Chicago Comic Con: A Tale of Two Cons (Part One)

Marc Alan Fishman

Marc Alan Fishman is a graphic designer, digital artist, writer, and most importantly a native born Chicagoan. When he's not making websites, drawing and writing for his indie company Unshaven Comics, or rooting for the Bears... he's a dedicated husband and father. When you're not enjoying his column here on ComicMix, feel free to catch his comic book reviews weekly at MichaelDavisWorld, and check out his books and cartoons at Unshaven Comics.

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8 Responses

  1. Russ Rogers says:

    Wow. Nice review. It’s sad. And snarky. But I don’t doubt that the Con deserves the critical review. I’m really looking forward to your summation of Day 2. Does Unshaven Comics have a booth? Any official presence at the Con?

    • Kyle Gnepper says:

      Russ,

      We decided to pass on a both for Wizard this year. We had out first issue of Disposable Razors available at C2E2 and after much discussion decided to forego this con and wait till Mid-Ohio con in November to bring out issue to.

      All three of us are attending the convention, and two out of three of us will have a couple of copies on us if the topic comes up about our book.

      • Marc Alan Fishman says:

        To belabor the point Russ… at $300 dollars for a table, Unshaven Comics felt that the money would be wasted. Figuring many fans to have been at C2E2, it wouldn’t have been smart for us to plunk down that kind of cash just to hear “We heard that pitch before…” … And sadly? After a brief trip through artist alley at Chicago Comic Con… I’m glad we didn’t get a table. While a few great artists are peppered throughout… it still has that seedly “flea market” feel to it. Uck.

  2. Russ Rogers says:

    Wow. Nice review. It's sad. And snarky. But I don't doubt that the Con deserves the critical review. I'm really looking forward to your summation of Day 2. Does Unshaven Comics have a booth? Any official presence at the Con?

    • Kyle Gnepper says:

      Russ,We decided to pass on a both for Wizard this year. We had out first issue of Disposable Razors available at C2E2 and after much discussion decided to forego this con and wait till Mid-Ohio con in November to bring out issue to.All three of us are attending the convention, and two out of three of us will have a couple of copies on us if the topic comes up about our book.

      • Marc Alan Fishman says:

        To belabor the point Russ… at $300 dollars for a table, Unshaven Comics felt that the money would be wasted. Figuring many fans to have been at C2E2, it wouldn't have been smart for us to plunk down that kind of cash just to hear "We heard that pitch before…" … And sadly? After a brief trip through artist alley at Chicago Comic Con… I'm glad we didn't get a table. While a few great artists are peppered throughout… it still has that seedly "flea market" feel to it. Uck.

  3. Justin Currie says:

    Was my first time at the Chicago con, my sole reason coming was to sell my work at the artists alley, and I am happy to say that, my table fee, flight, and hotel was taken care of by customers pretty quick- regardless of the dropping quality in booths, as an aspiring artist you really can’t argue with the amount of traffic and enthusiastic attendees

    keep in mind that I come to these things 100% for the artwork and artists- but i had a blast :)
    marked on the schedule for next year!

  4. Justin Currie says:

    Was my first time at the Chicago con, my sole reason coming was to sell my work at the artists alley, and I am happy to say that, my table fee, flight, and hotel was taken care of by customers pretty quick- regardless of the dropping quality in booths, as an aspiring artist you really can't argue with the amount of traffic and enthusiastic attendeeskeep in mind that I come to these things 100% for the artwork and artists- but i had a blast :)marked on the schedule for next year!