Last week, when I was looking at how Halloween celebrating has exploded, I realized that this may be influenced by the proliferation of "Con culture" that has taken the country by storm. What used to be a few hours of dressing up and strolling the neighborhood to get sacks of candy has turned into something much larger.
Looking at friends' photos on Facebook, I saw fewer "off the shelf" costumes and more that were infused with imagination. Whole families were dressed by theme, many based on comic characters. The elaborate makeup and hairstyles were impressive.
I think the sharing of Con photos, as well as extensive media coverage of both San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con (I loved when the latter was trending at the top of Facebook), have encouraged this, as well as the large number of smaller conventions that have sprung up across the country. We are trying to stay on top of these with our list that can be found later in this newsletter, and we encourage you to reach out with any that we may have missed.
