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Tweet Another jam packed and fascinating discussion among people who have a lot to say. NYC participants: Print vs. Digital–War, Co-existence, or Collaboration Publishers, retailers, and others on how the digital revolution will impact on print sales. – Ted Adams, CEO of IDW Publishing – Eric Beaulieu, Vice President Premedia, Transcontinental Transmedia – Dave Bowen, [...]
Don’t worry, we’re not going to spend the next five weeks going over reactions to New York Comic Con…probably just this post, our own wrap-up and whatever news fallout emerges. Fun Fact #1: This year, it’s been hard to find personal blog accounts of the show. Like San Diego, NYCC has become the province of a lot of professional bloggers and journos, so even a Google blog search comes up with lots of variations on “Marvel vs Capcom!”.
Fun Fact #2: Even though our own immediate reaction to the show was that it worked for what it was supposed to be, there have been a lot of complaints. This isn’t really surprising — there were a lot of rough patches in security, crowding, scheduling and more — but it shows that the crowd had high expectations for the kind of experience they were going to get, and when it fell short, they felt it.
While we consider NYCC a complete success from where we stand, it wasn’t without problems — mostly in security and crowd control. While we’re working on our full write-up, Evan Dorkin has some comments that give the other side:
Wow, there was SO MUCH going on at New York Comic Con. Kevin Melrose has a great roundup of salient news points, and CBR had an insane number of panel reports. Newsarama has streaming video, and Comics Alliance has their own link roundup.
But if you can’t digest all that, here’s the Slimfast version, specially prepared just for you.
It’s been a long year of change in the comics industry, and New York Comic Con feels like the end point of an arduous but rewarding journey. We were just doing a search for blogs posts about the show and already found fairly fascinating two think pieces that show the ascendance of nerd culture as a boon — or a threat, depending on how you view it.
Tweet§ Hank Kanalz has been promoted to Senior VP-Digital of DC Comics, it was announced at this morning’s DC Nation panel. He was formerly the VP-general manager of the now-shuttered WildStorm imprint, but he’ll be moving to Burbank. § Ape Entertainment has licensed Strawberry Shortcake to go along with Richie Rich. § Brian Bendis and [...]
There has never been a harder partying comic con than NYCC 10. For those who can drag themselves out one more time, here’s tonight’s party poop report with three big parties:
TweetOnly available as an image, but all things Marvel at NYCC can be found here.
Beat Pal Jimmy Aquino and the Comic News Insider podcast have a fantastic signing line-up at their booth! See below:
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Oni Press is in New York for NYCC 2010! Oct 8th – 10th we’ll be strutting our stuff at booth #2331. Come by and check out our eclectic library of titles including the con premieres of:
TweetCapping off a successful 2010 convention season and eager to win over more fans to its brand of high-quality comics and graphic novels, Archaia Entertainment announced it will have a huge presence at New York Comic Con, taking place Oct. 8-10 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. In addition to [...]
Although it’s been a long, hard convention season, enthusiasm for the New York Comic-Con which kicks off tomorrow is running HIGH, especially among our European comics friends, who can’t afford San Diego prices any more, but find New York’s Fall Saver Fares just right. It’s hard to find a better time in New York than early October — crisp air, falling leaves, a certain “buzz” in the air….it’s a good time.
In case you are wondering what to do or where to go, we’ll direct you to the hard work that others have done.
Mostly via Twitter, here’s a roundup of who’s where and signing when . NOTE: We’ll be updating this for the next day or so. New entries are marked with a *.
Lerner Graphic Universe line hasn’t got much industry attention but it’s putting out some fun books by talented creators for the younger set, Check out that they have to offer.
New York Comic Con 2010: Battling crowds
It’s taken a few days to recover from this year’s New York Comic Con, and recovery has been slowed by the vast number of out-of-towners who have stayed on to hang out and make merry with New York friends. It is a real thrill to know your hometown show has become an attraction for colleagues around the world, and it definitely inspires one get gussied up and make everyone feel welcomed and well lubricated with social beverages.
The time has given me a bit more perspective and enabled me to read and listen to more experiences from the show, and I have to say that when I pegged it as “a complete success” the other day, I was incorrect. NYCC ’10 was a SUCCESS, no question, and from talking to comics exhibitors and New York-loving visitors you might conclude that it was a “complete” success as far as their goals went — exposing their wares to as many potential customers as possible, and drinking as much free alcohol as possible, respectively. I would not gainsay that these are worthy goals, and their accomplishment is praiseworthy, but there were so many other logistical and conceptual problems with the show that its success is almost baffling.