Comments on: Wizard Bans Ex-Staffer From Con Without Explanation

By: Friends of Lulu Awards Move to Long Beach, Nominations Open to Public » Comics Worth Reading

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:11:47 +0000

[...] cover the organization’s future plans and goals). LBCC started last year, set up by former Wizard World staffers as an alternative to Wizard’s cancelled Los Angeles show. (Bummer, since it’s a West [...]

By: World War Con: Big Apple 2010 scheduled for same weekend as NYCC 2010 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:12:02 +0000

[...] Beach Comic-Con, created and staffed in large part by former Wizard employees, going so far as to ban LBCC's Steve Hoveke from Wizard's Philadelphia show despite having okayed him as an [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:53:56 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up, Joe.

By: Joe Rybandt

Joe Rybandt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:48:50 +0000

“Howard Chaykin, after having been tricked by Wizard, had to sign all day at the Dynamite Entertainment booth, apparently as some sort of deal setup to lure Dynamite to the show, as they were not going to setup there, or at least not as big a setup as they had this weekend. He had fixed the gitch tho, and was all set to sign in AA the rest of the show with Walter Simonson, our other attending artist.”

I’d like to clarify here, and Steve’s a friend, so no disrespect intended and Howard’s a legend, so no disrespect intended there either, but the confusion about Howard’s spot was not due to anyone at Wizard. It was always our intention to have Howard upfront with us and any confusion comes down to miscommunication between us at Dynamite and Howard, but no fault to Wizard on this one…

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:03:30 +0000

2 thumbs down, and a dope slap to Wizard/Gareb Shamus. How petty can you get?

By: Metal MIsfit

Metal MIsfit — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:57:21 +0000

Nothing bad this company ever does surprises me anymore. So many good people have worked at that company, but none of them are calling the shots these days.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:18:23 +0000

Wow…not that I needed any other reasons to hit the Long Beach con, pettiness by Wizard World against them more or less clinches the deal.

Seriously, if you leave a market (I’ll believe “postponed” over “canceled” when they announce a date) and someone else steps in, they’re not a nasty evil competitor. Not that I’d consider even that grounds for ejection.

Seriously, Wizard, WTF?