April 20. He can now add graphic novelist to his lengthy resume.

As mentioned earlier, I was (mostly) at Wonder Con for business. And, as such, I missed out on a lot fan-friendly activities. Nonetheless I had a blast and even indulged in one fanboy moment. Immediately following the James Robinson panel (he of Leave It to Chance, Starman, and Justice League fame), I raced to the podium and snatched his placard. It now resides on my desk at work. w00t!