WW Texas ‘05: Aces and Eights?



It should be interesting to measure how Wizard World Texas does today and through the upcoming weekend. Organizers are calling for 12,000 attendees through the local media, which is exactly what they had last year in the midst of 30 percent upswing in attendance. Last year feels like a long time ago in terms of Wizard's con momentum. Texas seems like Wizard's weakest show in terms of public profile and, if rumors are true, in convincing significant numbers of prominent mainstream comic book artists and writers to attend. The show is also at the very far end of a long, long, long convention season, at a time when people's holiday stay-at-home genes begin to rustle to life.

My assumption is that Wizard is low-balling the projected attendance numbers, which makes sense both if they end up sucking and if the show brings in a lot of people.

If you are in attendance, please consider seeking out the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which this time out has paired up with writer Peter David for an on-site premium.

Speaking of conventions, this article seems to suggest the Lucca Comics and Games show could benefit by thinking in more inclusive terms when it comes to what comics are worth celebrating. Lucca's site has some interesting pictures like the one above that are worth checking out if you're into con culture.
 
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