While they are a ton of work to setup and run, I do miss the Convention circuit that I would participate in quite a bit. For the past decade plus, my shop Conquest Comics would set up at some of the largest Comic Cons that our country houses. From San Diego Comic Con, to New York Comic Con, Orlando Megacon, to Heroes Con in Charlotte…we would always have a kickass booth, poised to crush the show with delicious merch.
Sadly, the past 2 years living in a Covid infected world have not been kind to the convention scene. Between outright cancellations, moved dates, to scaled back shows…we decided to just completely sit back and not participate. A perfect example is this past NYCC. Usually one of our best shows, we decided to sit it out once again as I just did not feel comfortable doing it.
Putting Covid aside for a moment, the show was scaled back, yet the expenses would have been the same if not more. It just didn’t seem like the smart play. So while it broke my heart once again to not be there, it was just too much of a risk to tackle it. Side note…I’m totally glad we passed as some of my colleagues who toughed it out, totally told me that they wished they hadn’t.
Regardless, one day we will get back to it. Maybe this year…perhaps next. But at some point I’d love to get that all rolling again as it’s not only a great source of income being infused into the business over the course of a weekend, but it’s a fantastic way to network.
One other aspect I really miss is to gaze at all of the wonderful cosplayers that full up the convention centers. These folks are dedicated and committed to rocking sone kick ass gear of their favorite pop culture icons. I usually get to just snap some pics as they pass by my booth as I’m stuck working, but even that I miss dearly.
So in honor of no new cosplay in years, I’m going to share a smattering of awesome costumes from some past conventions with you all. I have a gazillion of these, so this will be the first of several to come. Some OG’s here might remember these but for you newer folk…it’ll rock your worlds!!! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the creativity and put love that some of these diehards hold towards their favorite heroes, villains, and more….
Let me know who you like best!!!!
