Comic-Con is happening now in San Diego, which means large crowds, long lines, costumes galore, and over-the-top advertising in every direction. But about ten blocks from the convention center, there's an alternative comics convention happening on a much smaller scale. Trickster, the Berkeley-based artist collective-turned-comics-fest, has taken over a cavernous complex of a bar, the Tavern Bowl, for the four days of the convention. There are panels, signings, nightly live drawing sessions, and a store. "We're tricksters," one artist explained. "You know, like Loki. That's what we are to Comic-Con."
Here's a Trickster for you.