Comments on: New York Comic Con 2009: Where the Fans Come Last http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » NYCC | Friday round-up http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/comment-page-1/#comment-251049 Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » NYCC | Friday round-up Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:58:24 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=10322#comment-251049 [...] New York Comic Con 2009: Where the Fans Come Last [Edward Champion's Reluctant Habits] [...] [...] New York Comic Con 2009: Where the Fans Come Last [Edward Champion's Reluctant Habits] [...]

]]> By: Comicsgirl » NYCC: Final wrap-up http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/comment-page-1/#comment-250830 Comicsgirl » NYCC: Final wrap-up Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:02 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=10322#comment-250830 [...] Edward Champion writes that he felt the fans came last at NYCC — that it was too commercial and didn’t provide enough social opportunities for geeks to get together. He says that’s because geeks are just a demographic now, a group to be marketed to. And I can honestly see his point, because it was loud and obnoxious (in a not terrible way) and I did feel like I was being sold to at every moment. [...] [...] Edward Champion writes that he felt the fans came last at NYCC — that it was too commercial and didn’t provide enough social opportunities for geeks to get together. He says that’s because geeks are just a demographic now, a group to be marketed to. And I can honestly see his point, because it was loud and obnoxious (in a not terrible way) and I did feel like I was being sold to at every moment. [...]

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 9, 2009: Some sort of sports bra http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/comment-page-1/#comment-250824 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 9, 2009: Some sort of sports bra Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:16:36 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=10322#comment-250824 [...] [Scene] New York Comic Con 2009: Where the fans come last Link: Edward Champion [...] [...] [Scene] New York Comic Con 2009: Where the fans come last Link: Edward Champion [...]

]]> By: Miracle Jones http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/comment-page-1/#comment-250806 Miracle Jones Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:40:53 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=10322#comment-250806 It's Staple! or nothing. http://www.staple-austin.org You can't even get a table there unless you are an independent. Drives motherfuckers nuts. It is five bucks to get in. A table costs sixty. It’s Staple! or nothing.

http://www.staple-austin.org

You can’t even get a table there unless you are an independent. Drives motherfuckers nuts.

It is five bucks to get in. A table costs sixty.

]]> By: William Lopez http://www.edrants.com/new-york-comic-con-2009-where-the-fans-come-last/comment-page-1/#comment-250805 William Lopez Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:19:08 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=10322#comment-250805 Bravo, In just 4 years this show has managed to make itself into a whorestrosity. I even heard two exhibitors there last year talking about how the company that runs this show charges companies more money than the people who run San Diego do and San Diego is a way bigger show. Sad. Bravo,

In just 4 years this show has managed to make itself into a whorestrosity. I even heard two exhibitors there last year talking about how the company that runs this show charges companies more money than the people who run San Diego do and San Diego is a way bigger show.

Sad.

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