Fan-O-Rama and Fantasticon Wrap-Ups!

The big weekend has now passed. For those unaware, this past weekend we appeared at not one but two (!) first time comic cons. On Saturday it was Fan-O-Rama which was put on by the Crofoot and Comic City and was sponsored by Real Detroit Weekly. The Crofoot is a concert venue in downtown Pontiac that occassionally dips it's toes into hosting some non-concert events and it's a really great place to do just about anything. To prove that point that did just about everything at this one day con! There was a fashion show, film screenings, a panel discussion and a live band performance! Plus the obvious vendors for folks to visit. I spent most of this con running back and forth chatting with folks, tracking down organizers with questions, doing an interview with Mad World Radio (check them out at www.madworldradio.com !) and getting forced onto the stage briefly to introduce Suburban Heroes Ep. 204 which played in along with several other short films (including the visually impressive student film, Avabot). Andy Yeomans and my wife joined me at this con and did most of the table watching. We also had a great time chit-chatting with Tom R. who does all of our SH artwork (dvd cover, t-shirt and button designs). This was the first time he's been able to make it out to join us at one of our appearances and hopefully he can make it to some more in the future. We also caught up with regular convention buddies like Waterfordian indie horror filmmaker Ryan Meade, small press publishers extraordinaires, The Hamtramck Idea Men and Chiller Drive-In creator and host Mac Kelly, who also mc-ed the event. Also at the very end of the day Taryn "The Sock Puppet Master" came by to say "Hi". You can find info on her sock puppet-centric short films at www.atasteforcottonfilms.com so go do that. Overall we had a good time and got to hang out with some cool people. Thanks to all the folks that stopped by our table to chat with us and/or bought our Season 1 dvd! Sunday was Fantasticon at the Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens and I was blown away by the venue! If you've never been there check out our Convention Photos page on here for some pics I took there though they don't do it any justice. It's another venue which normally plays host to concerts but has on previous occassions hosted other events, including other comic cons so they had the routine down. While they didn't have a plethora of additional goings on like at Fan-O-Rama, they did keep things very much in the comic/sci-fi spirit with hourly Star Wars trivia contests and classic cartoon theme songs playing over the PA along with Godzilla flicks on the 2 large screens over the stage. I ran the table on my own at this one so I didn't get to do nearly as much running around but I still took some breaks to wander the aisles. I got to talk with Mac Kelly and the Hamtramck Idea Men again in addition to chatting up Matt Busch for a bit and a brief conversation with Gary Scott Beatty. Again, thanks to all who stopped by the table to ask about SH and grab one of our flyers or buttons! Before I go, a brief reminder to anyone in the New Mexico area, Suburban Heroes Episode 204 will be playing at the Tromadance New Mexico Film Festival this month! It'll be in Shorts Block D which plays on Sunday the weekend of the fest so go check it out and if you do, let us know because we won't get to be there and are always curious to know how our screenings go. Until next time,                   Terence