I'll be appearing at the New Dorp Comic Con on Staten Island this Saturday, May 10th. I'll be tabling/signing next to the folks from JHU Comics and will be doing a panel at 2:15 pm.
The con is at New Dorp HS, 465 New Dorp Ln, general admission is $10. And JHU Comics is literally up the block from the high school in case anyone wants to check out my old stomping grounds and pick up some comics.
I'm bringing index cards and some paper in case anyone is interested in getting a sketch, I'm not sure what I'll be charging but it will definitely be a lot less than what the drawings have been going for on eBay. I won't have any books for sale but JHU Comics will probably have some of my work for sale. And I'm happy to sign any books of mine that anyone brings.
Hope to see a few folks there. Or even one person. Anything to justify my getting up in the morning, which I only do a few times a year. Because it pains me.
Welcome To the Official Unofficial Concinnity Convention
Concinnity is a yearly anime, ttrpg, video game, and general nerddom convention located in Milwaukee School of Engineering's Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall.
This year's convention is happening Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 10am - 10pm.
For more information, check out the website at: https://concinnitycon.weebly.com/
As a programming director for a local convention with several years of experience (and a lot less hair than I started with), I thought I'd make an informative post to help newbies join the fray and have some fun.
Here are the basics:
Know what you want to present, and get specific with it ("Vampires" is a lot less inspiring than "America's vampires: slavery, class warfare, and myths of antiquity." It will also up your chances of being accepted if someone else is presenting about another vampire-related topic.).
Make sure you're addressing the right topic for that convention (the above presentation would rock at horror or steampunk cons but probably not an anime or comic con).
Check the convention website for proposal directions. There will probably be a form. Take your time and fill out the whole thing.
If there are issues when the programming director reaches out to you, address them promptly. They won't be able to do much except drop your presentation from the schedule if you wait til two weeks before the show to explain you have other commitments at the time you're supposed to present.
Assume things are hellish behind the scenes and be patient and polite if things go wrong (I can promise things are worse than you think).
Come prepared. Bring the tech hookups your show director advises for projectors/any handouts/etc.
Engage the audience, but don't feel bad about ignoring problematic audience members. If the know-it-all in row three wanted to do this presentation, he should've submitted a proposal and done the work.
Have fun! And don't feel bad about a bit of shilling. Want folks to know about your website? Book? TikTok? Share it! If they liked your presentation, they probably want more of your content.
And now, my dears, we must address the "Don'ts":
Do not submit an idea for a panel (a presentation with more than one presenter/usually a group of experts discussing the topic) without having put together a panel. It is not the programming director's job to find panelists for your panel. It is not the programming director's job to contact your dream panelists and enlist them to your panel. It is your job. All yours. You literally signed up for it. It should be fun. Do it.
Do not assume that because you are friends with someone on staff and have discussed your presentation that it is accepted and on the schedule. Submit the form. If you aren't sure you did that, and you haven't received confirmation of receipt, email and ask BEFORE THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
Do not become the bully by playing victim if you don't get what you want (a time you don't like/room you don't like/aren't accepted/etc.). (This is different from discrimination, and you know it, so don't @ me.)
Don't complain about attendance/imply it is the programming director's job to wrangle people in for you. I have a friend who walked around in a sandwich board sign challenging people to duels to draw attention to his presentation. It worked a treat.
Don't claim you're only available during peek hours. Everyone wants to present on Saturday. No one wants to present in the morning. Anticipated hangovers do not count as a disability (there are probably presenters with genuine time-related needs linked to their disabilities - so don't be a twat). The friend mentioned above could pack out the largest room during the earliest time slot. Have something interesting to say and make sure people are aware. Then you'll have an audience as hung-over but enthusiastic as you are.
Really, though, I hope more of you get out there and participate in local conventions! Small ones are eager for new blood, and they're a great way to meet people with similar interests. Have fun out there, and remember the two key rules: enjoy yourself, and don't be a dick.
