Crossovers and Conventions

I got lucky and sold a few of these books, then reinvested them into two Humble Bundles that were too good to pass-up. I don't get a lot of responses here, but I wanted to ask:

What is the crossover between the comics and tabletop roleplaying game hobbies' fandoms these days?

I know, growing up in the 1980s and '90s, we had a blast at conventions, that were more generalized in nature. There was a movie room showing genre favorites 24/7, as well as something like Star Trek or Mystery Science Theater 3000 going on the TV in the entropy suite. There were also dealers of VHS anime, which was one of the few places you could find classics like Akira and Vampire Hunter D. 

There were Tournament Games (elite caps because they rewarded players prizes), and plenty of open rooms for pick-up games. The last really great con I attended was held the same year Magic: The Gathering was released, but they did not have any scheduled games for it that year. The guests were writers and artists (lots of artists) of the pop-culture we were eagerly devouring, and they usually shared one or two tables.

Now, I know there are ComiCons and specific gaming conventions, but is there still a crossover in the creatives being presented? Is there a comic book dealer presence at GenCon, for example?

I would really like to attend a convention again, and I don't know which one it would be. So, I'm opening-up the floor to hear what others have to say (technically, the floor is always open)!

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