Be sure to wear some ……. well, actually no. However you should check out Tom Spurgeon’s incredibly detailed gude of how to get the most out of or even just survive the world’s largest mainstream comics convention. If you have been before there will be many things you can relate to in Tom’s comments, recommendations and pitfalls. It’s nice to actually see someone say if you really are undecided about going or don’t want to go – DON’T GO – rather than take the it will be alright once you get there philosophy which has resulted in a number of people I know having a rotten time.
If you are new to it all and booked to go or contemplating heading over for the first time it is a pretty invaluable guide book to what you should know from a man who has, one would assume given Tom used to edit ‘The Comics Journal’, experienced it both from a publisher and a fans point of view.
I’d go as far as saying it’s worth printing some of this info sticking it in your bag and taking it with you just in case you find yourself feeling a bit lost.
Mon, May 28, 2007
Comics and cartoons, Conventions and events, General