The Blind Leading the Comicon

We are getting ready for Comicon and we think we know what we are doing. Which means, for us, that we have absolutely no idea what we are doing. Here is what we know. We know that Mike went last year and scouted the place out. He met Bruce Campbell (I think that is right), and a few other people, and talked with some artists about our book. He has some ideas on things to do, and since he has been there, well, who are we to argue? We know that we have talked to a few people who have gone there, including an artist/writer named Alan Knave that my sister got me in contact with. His suggestion? Have a big banner, keep it simple, and do what you can to make people want to come to your booth. He also said to have plastic bags to hand out, but we don't have nearly enough time to get those taken care of. Next year! We know it is in Chicago and that we have hotel reservations just across the street. Yeah, that is about all we really know.
So, what are we planning on doing? We are going to bring around 50 books with us to sell. We are making up bookmarks (my cousin Melissa is working on them for us!), and have purchased 600 silicon bracelets that say Hade's Gambit on them to hand out. We are going to order t-shirts to wear, I ordered a banner to put up, and we are going to sell, sell, sell!!! We thought about bottled water with Hade's Gambit on it, and temporary tattoos, but we just aren't sure how many people are going to come visit us. We are hoping to hook up with famous people, including William Shatner and Stan Lee, and mostly just to hang out and have a good time. If we sell 4 books or 40 books doesn't really matter. If we can get our book into the hands of a couple of important people, that could change things for us. Well, at least that is what we hope! So, it could end up being an amazing thing, or it could end up be slightly less amazing, but either way, it is going to be awesome! We'll have a great time meeting people, working together, and just having fun. Two and a half weeks, but I can't wait!!!