Tucson Comic-Con 2012

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!

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.

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.