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Midwest Media Expo was great, you guys should have been ther
11 years ago
OH MY GOD GUYS
Were you there?
You should have been there. I mean, really, I wasn't expecting all that much from a first year convention to be totally honest but WOW. This was a con run right. Now I should have figured they would know what they were doing because these are the same guys who run Youmacon, which I'm told is crazy big awesome, but I'm always a little bit skeptical. But everything went off without a hitch.
All the little things were perfect. The artist's alley had ELECTRICAL DROPS!!! Like, set up BEFORE THE CON STARTED. I've been to dozens of cons where you're scrambling to figure out how to charge your cellphone or run your laminator, but this one, they anticipated that from the beginning. I ran a few panels with Rafferty from Sanguine Games (http://www.sanguinegames.com/) about self-publishing for beginners, Dinosaucers (Yes, the old TV series!), and game design (Actually, that was Rafferty's panel, I was just hanging out there being a pretty face). We had requested microphones and USB cables beforehand and we were flabbergasted to find that THEY WERE ACTUALLY THERE! Seriously, small details but they just showed this con's amazing commitment to professionalism. Now the staff at Midwest Media Expo was unfailingl polite and helpful and when they couldn't help me, they were really good at finding someone who could. Now I'm not exactly a household name like some of the other guests, for example NATASHA ALLLEGRI!!!! or ADAM WARREN!!!!!!, so when I walked around a little before receiving my invited guest badge, I kind of expected to get the brush off a lot. In fact, staff members were just as courteous and helpful when I was incognito as a regular attendee. A really pleasant surprise!
Now beyond that, there were lots of really big name guests and it was a great chance for the public to really get up close and personal with their favorite stars, so that was pretty cool. Lots of interesting panels on interesting topics; besides my panels, I really enjoyed hearing Adam Warren talk about the amusing tribulations of being a comics artist and his dealings with his more insistent fans in the 'Damsel in Distress' community.
I mean, go to www.midwestmediaexpo.com and look at what you missed. You guys should really come out there next year! I am going to reccommend this venue to all my artist friends; I had fairly good sales in the dealer's room even though the attendees skewed kind of young and steampunk-centric.
Were you there?
You should have been there. I mean, really, I wasn't expecting all that much from a first year convention to be totally honest but WOW. This was a con run right. Now I should have figured they would know what they were doing because these are the same guys who run Youmacon, which I'm told is crazy big awesome, but I'm always a little bit skeptical. But everything went off without a hitch.
All the little things were perfect. The artist's alley had ELECTRICAL DROPS!!! Like, set up BEFORE THE CON STARTED. I've been to dozens of cons where you're scrambling to figure out how to charge your cellphone or run your laminator, but this one, they anticipated that from the beginning. I ran a few panels with Rafferty from Sanguine Games (http://www.sanguinegames.com/) about self-publishing for beginners, Dinosaucers (Yes, the old TV series!), and game design (Actually, that was Rafferty's panel, I was just hanging out there being a pretty face). We had requested microphones and USB cables beforehand and we were flabbergasted to find that THEY WERE ACTUALLY THERE! Seriously, small details but they just showed this con's amazing commitment to professionalism. Now the staff at Midwest Media Expo was unfailingl polite and helpful and when they couldn't help me, they were really good at finding someone who could. Now I'm not exactly a household name like some of the other guests, for example NATASHA ALLLEGRI!!!! or ADAM WARREN!!!!!!, so when I walked around a little before receiving my invited guest badge, I kind of expected to get the brush off a lot. In fact, staff members were just as courteous and helpful when I was incognito as a regular attendee. A really pleasant surprise!
Now beyond that, there were lots of really big name guests and it was a great chance for the public to really get up close and personal with their favorite stars, so that was pretty cool. Lots of interesting panels on interesting topics; besides my panels, I really enjoyed hearing Adam Warren talk about the amusing tribulations of being a comics artist and his dealings with his more insistent fans in the 'Damsel in Distress' community.
I mean, go to www.midwestmediaexpo.com and look at what you missed. You guys should really come out there next year! I am going to reccommend this venue to all my artist friends; I had fairly good sales in the dealer's room even though the attendees skewed kind of young and steampunk-centric.
