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



By Tom Spurgeon

* I don't know that I'd seen a date for Genghis Con until this week. They're doing exhibitor applications here.

* here's some immediate commentary from right after the SPX/Nickelodeon pitch thing was announced, from various community members of good standing: KC Green, Meredith Gran, Zack Soto. I'm certain all of those reactions have developed in the several hours since, with additional tweeting or commentary elsewhere. There are certainly a number of other people commenting. I'm pretty much in the camp that this is done unofficially, that it's good to find new ways to serve your exhibitors, there are definitely potential problematic elements with execution and perception, and we'll see how it goes. It's fun to see people try new things, and I do think it'll be an area of concern for show over the next few years.

* I'm told this Kansas show will celebrate its tenth year this year.

* finally, here's a reminiscence of the SPX anthologies that ran for a period of time into the '00s. I still have all of mine. I don't think they're time capsules as much as they're just pretty entertaining, quality comics, kind of even a dry run at what later become the Kramers Ergot era of anthologies. I think convention-related publishing will hit big again over the next 36 months.
 
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