While many fans and creators documented their experiences at Comic-Con International with blog entries and tweets, cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks (Friends With Boys, The War at Ellsmere) went the extra mile or two by recording her trip in comics form.

Within those panels she offers a glimpse of her very first Comic-Con, five years ago, before jumping ahead to this year's signings and panels -- and her introduction to one of her "greatest creative influences," Joss Whedon. It's a fun read.