I've been. It's professional. The last few years have been like that year at Dragon Con when the hotel was under construction. Crowded, difficult to do any business. They outgrew their venue long ago. I'll believe the attendance numbers. It's cool as cons go, nothing innovative. It's main draw is it's the only thing around with any money behind it...until now.
The Wizard World Portland thing is going to be bad for both cons. A bunch of the guests are the same, so people are going to go to one or the other, not both. I mean, some hardcore folks will do both, but people who would have driven to Seattle from other parts of the country will probably just go to Portland instead. And those will significantly outnumber the people who punch both tickets. My guess is the Portland con will do just ok, and the ECCC will do better than Portland, but still less than they expected. That Wizard company has been a blight on the industry from inception. They're the Satan of pop culture, a costumed Wal-Mart with predatory practices. That magazine wrecked comics, their conventions spoil local conventions on purpose. They're sharks. I mean, now I have two chances to get Lando's autograph, so good for me, but... it's creepy. Caw! -----Original Message----- From: Serv <[email protected]> To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 4:55 am Subject: [The Unique Geek] Emerald City Comic Con...and competition in the Pacific NW on the Con circut... Dr Jen sent me a link to an article... http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2013/01/and_now_wizard_vs_emerald_city.html So after reading it there are questions that i have to ask some of our resident geeks... Raven, Do you plan to attend Emerald City CC and have you been before? They claim attendance of 65K...that is the size of D*C (according to what D*C releases annually) so how does this compare if you have been? Looks like the Emerald City ComicCon folks are pissed that the Wizard con in Portland may try and 'kneecap' them by holding a similar con 2 hrs away a week before. Interesting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/fO6CoYqNVkIJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
