Guerilla Fun
Got back from the Alternative Press Expo (APE) on Monday night, after a ridiculously long day at SFO, stuck at the Virgin America gates. I not so secretly love traveling to nerd fests for work. There's always the craziness of getting merchandise together, supplies, and making the game plan work. There's always the work involved in keeping people involved, busy and energetic. There's always the stress of doing well financially to make the whole endeavor worthwhile. Best of all, there are always friends. This year I got in more bonding time with the Sparkplug Comics crew, continuing good fun from Real World Comicon 2008 House.
I love the brief time I get to see friends that I only stay in touch with online throughout the year, and to see what trouble people have been getting into. Sometimes there's more exciting new work than others, but even when there's not a lot of new stuff to chew on, there's always something that I might have missed the first time around.
The GRSF crew is amazing. They're all adorable, and Luke is an amazing team leader. This was the first time around for everyone, and they all dove in, got the booth looking great, and did their best to represent for GR.
As usual, folks came by to sell us on themselves, and there were a few scrunched noses at prices (hard to avoid when people all around you are selling mini-comics for $1) but all in all it was a great show. People are tighter with their dollars right now, but people still want to be inspired and pick up something new. That was a relief. I actually ended up spending more money than I ever have at a con, and not a penny wasted. Here's just a sample of what I picked up.
Some of this we'll have in the GR stores, but other stuff you'll have to seek out for yourself. I have more pictures on my Flickr - booth stuff, the opening of Panelists IV at GRSF, dinner with artists, and the Buenaventura "party" that we had to be quiet at but still enjoyed.
Tom Neely made a super funny video of friends at APE. He had a sneaky gadget that looked like a camera, but was taking video. Many people got faked out and had awkward moments... self included. I enjoy things like this.
I love the brief time I get to see friends that I only stay in touch with online throughout the year, and to see what trouble people have been getting into. Sometimes there's more exciting new work than others, but even when there's not a lot of new stuff to chew on, there's always something that I might have missed the first time around.
The GRSF crew is amazing. They're all adorable, and Luke is an amazing team leader. This was the first time around for everyone, and they all dove in, got the booth looking great, and did their best to represent for GR.
As usual, folks came by to sell us on themselves, and there were a few scrunched noses at prices (hard to avoid when people all around you are selling mini-comics for $1) but all in all it was a great show. People are tighter with their dollars right now, but people still want to be inspired and pick up something new. That was a relief. I actually ended up spending more money than I ever have at a con, and not a penny wasted. Here's just a sample of what I picked up.
Some of this we'll have in the GR stores, but other stuff you'll have to seek out for yourself. I have more pictures on my Flickr - booth stuff, the opening of Panelists IV at GRSF, dinner with artists, and the Buenaventura "party" that we had to be quiet at but still enjoyed.
Tom Neely made a super funny video of friends at APE. He had a sneaky gadget that looked like a camera, but was taking video. Many people got faked out and had awkward moments... self included. I enjoy things like this.
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