CCI wants to limit parasitic events and locales which could harm their reputation and finances. It would be quite easy for someone to hold a small press expo at a nearby hotel… two ballrooms, one for panels, one for artists. Or hold a mini-con with the exhibitors who couldn’t get into CCI.

It also prevents the embarrassment of dichotomy. What if the Jehovah’s Witness held a conference during the Zombie Crawl?

It also gives CCI space to expand. What if Marvel or DC were assigned private hotel ballrooms, freeing space on the convention floor for other exhibitors? Marvel/DC get added security and more control over their space (hours: 24/7?). Fans will trek the extra mile to visit.

I’m betting on San Diego.

Interesting plot developement of replacing the SD Politico ‘Bad Guys’ of the previous installments with intransigent Hotel Owners— though I suppose after Bear Stearns and BP, the story’s scriptwriters can’t help but reflect today’s palpable anti-corporate mood.

Weird enough that that the dickish SD governmental establishment now embraces the Con… but to actually be ON THE SAME SIDE against those hoteliers? Almost too good to be true: but I suppose a downturned Economy and a plethora of City financial problems CAN make strange bedfellows.

And what of those outside suitors? Anaheim and Los Angeles have been lately quiet (and Las Vegas completely mute)… to the hometown SD’s advantage?

Pass the popcorn.

I thought moving some comics-centered things to hotels was a way to relieve congestion at the convention center and allow a respite from all the movie/popculture overload in the building.

I’d really hate to find out that G4 is having a two hour special on Comic-Con, with money donated to some charity where Comic-Con officials come to Florida to announce if they’re staying in San Diego.