Boston Comic Con 2010 Recap!

What a show!

I did this special Silver Surfer cover recreation for Dan D. and his girlfriend. They loved it.

The Boston Comic-Con, which for all intents and purposes is my local show, has steadily grown each year. But the 2010 show set a new bar. With a new location, bigger showroom, and an incredible guest list headlined by JIM LEE, It’s not surprising the show reached capacity at one point Saturday, and the fire marshals had to stop people from coming.

For me, the show kicked major butt. I had done a lot of prepping for the show, undertaking on a massive pre-order campaign which saw me do over 100 pieces of original art for the show. I stepped up my table set up once again (view video of my set up here.)  Saturday, I was sketching pretty much the entire show, and moved a lot of books.  And the Spider-man @ Fenway print sold like hotcakes.  In fact, by the end of Day 1, I had already had my most successful con, more than doubling sales from last year’s Boston Comic Con.  (For a glimpse at Day 1, check out this video.)

Day 2 of the show was a lot more of the same.  While the crowds weren’t quite as big, they were definitely steady.  Tears of the Dragon made its convention debut , and I was quite pleased with how that book sold.  Most of the rest of the sketches and sketch cards I did pre-show were picked up, and I had a chance to have some great discussions with some fans.

Special thanks to Eric Ratcliffe from Comic Related, who manned my booth from time to time Sunday, giving me a chance to stretch my legs a bit.

For a video look at Day 2, check out this video.

I will definitely be back again next year.  I hope the show keeps growing.

Here are a few more pics.  To see all of the pics I took, check out my Facebook photo album.  And while you’re there, make sure to check out the album of sketch cards I’ve done this year.

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