Comments on: Con Artist: UPDATED http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/ The Official Website of A Distant Soil, the legendary graphic novel series from Image Comics. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Samuel Catalino http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/#comment-1562 Samuel Catalino Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:23:50 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=2733#comment-1562 Collen, Heroes Con is run by one of the nicest guys out there, and certainly is up there as a fine experience and I recommend it for anyone into comics. I have been to several of them and always had a pleasant experience (yep, even better than MegaCon, sorry to say) there, and if Charlotte was as close as Orlando to me, I would be going there. The conventions over in Europe seem to be a horse of a different color(or colour) and the last one I went to was fanatastic, so those are the ones I will be going to when I go to them. Collen,

Heroes Con is run by one of the nicest guys out there, and certainly is up there as a fine experience and I recommend it for anyone into comics. I have been to several of them and always had a pleasant experience (yep, even better than MegaCon, sorry to say) there, and if Charlotte was as close as Orlando to me, I would be going there.

The conventions over in Europe seem to be a horse of a different color(or colour) and the last one I went to was fanatastic, so those are the ones I will be going to when I go to them.

]]> By: Colleen http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/#comment-1558 Colleen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:12:10 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=2733#comment-1558 Samuel, I am very sorry to hear that! Out of all the years I have been attending conventions, I've had, perhaps a dozen truly bad convention experiences. There have been so many great events! I hope you will change your mind at some point. Definitely consider Heroes Con in the future! A better convention you won't find! Samuel, I am very sorry to hear that! Out of all the years I have been attending conventions, I’ve had, perhaps a dozen truly bad convention experiences. There have been so many great events! I hope you will change your mind at some point.

Definitely consider Heroes Con in the future! A better convention you won’t find!

]]> By: Samuel Catalino http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/#comment-1557 Samuel Catalino Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:58:34 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=2733#comment-1557 Collen, I got burned by this cretin Senter, and knew just how this was going to play out when he cancelled his show in Boston only days before the convention. A lot of people could not change their travel arrangements as I was able to, and Mark Goddard showed up and met with the poor unfortunate people who did come to Boston. They had their own convention. This whole thing has really soured me on conventions, and for the first time ever, I skipped MegaCon and have no desire to go to any more conventions. I am finished with them. All of them. Never again! Collen, I got burned by this cretin Senter, and knew just how this was going to play out when he cancelled his show in Boston only days before the convention.
A lot of people could not change their travel arrangements as I was able to, and Mark Goddard showed up and met with the poor unfortunate people who did come to Boston. They had their own convention.
This whole thing has really soured me on conventions, and for the first time ever, I skipped MegaCon and have no desire to go to any more conventions. I am finished with them. All of them. Never again!

]]> By: Colleen http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/#comment-1511 Colleen Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:50:12 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=2733#comment-1511 I agree. And if there were a comic shop anywhere near here, I'd be there every week. I'd much rather be able to go to a nice comic shop than shop online. When I go to Charlotte Heroes Con next week, I intend to do some spending! I hope I get my paycheck by then. I want to do a LOT of spending! I agree. And if there were a comic shop anywhere near here, I’d be there every week. I’d much rather be able to go to a nice comic shop than shop online.

When I go to Charlotte Heroes Con next week, I intend to do some spending! I hope I get my paycheck by then. I want to do a LOT of spending!

]]> By: Mik1 http://adistantsoil.com/2009/06/07/con-artist/#comment-1510 Mik1 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:11:52 +0000 http://adistantsoil.com/?p=2733#comment-1510 Not really. Comic shop owners have my sympathy and total support. It's a tough business and they have to work very hard to make a decent living. I am sure that they are struggling in the current economy. I read on Comic Book Resources that March 2009 was the third worst month for sales since 2003. Whatever your politics are though, Obama has helped to boost the profile of comic books along with Marvel Sales in January and February with the sales of ASM 583 going over 500,000 copies. I try to do all my comic related purchases at the comic shops even though some of the merchandise is available elsewhere like Amazon. I had a dream of owning a comic store and i did it but it's time to move on. Not really. Comic shop owners have my sympathy and total support. It’s a tough business and they have to work very hard to make a decent living. I am sure that they are struggling in the current economy. I read on Comic Book Resources that March 2009 was the third worst month for sales since 2003.
Whatever your politics are though, Obama has helped to boost the profile of comic books along with Marvel Sales in January and February with the sales of ASM 583 going over 500,000 copies.
I try to do all my comic related purchases at the comic shops even though some of the merchandise is available elsewhere like Amazon.
I had a dream of owning a comic store and i did it but it’s time to move on.

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