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October 7, 2015


The Never-Ending, Four-Color Festival: Shows And Events

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By Tom Spurgeon

* here's Eleanor Davis' well-received speech from this year's Ignatz Awards ceremony.

* livers are suffering damage all over Gotham City as NYCC settles into its long weekend. That's a very festive show, and a humongous, significant one of the mainstream comics + pop culture variety. A lot of business will be done over the next few days, and not just the kind of business that involves bending elbows at some bar. It also marks the end of the traditional mainstream con season.

* it's super-interesting to me that this retro way of presenting comics conventions is a core strategy for a lot of shows that can't afford faded Hollywood stars and wrestling personalities.

* John Jennings talks about his festival in Harlem.

* nice high-profile cross-promotion here.

* sales tied into comics shows have become a big thing; Chris Sims does a low-whistle at the extent of Image's offerings related to this year's NYCC.

* finally, "Soda City Comic Con" is super-fun to say.
 
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