vs. Olympia Comics Fest 2008
Oly was the exact opposite of Emerald City. Instead of a big, frenetic room soaked in howling 60Hz florescents, we got a nice, intimate nightclub with big windows and mostly natural light. It was very chill and I had more opportunities to visit with readers and fans than I usually do.
On the way down, I thought, "hey, I'm going to Olympia, I wonder if I'll run into Jackson Tegu from story-games.com?" And blam, there he was, on stage as the bass half of a drum-and-bass duo that did a short set to start off the con. Very sophisticated, and a nice touch. Had a good visit with Jackson after the set and sent him away with some goodies.
Aside from Mr. Tegu, the highlight of the show was meeting Terrence Nowicki, a fiercely goddamn talented political cartoonist -- he's sharp, funny, and his line art is badass.
(I apologize that these are watermarked all to hell, but that's what the MCT campus syndicate gives to nonsubscribers)
There are more Nowicki cartoons at MCT Campus Syndicate.
My own sales were bigger than I anticipated -- 33 CGs and 7 Greeters, which is not bad at all for a $14 table. I don't know how many attendees there were, but I'd put it somewhere between 100 and 200, including exhibitors.
I wore the Maiden t-shirt from Monday's show and made at least a couple sales when people came over to talk to me about it. Lesson: dress in something that will start conversations.
Thanks to Chelsea and her team for a great show -- I'll definitely drop by again next year.
On the way down, I thought, "hey, I'm going to Olympia, I wonder if I'll run into Jackson Tegu from story-games.com?" And blam, there he was, on stage as the bass half of a drum-and-bass duo that did a short set to start off the con. Very sophisticated, and a nice touch. Had a good visit with Jackson after the set and sent him away with some goodies.
Aside from Mr. Tegu, the highlight of the show was meeting Terrence Nowicki, a fiercely goddamn talented political cartoonist -- he's sharp, funny, and his line art is badass.
(I apologize that these are watermarked all to hell, but that's what the MCT campus syndicate gives to nonsubscribers)
There are more Nowicki cartoons at MCT Campus Syndicate.
My own sales were bigger than I anticipated -- 33 CGs and 7 Greeters, which is not bad at all for a $14 table. I don't know how many attendees there were, but I'd put it somewhere between 100 and 200, including exhibitors.
I wore the Maiden t-shirt from Monday's show and made at least a couple sales when people came over to talk to me about it. Lesson: dress in something that will start conversations.
Thanks to Chelsea and her team for a great show -- I'll definitely drop by again next year.