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RAINCON AND THE CLALLAM BAY COMICON MAY BE RETURNING! If it does, it's coming back July 7-9, 2023, during Sekiu Fun Days 

Links to other Peninsular (Olympic and Kitsap) Comics, gaming, cosplay, maker conventions:

Raincon

SquatchconPA

Olympic Collectible Expo 

Because we lost our "convention hotel" (B&B) when the owner took a well-deserved retirement, and I'm the Fairy Godmother for SquatchConPA, Clallam Bay Comicon is on hold for the forseeable future. But I'm leaving everything in black below, so anybody who wants to hold their own comicon can copy the basics and use it to hold their own. Send me an invite when you do!

(If you're interested in RainCon's history, click  THIS LINK )

HOW TO HOLD YOUR OWN COMICON, the Basics:

DEALER TABLES:   $25 whole 6-foot table: Contact at: (Whatever your contact is, here).

Dealer contracts: THIS PAGE. Payment cancellation deadline is May 1. You are expected to know and be responsible for your professional and licensing obligations for use of copyright, food sales, taxes, etc. Participants will help clean and straighten hall after show closes Sunday; keep the Lion's club happy!  

Volunteers: There are none, because CBCC is not a non-profit organization. You will get a table and two chairs.   Bring any equipment you need, including electrical wires and table covers.

Gaming and Cosplay: Quiet versions allowed in the hall. A large round table will be provided at the front of the hall for gaming. If you want to run a cosplay contest, provide your own recognition and list the time below.

PANELS, DEMOS AND EVENTS: Make one up, choose a time on the schedule at the bottom of this page, email details to: (Your email contact here).

Lion's Club building

WHERE IS THE COMICON? 

It was originally here, but now the Lion's Club can be rented out during Fun Days for your event. Nice place, good prices.

Lion's Club

90 Bogachiel Street

Clallam Bay, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, United States 
PARKING: around Lion's club and in the clinic parking lot behind the club. See further photos for details. 

AWARDS: Your fans are your reward.

NECESSITIES: bring food, especially if you are on a restricted diet, and medications. There is no drug store or full-sized food store. The last place for these on the way are in Port Angeles. The Hessmart has snacks, basics, deli, coffee, and booze. 

Inside the Lion's Club hall.
Respect it.

AREA LODGING RESOURCES LINK for the Olympic Peninsula. 

For Clallam Bay, a good idea would be to rent an RV and share with other vendors.

Forks RainCon offers camping at 

Forks 101 RV Park.

Link: Food Around Town 

HOW TO GET HERE: Driving from Seattle: Ferries, then highway 101 around Lake Crescent until Neah Bay/Clallam Bay turnoff at highway 113. Do not take 112 from Port Angeles, because Burnt Mountain is collapsing the road.

Olympic Bus Lines from Seattle to Port Angeles.                                    

Clallam bus "Strait Shot" (cheaper, faster!) Bus Schedules. Once in Port Angeles, catch Forks 14, then Neah Bay/Clallam Bay 16. Tell your drivers, ask for advice.

WI-FI is 24/7 at the library, right around the corner, also at the Visitors' Center.

FACILITY CARE: No tape of any sort on the wall. Respect the Lion's Club's wall displays. All with tables chip in to clean up at the end of the show. It don't take long; they love us for it.

LEGAL NOTES: Donna Barr is the only official Clallam Bay Comicon Administrator. 

Parents and/or guardians are legally 100% responsible for their children and/or wards. Everyone else is legally 0% responsible for those same people.

The Clallam Bay Comicon is held during the Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days.  

FULL SCHEDULE (Takes place the weekend after July 4)

Saturday

9:00 am: Open for set-up

11:00 am: Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days parade. 

12:00 noon: Comicon opens to public.

Wanted: Kids Workshop. Cosplay contest. Please contact to coordinate your event.

5:00 pm: Comicon hall closes.

Dusk: Fireworks in Sekiu (Part of FunDays).

Sunday

11:00 am: Open for Set-up.

12:00 noon: Comicon opens to public.

5:00 pm: Hall closes. All dealers help clean the Lion's Club hall.

For the archives:

The 2013 Comicon Report

The 2014 Comicon Report.

The 2015 Comicon Report

The 2016 Comicon Report 

The 2017 Comicon Report

The 2018 Comicon Report

2016 Clallam Bay Comicon Con Report

Fun Days climb-inside salmon (Leanne Franson)

First of all, Dara Korrati beat me to a con report, and my only excuse is I escorted our special guest creator, Leanne Franson, and her son Tautau back to Port Angeles before returning on the bus. Here's her report, and it's a fun one, with great photos of the con and the area - and links to her concert and recordings at the show! 

Me, Anna and Dara at the
Fun Days Parade
(Leanne Franson)

As usual, this is mostly a photo blog, so enjoy! Some of these photos are mine, some Leanne's. 

Leanne gets paid! (Dan Barr)

First of all, even though the campaign ended with the convention, we'd like to thank everybody who got involved with the GoFundMe campaign to help defray Leanne's expenses. You came through like champs! Here's Leanne getting her checks in front of the garden in my back yard.

