This sentiment was echoed by many of the people I spoke to, including guest Ming Chen of AMC's Comic Book Men who credited Hallock for giving Comic-Conn its heart.
This con has a lot of heart…Mitch [Hallock] is a friend of mine so I can tell you he lives, eats and breathes comics[...]
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In addition, the show has recently announced that AMC's Comic Book Men will be at the NYCF looking for new participants in the show and that they will also be hosting a bone marrow donor drive in honor of award-winning photographer and comic creator Seth Kushner, who[...]
Before they were AMC's Comic Book Men, Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Mike Zapcic, and Ming Chen were stalwarts of Kevin Smith's comic shop in Red Bank, New Jersey, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, comic creators, and diehard podcasters Flanagan has managed the shop since 1997, Zapcic has worked there since 2000, and for Flanagan[...]