Comments on: Pro View on the NY Con http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:32:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rachel Kadushin http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Rachel Kadushin Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:01:37 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1160 One of the things they did right was puting ads in non-comics pubications. Really there are a lot of people who remember liking a comic book based movie or even remember comics at one point of their lives in the New York City tri-state reading area. So those ads in Time Out and The Village Voice -- which might have included web ads in addition to print ads -- got to more eyeballs. One of the things they did right was puting ads in non-comics pubications. Really there are a lot of people who remember liking a comic book based movie or even remember comics at one point of their lives in the New York City tri-state reading area. So those ads in Time Out and The Village Voice — which might have included web ads in addition to print ads — got to more eyeballs.

]]> By: David Welsh http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 David Welsh Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:33:46 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1152 I think I saw the 10,000 figure at The Beat, but that might have reflected total pre-registration for the whole weekend. I think I saw the 10,000 figure at The Beat, but that might have reflected total pre-registration for the whole weekend.

]]> By: Ralf Haring http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Ralf Haring Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:18:34 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1151 Newsday quotes the 4500 figure as well. Newsday quotes the 4500 figure as well.

]]> By: David Welsh http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 David Welsh Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:13:28 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1149 I thought I had seen a pre-registration figure of 10,000 bandied about just before the con. I could be wrong, though. I thought I had seen a pre-registration figure of 10,000 bandied about just before the con. I could be wrong, though.

]]> By: Ralf Haring http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Ralf Haring Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:28:51 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1136 I was planning in walking in off the street, but not because I thought the con wouldn't be well-attended (quite the opposite, in fact). It was because that's what I've done at every other convention at the Javits Center I've been to. I was planning in walking in off the street, but not because I thought the con wouldn’t be well-attended (quite the opposite, in fact). It was because that’s what I’ve done at every other convention at the Javits Center I’ve been to.

]]> By: Ed Sizemore http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Ed Sizemore Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:00:49 +0000 http://www.comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/26/pro-view-on-the-ny-con/#comment-1134 Johanna, There also seems to be a big difference between anime and comic conventions. I have noticed that the bulk of the attendees for an anime convention (75-80%) pre-register for the event. Anime Boston sold out through pre-registration this year. Otakon sold all but a thousand of the available tickets through pre-registration last year. That said, most anime conventions have established attendance maximums and these are posted on the web sites. I was amazed to hear the pre-registration figures were so low for NYCC. People are talking about how there seems to have been a general skepticism about who well an NYC comic convention would be. Perhaps most attendees thought the show was going to be so poorly attended that they would just show up on Saturday and walk in off the street and get to the main floor with no problem. Why pre-register if you don't think that many people are coming? I am interested in seeing how Reed Exhibitions deals with all the complaints and what solutions will be implemented to keep this from happening next year. I still plan on going next year, especially given the true mix of the various comic genres there. Johanna, There also seems to be a big difference between anime and comic conventions. I have noticed that the bulk of the attendees for an anime convention (75-80%) pre-register for the event. Anime Boston sold out through pre-registration this year. Otakon sold all but a thousand of the available tickets through pre-registration last year. That said, most anime conventions have established attendance maximums and these are posted on the web sites.

I was amazed to hear the pre-registration figures were so low for NYCC. People are talking about how there seems to have been a general skepticism about who well an NYC comic convention would be. Perhaps most attendees thought the show was going to be so poorly attended that they would just show up on Saturday and walk in off the street and get to the main floor with no problem. Why pre-register if you don’t think that many people are coming? I am interested in seeing how Reed Exhibitions deals with all the complaints and what solutions will be implemented to keep this from happening next year. I still plan on going next year, especially given the true mix of the various comic genres there.

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