Carolina Garrison

This was the 2nd time that the Garrison appeared at this Expo. We appeared on behalf of my favorite Charleston Comic Book shop, Captain's Comics and Toys. This year the expo finally had to move to a larger venue. This ended up being an amazing venue for a very busy 1-day family friendly Comic & Toy Expo. Hopefully we'll hear the final attendance number. The event went from 10am-5pm. The Expo had lots of artists w/ original paintings and comic related artwork, toy vendors, comic book vendors, craftsman, a super hero jump castle and of course, members of the Carolina Garrison.
A few of us arrived around 8:45-9:00am to setup the great corner spot we were given. Chris Gould spent the past few weeks building a set of Death Star backdrop walls and they looked great. We also put together a great corner table displaying a few helmets, blaster props, brochures, banner and a had a few small giveaways to the kids like: 501st Legion temporary tattoos as well as a few Imperial Training Manuals. We had a really cool spot that was right in the middle of the flow of foot traffic. There were times we had dozens of attendees snapping photos. Felt like we were on the red carpet. Captain's Comics hired a professional photographer and she took photos of us all day long with guests. The photos were FREE but we also had a box on the table for those that wanted to donate $ to Make-A-Wish @ MUSC Children's Hospital. I'm proud to say the final tally we raised was an even $200. Very exciting. This event was also the first time I debuted my recently approved (ANH) Tusken Raider. Had a blast wearing it after suiting up in my TD for awhile.

Thank you very much to the troopers that attended and came in from out-of-town, as well as the (2) guests that joined us all day long. Friend of the Garrison, Edward Reed and his trusty R2D2 and Brad Butler (which I met for the first time), appeared as his Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot for the Rebel Legion. Brad Butler had just been approved for Rebel Legion and this was his first troop.

Imperial Troopers in Attendance:
1. Ronnie Boyd (TI)
2. Derek Nieman (TI)
3. Jerry Sienkiewicz (SL)
4. Brad Lee (TI)
5. Chris Gould (TB)
6. Stuart Eaker (IG)
7. Jason Boyd (TD & DZ)
8. Edward Reed (R2 Builders Club guest w/ R2D2)
9. Brad Butler (Luke Skywalker X-Wing Pilot - Rebel Legion guest)

GET READY FOR SOME PICTURES...

***This was also the first time we tested out the new event sign-in sheets***

I wish the photographer would have made an effort to position herself so you wouldn't see the edges of the backdrop. Just like last year, she's short, so she's looking up at us and getting the top of the wall behind it.

NegativeEleven wrote:I wish the photographer would have made an effort to position herself so you wouldn't see the edges of the backdrop. Just like last year, she's short, so she's looking up at us and getting the top of the wall behind it.

Relax....these are pics from my camera. These are not the ones she is sending to me on disc. I'm sure she took great pictures. She does very professional work. I've seen her portfolio

Looks like fun, good job fellas... Nice photos...

looks like you all have a great time..plus the $200 for MAW!

thanks for posting!!!