Hey guys, sorry for the lack of a post on Friday. I was overly beat and had to rush out to San Francisco for the Alternative Press Expo. Against my better judgement I ended up doing that show last minute and completely regret going. It’s not that I did terrible by any means, but I was only able to pay for the cost of my table, but not even close to being able to pay for parking, gas, bridge tolls, food, etc… because of this I’m going to be having a “Post APE Sale” thru Saturday where I’ll be offering 20% off ALL items in my store! If you wanna help me get out of the hole I dug for myself attending this con, click that link and check out all the merch I’ve got! When you check out, at the end, use the code: POSTAPE (all caps) to get your discount. :]
Also, Since I missed my post on Friday I’m giving two free Wallpapers of the pop villain as well (click the images to get the wallpapers):
My overall synopsis of APE 2011 was simply this:
The Alternative Press Expo felt more like a gallery showing, where people bought some alcohol at the door, browsed around at individual pieces and just sat and commented on the works they were looking at. Most people were just browsing, very few people were buying anything or even talking to you about your comics/projects. There were some people there because it was a convention and were walking around talking to people, buying things and having a good time, but the overall vibe felt MUCH different than your general comic convention. This was my third year doing it and each year I’ve seemed to see less and less people there for comics and more people there for the “cultural experience.”
Also, apparently APE was on the same weekend as Hardly Strictly (a free out door concert while the sun was actually out in SF) and the Castro Street Fair, both of which are popular and important part of San Francisco’s culture… both of which people wouldn’t miss just to come to a small press expo. So, the attendance to the show was the lowest I’ve seen it in the three years I’ve done this show.
I was very disappointed in the show and will NOT be returning to APE again. The next San Francisco show I’ll be at will be Wondercon 2013. Sorry San Fran, you’re a rad town, but I can’t go to shows that attempt to push me out of business.
