Comments on: San Diego Con

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:47:17 +0000

[...] In other convention news, Lea Hernandez points out that this year, 25% of the featured guests at San Diego are women, a great improvement from last year. Yay! Then she broadly hints that she wants to be invited. [...]

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:52:33 +0000

[...] Examining the featured guest list, I notice that their track record is even worse than San Diego’s. The only woman listed as a creator, instead of an actress or “model”, is Jinky Coronado. She supposedly draws Banzai Girl, but since her website is dedicated more to her appearances in a panty-shot-friendly schoolgirl skirt than her work, I find that suspicious. [...]

By: Lyle

Lyle — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:43:18 +0000

Chris, that tends to be my feeling. It’s sad and frustrating that so few women get invited as guests (or so we presume based on what we see, I think it’s important to acknowledge that) but it’s a very good convention for someone interested in the works of female comic creators.

By: ~chris

~chris — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:55:34 +0000

It’s shameful that there aren’t more official guests who happen to be women. But that won’t keep me from visiting several creators who happen to be women and who paid their way to go to Comic-Con.

By: ~chris

~chris — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:33:20 +0000

I’ll be going for my 14th year in a row (8th consecutive full 4 days). The size doesn’t bother me; in fact I’m spoiled that so many comic creators attend. But then, I live two hours away by train, and round-trip Amtrak tickets for two are cheaper than 4 nights of hotel parking. This is the only convention I attend, excepting a rare visit to APE. If I lived on the East Coast, I wouldn’t go to San Diego Comic-Con either.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:49:13 +0000

Over at the Engine, they’re joking about everyone taking a year off from conventions. It would be REALLY interesting to see what would happen if cons went back to being fan gatherings first.

By: Alex de Campi

Alex de Campi — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:34:49 +0000

After going to the past two SDCCs, I’m not going to this one – for same reasons as you. It just costs too much darn money, especially from London. Plus, with the majority of my new series coming out later this year or early next, there’s just not a lot of point.