Youngstown Indie Creator Expo (formerly Youngstown Indie Comics Expo) happened back on September 9 this year.
(Yes I know I’m writing this over a month after the fact. Shush.) Continue reading “Youngstown Indie Creator Expo 2017”
The YO-ICE Free Sketch Card Giveaway
Yes, I’m doing another giveaway! Why? Because this Saturday, Sept 9th will be my third year at Youngstown Indie Creator Expo (or YO-ICE for short) and I wanted to celebrate and reward my peeps who can make it to the show.
If you’ve always wanted a custom, trading-card-sized piece of art, here’s the rules for the giveaway: Continue reading “The YO-ICE Free Sketch Card Giveaway”
The First Year of Youngstown Indie Comic Expo
When I told people at the convention where I was based, a lot of folks were like, “But that’s so far away from Youngstown!”
But after driving from Ohio to Georgia for Swarm Con, and driving from Ohio to Arizona to move – and driving back again – I can handle a two-hour ride, no problem.
The trip was totally worth it, too.
The Youngstown Indie Comic Expo started out slow but steadily got more people coming during the afternoon. It was a one-day event (kind of like Animarathon based in my old college town of Bowling Green, OH… only Animarathon is for anime, and YO-ICE is for independent comics).
I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect out of the show, especially since this is the first year that it’s ever existed.
Honestly… it was a great show! I would 110 percent go back there again next year.
It’s small but you get a chance to talk to everybody. This is totally different from my experience with Phoenix Comic-Con, which is huge and had a lot of people just walk past the table because there were already so many more exhibitors to check out.
The more cons I do, the more I discover that I really like local shows. The selection of artists is smaller, sure, but you get to know the people there, both the artists and the attendees walking around.
That, and the commissions I get to make for people are a lot more fun to do.
Local shows are where it’s at! The atmosphere is more relaxed, the people are awesome…
And I don’t have to pay for a hotel room. Win-win.
So far this year, I’ve only had two local shows – RathaCon, and YO-ICE. But I would definitely do both again for next year!
I don’t have any other shows planned for the rest of the year. The exception is Youmacon, but I go there to attend, have fun, and hang out with friends. I don’t go there to sell stuff. The place is too big, and big cons have expensive table space.
However, I DO have to start planning for next year. If you want me to make an appearance at a convention or expo close to you, please drop a comment and let me know!
Thank you for reading.
You. Are. Awesome.