Holiday Convention Tour Kicks Off
This one is going to be a quick one as we’re kicking off the Holiday Convention Tour this weekend. And I have still have a metric ton of stuff to do.
The most complicated leg of this journey is decidedly, the first one. Why? Packing! I’ve never had to pack for two shows of this magnitude in one trip. It’s never an easy thing to balance out my luggage but trying to pack for SDCC and ECCC at once is going to be a masterclass in luggage utilization.
Between holiday shipping prices and overweight luggage fees, it is decidedly in my best interest to get as much of my stuff in my allotted luggage as possible. I can promise you, by the time I’m done…those bags are going to weigh 50.0 lbs on the nose.
The other neat thing happening on this loop is that we’re debuting our brand new super dope 8x8 Headlocked display banner featuring artwork by Michel Mulipola. While I love our iconic “wrestler walking down the aisle” image we’ve used for the past few years, part of me has always wondered if it is bright enough to attract eyeballs…so we’re trying something new. Check it out when we pop the pics up on Friday on the socials!
Leg 1 - San Diego Comic Con
This weekend is the first leg of our Holiday Convention Tour…the granddaddy of em all…San Diego Comic Con. We’ll be set up at booth 1504 with our friends at Slingshot House, slinging all the best wrestling merchandise.
For the first time at SDCC, we’ll have Hard Way and Tales from the Road Volume 1 and I’ll also have copies of our IInspiration collab for the first time anywhere!
And since we can’t have SDCC without having some dope wrestling talent, we’ve got NJPW/MLW/AEW/Impact star and TFR2 collaborator Danny Limelight appearing at the booth on Friday at noon for an exclusive signing! Danny has been a friend of Headlocked for years and we’re excited to have him! Come get an 8x10 or a picture with The Radioactive Papi!
I’ll also be a part of three big panels!
Saturday 10am – Strange Bedfellows – Wrestling and Comic Connection – Room 26AB
Saturday 11am – Turning Comic Dreams Into Reality – Room 26AB
Sunday 11am – How to Get News Coverage – Room 9
Even though it’s a smaller, stripped down version of the show…I’m super excited to be back in San Diego and I hope I get to see some of our regular booth visitors!
Black Friday
Unfortunately, I’m not doing a black Friday sale this year. What we are doing is a bit of a fundraiser to help out some injured GCW wrestlers. Chris Dickinson, Mance Warner, and Starboy Charlie all suffered serious injuries over the last month and I’m trying to help raise some funds to offset their medical expenses/lost wages.
For anyone that purchases our GCW mystery print bundle for the rest of the year, we’ll be splitting 100% of the proceeds between these three talented performers.
Production
Just wrapped production on our TFR Christmas Collaboration and man, I am so excited for this one. Not only do we have a wrestler co-creator, a celebrity guest star but we also managed to get a special cover by none other than the great Jill Thompson! This one is going to be special!
I’d love to show you a sneak peek but literally everything is a spoiler!
Again, apologies for my brevity as I’ve been running myself ragged and have only a few hours left to pack before we head to San Diego!
Hope to see at least some of y’all there and if not…I hope you have a killer Thanksgiving…since I’ll be traveling on turkey day, make sure have an extra big slice of pie for me!
-Mike