On Saturday, Sept. 4th, BlueMoon Comics and Man Or Monster Studios will hold the 1st annual Lafayette Popculture Expo (LEXPO for short). LEXPO will take place at the TIPPECANOE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. The show will run from 10am to 6pm. Admission will be $5 at the door for all person 12 and up, $3 by PayPal.
We are planning many events for the show: Costume Contests, Gaming Tables, Independent Movie Screening, Live Professional Wrestling, there will be many more special events to come and I will post them as we confirm. Mark Racop will hold two panels on low budget and fan film making. ALSO GET AN EARLY JUMP ON THAT HALLOWEEN OUTFIT BY ENTERING THE COSTUME CONTEST.
We are also in the process of scheduling some very special guests:
- Gary Friedrich - Creator of Ghost Rider
- Troy Hickman - Comic Book Writer (Common Grounds, Witchblade)
- Marc Racop - Independent Movie Maker and Batmobile Builder
- New Generation Wrestling Superstars
- BMF Wrestling Alliance Superstars
- The Lafayette Brawlin' Dolls - RollerDerby Queens
- Various Independent Artists
We are also working to secure more guests.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on guests, send email to joe@bluemooncomics.net.
I NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!!! BY VOLUNTEERING YOU GET FREE ADMISSION AND SPECIAL DEALS FOR BlueMoon MERCHANDISE THERE OR AT THE STORE
Also to help pay for the con we are going to run 3 seperate raffles.
1st Raffle-- A CGC graded 6.0 HOUSE OF SECRETS #92. 1st appearance of Swamp Thing. Valued at over $300
2nd Raffle-- A CGC graded 9.8 CIVIL WAR #6. Signed by series artist Steve McNiven.
3rd Raffle-- A $100 dollar gift certificate to BlueMoon Comics or anyother store at the show. Please help us make this convention a reality by buying tickets, either online or in the store. Each ticket is $1.00, you can buy as many tickets as you want, just make sure you pay in multiples of $1.00. Make sure your name, address, and contact info is listed. I will mail you the other half of your tickets.
ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO GET A BOOTH AT THE SHOW CAN GET ONE FREE IF THEY SELL $150 WORTH OF RAFFLE TICKETS. THIS INCLUDES RETAILERS/VENDORS, ARTISTS, OR ANYBODY WISHING TO SELL OR DISPLAY THEIR WORK.
There will be more info on this page as I receive it.
Thanks, Joe
