Dare I say it, I feel like this is the convention that we need right now! For years I've heard the fans cry out for their comic book conventions to be less commercialized and more about the words "talented" and "local." From my perspective you have to simply applaud Detroit Fanfare's effort to feature those exact themes in not one, not two, but three rooms teeming with local and national artists of ALL kinds, vendors that range from the familiar to the "whaaaa?," and media guests that were tastefully displayed without overpowering the rest of the convention. Despite not having full access to the media guests, I think I'm some what glad we were able to just talk mostly to the artists, vendors, and attendees. The pulse on the celebration was very uplifting and being able to see all that energy pulsing the doors off the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan was just a pleasure.
Highlights included a sporadic choice to do a second live podcast on day two, interviewing some very fun artists from the alley, speaking with Dan Fogler (perhaps one of the best interviews of the convention), seeing the kids light up throughout the convention when they see their favorite superhero or character, sitting in on the Billy West & Maurice LaMarche panel, and the video gaming area. As we sift through our footage and look back on this weekend I will probably get some more delayed smiles from moments that I now get to reminisce about, just in time to get me through until our next convention coverage for Chi-Fi in Chicago early next year. Thank you to the promoters and to Larry from the media department for being so gracious and allowing us to cover this event. I think The Not So Cool Kids Podcast may spring for a booth next year so we can LIVE broadcast throughout the convention and not miss a minute of the action. Until we meet again!
