Adventures at Comic
Con Palm Springs
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| Ariella Moon Comic Con Palm Springs |
On Saturday, I was the lone half-Viking/half-fairy
(impersonating Talfryn from The Beltane
Escape) in a convention hall packed with people embodying Poison Ivy, Storm,
Superman, Batman, and various other beings from Star Wars, Marvel Comics, and
The Walking Dead, etc. I owed my appearance at the inaugural Comic Con Palm
Springs to Bob Gibbs, Community Relations Manager, at Barnes & Noble Palm
Desert.
Three of my books, The Beltane Escape, Spell Check, and Spell Struck, filled my tiny book signing
table. With a bit of squishing, we made room for my fairy lantern and some
swag. Foam board posters for The Two Realms Trilogy and The Teen Wytche Saga
had to be tucked under the table as the crowds swelled.
3 Things I Learned
About Comic Con Palm Springs
1.
Most
of the attendees were Con veterans.
I met only a handful of people
who, like me, had never attended a Comic Con before. Most of the people I spoke
with were San Diego Comic Con regulars, and they all had high praise for the
Palm Springs event. Most were from Los Angeles and other southern California
cities.
2.
Comic
Con attracts a wide demographic.
Families with babies, young
children and pre-teens were out in force, along with teens, and every age up to
92 if you count Stan Lee. No single gender, ethnicity, or age group dominated.
Comic Con Palm Springs was a true melting pot.
3.
Photo
opportunities abound.
People dressed to be seen and
photographed. Barnes and Noble had secured an end booth located on a pedestrian
intersection. A steady stream, and in the case of poor Pikachu—a mob—gathered
to photograph and meet an amazing array of costumed folk. For the most part, conventioneers were very respectful, and asked permission before photographing. I felt like a Disney
princess whenever children reacted with happy surprise when they saw me, a
benign little fairy with purple and blue hair. I was the least scary costumed
person
at Comic Con. An unfortunate zombie stampede
proved way to scary for
some children.
Comic Con Palm Springs has made me a convert. I look forward
to next year’s event.
Thank you, Bob, Brian, Marisol, and Brooke, at Barnes and
Noble, Palm Desert, for your kind and generous support!
Copyright 2016 Ariella Moon
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