I will be honest right up front and say that the Otakon Artist’s Alley is one section of the convention that I tend to gloss over in most years.  It’s nothing personal against the artists themselves, it’s just that it usually tends to be tucked away in one of the underhalls, and with other more pressing videos and panels to go to, it tends to fall to the wayside.

This year, though, I heard a lot of people saying that the Artist Alley was actually quite good, so I decided to make some time for it.  Coming into Hall G, it seemed, compared to my memories anyway, the the number of artists was larger this year.  I took my time wandering from booth to booth, seeing exactly what it was that all these different people were producing.  There were lots of hand-drawn art, obviously, along with plenty of computer produced work, sculpture, and various other arts and crafts.  Some of the work was very forgettable, but overall, the quality of work on display was very high, and I found plenty to stop and take closer looks at as I made my way down the stalls.

In the end, two particular items caught my eye, and they now reside on the flap of the bag I carry with me on a daily basis: