Most of what you see in the photo comes from small publishers that I got to sign their work. I love talking with the publishers and creators. Add to that all of the behind the scenes meetings between the creators, editors, and publishers discussing deals, projects, and future plans and you have the industry's main convention. A third of the panels are about comics, the Eisner awards take place at Comic-Con, the Artists' Alley is amazing, and there are organized meet and greets between publishers and would be creators. Every major publishing house, all the secondary publishers, and more indie and small publishers than you'll find anywhere else in the US. When I mentioned that C4 was coming up, one of the fathers suggested we make it a group outing, and so we drove down on a Saturday morning with two cars, four teens (two girls and two boys), two fathers, and me.Ĭomics are the heart of Comic-Con. I try to redirect that kind of interest towards starting with smaller conventions, that way they can get some experience and decide whether they even like going to conventions. This group had heard me talk about San Diego Comic-Con and they all wanted to go some time. I think my favorite was Saturday when I served as a guide/chaperon for a group of teens attending their first comic convention. I went all three days and enjoyed each day for different reasons. Everyone I know who attended this year had a great time (although I did hear a few grumbles from vendors). We need a local convention, and now I have no qualms about recommending this one. Last year was pretty disappointing for a lot of reasons, and so I'm really glad the organizers learned from all of that and came back with a much stronger second year. There were lots of vendors, a significant and well publicized set of panels, games of all types, a reasonable attendance of celebrities, several scheduled events, and a lot of cosplay - all of it taking place over two and a half days. This is the second year for Central Coast Comic Con (C4) in Ventura, and as an attendee I consider it a success.
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