APE 2013: The Convention Hall

The Convention Hall
The Convention Hall

The Alternative Press Expo is the flipside of Comicon. Where Comicon is the convention to go to when you want to see what Marvel and DC are doing, where new movies are debuted, where cartoons and videogames are announced, and where celebrity actors with fans. APE doesn’t have any of that. APE is a place where self-publishers and alternative and independent creators can show their work off without having to compete major publishers and movie studios. I like the fact that when I walk on the floor and browse the booths I don’t recognize any of the comics or their creators! APE is a great place to see new things and meet new people.

I also want to thank my friend and comics aficionado, Nich Maragos, for being my guide every year at APE! Guy bought a ton of comics this year too. I’m not joking his bag was overflowing and he was having trouble carrying it around. I’m really looking forward to seeing his reviews over at his blog, Comic for Comics’ Sake.

Now look at all these pictures! (Not as many pictures as I should have taken…)

I thought these were hilarious
I thought these were hilarious

The crowd, I guess?
The crowd, I guess?
An artist at his booth
An artist at his booth
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I don't know why I took a picture of this
I don’t know why I took a picture of this
Those square chickens? They're called cockblocks *snicker*
Bad picture but can you see those square chickens? They’re called cockblocks *snicker*
I don't remember why I took a picture of this
I don’t remember why I took a picture of this
The exposition floor
The exposition floor
I think that's BROM art?
I think that’s BROM art in the background. The stuff on the left is from a guy who draws MtG cards. He had some of them for sale there as well as prints and original art. I didn’t get any
I don't know
I don’t know. Wait, that is the back of Nich’s head!
The freebie table
The freebie table! Through those doors lies even more booths!
Fantagraphics was the only big publisher I recognized. They had the Duck Tales book!
Fantagraphics was the only big publisher I recognized. They had the Duck Tales book!

Coming up next? All the stuff I got!

Author: Jonathon

Would rather be out swimming, running, or camping. Works in state government. Spent a youth reading genre-fiction; today, he is making up for it by reading large quantities of non-fiction literature. The fact that truth, in every way, is more fascinating than fiction still tickles him.

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