{"id":722,"date":"2011-10-17T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/?p=722"},"modified":"2011-10-17T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T20:31:26","slug":"ny-comic-con-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/ny-comic-con-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Comic Con a Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a long weekend &#8212; Thursday through Sunday, but I have to say that it was definitely a success. \u00a0The place was packed! \u00a0105,000 people showed up to fill the halls of the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City and Suburban Fairy Tales had a great presence.<\/p>\n<p>Suburban Fairy Tales was in the Small Press area, booth #2841. \u00a0We were right next to Artists&#8217; Alley, so we had a great location. \u00a0It was so busy at times that you couldn&#8217;t even move! \u00a0I was lucky enough to meet some current fans face to face and I also made a bunch of new ones. \u00a0Oh, and I also got interviewed by\u00a0a puppet.\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-722 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/ny-comic-con-a-success\/ny_comic_con_puppet\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ny_comic_con_puppet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/ny-comic-con-a-success\/ny_comic_con_booth\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ny_comic_con_booth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/ny-comic-con-a-success\/ny_comic_con_drawing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ny_comic_con_drawing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/ny-comic-con-a-success\/ny_comic_con_fans\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/francisbonnet.com\/archive\/sft\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/ny_comic_con_fans-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The newest Suburban Fairy Tales book, This Little Piggy Gets Even, was being sold at the booth and came with a free sketch. \u00a0Let&#8217;s just say that I couldn&#8217;t draw the sketches fast enough!<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank all the fans who came to the booth and supported the comic strip. \u00a0You guys really are the best! 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