Honestly, the best comic con I ever had was when I skipped the big panels

Tbh, everyone at the Chicago con last year was rushing to see the Marvel movie preview. I spent the whole Friday just talking to a few artists in the small press section. One guy, Mike, showed me his sketchbook from 2012 and we talked for like an hour about his process. I got three amazing signed prints for about $80 total and had real conversations, while my friends waited in line for four hours. Does anyone else find the smaller, quieter parts of cons more rewarding than the main events?

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oliviabutler26d ago

My friend Sarah totally ditched the big gaming tournament at PAX to hang out at a tiny booth run by two guys making a weird puzzle game. She ended up testing the whole demo with them, and they ordered pizza and just talked about old point-and-click adventures for three hours. She said it was the most fun she's ever had at a con.

ruby_bell4726d ago

Sounds like she found the REAL tournament, the one for best pizza and weird game ideas.

ryan_hart3826d ago

I had a similar thing happen at GDC last year, @oliviabutler. Spent an hour at a tiny indie booth playing a broken gardening sim and giving feedback. The devs were so grateful they gave me a hand-drawn sticker. Those little moments are what I remember most.