The Latest Shriners' Collector Fest Was Immense Fun!

I attended the Shriners' Collector Fest and had a great time today. There were a ton of vendors, notable celebrity guests, and everyone was excited and having fun! Popular voice actress Emily Bauer had a long line of fans as soon as the show kicked off, and near the entrance, I saw my friends from Heroes for Kids. They were kind enough to pose for a picture:

My friends from Go Getter Gamez were present with a ton of cool wares, and they were fun to catch up with. I proceeded to enjoy chatting with Magnitude 10 Comics about the various series we'd been enjoying reading and how hard it can be to prioritize what we want to collect! He let me shoot a pic too:

Justin Mosely had cards and comics for sale too, and it was fun to see him as we hadn't bumped into each other for some time. My friend, author Jessica Mathews, had all of her superb works available for attendees to browse and purchase. Here she is with her setup:

As I continued exploring the show, I checked out Mack's 3D Creations and their neat wares and saw a ton of cool comics for sale from The Lions Realm. I snapped an image of their sign:

KMO's Corner was selling a bunch of interesting die-cast cars and collectibles, which were neat to see. Plus, Collector Fest had a ton of folks with trading cards, sports cards, TCGs, and more. One of the vendors had a really neat logo and let me get a picture of it--Blorg's Hobby Shop. Here it is:

After I wound my way around a table full of Funko Pops, I ran into DeathCapStories, who had a bunch of interesting horror-themed books for sale; their stuff was cool! Then, I met Car'Bored, a business of two fellows where one is skilled at fixing cars and the other loves trading cards. I loved the name, with a doubt. Here is that table:

Mr. Makebelieve was present with his immense array, "Kiss Kollectibles," for sale. I always enjoy speaking with him. I then saw Larry from Bug's Comics and browsed his wares. Plus, The Hero Initiative is always doing fantastic work for comic creators in need, and they had a table with wares raising funds for the non-profit:

There were even more vendors I did not get the name of (the area was packed with awesome stuff), and tons of friendly folks at the show. The Shriners' Collector Fest today was highly enjoyable, and I can't wait for when the next one occurs!