Back from Heroescon -
We just got back from Heroescon.
After attending for seven years, they really are all starting to run together for me. But it did seem that not as many people were buying books this year. Thanks to those of you who stopped by our table looking for new stuff (sorry for the delay…they’re coming!)
Wizard World Philly was this past weekend too, and I’m thinking that had something to do with it. But then again, I hear that show wasn’t well attended. The energy just seemed off this year.
I know that some more well-known pros did well in selling prints and art, but I think you really gauge the success of a con by how the indies do. If people are there willing to try out books and who are looking for new things out of the mainstream, then you have a healthy show. When they’re focused on the “big names”, that’s a problem.
But, shows have an ebb and flow to them. They can’t all be spectacular and there’s always another one the next year. I’m not complaining, I did pretty well with commission work. But we just didn’t have the traffic that we normally do going by the table. It wasn’t a bad show, just….lacked the energy that past shows seemed to have. Which is a sharp contrast from last year especially when the whole industry rallied around Heroescon.
Anyway, that’s my 2 cents. I’ll have a new show up either tonight or tomorrow.