With the local summer con being cancelled and nothing else happening to November at the earliest there will be no cons for a while for me. This was expected but actually seeing it makes it finally feel real. I am disappointed but know its for everyone’s good at this time. I know a lot are frustrated that it takes cons so long to cancel but I keep hearing its for insurance reasons.

After having been to both big and small cons I can see a few changes coming. One will probably be that a lot more will be in masks during the con. Attendees at Anime cons will have a lot more fun with them because they will use it to dress up. I know I will be figuring out a way to incorporate it into a cosplay. At other cons they will use them to show their fandom by having different characters.

 I did order a Batman one from Etsy but will also look to make some more down the road once fabric stores re-open. Also been looking up some anime characters that wear mask so that I can have something to wear to the local anime and gaming con. Not that I didn’t before but will make sure I always have hand sanitizer with me.

We may also see more people wearing gloves at cons as well. Not just for cosplay but to keep themselves safe. Cosplay will make it easier for people to wear them but others will be as well. I thing we will see a lot more gloves being made that can be used everyday with touchscreen capabilities. Along with having ones that can grip and can be taken off easily

All the apps for being able to have touch-less buying will be popular at cons. I still see cash happening for smaller vendors but the bigger ones will have the touch-less buying options. Paypal is farther ahead with this which will give it a leg up for con vendors. Plus some will use paypal to pay for items at cons since you can pay person to person.

A lot of these convention centers will have to provide better internet for when events do start happening again for this reason. Most centers have terrible signal and trying to get your own cell service in some is nearly impossible. Plus a lot more will be getting the smaller tablets to bring with them instead of always using their phones.

The first day of November, which really does not feel like November. This year has not been a normal year and not having a traditional Halloween did not help. I did put some orange lights up this year but it was more to brighten things up then anything. Hopefully next year I will be able to do a little more so that it does feel like Halloween. I may even dress up in a costume for the fist time in a while. Yes I have dressed up at a con but not for Halloween.

SDCC did an great job this week on their Comic Con from home content. They gave people a place to do some online panels along with some workshops. They gave a place for artists to sell their things along with vendors. A lot of con exclusives still went on sale. The only big issue I noticed was the Funko Pop system not working right.

Other then that things went surprisingly well for the few things I did by. I got the one Funko Pop I did want and about to order a few things from the Aspen Comics store. I miss getting exclusives from their booth since they did do a lot of cool covers. Their are certain parts of that con that I do miss and certain parts I am glad I do not have to deal with.

I see a lot of cons are cancelling and rightfully so at this time! For everyone’s safety it is the best course of action. It sucks at this time but it will get better in the future. I also know some people are mad about the way cons are waiting until almost the last minute to cancel. I do not think that is always their fault but probably has something to do with contracts and insurance. Not every con makes enough money to have some in reserve. This will change the way people buy passes and set up con trips.

Got a list of items I would need to start streaming. Found  few items I did not know I already had like a mini tripod that I can use for both a webcam and my phone. Just realized I have a big tripod under my bed so need to see what else I have in that bin today. I do need to order a cellphone holder that is compatible with a tripod.

Hope everyone is staying safe! Outside of my job things have been quiet for me. I did organize the few cosplays I had last weekend. Not sure if I will get a chance to wear to many of them this year outside of a few shoots. At this point any tentative cons plans I had are out the window. Even Free Comic Book Day has been pushed back at this point.

I will continue to save up money so that I can go to a con next year hopefully. If not I will have a lot of money saved up that can be used towards a big con. If Wonder Con happens next year I may try to go along with at least one local con. We may also see more local comic book festivals to take the place of the big events for a bit.