Asbury Park Comic Con, now in its third year, has always been groovy, but the exceedingly fine weather this weekend in a seaside town only added to the atmosphere. This con is just plain fun, with a diverse mix of indie and mainstream creators enjoying talking to each other as much as fans. Here are photos of the first day of the con, this year running to two days for the first time.

About Hannah Means Shannon Editor-in-Chief at Bleeding Cool. Independent comics scholar and former English Professor. Writing books on magic in the works of Alan Moore and the early works of Neil Gaiman. twitter facebook square