A while back we reported on the epic CONvergence slated for March 29-31, 2019 when WonderCon, C2E2, Planet Comic Con and Silicon Valley Comic Con were all slated to run. Since then Silicon Valley has moved to August, and now the date eased up considerably with the announcement that Chicago’s C2E2 is moving a week earlier. ReedPOP […]
Breaking Down the Latest Convention Controversy
OK, comicsphere, we need to talk about conventions. This convention hubbub that’s flared up in the last week or so is a fairly complex one. Just for the sake of the arguments that are still going on, let’s break this down into the individual issues that are affecting creators that are exhibiting at comics shows.
Issue #1 – CCINO
Yes, I’m borrowing from political rhetoric. “Comic Conventions In Name Only.” Ever been to an alleged comic convention that had little-to-zero comics programming, few (if any) comics publishers exhibiting and pretty much all the comics content was artists alley and anyone selling comics in the dealers area?