A Trio Of Comic-Con Related Notes



* there's a short discussion of the economic impact of Comic-Con International on San Diego in the comments thread of this post by comics culture blogger Heidi MacDonald. I imagine that the economic impact of Comic-Con is underestimated, but that the financial impact of the more proper trade shows still dwarfs the impact on CCI, especially per attendee. I've been to a couple, and there's really no comparison. I also wonder why this matters as even though CCI might come in on the low end of the profits-per-person scale, it's still a beneficial weekend for the city and anyone I talk to down there that has a negative reaction to the show has earned it by a personal encounter, not by the numbers.

* another reminder that eligible folks can vote on-line for the Eisner Awards, given out in a lavish ceremony the Friday of Comic-Con weekend.

* also, I know that this isn't that kind of blog, but I couldn't help but notice a lot of one-day and two-day hotel reservations springing back up this week on the con's hotel reservation service, including five or six downtown hotels. If you were looking to upgrade, you might want to pop over.
 
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