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On its website , Wizard has removed many never-to-be-scheduled conventions and even its upcoming Los Angeles convention, in favor of a more modest, feasible list including proven shows. The current schedule calls for:
As for the just-passed Chicago show in Rosemont, car rental companies in florida it seems to have been a success, based on tweets we saw over the weekend. It was certainly a success for this young couple: a man proposed and has his offer of marriage accepted car rental companies in florida during a BRUCE CAMPBELL Q A.
My daughter and I attended the Wizard World Chicago on Saturday. While I must admit that it seemed more crowded than I have ever seen it before, crowd size does not always equate success as far as I m concerned.
Artist s Alley was wonderful!! It was easily twice the size as previous years and packed full of very diverse talent. The artist that I spoke to all said that they were having a great con and that attendees all seemed very interested and were buying. It s always great to see a struggling independent artist s confidence bolstered by a successful con.
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The media guest area at the front of the convention space seemed to be in even greater need of breathing room, which is a shame as I m sure many first time attendees may have been turned off by the claustrophobic conditions in those aisles.
The line management for panels and general attendance seemed non-existent. While the volunteers all seemed like they wanted to be helpful, it also appeared that no one had given them any meaningful, managerial direction. They would dutifully funnel people car rental companies in florida off in the direction they were told to, but that direction often contradicted any sort of organized crowd control.
Despite all this, the people we encountered all seemed to be enjoying themselves. My hope is that first-time attendees who are not long term comic fans and attended out of curiosity found enough to tempt them back next year.
Will I return next year? Yes, but only for one day versus the three days I plan to spend at C2E2. I ve been attending the Chicago Con (regardless of its name changes) for roughly 28 years, so it s hard to quit.
My hope is that Wizard takes some of the money it brought in this year and rent out more convention floor space next year to allow the crowd to spread out more. Maybe I ll be able to actually buy something from a vendor next year since we want to encourage them to return too. If not, well then it will just go straight to the friendly and talented artists in attendance.
car rental companies in florida I was in artist alley at wizard world Chicago this past weekend, and it was indeed tremendous. Everyone in my group had record sales; I beat my sales from last year by nearly $400. The AA was indeed huge, and it seemed everyone was coming downmy aisle. Mike, I hope you amd your daughter stopped by!
I had an artist alley table at this show once before in 2009 and this year my sales were more than double. It was a tremendous show for me. Was this a fluke or did they figure out how to really get the right crowd to show up?
Interesting though, that the WW reaching out to non-Big Two- affliateds for their Artist Alley seemed car rental companies in florida to have paid off successfully. (Well at least for the two above; how was the Con for the others? And were the tables offered for free to those Artists, as floated previously?)
With REED Pop s own local C2E2 and NYCC dominated by DC and MARVEL (structurally, it seems like) along with the prohibitive costs of buying a table at those conventions maybe what we re seeing here is the start of a new trend?
It ll be a weird and fascinating car rental companies in florida development should WIZARD WORLD s Chicago and Big Apple Comic Cons become de facto Alt/Indy alternatives to C2E2 and NYCC given that WW began their Convention empire by catering to Mainstream Superhero Comics fans a practice that REED Pop now emulates.
One drag was a artist we were with was scheduled to do a panel and it was cancelled without telling her. And the line ups for the panels were very confusing with volunteers trying to help but having no information.
Although filled with indie comics artists, AA featured plenty of people with Big Two credits, myself included. car rental companies in florida It was a really nice mix of established pros and talented people you may not know by name But would want to buy their book anyway. Not to mention the usual collection car rental companies in florida of people selling prints, cards and other mom-sequential art.
As far as I m concerned, the only argument for the continuation of Wizard s Chicago Con is the enormous Artist s Alley. That s the only place I really spend any serious time and the only place I spend significant money.
I go out there looking for the people with self-printed books or promoting their webcomics car rental companies in florida (webcomics are another one of those things C2E2 does better). But I can complete a circuit of Artist s Alley in four hours or so, and that s as much of Wizard s con as I need to see.
There were 515 Artist Alley slots at Wizard Chicago. Massive! Most everyone I talked to had a great time, and made a fair amount of dough. The Chicago market car rental companies in florida is traditionally GREAT—Friendly people, and they re not afraid to spend money.
