Another random con moment

[ivyfic]

As I was walking out of the dealers floor yesterday, I was stopped by a middle-aged man. He asked me, "Excuse me--do you know where I could find 'graphic novels' or 'manga'?"

I looked at him agog for a moment, then pointed to the entire exhibition floor. I mean, this is a comic book convention. It's hard to avoid "graphic novels" and "manga." As I walked away, shaking my head, I heard the man's pre-teen son saying, "I told you!"