We’ve reached over $10,000!!!!!!!! Thank you to everyone who’s donated so far!!! But GiveBig isn’t over yet! We’ve got 5 more hours to go! Con pics are from the GeekGirlCon Flickr and the balloons are courtesy of @crayolasaurus >>>>>https://www.givebigseattle.org/geekgirlcon<<<<<
Your contributions will go directly to providing hours of panels, gameplay, and learning at this year’s GeekGirlCon (not to mention our year-round special events)
I’m trying to get into the habit of going to more smaller maker markets and conventions. Here’s my haul from a local and pin show.
I’ve been pondering aesthetics and identity recently— not in a way where I’m in distress about it, but in the way that one has occasional periods of self reflection. While several of my creative friends and acquaintances have hit their midlife witchy phase, I believe I’m maturing into a midlife vapourwave-chaotic phase. This phase has probably been around the early 2010s although I’ve recently gotten more at ease with the cultural gendering of the aesthetics. I own a pink shirt for the first time in my life, for example.
TLDR: I expected to buy something more gothic, bought glittery shocked Pikachu instead.
February 24-25 - Komiket @ Centris Elements, QC
March 10 - Sticker Con Mnl @ Bayanihan Center
May 12-13 - Fan Fes Mnl 2018 @ SMX, SM Aura
May 19-20 - Komiket South @ SM Southmall
These were the following events I was fortunate to be a part of for the 1st half of 2018!!! ♥
Hello! Sorry for the lack of updates / posts! :c Life itself has been pretty hectic the past few months and I really wanted to finish customizing this Tumblr page before I start posting actively! wahh.
ANYWAYS, it’s already half of 2018 and I thought about updating what I’ve been up to during the 1st half! :3
Last February 24-25, it was my first time to join Komiket!!! And it was pretty exciting because this was a big con! Although, it was pretty far to go to, but it was worth it! :) This was also the first time I got to booth with my college friends and we debut our group, Toxic Sushi for the 1st time as well!
This was our set-up duiring Komiket! We have a long way to go to improve overall, but this was our first time....so in due time! :D
Overall reaction: Our place was FREEZING because we were across the aircon! HAHA and some of our stuff would try to fly, so we had to tape everything down! Lots of artists, so lots of people!!! :o Sales were okay! not extremely great since starting out, but not too bad either!
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STICKER CON MNL
Last March 10 was the first ever Sticker Con Mnl and I was able to join with my big group known as the Baemons! We had no idea how it would turn out or if it would even go well, but the event itself blew us all away as almost all our merchandise that day were either sold out or close to sold out!!! and THIS WAS A 1 DAY EVENT ONLY!! :o This event really set the bar high for cons!! I’m glad we didn’t miss this opportunity and I reaaaaalllllyyyyy hope they host another one next year!!! It was overall tiring, but in a good way because i’m glad to know there are actually a lot of sticker collectors out there! :) What was good about this con was there was also audience interaction which not a lot of local (pure art) cons have (usually cons are big and mixed with other things like concerts, cosplay etc). I barely got to buy loot for myself since they were also sold out and I could barely leave my table due to interacting with people and selling :o HAHA This is me with the Baemons squad! woop! (incomplete tho!! )
Overall reaction: I really hope there’s a next Sticker Con!! Definitely a MUST join!!! Will prepare more merch for thsi event if that happens ahahha. It was great audience wise and sales wise, but venue was a bit small since it wasn’t anticipated on how much people would actually visit, but since there was a lot - it got a bit crowded :o ALSO Raffle is A+ (but daym..the grand prize raffle was memorable because it contains stuff from ALL the artists that sold at Sticker Con Mnl...u missed out guise... it looked like a freaking pillow full of collectibles WEW @_@ )
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FAN FES MNL
This was also the 1st Fan Fes which was held last May 12-13. I also table with the Baemons for this event and the venue was a bit meh and hard to go to especially for people that commute because this was at SMX, SM Aura and not the usual SMX, Moa which is a lot more accesible for most. What I was really happy about though is that I got discover new artists and buy new merch that I haven’t seen anywhere yet!! so YAAAY! <3 A lot of other artists were friendly and approachable :3 I am looking forward to seeing them at future cons as well and buying more of their stuff! WOOP!
