Comments on: Saint Paul declares October 4th to be Comic Book Day!

by: Dan

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:33:47 +0000

Yay!! Minneapolis should take the approach, but Pauly beat em to it!

There seems to be unnecessary rivalry between Paul and Apple-Iss. Good thing it’s not anything serious.

Roseville is a nice suburb. It’s right between the two cities, with a good mall along with other places to eat and shop.

by: Alex Ness

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:57:59 +0000

Nobody asked to see my scar, but I had a very very good time.

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by: michael

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:09:14 +0000

Sweeet!!

Go St. Paul!

by: David Hannum

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:00:57 +0000

Another perk of Fallcon: members of the 501st Legion looking for real stormtrooper action can sign up for the St. Paul police academy.

I kid, but only a little. The Republican Convention’s security was organized by the Secret Service. I doubt that the mayor or local police had much authority to set the tone while policing the protesters. But “I’m just following orders” is a lousy excuse for roughing up journalists and preemptively arresting protesters.

I’m curious, St. Paul residents: is Chris Coleman honorable under normal circumstances? Do your police have a good reputation otherwise? My only connection to Minnesota comes from reading Neil Gaiman’s blog, so I’m completely ignorant of what it’s like in St. Paul.

by: Alan Coil

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:15:47 +0000

If you do go to FallCon, look for a very tall, bald creator guy named Alex Ness and ask him to show you his appendix scar.

by: shyestviolet

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:31:19 +0000

one of the fifty pajillion reasons I love this city. LOVE IT.

by: Alan Coil

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:39:31 +0000

I attended a FallCon just a few short years ago. I had a good time. The show is small enough that you can get through it in a limited time if you only have limited time, yet big enough that you can spend all day. You can usually chat with creators in a leisurely manner.

Plus there’s no wrestling ring with accompanying loud noise like at Wizard shows.

by: Captain Spectre

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:32:09 +0000

Fallcon truly is what a comics convention should be like. It’s about comics! What a novel idea.

It is a great show to attend.

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:03 +0000

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by: Steven Stwalley

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:19:38 +0000

Indeed… FallCon has to be one of the most creator friendly big comic conventions in the country, and it gets better every year. For creators considering attending, they offer free table space (until they run out of it… but they have a whole lot). Here’s my coverage of it from last year, for those of you who may be interested in learning more about it…

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/conspire/?p=413