Charles Piehl stepped up from all-purpose master of ceremonies in previous
years to AnimeIowa convention chairman in 2001. |
At the opening ceremonies, Piehl introduced Indiana artist Robert DeJesus
(who has to get married to Emily Brown again, this time for the record)... |
...and Steve Bennett of Studio Ironcat, who was surprised by the light
after days of work in his Virginia offices (which used to belong to a dentist). |
Away from the stage lights, Bennett was in constant demand by Iowa fans,
and he found that those fans insisted that he bring his mother back to
Iowa for the 2002 show. |
Conner was literally a babe in arms a couple of years ago at the Cedar
Rapids event, and now he's up and walking. What will he watch in 2010? |
He'll probably have lots of costumers to see; this Genma panda from Ranma
1/2 was the hit of the first day's cosplayers. |
