Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: comic-con
In his article on how money is changing the nature Comic Cons big and small, Jim McLauchlin quotes Fables creator Bill Willingham as stating: "I love the fact that this thing has gotten huge and all that, but San Diego — and you can fill in any of the other big mega-conventions — isn't really … Continue reading Should Comic-Con “Go Long”?
Comic-Con International (CCI) yesterday announced its new plan to "level the playing field" in the mad dash to obtain tickets to San Diego Comic-Con. Rather than a "first come, first served" distribution scheme, this year's online system for Comic-Con tickets will be randomized. As explained in CCI's official blog: During 2014 badge preregistration, prospective attendees … Continue reading Comic-Con Ticket Sales: Systematizing Randomness
The past weekend the Jacob Javits Center hosted New York Comic Con, the East Coast's largest pop culture event run by the ReedPop division of Reed Elsevier. Early reports estimated this year's attendance at more than 130,000, putting the event on par with North America's premiere pop culture event, San Diego Comic-Con run by Comic-Con … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2013 and the Twin Peaks of Con Culture
For comic book fans who bemoan the encroaching influence of Hollywood on the major comic cons, there are a number of small, local events that carry on the spirit of the original comic book conventions. The Rotunda. This past Saturday, Locust Moon Comics, a Philadelphia-based comic book retailer, hosted the second annual Locust Moon Comics … Continue reading Locust Moon’s Comics-Focused Fest Expands
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