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| Asbury Park, New Jersey. Used to be home to a host of amusements, which all closed down by 1988. They are on their way to recovering from Hurricane Sandy. |
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| On March 30, they held a Comicon in their old convention hall. The poster features a drawing of Tillie, the character that was made famous in murals in both Asbury Park and Coney Island. Wikipedia says that the image/name of Tillie was most likely based on the owner of Coney Island’s Steeplechase Park, George C. Tilyou. |
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| Greetings From Asbury Park. |
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| It was a small event, focused on comic books (over movies or video games), independent publishers, and the old school underground. It was one of the sweeter events I’ve been to in a long time. Although there was a ton of junk for sale, it wasn’t a giant money-grub. There was a genuine spirit of “comicdom” there that was truly commendable. |