Monroe Micro-Con Brings Big Comic Energy to Americana Beer Co
Monroe Micro-Con Brings Big Comic Energy to Americana Beer Co By Donovan Matthews Monroe, NC — Comic fans don’t need a massive convention center or a big-city expo to dive into the worlds they love. Micro-Con has proven time and again that all it takes is a brewery, a room full of long boxes, and a community that hungers for something real. At Americana Beer Co, the Monroe Micro-Con transformed the cozy brewery into a buzzing hub of comics, collectibles, and local artistry—where browsing felt more like a conversation than a transaction. A Convention Built for People, Not Profit From the beginning, Micro-Con set out to be different. As founder Chris Rigo or as some know him, Beardy Weirdy, explains, “The Micro-Cons are always FREE admission comic book conventions hosted at local breweries. Most comic conventions are in expensive convention centers or dirty hotels—places you don’t really want to hang out unless you have to be there. We wanted a venue people would actually want to spend...