The Beast That Is Comic-Con Approaches
With the economic downturn, it is going to be interesting to see what publishers, creators, and other companies bring to the table...literally. Will publishers push to spend as much as they have in previous years? Will there be the same spectacle? I'm thinking the answer is going to be yes. With the problems we have had in the ecomony, many fans and creators are probably making it to less conventions overall, but I bet many are making Comic-Con the priority in their attendance. The convention site has all memberships as sold out right now, so I imagine this is one convention that most have put on their calendar as the event to go to. The potential exposure is much greater at a convention like Comic-Con verses even larger conventions like Wondercon or The New York Comic-Con, so it is pivotal that their dollars are going as far as they can. It is going to rock...man, I wish I was going.
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Last year was the first time I had been to Comic-Con in about ten years. I thought it was amazing back in the mid-90s, but I was totally blown away by the size of the crowds and all the things available. I originally attended back in 1975 & ‘76, returning in the last ’80s and going to about six years straight.
I was one of those lucky enough (or smart enough) to get a four-day membership while they were still available. I am totally psyched and still haven’t figured out my schedule of what I’ll do.
You have some great articles I’ve seen over the past year. I did not understand your comment “even larger conventions” since Wondercon is not nearly as large as San Diego in any way.
I plan on San Diego in 2010. I probably go only every five years due to expense….