* by the way, here are my general and extremely selfish suggestions for the show: 1) no one enters any panel after the halfway point, period, except press. The last 20 minutes of the Richard Thompson panel was ruined for a lot of people by people walking in late to listen to how to pitch Hollywood, and I can’t think of a single reason why letting people in so late is a good idea. The exception is the press, who can conceivably actually benefit by seeing as many pieces of as many panels as possible. 2) Somehow restore the lost continent of ArtistAlley to the rest of the comics part of the show. I couldn’t in good faith suggest people even visit the many awesome cartoonists over there because it’s so far away and so hard to get there. I realize that many people may think there are benefits to having this stuff where it is. 3) Encourage even more aggressive, sophisticated programming, particularly the how-tos, building on a strength of this year. For example, the CBLDF Masters track or something exactly like it should be locked in as a part of every Comic-Con to come. 4) Consider limited-access memberships (floor-only), adjustable memberships (moving from four-day to one- or two-day once programming tracks are announced, perhaps by allowing people to sublet memberships through a dedicated, mini, CCI Stubhub) and a massive culling of the professional and press ranks. 5) Make a con priority of freezing the decline of comics retailer presence at its current level and developing an informal festival track spotlighting no-expenditure con enjoyment. I know that’s moving in two different directions. 6) Make a clear declaration of support for any ostensible off-site programming sponsors and consider a “Comic-Con Citywide” initiative with aggressive off-site and free-to-attend events. 7) Consider a deposit system with Travel Planners to reduce the worst excesses of room hoarding and reservation dumping. There were clearly enough rooms available April-on that this should not have been a source of stress for anyone. 8) tape everything in the three big halls and make them available to anyone that registers through information on their badge/con membership. Don’t worry about this leaking, leaking is good. But if I were blocked from seeing everything but the last 15 minutes of, I don’t know, Joss Whedon, I would want to see the rest of it in something made just for me. 9) Develop a more sophisticated comics press track so that I get more press releases and updates from Archaia and Top Shelf and fewer from the producers of an Adrienne Barbeau movie.
— The Comics Reporter
i agree with most of these
i agree with most of these
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