Game of Cons: You Either Win Or You Don't Go To Comic-Con

[Bryy]

And by cons, I'm more specifically talking in this initial post about WonderCon, which is taking place in Anaheim and is in a week and a half.

 

http://www.comic-con.org/wca

 

And, of course, with San Diego Comic-Con comning just 'round the bend.

 

Anyone going to either?

[Walsingham]

Nope, but please go Louis Theroux and post us some pics and interviews.

[Azdeus]

Would be neat to get to see some pictures from there, I doubt that I'd ever see a comic-con personally so it's fun seeing pics.

[Oerwinde]

Going to Fan Expo Vancouver in two weeks.

[Hurlshort]

These conventions all freak me out.  

[Bryy]

These conventions all freak me out.  

That's why I like multi-tiered con centers like Anaheim and Moscone West.

 

The SDCC is way too flat for that many people.

[Oerwinde]

Plus, if SDCC sells out in minutes, maybe they need to start looking for a bigger venue.

[Bryy]

Plus, if SDCC sells out in minutes, maybe they need to start looking for a bigger venue.

San Diego will never let Comic-Con; especially now with friction between Disney and CCI. WonderCon may even end up returning to SF instead of there being a WonderCon SF. 

 

The expansion to the SDCC looks amazing, but they are too chicken to actually start production.

[BruceVC]

And by cons, I'm more specifically talking in this initial post about WonderCon, which is taking place in Anaheim and is in a week and a half.

 

http://www.comic-con.org/wca

 

And, of course, with San Diego Comic-Con comning just 'round the bend.

 

Anyone going to either?

 

You guys are really fortunate to have these types of conventions that you can attend with relative ease. I wish we had them in South Africa, but if you go take loads of pictures so people who can't go get a vicarious enjoyment from your outing

[IndiraLightfoot]

I agree. This is where the US really shines like a beacon in a world of ignorance! Please report back for us unfortunate ones!

[Bryy]

 

And by cons, I'm more specifically talking in this initial post about WonderCon, which is taking place in Anaheim and is in a week and a half.

 

http://www.comic-con.org/wca

 

And, of course, with San Diego Comic-Con comning just 'round the bend.

 

Anyone going to either?

 

You guys are really fortunate to have these types of conventions that you can attend with relative ease. I wish we had them in South Africa, but if you go take loads of pictures so people who can't go get a vicarious enjoyment from your outing

 

Relative Ease is they key word. 

 

SDCC is now trial and error, where you either get a hotel or you don't. You either get a badge or you don't. I've been demoted this year to Trade Professional, and I may end up asking for a refund. Hotel Reg open up tomorrow at 9am sharp, and all downtown hotels get sucked up within three minutes.

 

I'm back in NorCal now, so even WonderCon is tough for me. Thank God there are 8 of us for SDCC, since I don't have an extra $2300 of Fun Money just lying around.

[Oerwinde]

 

Saw this guy at Fan Expo Vancouver

[Oerwinde]

 

Saw this guy at Fan Expo Vancouver. No idea why the picture is sideways.

[Drowsy Emperor]

And the shoes are from Banana Republic.

[Oerwinde]

Day 2 they jacked up the price of photo ops and autographs. So now its $50 for Tom Felton's (Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter movies) autograph, and $70 for a photo op. that's more than Stan Lee last year, and Tom Felton is hardly the celebrity Stan Lee is. Michael Rosenbaum was awesome and did a personal message for my daughter(Who is a huge Flash fan) so we're dishing out the $50 for a photo with him. I wanted Bruce Campbell, but they jacked his prices up too. He was in an epic purple leisure suit though.

[Bryy]

Just got back!

 

I ended up buying Constant C on Steam one day because they had a great booth and were really nice and talkative. That's marketing people! Will post pics later, I guess. There are a lot. I need to cherry pick. Saw a fantastic TF2 cosplay. Oh, and randomly had drinks with a dude name Chris the last night. He makes games or something. 

 

Overall, it was one of the best cons I've been to. Got a lot of work done, but also had a really relaxing time. Went by super fast, though.

[Meshugger]

Where there any panels worth attending to?

[BruceVC]

Just got back!

 

I ended up buying Constant C on Steam one day because they had a great booth and were really nice and talkative. That's marketing people! Will post pics later, I guess. There are a lot. I need to cherry pick. Saw a fantastic TF2 cosplay. Oh, and randomly had drinks with a dude name Chris the last night. He makes games or something. 

 

Overall, it was one of the best cons I've been to. Got a lot of work done, but also had a really relaxing time. Went by super fast, though.

 

Sounds like it was loads of fun and productive, don't forget to post those pictures you mentioned

[Bryy]

Where there any panels worth attending to?

 

How To Turn Your Comics Into Beer Money.

 

Exactly what it sounds like.

[Gromnir]

Day 2 they jacked up the price of photo ops and autographs. So now its $50 for Tom Felton's (Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter movies) autograph, and $70 for a photo op. that's more than Stan Lee last year, and Tom Felton is hardly the celebrity Stan Lee is. Michael Rosenbaum was awesome and did a personal message for my daughter(Who is a huge Flash fan) so we're dishing out the $50 for a photo with him. I wanted Bruce Campbell, but they jacked his prices up too. He was in an epic purple leisure suit though.

back in 1975, we went to a white sox game. bucky dent signed our mitt. didn't even ask for money.  weird.

 

still have the mitt, btw.

 

HA! Good Fun!

[Oerwinde]

The FAQ on the site says most guests don't charge for autographs. The comic guests don't charge for autographs all the others do.From what I gather, its their agents that set the prices, and when they feel like it they throw a freebie around. Michael Rosenbaum made my daughter a personalized video and signed a flash picfor the price of the photo (they ddidn't charge for photos last year). He was a really cool guy.

[Bryy]

There was a dude dressed as a SHIELD Agent. I whispered "Hail HYDRA". Then, very obviously, I started nudging him, going "eh? EH???".

[Oerwinde]

During Stephen Amell's (Oliver Queen on Arrow) panel at Fan Expo a guy got up and was like "Thank you for filling the void of comic book tv that Agents of SHIELD failed to do." Then he guestured to the crowd and was like "right people!?" And the crowd was silent. Guy was obviously one of the people who stopped watching at the beginning of the season.

[Bryy]

During Stephen Amell's (Oliver Queen on Arrow) panel at Fan Expo a guy got up and was like "Thank you for filling the void of comic book tv that Agents of SHIELD failed to do." Then he guestured to the crowd and was like "right people!?" And the crowd was silent. Guy was obviously one of the people who stopped watching at the beginning of the season.

Or the crowd just didn't agree with him, or he just didn't like the show.

 

I don't like the show. It's fun but it's not gripping TV.

 

But that does remind me of last years SDCC when they premiered The Flashpoint Paradox, which is DC's bloodiest DCAU film to date. The Q&A panel was filled with manchildren.

[Oerwinde]

Most people who gave the show a hard time at first but continued to watch are liking it now. Most that continue to say it sucks stopped watching within the firat 6 episodes or so, the crowds reaction said to me they disagreed with him about it sucking, and he seemed confused by that.

 

Flashpoint Paradox bugged me because with the art style and subject matter it was like DC Ninja Scroll, and it just didn't feel right. Mostly due to the art style I think. Aquaman just shouldn't be murdering people.