“It’s an old-school comic con, an event by collectors for collectors.'
is celebrating its tenth year of comics, toys, sci-fi and all things nerd-tastic — much like what you’d see at FAN EXPO, but on a smaller and more intimate scale. But comics are clearly the thing for Moret, the collectible closest to his longbox-loving heart.
But Moret and fans like him are doing their best to keep the hobby’s heart in the right place. Each one of the events donates a significant portion of proceeds to charities like, a nonprofit devoted to supporting families of children going through cancer care. “All we do is pay the expenses for the show, and the rest goes to charity,” Moret says. Last year, he reports, the November con raised more than $6,000 for various nonprofits.
As important as the charity support is, Rocky Mountain Con’s Comic Collector Showcase is really about the comic books and their many fans.
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