[dc]T[/dc]his weekend saw the return of Capital City Comic Con in Lansing. OK, technically East Lansing, but whatever. Many fans came out to the show, and the entire day had a good energy about it.
I really enjoyed myself, and it looked like the attendees did too.
I felt a bit rusty, as this was my first show since early June, but I’m still happy with how I did. I got to talk about my new comic (Foxes and Boxes) starting here soon (hopefully next Monday), and catch up with several of my comic pals.
Random Cartoon at Capital City Comic Con. Via my Instagram.
As a local show, Capital City Comic Con gave me a home court advantage: friends came to the show and stopped by my table to say hi, and in a few cases it was their first time seeing my table set-up and non-comic art (like my watercolor cartoons).
Look ma, I’m in the paper. photo by Stephanie.
As I said the other day, I got a mention—and some art—in a Lansing State Journal article about Capital City Comic Con on Saturday. It’s neat seeing my comic (a tease of Foxes and Boxes) printed in the newspaper.
Speaking of media, Melik from Lansing Made stopped by my table, as did Chris from Comics Community Podcast. Photos and videos of me in the wild? Oh the Hugh Manatee.
Watch my interview with Chris about 4 minutes into his video about Capital City Comic Con.
The crowd was steady throughout the day, and Capital City Comic Con was my third highest Saturday (in gross sales) of my seven appearances this convention season. (Motor City Comic Con and Cherry Capital Comic Con were numbers one and two, respectively)
Plus, if you factor in my only having a ten-minute drive and no hotel to pay for, last Saturday was probably even better than my top two.¹
I’m looking forward to next year’s Capital City Comic Con. I have a feeling it will keep getting bigger, and better.
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¹ For example, between the gas for driving to/from Traverse City, along with food and a hotel room for three days/nights–plus a higher table cost, I didn’t make a profit at Cherry Capital Comic Con, despite grossing much more in sales. This is one of the reasons I’m going to majorly review what I sell at shows, and how my table is laid out.