It also says they ll be back in the West building, which is kind of a bummer I liked the more condensed setup for year 2 a bit better, although being able to see the Lake from a few spots from the Western car rental companies in florida building WAS pretty nice.
I m not surprised to see Anaheim off the schedule. It seemed clear to me that it was a replacement for Los Angeles, and when they brought back WWLA, the writing was on the wall for the nearby city with less name recognition. (Frankly I m surprised they didn t start with a name like Wizard World Los Angeles Comic-Con car rental companies in florida of Anaheim )
I am a little surprised that they canceled a WWLA with just a month s warning AGAIN (OK, last time they gave *two* months warning). But then, the LA convention scene is pretty crowded this fall, between Long Beach Comic Con and the launch of Comikaze. I m just surprised Wizard actually car rental companies in florida blinked.
Wow it s a shame their business model (comic con as auto/boat show) fills a niche among a population usually overlooked by comics. Middle America loves celebrities (as seen at San Diego), and comics fans in those areas are eager to engage car rental companies in florida with professionals and other fans. Consumers eager to buy stuff they didn t know they wanted. It s the travelling bazaar model. It s the circus come to town (and yes, you try to get the kids to run away to make comics )
And if necessary, use the Dragon*Con/Science Fiction model: invite as many fandoms to participate. Electric trains, rocket car rental companies in florida and plane modelers, auto enthusiasts (fill up the parking lot, place the batmobile and other sights inside), costumers, maybe even hire someone to set up some carnival rides in the parking lot.
Interesting to read the comments from fans in this thread. For the last 17+ years I ve set up at Wizard World/Chicago Comic Con, and once again it was a success. car rental companies in florida It was far from being the SEXIEST car rental companies in florida Convention that is reported on the internet but on the flip side, the CROWDS that packed the aisles were much bigger than just about any show I ve been to, with the obvious exceptions of SDCC, Wondercon, or NYCC.
There are obvious biases against the Wizard, and some of these valid too, but for fans, exhibitors, and publishers, it all comes down to what YOU are looking for at the comic con you attend. Do you want Big booths with flashing lights? do you want a city where after con food drink dominate your experience? do you want to see Nostalgia Based celebrities ? do you want to meet the best comic creators in the land?
Anaheim was scheduled for the same weekend as Stumptown and MoCCA, so I m not surprised car rental companies in florida to see them at least re-thinking those dates. We d been planning to attend Anaheim until we realized it was up against our prior commitment to Stumptown, although I m sure there aren t a lot of exhibitors in that boat.
The interesting thing about a show like Wizard World Chicago, is how it seems to be growing WITHOUT needing comic fans to attend. Sure, comic pros are guests, but the curious question is whether or not the majority of attendees actually cared, or knew who they were. People spent money in artist alley, which was awesome, but I m curious if they where the type of crowd that cared who they were buying from. So, it s interesting what the show has become- and possibly proof that success might equal leaving die-hard comic fans behind. For every one current comic-buying fan, they might be replaced by 3 casual comic fans, or just comic- aware fans or comic-movie only fans. Or, fans of the Hollywood actors that couldn t care less about comics Either car rental companies in florida way- it s bodies through the door, and success for folks like me in artist alley. Maybe not success for actual current working pros trying car rental companies in florida to book $300 drawings all weekend, but that s where Baltimore comes in
For C2E2, I do love the feel of it being a BIG convention, with the big publishers coming out to make big announcements. It does attract more of the big name writers and artists, and it s VERY comics-oriented. Certainly more than Wizard. While I ve heard Wizard Chicago has always been one of the biggest conventions in the country, it normally takes place just weeks after San Diego. They don t really have anything new to announce, now do they?! C2E2 gets those big publishers because car rental companies in florida of that. I went to a lot more panels there than I did this past weekend at Wizard. Also, as a hopeful writer with a pitch proposal in my hands, having publishers there makes it easy to talk to several in one day (and probably get rejected!).
So what does Wizard have over C2E2? Well, this year s edition did seem bigger-more exhibitors and a larger artist all