{"id":2485,"date":"2025-02-13T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2025-03-26T19:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T00:32:17","slug":"guest-bankston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/guest-bankston\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest: Bankston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Meet Brad Bankston at ArmadilloCon!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Brad Bankston is a fifty-something year old adolescent with a 40+ year passion for nerdy entertainment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Brad is the co-owner of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bankstons.com\/\">Bankston\u2019s Sports Memorabilia, Comics, &amp; Collectibles<\/a> (Waco, est. 1985)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/austinbooks.com\/\">Austin Books &amp; Comics<\/a> (Austin, est. 1977)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/outlawmoongames\/\">Outlaw Moon Games &amp; Toys<\/a> (Austin, est. 2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guzugallery.com\/\">Guzu Gallery<\/a> (Austin, est. 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad has worked in, operated, or owned comic book, game, and bookstores since 1985. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He lives in Bruceville, Texas, and oversees the operation of stores in Waco and Austin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-471111df wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-5-Fan-Guest-Bankston-JPG-1024x1024.avif ,https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-5-Fan-Guest-Bankston-JPG.avif 780w, https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-5-Fan-Guest-Bankston-JPG.avif 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025-GOHs-5-Fan-Guest-Bankston-JPG-1024x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-3215\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2025-GOHs--5-Fan-Guest-Bankston-JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-4fdd9bb3     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3269' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-2-Bankston-Bio-AustinBooks-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-2-Bankston-Bio-AustinBooks-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-2-Bankston-Bio-AustinBooks-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAustin Books &amp; Comics is Central Texas&#8217;s largest and longest-running comics retailer.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3268' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-3-Bankston-Bio-GuzuGallery-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-3-Bankston-Bio-GuzuGallery-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-3-Bankston-Bio-GuzuGallery-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGuzu Gallery is a pop culture art gallery &amp; 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They sell designer toys, blind boxes, Japanese import anime figures, horror and Godzilla, and more! \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='3270' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-1-Bankston-Bio-WacoStore-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-1-Bankston-Bio-WacoStore-1024x1024.avif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/armadillocon.org\/d47\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bankston-Bio-1-Bankston-Bio-WacoStore-300x300.avif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBankston&#8217;s carries a massive selection of new and classic comics, graphic novels, toys, and sports collectibles.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Brad Bankston at ArmadilloCon! 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