Another convention, survived! More seriously, the panels at Comicpalooza were interesting and informative; I learned a lot from listening to Breandan Ó'Ciarraí, Kerry Tolan, and Robert G. Ferrell on the "From Pens to Pulse Rifles" panel--not least, that when it comes to more contemporary wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.), I'd have to do a lot of research just to get started. Of course, I kind of knew that part already. I was going to try to video my own panel, but couldn't work