Who lifted the White Lantern power battery? From the DC DIRECT booth.

Our very own Dan DiDio MC’s the Thursday DC NATION panel.

Kevin Smith makes a surprise appearance at the BATMAN: WIDENING GYRE panel. Batman Group Editor Mike Marts looks on.

Smith signs at the DC booth.

Ian Sattler looks on during the Grant Morrison spotlight panel.

Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison wait for Dan to call them up to the stage.

Wonder Woman writer J. Michael Straczynski with Wonder Woman (sporting her new duds!) and a blurry Darkseid.

A few shots from the How to Draw Batman panel, which was a real treat for fans, as they got to see Jim Lee, David Finch and Dustin Nguyen take turns sketching the Dark Knight on a projector. Very cool look at the artistic process.

Jim polishes off a sketch for a fan after the How to Draw panel.

Grant Morrison signing at the DC booth.

Hey, Identity Crisis writer Brad Meltzer stops by to say hi to Grant as he signs!

A Catman doll made especially for Gail Simone. This photo was taken during a rare lunch break!

ACTION COMICS writer Paul Cornell poses with a fan dressed up as Vertigo’s Death, who’ll be appearing in ACTION COMICS #894. Hat tip to GRAPHIC CONTENT’s Pamela Mullin for the photo.

A few shots from the dramatic reading of WONDER WOMAN #601, which took place at the JMS Spotlight panel, and featured pages from the issue being projected onto a screen as actors read the dialogue.