Comments on: San Diego suspicious of nerd spending http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:42:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jeff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-550 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:46:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-550 That's a great question, NewChad. The 'polychrome dollar'? Despite all the cool possibilities, it'll probably just end up being the 'nerd dollar.' That’s a great question, NewChad. The ‘polychrome dollar’? Despite all the cool possibilities, it’ll probably just end up being the ‘nerd dollar.’

]]> by: NewChad http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-545 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:55:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-545 So if gays have the 'pink dollar' what do nerds have? The 'bagged & boarded dollar'? The 'limited edition variant dollar by Michael Turner'? So if gays have the ‘pink dollar’ what do nerds have? The ‘bagged & boarded dollar’? The ‘limited edition variant dollar by Michael Turner’?

]]> by: Jeff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-527 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:40:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-527 Uhhhh.... that's a rhetorical "your," by the way, not a reference to you, Heidi. I'm dissing Malloy and Co., not The Beat. Uhhhh…. that’s a rhetorical “your,” by the way, not a reference to you, Heidi. I’m dissing Malloy and Co., not The Beat.

]]> by: Jeff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-526 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:38:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-526 I agree with Kiel. I had friends who worked in the hotel industry who I stayed with when I hit SDCC back in '91(!) and even back then, everyone they knew were excited about the nerd prom. People dug the colorful characters and really envied the people's passions. Considering that the con and the amount of spending has only grown tremendously since then, I'd say that article is just your usual sloppy approach to find a new spin on an obvious story. I agree with Kiel. I had friends who worked in the hotel industry who I stayed with when I hit SDCC back in ‘91(!) and even back then, everyone they knew were excited about the nerd prom. People dug the colorful characters and really envied the people’s passions.

Considering that the con and the amount of spending has only grown tremendously since then, I’d say that article is just your usual sloppy approach to find a new spin on an obvious story.

]]> by: Kiel Phegley http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-521 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:31:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-521 Meh. Every time I've made it out to San Diego, the people in town from shop owners to waitresses to cab drivers have been nothing but excited about having both Comicon and the fans it brings around. And that's not just a matter of making money, but most folks seem to be generally happy that a "nerd show" sets up shop in their town. This article stinks of one of those "I know so much more about the world than these illiterate scum" style pieces that I doubt it's worth paying to see the rest of. Meh.

Every time I’ve made it out to San Diego, the people in town from shop owners to waitresses to cab drivers have been nothing but excited about having both Comicon and the fans it brings around. And that’s not just a matter of making money, but most folks seem to be generally happy that a “nerd show” sets up shop in their town.

This article stinks of one of those “I know so much more about the world than these illiterate scum” style pieces that I doubt it’s worth paying to see the rest of.

]]> by: Jason Borlinghaus http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-518 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:09:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/19/san-diego-suspicious-of-nerd-spending/#comment-518 Is that $100 or $1.00? Just curious. Is that $100 or $1.00? Just curious.

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