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Post by Scott on Oct 7, 2015 17:15:19 GMT -5
Hey Gene, any plans to attend the Con?
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Post by geneweigel on Oct 7, 2015 20:30:03 GMT -5
After the last one that I went to in 2008, it seems that its more of a Hollywood thing than the cons of yore. General admission got me a pile of posters that I'd never hang up and that about sums it up. The kids all talk that its the place to go but the only highlights are Hollywood celebrities, and their fans, not like years ago. I deal with celebrities everyday in NYC. For instance one of the headliners is Marvel Netflix stars I've seen them all over the city filming.
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Post by Scott on Oct 9, 2015 8:01:17 GMT -5
I haven't been to a Con in a while. I hope to make a few nest year. I haven't been to NY in years. Maybe NYCC will make a good excuse.
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Post by geneweigel on Oct 9, 2015 8:41:02 GMT -5
A person that I know, who started working around there, says they're out in force yesterday. They didn't believe me how frightening it is until they saw it firsthand. Or should I say smelled it firsthand! I think it has to do with the way people with problems are treated in America today in a more outpatient way ("pills and go", etc.) compared to years ago. I remember the pre-"Comic Con" Javits center comic convention that I went to in the mid-90's was vastly different than the one that I went to in 2008 at Javits. 2008 it was everything is exclusive and Hollywood-oriented (There was an A&E ANDROMEDA STRAIN mini-series massive display.... ) The big con in the 90's before "Comic Con" came to NY they had no celebrities. KISS was there but no one even knew what to do with them. It was all about comics. I got Byrne and Claremont's gold markered free signature on an XMEN comic that I picked up at the con in one of the endless boxes of comics. It was that kind of mentality. This thing is artist's charging $20 for a signature and a extra fee to see the big names. You either get on the signature line or you're not getting anywhere near a table. In addition, they now draw for freeform pricing and make everyone wait. I remember it being 5 hours of getting bumped in the shoulders and the mid-90's I was randomly in a conversation with a guy who just drew an issue of LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT. In 2008, I coulnd't get within ten feet of anybody. In 2008, I did see Robert Kirkman puttering around but I had no idea his comic would turn into a phenomena. The Wizards of the Coast display was loaded with Non-D&D D&D imagery and the knuckleheads who love it.
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