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Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Looking back to look ahead
17 JUNE 2014
If you're a first-timer who has no idea what to expect next month, you might benefit from looking back at the programming from last summer. CCI has posted the 2013 panels, games, exhibitors and a photo gallery, all of which will give you an idea of how immense your options will be come July.
In the meantime, that brief flash of Exhibitor Hall information that some of us enjoyed last week is still down. CCCI giveth and CCI taketh away. Hopefully the pages go back up soon.
If you're a first-timer who has no idea what to expect next month, you might benefit from looking back at the programming from last summer. CCI has posted the 2013 panels, games, exhibitors and a photo gallery, all of which will give you an idea of how immense your options will be come July.
In the meantime, that brief flash of Exhibitor Hall information that some of us enjoyed last week is still down. CCCI giveth and CCI taketh away. Hopefully the pages go back up soon.
16 weeks until Comic Con
27 MARCH 2013
Does July 17 sound far away? It really isn't. Right now we're in that dull stretch between the stress of registration and the excitement of Comic Con announcements, but this is in fact the optimal time to start preparing.
Such as:
Save money. How obvious, right? But if you're more of a spender than a saver, this is one time you should break character and put some cash away each week, if only so you can later indulge in the orgiastic nerd spending spree to end all sprees.
Does July 17 sound far away? It really isn't. Right now we're in that dull stretch between the stress of registration and the excitement of Comic Con announcements, but this is in fact the optimal time to start preparing.
Such as:
Save money. How obvious, right? But if you're more of a spender than a saver, this is one time you should break character and put some cash away each week, if only so you can later indulge in the orgiastic nerd spending spree to end all sprees.
Get in shape. People always get so offended when I tell them this, and then they go and they're whining and blistered and sore by Friday morning. And delaying their more energetic friends who tried to warn them of such an outcome. Comic Con is a lot of walking and standing and sitting in hallways. That's if you're an attendee; if you're working, you'll probably be on your feet a lot and carting booth stuff around. Be ready.
Join your hotel’s rewards program. Several of them (Hilton, Starwood and Wyndham, possibly others) recently went fascist when it comes to free night points, but you can still get perks like free Wifi or continental breakfast.
Make money. Instead of waiting to sell your old back issues and unwanted action figures at the Con, put some or all of them on Ebay now. Anyone, feel free to jump in and correct me - but I've heard the money and credit you get from Con vendors isn't all that spectacular, unless you have something truly rare. You're better off putting your stuff online now and holding out for the right price.
Start thinking about your costume. I'm not speaking to the cosplayers here, because you people exist in another space entirely, but the regular attendees who think it would be "fun" to wear a costume. Or just want to go native. First of all, you should know that most attendees don't wear costumes, and they can be a serious pain in the ass in terms of heat, maintenance and discomfort at a time you'll really just want to be comfortable. But if you're committed to the idea, start planning now.
Renew/get your passport if you want to go to Tijuana or Baja. Although I'd check travel warnings first.
The 2013 page is up
23 MARCH 2013
There's barely any news to share yet, but I'll be compiling news of panels, events, swag and collectibles as it comes in. If you have an event you want to publicize, or just happen upon some (reasonably plausible) rumors-news, let me know and I'll post it on the 2013 page.
In the meantime, keep checking back. But on the whole, the real news won't be trickling in until around May.
There's barely any news to share yet, but I'll be compiling news of panels, events, swag and collectibles as it comes in. If you have an event you want to publicize, or just happen upon some (reasonably plausible) rumors-news, let me know and I'll post it on the 2013 page.
In the meantime, keep checking back. But on the whole, the real news won't be trickling in until around May.
And a new Comic Con is born - maybe
31 AUGUST 2012
Whether or not this news excites you will probably depend on your location. In a nutshell: CCI may be producing a new Con, still in California, in 2013.
Currently CCI puts on 3 cons annually: WonderCon in San Francisco, APE (Alternative Press Expo) in the Bay Area and our favorite, San Diego Comic Con. However, this year WonderCon had to relocate to Anaheim due to construction in their SF venue, the Moscone Center. For spring 2013, that construction will still be an issue, so WonderCon will once again be held in Anaheim.
BUT the Moscone Center may be able to accommodate a Con in the fall 2013 - which could mean that CCI will create a fourth Con. However - this is where it gets confusing - if this is the case, then that autumn Con in San Francisco will become WonderCon, and the spring Con in Anaheim will become the new, as yet unnamed one.
In other words, we'll either have WonderCon in Anaheim in March 2013, or we'll have a new Con in Anaheim in March 2013 and WonderCon in San Francisco in fall 2013. When will we know for sure? October.
