Cincinnati Comicon

[kybearfuzz]

So I got up this morning feeling better, after catching a quick bug the other day. I worked out and mowed the yard, feeling a bit energized. I grabbed lunch and drove to the Cincinnati Comicon (the "Con") held in Northern KY. I had not attended this particular comic book convention before, but I had a list of comics I wanted to get and though I could grab some deals.

After spending $35 to get in and $5 for parking, I went inside, grabbed a vendor map, and started my shopping journey. And was bitterly disappointed.

The "Con" was very heavy on the creators and very light on the back issue vendors. I found a few good deals at one table, but didn't want to spend all my money in one place, so I ventured to look for others. There was only one other vendor with a huge supply of back issues, but he's local and I've already seen his goods in his store. The other handful listed as "vendors" basically had about 10-12 long boxes of comics, which is almost nothing, and certainly not enough to pay for the rental space.

I was there for maybe an hour, spent $27, stopped by Starbucks for a Frap that the barista screwed up, and went home for a nap.

The "Con" was a waste of time. The Comic Expo in two weeks is usually much more fun.

Lesson learned.

Comments

[notmypresident.livejournal.com]

But as my mother probably would have said: "At least it got you out of the house!"

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

What a bummer. At least you know not to bother next year.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

so what are some of the back issues you are looking for? any special Holy Grails in particular you are jonesin' for?

I think I've pretty much hit my end point on actively looking for back issues. I've completed my Flash, JLA, Green Lantern and a few other large runs. Wonder Woman back to 150 or so, and X-Men from 94 on. A big part of it is I just don't have room to get obsessed on another title, I'm sure I could easily get obsessive about starting to fill in Avengers or start moving backwards further on my Wonder Woman's but I don't dare fill another longbox with oldies. I need to thin out the collection, not add to it.