Posted by Katie on 9:32 PM
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| Welcome to the show! |
The first weekend in November has
become a local holiday for Southern Arizona artists over the last 5 years. It ushers in another ever-growing Tucson
Comic Con: a place for local artists to show their works to the world (or at
least the city). This was only my second
Tucson Con as an exhibitor (but I’ve been attending since year 2), and every
year I see a noticeable bump in show quality.
On Saturday morning, my wife and I
loaded up our car with all of the product and promo items we should need for
the weekend. Luckily, we live here, so if
anything was forgotten, it wasn’t a lost cause.
Once we cleared up our printing SNAFU for the Tucson Comic Con print, we
were off to the TCC!
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| Andy Bohn & Ross Demma |
This was the Con’s first year being
held at the Tucson Convention Center. I
was excited: I felt like convention had made it to “The Bigs” and I was there
for it. Better still: I was offered a
spot on my very first comic con panel, “Artists in social media”. It was fitting since I’m one to try as many
social media tools as I can to be seen and make new fans. It was a wonderful experience. I thought I would be pretty quiet through
most of the panel, but wouldn’t you know it: I had things to contribute. Who
knew? One of the finest moments was listening to one of the panelists give his
account on a question and immediately lose his train of thought when a *very*
excellent Juggernaut cosplayer came into the ballroom. You could have heard a pin drop as we all
stopped and stared for at least 5-10 seconds.
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| Asbestos lets the world know! |
The rest of the weekend went off
without a hitch: sold some books, prints and even did a few sketches and, for
the first time ever, we came back home in the black profit-wise…not much of a
profit, but a profit nonetheless. As
always, the air of the con was warm and inviting. This is primarily the work of
Mike Olivares who runs around tirelessly throughout the show to make sure
everyone are comfortable and without want. That, combined with the art
community coming together and blending so well, I’ll always proudly exhibit in
Tucson. This is my home, and I want to make sure this event grows exponentially
every year.
For more information regarding this event, check out their Facebook page or website.
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Ross Demma is a writer & artist out of Tucson, Arizona. You can find more information about him and his work at his Facebook page or his website.
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