Now you may well be thinking, why do I care about this, all I care about is San Diego, but this is exactly the kind of juncture that may become the long-anticipated day when San Diego Comic Con cracks in half. For years now, people have been fervently wishing that San Diego could split into two separate cons, with Hollywood on one side and comic books on the other.
Is it really that simple? No, the fans intersect in all kinds of ways, and any split would leave some people dissatisfied. But it's still a very possible outcome as the Con bulges at the seams -and creating a fourth Con (and a SoCal one, no less) might be seen as an experiment and possible relief valve over these next 3 years that we are contractually stuck in San Diego.
We'll just have to wait and see if this fourth Con materializes. If it does, it is brand new territory, unshaped by expectations, and could theoretically be tipped toward any sector - sci fi, comic books, cosplay, anything. It could become an attractive option for people sick of the crowds and hassle of San Diego, or it could be seen as small potatoes and not attract many fans at all. (Feelings about WonderCon at Anaheim this year were mixed.) In any case, CCI seems to think the call is there. I don't always have much confidence in their business vision, but I'll be watching to see if they're right.
Publishers Weekly
ETA: No new Con in 2013! WonderCon will be held in Anaheim March 29-31.
Whether or not this news excites you will probably depend on your location. In a nutshell: CCI may be producing a new Con, still in California, in 2013.
Currently CCI puts on 3 cons annually: WonderCon in San Francisco, APE (Alternative Press Expo) in the Bay Area and our favorite, San Diego Comic Con. However, this year WonderCon had to relocate to Anaheim due to construction in their SF venue, the Moscone Center. For spring 2013, that construction will still be an issue, so WonderCon will once again be held in Anaheim.
BUT the Moscone Center may be able to accommodate a Con in the fall 2013 - which could mean that CCI will create a fourth Con. However - this is where it gets confusing - if this is the case, then that autumn Con in San Francisco will become WonderCon, and the spring Con in Anaheim will become the new, as yet unnamed one.
In other words, we'll either have WonderCon in Anaheim in March 2013, or we'll have a new Con in Anaheim in March 2013 and WonderCon in San Francisco in fall 2013. When will we know for sure? October.
Now you may well be thinking, why do I care about this, all I care about is San Diego, but this is exactly the kind of juncture that may become the long-anticipated day when San Diego Comic Con cracks in half. For years now, people have been fervently wishing that San Diego could split into two separate cons, with Hollywood on one side and comic books on the other.
Is it really that simple? No, the fans intersect in all kinds of ways, and any split would leave some people dissatisfied. But it's still a very possible outcome as the Con bulges at the seams -and creating a fourth Con (and a SoCal one, no less) might be seen as an experiment and possible relief valve over these next 3 years that we are contractually stuck in San Diego.
We'll just have to wait and see if this fourth Con materializes. If it does, it is brand new territory, unshaped by expectations, and could theoretically be tipped toward any sector - sci fi, comic books, cosplay, anything. It could become an attractive option for people sick of the crowds and hassle of San Diego, or it could be seen as small potatoes and not attract many fans at all. (Feelings about WonderCon at Anaheim this year were mixed.) In any case, CCI seems to think the call is there. I don't always have much confidence in their business vision, but I'll be watching to see if they're right.
Publishers Weekly
ETA: No new Con in 2013! WonderCon will be held in Anaheim March 29-31.
2013 Comic Con pre-registration is Saturday - for some of us
1 AUGUST 2012
Check your email, campers. If you attended Comic Con a few weeks ago, you should have a happy email waiting with the news that pre-registration is this Saturday morning at 8:00 PST. You can register two additional people but they must have attended this summer as well.
What we don't know: how many badges are on sale. What we do know: that it won't be the full number of badges available, not even close, which makes this even more of a lottery than regular registration day. So please don't get too frustrated at the inevitable glitches and crashes and announcement at 8:02 a.m. that all badges are gone, thank you.
As a reminder - you can't transfer a Comic Con badge. So if you're thinking of buying badges for people who went (but don't want to go again) and then transferring them to your friends who didn't go this year, that won't work.
Good luck.
Check your email, campers. If you attended Comic Con a few weeks ago, you should have a happy email waiting with the news that pre-registration is this Saturday morning at 8:00 PST. You can register two additional people but they must have attended this summer as well.
What we don't know: how many badges are on sale. What we do know: that it won't be the full number of badges available, not even close, which makes this even more of a lottery than regular registration day. So please don't get too frustrated at the inevitable glitches and crashes and announcement at 8:02 a.m. that all badges are gone, thank you.
As a reminder - you can't transfer a Comic Con badge. So if you're thinking of buying badges for people who went (but don't want to go again) and then transferring them to your friends who didn't go this year, that won't work.
Good luck.
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