Looking Ahead to Comic Con Oakland with Jim Demonakos
Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book PodcastShow Notes
There’s a new convention happening this weekend in California called Comic Con Oakland and we’re delighted to bring back Director, Writer and Event Organizer Jim Demonakos to learn all about it! We talk with Jim about developing the new convention for the Bay Area, building a guest list, Panel programming, fostering a good community around comics, collecting original art, and other Convention and Geek Chat! (1:10:25)
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