Hey folks,
So this year is gonna be a bit different. Every time you saw me in 2010 and 2011 I was either at artist alley or with Epic Cosplay wigs in the dealer hall with copies of my book. This year, just because you see I'm at a specific con doesn't mean I am selling books myself personally.
Over the next few months comic book stores and other shops will start carrying my book. There's already a few dealers carrying my book - probably the biggest one will be Comic Cellar since they hit most if not all the major anime and comic book conventions in the country. At the end of Jan 2012, I'll be shutting down my online store and I'm doing $5 off the book and free shipping within the US until the end of the month saving you about $10.
* No longer selling book online from my own site.
The following is a list of cons I'll be at for the next few months as well as what I'll be doing at each. Some I'll have the book with me, others not.
OHAYOCON (Columbus, OH)
I have no artist alley table nor dealer space so don't look for me there. Instead I'm gonna set-up my backdrop somewhere at the con and just take photos. I'm not charging anymore and I'll photograph anyone. The only thing you should know is I won't be sending you photos. Reason ? I'm hoping to do another book down the line in a few years so I'm holding on to the photos.
I'll have a display copy of my book if you wanna look through it and if you DO want the book, just buy it from my site and when you get to the spot where you can add comment, just say "Ohayocon" and I'll bring a copy with me so I can sign it in person and hand it over to you. How's that for customer service ? lol !
KATSUCON (Washington DC)
Okay, this is gonna be a bit crazy. I'm bringing a whole different set-up specifically for the World Cosplay Summit US preliminaries . Find me at the Epic Cosplay Wigs booth.
Katsucon is really gonna be a see-what-happens con for me. I'm not sure how it'll work out but you can follow me on twitter or Facebook for up-to-date info.
WONDERCON (Anaheim, CA)
Yes, WonderCon will be held in Southern California this year and I plan to be there. I have no artist alley table, no dealer space. Instead, I'll be somewhere set-up just taking photos. Again, not charging anyone (I usually charge if I'm in the dealer hall since well, y'know I have to pay to be in that room). Will photograph anyone. Comic Cellar and a few other vendor will have copies of my book here. I'll have a display copy on me if you see me and just wanna look through the book.
COMCOM (Mexico)
I've been invited as a guest at this Mexican con so I'll have a table as well as my set-up and will be giving a little talk about my adventure with the book. Pretty excited about this one since I get to go out of the country to photograph and talk to cosplayers. This con is a few miles from the border so those in SoCal can easily check it out if they wanna.
ANIME BOSTON (Boston, MA)
I've been confirmed to have an artist alley table here and the AA hours are crazy ! 10 am to 10:30 pm Fri & Sat with 10 am to 3 pm on Sun. That's 12 hours a day ! I will not have my set-up with me at all and plan to be at my table pretty much all the time. If I do take a break, I'll have a sign up that will tell you what time I'll be back.
ANIMAZEMENT (Raleigh, NC)
I'll be in the dealer hall with Mage Creations. The gals were nice enough to allow me to have a bit of space at their booth so find me there for all three days.
ANIME EXPO (Los Angeles, CA)
I'll be in artist alley for all four days for Anime Expo. Anime Expo will be my last con for the year. I'm taking a break, semi-retirement if you wanna call it that so I won't be at Otakon, SDCC, NYCC, DragonCon, AWA, Youmacon and any other cons outside of CA. Been hitting the con circuit for 2 years now and just need a break.
UPDATE !
Okay, I lied. I'm still going to cons for the rest of 2012. Otakon, Anime Weekend Atlanta, and more. I can rest in 2013 ^^
