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Los Angeles Comic Con 2019 Debriefed

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Our table at the Los Angeles Comic Con 2019

Everyone told me the Los Angeles Comic Con was one of the big ones in the area, and they were right! The entire supporting cast of the Office was there! We met a lot of people this past weekend and sold plenty of poop. Let’s get right into some highlights!

I got some wonderful photos and a video from one happy customer, Kitty Girl, who received one of our Poop Office catnip toys. Big thanks to her owner, who let us post these!

Kitty Girl the cat enjoying a Poop Office catnip toy

Kitty Girl the cat enjoys her new catnip toy

As usual, people had a lot to say about Poop Office (usually after they were done shaking their heads in disgust). Here are some of the most quotable comments:

  • (Parent tells their young son that our table is “his station.” He shakes his head as he says…) Too poopy. 
  • Is this the epitome of poop jokes?
  • (After paying through the collected edition) Is this just non-stop poop puns?
  • I don’t know what’s happening, but it’s great.
  • This poop looks like it’s taking a poop.
  • Yes! Yes! Do you understand? This is my life.
  • Free poop action figure? I don’t think I should touch it.
  • (To his wife) This is a comic book about you.
  • This is not even a metaphor. You walk into work and this is what you see.
  • (Paging through the collected edition) You do not have an office map! Shut up!
  • I don’t know how poop has gotten cool this century. But seriously, we elected it.
  • (Coughs and chokes) I just laughed so hard, I’m choking!
  • What are these poopies? Poopy poo poop poop poo!
  • I’m sorry, what? 
  • This is very very smart.

Our poop is often mistaken for other things, usually food items or Pokemon.

  • Oh, no. That’s not a potato.
  • These are not poop; they’re onions! 
  • (Pointing at one of the catnip toys) That looks like the little 7-Eleven guy. [Ben: I don’t actually know what this means. I must be out-of-touch with current 7-Eleven lore.]

My favorite moment of the convention was not very quotable, but it was very cute. There was one kid who managed to get an advance on her allowance to buy the collected edition. I draw a super nice poop in her copy to make it worth it! I hope she liked the book!

The MVP of this con was our new convertible hand truck. We’ve been loading and unloading using one regular hand truck/dolly and a crappy fold-up one. We’re not getting any younger, and with the amount of books and merchandise we’re now bringing to these shows, being able to bring along a fairly compact push-cart was a life- (and back-) saver!

Convertable hand truck

And that’s all I got! Big thanks to everyone who stopped by the table!

This is probably the last convention appearance of Poop Office for 2019. I’ll have some news about new Poop Office comics or merchandise coming soon! I just have to get off my ass and make it.

Comic Con Revolution Ontario 2018 Aftermath!

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Last weekend came and went, but that’s how it goes in bustling Ontario, California. Comic Con Revolution was super long, though. I think Saturday it went for 10 hours! That’s a new record for sitting in one spot even for me. It was fun, though! Lots of new people to meet and some interesting new experiences to be had.

For example, a Dalek stole one of our Poop Office catnip toys.

Dalek steals a poop

Defecate! Defecate! (I didn’t think of yelling this until after the Dalek left our table, but still)

Another fun event involved the free Poop Office action figures we always give out at our table.

Poop Office action figures

As you can see, they all have different facial expressions drawn on. Kids (and sometimes adults) love to dig through the toilet and pick out their favorite expression. Well, one kid saw these and decided he had to have one of each, so he dug through and had a handful of probably eight or nine. I know we have more facial expressions than that, but I didn’t have the heart to tell him. Maybe he thought they’d be valuable one day. Or he just had that obsessive collector gene we’re all familiar with. He discovered something he’d never heard of before and had to have all of it!

And while usually we only let people walk away with one or two, I let him keep the handful. Don’t get any ideas, though! This was a one-time thing because I was so amused! You only get more than one or two action figures if you amuse me!

The action figures are usually pretty popular, but I think they were an even bigger hit at this convention. We even got some nice comments about them.

  • (Looking at their chosen poop action figure) This is my spirit poop.
  • (To his friend, who was choosing a poop action figure) Now when your mom asks you what you did at the con, you can say you took a poop.

Here’s what Ontarians had to say about the rest of our crap.

  • It’s free poop. Take it!
  • (Holding a catnip toy) Big nugget! (Holding a plush doll) Biggest nugget!
  • Mom: It’s poop. Daughter: But why?
  • That’s not a potato.
  • Oh my gosh! (Raises hands and looks up to the sky) Really?!
  • How did you make poop so cute?
  • Oh my gosh, so many puns!
  • This is the happiest thing I’ve seen all day.
  • (Husband to wife, who was loving our table) This is why I don’t take you places.
  • At least it ain’t superheroes.
  • Wait until you show your momma. I can’t wait until you show your momma!
  • This makes me want to take a shower right now.
  • You’ve got gold here, my friend.

That’s all for this con report. Until next time, keep poopin’!