SCI FI SUMMER WRAP UP

Bobby Nash at the Author's Roundtable Panel at Sci Fi Summer Con 2014

Sci Fi Summer Program Cover
Art: Peter Cutler

I was a guest at Sci Fi Summer Con in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, June 14th, 2014. This show is the type referred to as a relaxi-con because it is very laid back and geared more toward hanging out and enjoying the company of other like-minded fandoms. Sci Fi Summer has a small dealer’s room, artist alley, game room, and panels. It’s a great place to hang out and have a relaxing weekend.

Sci Fi Summer is a 3 day con, but I was only able to attend on Saturday due to my workload. I rode to the event with my Earth Station One co-host, Mike Gordon on Saturday. Surprisingly, the traffic wasn’t bad… until we were about a mile or two from our exit when interstate 285 came to a halt. Good thing we knew a back way in. Once there, we checked in and made the rounds, saying hello to friends Java from The Forgotten Doctor, Robert and Karen Ray, Robert Jeffrey, Peter Cutler, Randy Bishop, Christina Barber, and Timothy Price.

Timothy Price and Bobby Nash

I was scheduled for two panels on Saturday.
12 pm - Authors Roundtable (Panel Rm 2)
1 pm - Comix Roundtable (Panel Rm 2)

Funny story. Kinda. On the way to the noon panel, we learned that the door was locked. No problem. I contacted the hotel management and we discovered that the one key (yes. They only had 1 key) to this particular conference room had accidentally gone home with someone and they couldn’t get the door open. Eventually, maintenance came with a plan to take the door down so we could get inside. I guess

Dealer's Room

opening another room wasn’t an option. I don’t know. They removed the pics, but the door was still jammed. That, of course, was the time the key returned so we had to wait for them to put the door back together so it could be unlocked and opened.

During the wait, I basically held the panel in the hallway, answering questions about writing, marketing, you name it. When the door was finally opened at 12:45, we moved it inside the room. We had a small audience, but they had some good questions. No one showed for the comic panel. Joined by Big In Japan author Timothy Price, we continued on with the author panel until 2 p.m. It was fun.

Robert Jeffrey

The rest of the day was spent walking around and chatting with folks, mostly hanging in artist alley. It was a fun, relaxing day spent with friends. You can’t get better than that.

Thanks to Chris Jones for inviting me out to the con.

It was fun.

Bobby

Learn more about Sci Fi Summer here and don’t forget to like them on Facebook and Twitter.

Please forgive the crappy photos from my camera phone.
I really miss my good camera that I broke a month or so ago at another convention.
-BN

Randy Bishop

Timothy Price and Bobby Nash

Bobby's badge

Sci Fi Summer Con

Timothy Price is Big In Japan

Bobby Nash at the Author Roundtable

THE SC COMICON WRAP UP!

 

SC Comicon (L-R): Peter Cutler, Mike Gordon, Bobby Nash, Chris Hamer

Bobby with Miracole Burns

I was a guest at the first ever SC Comicon in Greenville, SC last weekend, May 17 - 18, 2014, and I had an absolutely amazing time. First off, I want to offer a big ol’ hearty congratulations to Robert Young and his staff for taking such good care of us this weekend. I had a blast and look forward to next year. You know it’s a good sign when there’s a fairly lengthy line outside the convention center before it opens waiting to get inside. Robert also owns and operates Greenville's Borderlands Comics and Games, which is a fantastic store. If you're in the area, you should definitely stop by and say hello. He was also kind enough to stop by the ESO podcast episode 214 to talk about the con. You can listen to it here.

DJ Spider as Black Canary

A special thanks to all the great folks who came out and said hello, stopped by the table, and an extra cheer to those who picked up some books. You guys are awesome and I appreciate it.

I also had a great time hanging out and/or chatting with some cool folks like Mike Gordon, Chris Hamer, Peter Cutler, J.R. Mounts, Chris Burns, Miracole Burns, DJ Spider, David Ballauer, Randy Bishop, Bradd Parton, Nikki Parton, Richard Morgan, Kelly Yates, and more. Please forgive me if I didn't mention you. It was by no means intentional. My brain turns to mush at the conclusion of conventions.

My table (#625)

I was set up at table #625 on Aisle 600 with New Legend Productions’ Mike Gordon and Peter Cutler on one side and Chris and Miracole Burns on the other. We had a fairly steady stream of people on the aisle and was never at a loss for someone to talk to, which is always nice because I do like to talk.

Comic fans, trust me, if you weren't here this time, you'll definitely want to be back next year. It was fun. On the book front, my big seller of the weekend was.... drum roll, please... The Big Bad: An Anthology of Evil and Lance Star: Sky Ranger, with Domino Lady coming in third.

You can learn more about SC Comicon here and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

I had a great time and look forward to returning in 2015 for SC Comicon’s second year.

Bobby

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EARTH STATION ONE EPISODE 213 – THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 MOVIE REVIEW

This week, the 2014 Summer Movie Season began and the friendly neighborhood ESO crew swung into the theater to check out The Amazing Spider-Man sequel. Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, the award-winning author Bobby Nash, Doctor Scott Viguie (get your science show tickets here), and Ashley Bergner discuss whether the film actually was amazing, spectacular, sensational, or even superior. We also talk with writer/illustrator/musician Randy Bishop about The Hawk of New York before we rock him into the Geek Seat! Plus, a C2E2 Khan Report from Nikki Rau-Baker and we Rant and Rave about last weekend’s Free Comic Book Day!

Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Review at www.esopodcast.com
Direct link: http://esopodcast.com/earth-station-one-episode-213/

Table of Contents
0:00:00 Intro / Welcome
0:06:21 Rants & Raves – Free Comic Book Day
0:24:21 Randy Bishop Interview & Geek Seat
0:48:00 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Review
1:36:43 Doctors Geek Moment of Science
1:38:41 ESO Khan Report w/ Nikki Rau-Baker
1:55:44 Welcome to The ESO Network, Get In The Ring Podcast
2:08:49 ESO Shout Outs & Show Close

Next on Earth Station One...

Next week, the ESO crew cashes in their golden ticket and joins Charlie Bucket and the gang for a tour of the chocolate factory. Make sure you don’t wander away from the tour group now, kids. Plus, as if that isn’t enough to whet your appetite, ESO brings you an assortment of Rants and Raves, The Khan Report, Shout Outs, Dr. Geek’s Moment of Science, some special guests, and just wait until you meet our victim in The Geek Seat. You won’t want to miss this sugary sweet episode of the Earth Station One podcast!

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Sunday's Podcasting Panelists: Bobby Nash, Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, Kirby Bartlett-Sloan