tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post900442261542582365..comments2024-03-28T04:12:10.323-04:00Comments on Draw!: Wizard World Philly 2007 WrapMike Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-2481466914735691882007-06-19T15:16:00.000-04:002007-06-19T15:16:00.000-04:00Well, as an attendee I gotta say that it was a ple...Well, as an attendee I gotta say that it was a pleasure to meet both you and Echo on Saturday. I'm sorry to hear that the con is turning into such a bum rap for attending artists, because they're the ones whom I normally come to see and meet.<BR/><BR/>Given my limited budget, I really can't travel out past the Greater Philadelphia Area for a con, so I guess I'll just have to, like the song says, hope that something better comes along.DamnedYankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839191271102358189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-42042051596941321662007-06-19T11:04:00.000-04:002007-06-19T11:04:00.000-04:00Rich, I'd like to do Mocca but I'm afarid I'll hav...Rich, I'd like to do Mocca but I'm afarid I'll have to pass. is the whole Philly crew going? I enjoyed it last year but i am not set up, so i guess I'll pass till 2008.<BR/><BR/>i do think Wizard was more than a bit arrogant in thinking they could just torpedo anyone and treat anyone anyway they felt. If you were a hotlist artist, well you got OK treatment, but those shows also survive by retailers buying tables. Treat them poorly and you are cutting your throat. I had no issue with the staff as they were all very nice, great to deal with, the issue is Wizards poor promotion and not getting the locals to turn out.<BR/><BR/>Yvon, I think I'd do either San Diego or the NYC Javitz show, I think you'd get more bang for your buck than Philly.Mike Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-90475084738523798022007-06-19T03:43:00.000-04:002007-06-19T03:43:00.000-04:00Oh Lord I wish I was here... Unfortunately, I didn...Oh Lord I wish I was here... Unfortunately, I didn't...<BR/><BR/>You know what ? Actually, I work for a french editor, preparing a new magazine for children. If this magazine will see the day soon (whe are testing it for the moment), I want to go to Philly for the next issue of Wizard Wolrd... So I can do a paper call "The place where superheroes are true", Or "The town where youcan meet Spiderman and all the other..."<BR/><BR/>Good idea. What do think about ?Yvon Doubeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291651537115281383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-17083187399082399312007-06-18T15:50:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:50:00.000-04:00Mike,I didn't either attend or get a booth in Arti...Mike,<BR/><BR/>I didn't either attend or get a booth in Artist Alley this year at the Philly Show. I did it several years ago and had a miserable time. The staff I dealt with then were horrible to do with, lost my table (stuck me waay afar way from the rest of my group, etc...). <BR/><BR/>Also I agree that WWP is really mainstream. Nothing more. It's too bad since there's such a large artist/cartoonist comminity in this area. WWp always felt like an outside group that threw darts at a map, picked cities for shows and that's it. Forgetting that each city has it's own uniquness and not playing up to that or promoting it (the mainstream fans will come no matter what).<BR/><BR/>IMO Wizard feels that their name should be enough to draw huge crowds, but I believe they lost that cache long ago.<BR/><BR/>I think most of these shows should be strictly Saturday & Sunday. Unless you're SDCC, trying to squeeze in a week day is fruitless. <BR/><BR/>Personally I'm looking forward to doing MoCCA this weekend. I haven't done that show since they expanded to two days. <BR/><BR/>RichRichard Marcejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103986097053252333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-2681824941501254632007-06-18T15:11:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:11:00.000-04:00A-Hole D list I think :-)I had to laugh as I could...A-Hole D list I think :-)<BR/>I had to laugh as I could have snapped a pic by just walking and isle over and zooming in.Mike Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-90748861362811743082007-06-18T14:43:00.000-04:002007-06-18T14:43:00.000-04:00was Burt Ward trying to be funny by hiding his fac...was Burt Ward trying to be funny by hiding his face or was he being an a-hole and trying not to "give something away for free"?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.com