I have been to very few cons in my life, mainly because I don't like to stand in crowds of people. But one I attended was relatively small put on in Boston back in 2007. David Finch was in attendance and I was and still am a big fan. I learned he was doing sketches for a mere $40, so I jumped in line. Can't remember how long I waited to get to him, maybe a half hour or so. It was well worth it as I really liked the Wolverine head sketch that he did and I still possess. But what struck me as being kind of sad was the other creators/artists seated at tables with their OA displayed for sale, that I was passing by on my way to Finch. I noticed that nobody in line was paying much attention to them as we each filed by. I just felt bad seeing them looking bored and thinking they must be a little annoyed that Finch was getting all the attention. I imagine this still goes on today with the bigger artists garnering the bigger lines in front of the others in artist alley.
And this is the Finch head sketch..
And Finch was a great guy, answering all question put to him. When he started this sketch though I was a bit skeptical because he started with a load of wavy lines, but the end result was awesome!