I wasn’t able to take much pics and it was one of the most chill conventions ever and not much action going on because I think the venue was a bit meh for the con AND the fact that it was around Mothers’ Day too, so majority of the world was most likely busy. However, it was nice to see families going to the con together with their kids and stuff! =)
This was the loot I got since I don’t have a group pic ahahha
I COULDN’T RESIST ON THE CUT BNHA STICKERS HUHUHUH WAHH I REALLY WANTED TO BUY THE KEYCHAINS IN STICKER FORM BUT THERE WAS NONE :C (Actually wish I could’ve taken home the entire grid of BNHA keychains hahahahahahhahuhuhuhuhuh T-T too cute for my life i cri)
Overall reaction: It was too chill because there wasn’t much people traffic and since there was also an occasion during this event, it could’ve prevented other people from going to this con. Also the venue is difficult to go to for commuters and it isn’t as accessible as the other usual venues for con. Good merch to discover though! and New artists to discover as well!
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KOMIKET SOUTH
Wew, this was LITERALLY a week after Fan Fes (dedz X_X) and it was located at the south....like all the way down town SM Southmall! And we all misunderstood when we thought “@ Buku Buku Cafe” meant INSIDE THE CAFE, but apparently not.....we were pretty much boothing RIGHT outside the cafe in the MIDDLE OF THE MALL...like store stalls.....it was so strange omg. So yeah and omg we were all late and we were all frustrated and panicking cause it was so darn traffic day 1 i don’t understand???? AHFKDJS So eventually we all got there .. which btw, I boothed with Toxic Sushi for this con <3 And wew the tables were TIny af and the people traffic was also meh since location is another meh i dont understand hahahuhuh There wasn’t much to it, but at least we got to hang out! and figured we would only be joining Komiket @ Centris QC from now on even if it’s far away from us :D
I didn’t bring my mesh grids and we did not know how small the tables were going to be welp ;_; but we got lucky that our neighboring table didn’t show up for both days, so we just got their spot as well cause oops..my merch takes both tiny table pretty much ;_; (sorry eep)
SEE?? oops i’m sorry I didn’t mean to take so much space HUHU so yeah I didn’t take much pics again cause idk..i’m so bad at taking pics lately again hahahuhuhu but look it’s my bb Lion from SU!!! <3 cutie heheh
Overall reaction: It was k lang kind of con, but weird set up cause location is in the middle of the mall and btw we were split in half too so that was so strange...like you’d have to walk for a bit to reach the first half of artist tables then walk back to reach the other half since there was actually some store stalls caught in the middle. O-o According to my friend though who is from the area, if the con was located at some other area of SM southmall, perhaps there could’ve been more people traffic :c ohwall~ It was also chill! but it’s a meh for me like fan fes :c
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That’s all for the 2018 Convention Updates!!! I’ll be boothing once again this coming October 13-14 for Komiket at Centris Elements, QC!!! ♥ (I was supposed to booth at Cosmania, but something happened and we didn’t make the cut, so anyway I am resting and working on merch until Oct! :3 ) Will be boothing with Toxic Sushi which has expanded its members, so expect to see us take over 2 tables!!! But I am also quite near some friends from the Baemons who decided to sign up as well!! so yaaay! ♥
who all is going to nekocon this year? pre-registry was opened up on the website early & i pre-ordered not thinking about if i had any friends going 😔
im looking to make new friends when i go because the year i went i made about one or two while i was with a group of people & my phone ended up breaking when i went (my phone isn't gonna break this time because i put internal pockets in my cosplay's this year! 😂
if you're going, just dm me & maybe we can be friend's before the convention 😸
just understand im very shy at first but i end up being the weirdo thats there for ya when ya need me 💖
