Busy June...Steampunk...Comic Book Swap Meet and more....

Hola geeks...how have you all been? It's been quite a busy month here in lil old Port Townsend Wa! A couple exciting new nerdy events were launched in town... First of all, the first annual Steampunk Hootenany was presented June 8th through the 10th by the Brass Screw Confederacy. Though I only managed to make it a couple hours at the event (I had to work, unfortunately), the event was quite a success. I made it to the legion hall where there were a ton of vendors and artists selling their Steampunk and related wares. There were great artist on hand. Some of my favorites were Anthony Hicks from www.tinplatestudios.erst.com and local welder/sculptor Becca the Bad. Check her out at beccathebad.blogspot.com I really thought the weapons dealers were cool, and probably my favorites. Check out www.straycatarmory.com and Sean Forbes at www.etsy.com/shops/popgunprops. I've mentioned before that I didn't know much about the whole steampunk scene, but I get it, and dig the whole idea of the culture. I really think they're on to something and would really like to see this little convention grow! I definitely plan to get more involved in this event next year. I won't miss the burlesque show next time! Great event, Nathan! Another event I was really excited about was the Comic Book Swap Meet produced by yours truly and Beau down at the Apothecarium. By the way, if you ever come through Port Townsend, stop in there for a cup of there wonderful coffee or tea. Beau and Aliza are awesome people and an asset to our community. Anyways, the Comic Swap Meet was an event we planned to bring together local comic, sci-fi, gamer, pop culture fans, and just "nerdy folks" in general. We encouraged people to bring comic books to sell, trade, share, and just cchat about their favorite comics and whatever else came up. Though we didn't have a big crowd, we had a great time and are going to continue putting this free event on every 3rd Sunday of the month. Once we get a bit of a following, we hope to bring in awesome guests to hang out. This first show, we were joined by the crew from Your Mom Comics. They brought some of their comics and merchandise and other goodies. They actually sold a bit of stuff considering the small crowd we had. They were a cool bunch and know their Shit about comics, and it shows on their books. Check them out at www.yourmomcomics.com . You can read most of their books on the site, and you will dig. We will definitely have them back regularly. I mentioned before that the crowd was thin, and only a few of us brought any books, we felt it was a success. It's a great way to remind people about how great comic books are as an art form. It also is a reason for us nerds to get together one Sunday a month to hang and chat and make New friends. Spread the awareness of Comics! We also encourage people to bring any games they're into and play. D&D, Magic, Heroclix, settlers of Catan, or whatever table top games you play. Enough of my rambling...long work day tomorrow...gotta crash..I will keep you posted on future Comic Swap Meets (#ComicSwapMeet). Love ya all Oh yeah...SpiderMan next week! Who is going to watch it?