The con attracted over , attendees and 2, members of the media from over 30 countries, according to the Convention Center. While the vast majority of the hundreds of exhibitors who set up booths at the con each year are independent creators and companies, Marvel , DC , and other studio-owned franchises have been instrumental in growing Comic-Con to its current size.
He noted that Comic-Cons are large expenses for companies that might have begun to prioritize resources for other events and argued that the San Diego convention would have to give them a better return on investment if it wanted to remain a must-attend event.
Warner Bros. Though a WarnerMedia representative did not return a request for comment for this story, Warner Bros. A follow-up is planned for October The international nature of the DC event was turned up with 14 hosts from 13 countries.
It was held shortly after the in-person Comic-Con was swapped for Comic-Con Home, an event made up of pre-recorded YouTube videos that offered little of the excitement and interaction of Hall H panels from Comic-Cons of years past.
Rich added a caveat: Warner loves major conventions and wants to continue partnerships with them. Still, the allure of a cheaper, worldwide event that earns press and social media buzz, particularly one that the studio fully controls, is not lost on executives. Many of us started with Comic-Con as volunteers and have been with the organization for a great number of years. San Diego is arguably the most well-known comic convention of the year, hosting hundreds of celebrities for panels, signings and meet-and-greets as well as being the go-to place for studios to release major news about movies, television shows and comics.
But New York Comic Con is actually the biggest by attendance. The only reason that number hasn't grown is because the convention organizers cannot fit any more attendees into the exhibition center. NYCC started in with one rented hall that could accommodate 10, in the Javits Center and 4, presold tickets. However, there was so much interest from fans that first year that fire marshals had to shut down the main exhibition hall due to overcrowding.
Realizing that the demand was there for a convention like this in New York, ReedPop quickly adapted and doubled its rental space in Javits center in Initially, the convention had been held in the first half of the year, ahead of San Diego's massive convention in July. The social connection and acceptance everyone feels is no small thing for people whose comic book hobby may have previously isolated them. This was especially true in , when the pandemic forced people to stay home and remain socially distanced from one another; superhero fandom has adapted itself to the pandemic , and connections between fans as well as new ideas actually grew including how to incorporate Covid masks into cosplay.
As an open event, Comic-Con attracts more than your classic Sheldon Coopers. Prior to the pandemic, crowds in San Diego and New York soared past , In New York, attendance in hit , While this embrace of the fringe is positive, some think that it has negatively impacted Comic-Con itself.
The event is getting increasingly mainstream and watered down , which disappoints die-hard comic book fans. More Hollywood and TV stars are coming to promote their big movies and shows even virtually , in turn attracting crowds addicted to celebrity rather than comic books.
Conventions are now more of a media blitz for movie studios and television producers to market their latest superhero movies and fantasy shows rather than a genuine celebration of the art form although, HBO and Marvel did choose to sit out the San Diego convention, and also had a modest studio attendance.
While dressing up as superheroes seems like innocent fun, the thousands of costumed — especially masked — attendees has invited misbehavior. Amid such anonymity, Comic-Cons across the country turned into a forum through which groping, stalking and unwanted photographing became a serious problem to be reckoned with.
However, even with tighter security, conversations on misogyny, racism and general rage, which tend to run rampant in online forums, may leak over into the events themselves. At the Comic-Con, actor Jason Momoa came under fire after joking about rape on a panel.
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