Cherry City Comic Con afforded me the great opportunity to sit down and talk a bit with local artist, Brett Weldele. Though he may have ditched Salem for its bigger, more interesting brother, Portland, he still makes it down to delight con goers with his fantastic distressed ink works. Even […]
Cherry City Comic Con: The Little Con that Could Does it Again
It can be hard for small conventions to get off the ground, even in this season where conventions are king. Last year I dubbed Cherry City Comic Con “the little con that could” due to the rather suddenness of its appearance and surprising success. I’ve said it before and I’ll […]
Cherry City Comic Con: Highlight Reactions
Cherry City Comic Con has come to a close. I stayed right up until five o’clock when the announcement went out to finish up shopping and leave the building. With some applause and a fantastic exit by a featured car from the Fast and Furious franchise, it was a wonderful end […]
Cherry City Comic Con: Weekend Highlights
The second annual Cherry City Comic Con in Salem, OR is underway today. If you’re in the area, I definitely encourage you to check it out. Coined “the little con that could” in my write-up of it last year, it has had a rocky path leading up to the second […]
The Little Con that Could: Cherry City Comic Con
My hometown is a little place called Salem, OR. It is the capitol but you wouldn’t know it from looking at it, unless you happen to be downtown staring directly at the capitol building. Salem is, quite honestly, a pretty boring town. It is full of state workers, old people, […]
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