Friday night, we showed "Bezango, Washington," with the permission of the directors. The film consists of interviews with Pacific Northwest cartoonists, and Northwest cartooning history. There were only a couple of local people, but one of them said she'd had no idea how huge the comics community was - especially in the Pacific Northwest. 

Roberta Gregory adding to Leanne's drawing
(Leanne Franson)

The con itself started with the Fun Days parade. We're changing the con starting time to noon, because everybody goes to the parade first. Didn't matter if it was raining, we had a great time anyway. We're not made of sugar, we won't melt (thanks, Mom).

Leanne Franson, our Canadian guest, was interviewed and filmed by Jason Roberts, who came down from Neah Bay specifically to promote this comicon. He really added to the show. 

Rod Espinosa, who couldn't attend, instead sent us a box containing his "Adventure Castle" game. I've never really gamed, although I've worked as a gaming illustrator. 

AC turned into a crowd-pleaser, drawing in adults as well as children. We played it whenever things got slow - which wasn't very often. Tautau Franson, our guest artist's son, was a very helpful game master. We've decided that "Adventure Castle" is the official convention game, and will feature at our show from now on.

Me at Leanne's table (Leanne Franson)

Last year, one of our librarians painted a Be-A-Superhero standup for their comicon. Her name is Pam Force, which we thought appropriate. We all had fun posing with it. 

Every year, somebody's table goes hot, and they make all the money and get all the attention. This year it was Dara Korrati's table, mostly because she had such a fascinating recording demo. Congratulations, Dara! Now run over and watch her singing her version of YMCA as "USSR," karaoke style, and hear us all joining into the chorus. 

Me, TauTau, my books
(Leanne Franson)

We're thinking, perhaps, instead of having individual demos or panels, we have everybody bring something cool they can show the attendees and other artists how to do. The tables are six feet long, so there should be plenty of room for books and CD's and the demo, too. It certainly seems to help with sales.

Social report:

I brought a box of spam musubi, which I'd learned to make in Hawai'i, and when I'd microwaved my own piece, everybody wanted one. So now I have a potluck food people like! 

The Canadians invade! (Leanne Franson)

Of course, after the first day's show, we headed down to the Clallam Bay Inn, where Cara - our favorite cook and barkeep - was waiting with the best fish and chips on the planet, and good booze. She wanted to know why there weren't more of us. We'll have to bring the fans too, next time.

Adventure Castle!
(Leanne Franson)

Afterwards it was off to the beach for the Fun Days fireworks in Sekiu. It was cold and cloudy, so the blasts got smoked over too quickly, but the beach fireworks made it all worthwhile. 

Me, TauTau, our official
con game
(Leanne Franson)

Most of the convention artists are local, and so could drive back home after the show, but Leanne and TauTau stuck around for the Dead Dog party at the Sunsets West Co-Op. 

I'd never eaten there, and was amazed by the fresh, innovative food and low prices. I had a burger "snack" that was really huge, and cheap - and Leanne and Tautau plowed through two helpings of bean stew, fried eggs and tomato salad. Not only is the food good, but you can step over to the store and choose chips, bread and drinks to add to your meal. And if you love the condiments, including locally-made hot sauces, or my sea salt, you can buy them in the store, too.

Dara's concert
(Leanne Franson)

The whole town sees us as adding to the local economy. We're welcomed and anticipated, now. No, the show will never be big - but it brings joy to the townsfolk, none of whom see anything wrong with nerds any more. So if we haven't done anything else, we've done that. 

Dara and Anna at
the Clallam Bay Inn
(Leanne Franson)

But - Leanne has hinted she might even be back in coming years. If nothing else, she's discovered how easy it is to get to Seattle, so perhaps she might add to some of our Seattle comics and other book and art events.

David Lasky has hinted he might do a "giant comics jam in Clallam Bay." I'm gonna help if he means it. He comes up to teach at the libraries - so maybe we can get him too!

The Dead Dog Party
(Leanne Franson)

The Clallam Bay Comicon will always be part of the local history, now, and our artists and attendees have all made that happen.

Leanne and TauTau on Slip Point
(Leanne Franson)

And now for the final shots - at the closing ceremonies on the beach.

NOM! Salmon berries & thimble berries
(Leanne Franson)

Leanne cosplays as the Canadian flag.
All our beach are belong to Canada.
(Leanne Franson)

2016 Clallam Bay Comicon almost here!

Just a reminder, to all my colleagues - the Clallam Bay Comicon is next week! July 9-10, 2016. I hit my GoFundMe goal to fund Canadian creator Leanne Franson's trip, and have now raised the goal higher, to make it even better. We already have a guest creator - from Europe - for 2017, but if anybody wants to line up for 2018 - it's first come, first served. And yes, I'll be running more campaigns to find travel funds. So if you want Patrick Stewart of Johnny Depp, you better tell 'em now, because my con ins a Squeaky Wheel con - it rewards the pro-active. If it's pretty or they can eat it, they'll buy it; tables are $25 a pop and first-come, first-served, too. Hit the con link above for all the details!