RobCon moved to the larger venue of Viking Hall this year, and there were easily twice as many vendors, writers, and artists there. I got to see fellow indie creators and friends Todd Goodman and Shannon Smith, Battle Babies masterminds Brad and Stacey Rader, Roanoke Valley ComiCon organizer Chris Garbee, and new pals Brett Marcus Cook, Neil Bramlette, and Ashley Raburn, and of course, the main man Robert Pilk. The show had a good vibe all day, filled with enthusiastic creators and fans. The costume contest was much larger than last year and featured some pretty wild outfits, like an adorable little boy dressed as Link, a detailed Arnold version Terminator, and an incredible home made Transformers Bumble Bee!
The show lasted from 9 to 5, and despite sneaking out around 4:30, it definitely didn't seem like the show lasted that long! We were having so much fun, the hours flew by. And even better, I sold several books during the show, especially "Bee Sting", "The Curse of Stranglehold", and "Simon Says". I even managed to sneak away from the table for a few minutes to buy the boys some TMNT figures, get the two most recent issues of Todd Goodman's "The Book On Me" series, the graphic novel "Red Light" by Devin Hylton, and a kick ass print from Neil Bramlette's Out of Step Arts table featuring art by Paul Maybury and Alexis Ziritt!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table to chit-chat and/or shop! I'm definitely looking forward to RobCon 2013!
Check back here in the next few days for a 5-page preview of the upcoming "Simon Says" #3 and a MAJOR comic announcement!
Til next time,
Matthew
Thanks so much for the compliments. I too thought the show went well and we had a killer guest list. One of my biggest complaints about hosting Rob-Con is that I don't have enough time to talk to everyone - there's always some dire emergency that needs my attention, like a spilled coke or something equally important.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I hope everyone has as good a time as we did and I am already making plans to make next year's Rob-Con even better. Thanks again.
Robert Pilk
Thanks, Rob! I absolutely love your show and I was extremely pleased with how it went this year! Count me in for RobCon 2013! :)
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