For the music video, yourself and anybody interested, here's the link to that:
https://youtu.be/Q8Me5jypOCQ

They did a great showcase here!

That's true on Corey, while not specifically nerd (or comic) focused, no doubt he was a draw; we had a friend who ONLY went for him and happily stood in line for three hours just for their chance. On the bright side, they did wander the floor too, so here's hoping they found something else that made the visit worth it.

Absolutely agree--we'd be devastated if VC every fizzled away!! All the more reason we just want to see them grow and continue to represent local fandom love! It really is a shame that anybody else would get that top billing as Springfield's first Comic Con, like, are you nuts!? Something as subtle as a name change really could make a world of difference because we don't want to lose such a legacy convention like theirs!

LOL Hey, call it Tucker & Dale cosplay and it'd be a hit! ha ha!

We share many sentiments as we are super supportive of local conventions and events. We haven't gone to Planet Comicon as we try to help build up some promotion for things in about an hour radius of Springfield.

Though in an unofficial capacity, we've showcased many such as Tremendicon, Dragon's Brook (previous Dragonfest), Neosho ArtCon and even some of the sadly defunct Cave Con and BransonCon shows. VisionCon, especially has seen tons of support from us. Last year we showcased them though many videos, including promo spots for local artists, authors, creators, and shops. We usually avoid celebrity spotlighting outside of maybe a panel so that our videos really show off the floor setup and vendors and creators on hand; we like to give an idea to attendees and potential vendors both what to expect from an event beyond the headliners that bring in the crowds. We'd like to see more people on hand in support of the event itself, but unfortunately it often is the celebrity guests that get the attention. Hopefully, showcase videos like ours can show there's so much more to do though.

We saw lots of familiar local faces at MCC like Forged in Foam, Nathaniel Toines, Ghostbusters of the Ozarks, Garrison 66, and even shops like Leveled Up Loot at this show, but we're always down to see more. Tremendicon had a table, as did Springfield Cosplay, and Pop Goes the Culture, Nerd Informant, even Hawk with his Geekmas event--lots of local love, but don't stop MCC--bring in more, MORE!!

Again, rather than being disappointed in Springfield, we're going to do our best to show off great things to do in the greater Springfield radius, outside of the big boys like KC and STL, because there's tons going on around here too. Here's hoping our local events continue to grow.

Something I'd really like to see from VisionCon, I'll say it, is a rebranding. It's an amazing convention with incredible staff and volunteers and a heartfelt charity each year, but that name conveys the wrong idea. "Comic Con" is used as a branding anymore, like calling tissues "Kleenex." As is, it comes off as something to do with eyewear and it deserves so much more attention. They can always have that vision, but play up to their available strengths with something simple like "Springfield Comic Con." Also, don't shy away from celebrities; like it or not, they DO help, and sadly it's not always easy to push voice actors. Though fun, and ridiculously talented people, it's weird going for a photo op with a face most people don't know or recognize and a name many haven't heard.

Sometimes it's about playing up to our strengths and no doubt a rebranding of Visioncon could make it as incredible and formidable of an event as it absolutely deserves to be. Regardless, we'll keep attending them and showing off what people are missing out on if they skip it!

I bet I could pull it off; my work clothes alone would make me a shoe-in!

I think some of those celebrity guests helped draw a crowd; definitely hope they continue to expand their vendor and creator are to keep people busy between panels and photo ops.

And aw man, would've loved running into you in costume and gotten a clip for the video--that would've been great!! We saw a music video showing off some of the great cosplayers on the floor and there were many we didn't even see at all; it's crazy how easy it is to miss people at the same event. ha ha

That's awesome--exactly what you want to hear about guests, that they're friendly and fun to talk to. Really glad to hear you guys had such a good time!

Now THAT is the truth--it's like, add another book, add another, and another...and I'm broke now each month. ha ha!

It was amazing how many people showed up--they sold out on Saturday pre-sales! And that's great you met Lou, I hear he can be a lot of fun to chat with.

Perfect time to get back into a convention! Also, saw this comment here in Reddit too:

Doug Jones will be doing a Q&A after Hellboy II plays at the Alamo this Saturday. Still plenty of tickets available.

Okay, that is pretty awesome!

YES! Which one did you do? We've done the shield one as well as the bracers and both were a lot of fun to do.

Same--seems almost cliche but we're legit glad we have two days to try and see it all.

Sorry to hear about that--it can be tough to keep track of these local events ourselves (we have to keep them posted on the fridge or we'd forget ha ha)

Really hope you do get to make it next year and if so, feel free to say hello!

Too true--we certainly don't see many focused on that in our area, but there's generally some bit of sci-fi goodness to be found at some of the local conventions we've hit up. Many art prints, comics/books, but also some good vendors with figures and movie props. But yeah, I'd like to see more sci-fi centered guests as well and get some Q&A panels from them.

It's easy to lose track of some of these events and exactly why we try to help promote them and remind those interested that they're upcoming!

Nice--and best of luck! Have you won any of the local tournaments?

Aw yeah--speaking my language, I LOVE Jolly Mill! I grew up around this area so I've seen it change a lot since my youth but I adore how much they're putting into it and the history behind it. We've been able to visit during one of the events when they have the mill itself open and a few crafters on hand too. May just need to make a trip as it warms up.

Awesome! Hope to see you there--we'll be wandering probably looking lost in our own world, so say hello!

Same here--and exactly why we wanted to help promote them to hopefully encourage more people to visit and get these to grow!

We've been watching this event grow over the years--it's going to be a lot of fun.