Comments on: No room at the Con II: Friday sells out http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:15:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: austinspace http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286354 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:11:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286354 What a crazy day. It felt like a Saturday at times today. I'm terrified what it will be like two days from now. Katy bars the door! What a crazy day. It felt like a Saturday at times today. I’m terrified what it will be like two days from now.

Katy bars the door!

]]> by: Bill Cunningham http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286274 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:26:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286274 A word of warning if you are standing in the pre-registration line, there were scammers working the line. They would come up asking for anyone who had one-day registrations, that ou could get in ahead of the actual line by registering with them. They had a bunch of preview night admission stickers which you have to actually look at closely to see were for preview night. They were collecting people's registration barcode sheetsn giving them the stickers and telling them they were good to go. Of coure, they were not. My friends got snared by this, ad though security was very understanding and professional, and my friends had extra printouts of their passes, it was definately a scam. I have no idea what the point was. I presume they were collecting printouts to scalp to others on the sold out days as though they were valid one day registration sheets. So, don't buy registrations from scalpers, they are probably stolen sheets from Thursday. And don't believe anyone who tells you that you can jump the line with a one day pass. Scam, scam, scam! Pass it on! A word of warning if you are standing in the pre-registration line, there were scammers working the line. They would come up asking for anyone who had one-day registrations, that ou could get in ahead of the actual line by registering with them. They had a bunch of preview night admission stickers which you have to actually look at closely to see were for preview night. They were collecting people’s registration barcode sheetsn giving them the stickers and telling them they were good to go. Of coure, they were not. My friends got snared by this, ad though security was very understanding and professional, and my friends had extra printouts of their passes, it was definately a scam.

I have no idea what the point was. I presume they were collecting printouts to scalp to others on the sold out days as though they were valid one day registration sheets.

So, don’t buy registrations from scalpers, they are probably stolen sheets from Thursday. And don’t believe anyone who tells you that you can jump the line with a one day pass.

Scam, scam, scam! Pass it on!

]]> by: daniel cooney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286267 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:21:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286267 Heh, though in looking back at my post the con has affected my spelling abilities. To quote Rorschach from Watchmen, "Hurrmm." Heh, though in looking back at my post the con has affected my spelling abilities. To quote Rorschach from Watchmen, “Hurrmm.”

]]> by: daniel cooney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286256 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:18:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286256 I'm not surprised, okay maybe a bit. This is the 10th year I've been exhibiting at Comic-Con and last night and today were insane. I've barely left my table and have been steadily doing sketches, catching up with people who come by and promoting new work. I'm having a great time, but Carolina (formerly of Bud Plant) and I just finished dinner and are relaxing in our hotel this evening (meaning she's finishing Potter and I doing sketches) to have a good night's sleep for the next three days. Yes, there were tons of networking opportunities and parties to attend but there will be parties the next two nights as well. Since we're based out of the San Francisco area, the "con" has always been good to us. We might be in the minority here but what the hell, we're in small press and we love it! I’m not surprised, okay maybe a bit. This is the 10th year I’ve been exhibiting at Comic-Con and last night and today were insane. I’ve barely left my table and have been steadily doing sketches, catching up with people who come by and promoting new work. I’m having a great time, but Carolina (formerly of Bud Plant) and I just finished dinner and are relaxing in our hotel this evening (meaning she’s finishing Potter and I doing sketches) to have a good night’s sleep for the next three days. Yes, there were tons of networking opportunities and parties to attend but there will be parties the next two nights as well. Since we’re based out of the San Francisco area, the “con” has always been good to us. We might be in the minority here but what the hell, we’re in small press and we love it!

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286236 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:03:43 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286236 Given the size and difficulty of attending, I now treat SDCC as a Muslim treats the Haj. As a networking event, it's going to be difficult, unless I corner a VP or editor after a panel. Instead, this year I've attended NYCC, BookExpo, MoCCA, and plan on Baltimore and maybe SPX. Until I have something to promote, I'll probably avoid San Diego. Given the size and difficulty of attending, I now treat SDCC as a Muslim treats the Haj.
As a networking event, it’s going to be difficult, unless I corner a VP or editor after a panel.
Instead, this year I’ve attended NYCC, BookExpo, MoCCA, and plan on Baltimore and maybe SPX. Until I have something to promote, I’ll probably avoid San Diego.

]]> by: Jimmie Robinson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286186 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:34:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-286186 [cry]... Wish I was there. Keep the news feed going for us stay-at-home folks. [cry]… Wish I was there.
Keep the news feed going for us stay-at-home folks.

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-285849 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:42:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/26/no-room-at-the-con-ii-friday-sells-out/#comment-285849 Oh my God. It was a crazy day. I didn't get anything done, because I could hardly move or hear myself think. I'm still having a great time though. Hope to catch you Saturday. Oh my God. It was a crazy day. I didn’t get anything done, because I could hardly move or hear myself think. I’m still having a great time though. Hope to catch you Saturday.

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