I now have three Granite State Comicons under my belt! All three have been great, but 2019's was probably my favorite. ( Despite coming within inches of certain death when a neighboring booth collapsed! )
This year's crowd was great; there were plenty of fantastic costumes. ( known as cosplay ) Some outstanding efforts were Swamp Thing, the Hulk, Thor, Doc Ock, Chewbacca ( be still, my heart! ) and Indiana Jones. As always, plenty of people came dressed as Batman, Spiderman, the Doctor, and video-game characters. The venue ( the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in downtown Manchester, NH ) was wonderful; the staff were great ( especially the volunteers known as Red Shirts! ) We had some great conversations with other vendors and super-fans and did a lot of reminiscing.
Strangely enough, some of our most popular items were Star Trek scripts and the Writer's Guide, as well as James Blish Star Trek paperbacks ( the originals--which I'd collected over the past 50-some years.) Who knew they'd still be in such high demand?
Although this con definitely attracts a "comics crowd," my SF novels also attracted interest, but our best sellers, as usual, were hubby's vast collection of DVDs. ( I swear he aims to own every movie ever made! )
So now we are looking forward to Granite State Comicon 2020, which we are told will be even bigger and better than ever for it's 18th year. We can hardly wait!
Look for us there on Sept. 12 & 13, 2020--same Bat-time, same Bat-channel! Until then, stay tuned!
MRTighe
