Fun at the Boston "Wicked Comic-con!"

Boston held its comiccon the weekend of August 10 and 11, and I've been wanting to go for years. Now that I live back in New England it happened! My friend Dave (whom I've known since high school) and I both enjoy comics so we met up in Boston. It was a HUGE comic con!! We were there most of the day. 

(Photo: Rob and Dave outside the Boston Wicked Comic con) 

SWAG - They had tee shirts for $10 and free cloth bags, stickers and a comic con pin, so I got one of each. I have been collecting comics since the 1970s, and lost a LOT of them after moving out of Massachusetts when I was in my 20s, so I'm trying to recollect them. Comic cons are the BEST places to go to find vintage comics.

(Photo: The tee shirt I had to get!) 

COSTUMES -  Normally I got in a costume, but this was my first venture to Boston, so I wanted to feel it out. Dave and I went on the second day, Sunday, so it was the day after the costume event. Next year, I may come in costume. I did run into several costumed people. One guy was dressed as a wolf in a Wolverine Xmen costume. Another guy was dressed in a maid's outfit. There were several Star Wars characters, too. 

(Photo: The guy dressed as a wolf in a Wolverine outfit was really difficult to see in this photo. Credit: R.G.) 

LUNCH WAS SCARCE - We noticed that there were no food vendors, which is odd for a big comic con. The event was held in the Westin Hotel, Boston seaport, and there was one upscale restaurant, and a Starbucks. UGH. Dave got a pastry and I had a protein bar I had packed. Weird. Next year, I'll pack a lunch! :) 

(Photo: Rob and Dave stopped for a lunch break between the many hours of exploring the event!)

GREAT FOR COMIC COLLECTORS - I was looking for comics like Weird Western Tales, Superman, Superman Family, the Rawhide Kid, Weird War, Detective Comics, and Ghosts to name a few. I managed to find some of all of these to help fill in my missing issues. The search continues to the next comic con! 

INTERESTING SELLERS- Some of the sellers were guys like me who have been collecting for decades. They bought a table at the Con, and were selling some of their collection, to buy other things. That gives ME and idea... 

BOSTON SUBWAY MADNESS - It's been decades since I've been on the Boston Subway, so I didn't even know about the "Silver Line."  I parked at Wonderland station (the northernmost station to NH/ME) and took the blue line to the orange line to the red line to the silver line to get to the hotel with the comic con. On the way back I took the Silver to the Blue line, thinking it would save time, but the stops were odd, and I missed mine, so I had to wait for another Silver Line "train/bus" to go all the way back. Now I get it. :(