Comments on: Wizard World cancels two shows — UPDATED http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:11:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jesse Jackson http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2848913 Jesse Jackson Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:14:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2848913 I am sorry to see the Texas show going away. I attended each year and always had a good time. I do think its sad that DFW won't have a major comic convention going forward. I am sorry to see the Texas show going away. I attended each year and always had a good time. I do think its sad that DFW won’t have a major comic convention going forward.

]]> By: Cary Coatney http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2847948 Cary Coatney Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:15:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2847948 No Christopher - They sent someone over to eradicate the entire litter when they refused to write review on a free comp copy of Deposit Man that I sent them. ~ Coat No Christopher –

They sent someone over to eradicate the entire litter when they refused to write review on a free comp copy of Deposit Man that I sent them.

~

Coat

]]> By: how to fix wizard http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2842890 how to fix wizard Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:26:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2842890 Yes the two businesses are run separately but both report in to the same person. Also, the prestige of being a guest at a ww con is effected by the magazine's clout, which has precipitously diminished over time. That said, like all print media who are moving over to web, wizard is finding that it still pays to print, as the advertising dollars are still much greater. It also can't compete with news outlets like newsarama because wizard has relationships with publishers like marvel and DC and if its screws them by either breaking a story the wrong way or trashing them in editorial they will suffer financially from a frayed relationship. the only way to win is to go back to their roots. They were responsible for helping fledgling publishing houses like image and valiant get off the ground. Ditch the majors and get back to bringing quality indie comics to the mainstream. they might even be able to use their clout to become power brokers for comic deals with hollywood and the video game industry. ~free advise Garub Yes the two businesses are run separately but both report in to the same person.

Also, the prestige of being a guest at a ww con is effected by the magazine’s clout, which has precipitously diminished over time.

That said, like all print media who are moving over to web, wizard is finding that it still pays to print, as the advertising dollars are still much greater. It also can’t compete with news outlets like newsarama because wizard has relationships with publishers like marvel and DC and if its screws them by either breaking a story the wrong way or trashing them in editorial they will suffer financially from a frayed relationship.

the only way to win is to go back to their roots. They were responsible for helping fledgling publishing houses like image and valiant get off the ground. Ditch the majors and get back to bringing quality indie comics to the mainstream. they might even be able to use their clout to become power brokers for comic deals with hollywood and the video game industry.

~free advise Garub

]]> By: Redhead Fangirl http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2835324 Redhead Fangirl Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:00:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2835324 I've attended the NYCC and the Wizard Philly con over the last few years, and will say the organization and guest list and professional courses at NYCC has been soup to nuts better than the Wizard con, particularly last year. For NYCC, I had a preprinted grid of all the programming, an artist alley grid, map of the exhibit space, special program schedule (and a free librarian badge as a professional attendee). For Wizard Philly, the website was a eye-lemon of big pictures and flashing things, but even right up until the week before, the programming and guest list was not posted. Van Sciver, Morales, and a few Marvel heavy hitters were there, but overall, disappointing from the attendance, programs, and indie creator sales standpoint. That said, I'll probably go again to Wizard Philly again, just to catch up with friends... I’ve attended the NYCC and the Wizard Philly con over the last few years, and will say the organization and guest list and professional courses at NYCC has been soup to nuts better than the Wizard con, particularly last year.

For NYCC, I had a preprinted grid of all the programming, an artist alley grid, map of the exhibit space, special program schedule (and a free librarian badge as a professional attendee).

For Wizard Philly, the website was a eye-lemon of big pictures and flashing things, but even right up until the week before, the programming and guest list was not posted. Van Sciver, Morales, and a few Marvel heavy hitters were there, but overall, disappointing from the attendance, programs, and indie creator sales standpoint.

That said, I’ll probably go again to Wizard Philly again, just to catch up with friends…

]]> By: Kiel Phegley http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2835037 Kiel Phegley Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:54:48 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2835037 Everyone who's blaming the magazine for the failure of conventions is so off base it's crazy. I'm not saying the magazine is killing it in sales compared to the rest of print media or any other such nonsense, but those two units of that company work in totally different ways and for a while with totally different staffs. In the end, all the arm-chair quarterbacking in the world won't make anyone's claims to understand "how to fix Wizard" any smarter or more helpful. Everyone who’s blaming the magazine for the failure of conventions is so off base it’s crazy. I’m not saying the magazine is killing it in sales compared to the rest of print media or any other such nonsense, but those two units of that company work in totally different ways and for a while with totally different staffs. In the end, all the arm-chair quarterbacking in the world won’t make anyone’s claims to understand “how to fix Wizard” any smarter or more helpful.

]]> By: Kiel Phegley http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2835036 Kiel Phegley Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:54:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2835036 Everyone who's blaming the magazine for the failure of conventions is so off base it's crazy. I'm not saying the magazine is killing it in sales compared to the rest of print media or any other such nonsense, but those two units of that company work in totally different ways and for a while with totally different staffs. In the end, all the arm-chair quarterbacking in the world won't make anyone's claims to understand "how to fix Wizard" any smarter or more helpful. Everyone who’s blaming the magazine for the failure of conventions is so off base it’s crazy. I’m not saying the magazine is killing it in sales compared to the rest of print media or any other such nonsense, but those two units of that company work in totally different ways and for a while with totally different staffs. In the end, all the arm-chair quarterbacking in the world won’t make anyone’s claims to understand “how to fix Wizard” any smarter or more helpful.

]]> By: SpyBoy http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2834944 SpyBoy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:26:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2834944 In this new reality we all find ourselves in, even the best managed media conglomerates find themselves incredibly challenged. Um, Wizard isn't one of those. In this new reality we all find ourselves in, even the best managed media conglomerates find themselves incredibly challenged. Um, Wizard isn’t one of those.

]]> By: Ralph Mathieu http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2834083 Ralph Mathieu Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:13:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2834083 Wizard magazine needs to somehow recharge themselves, because as a magazine it doesn't have anything that sites like Newsarama offer for free with more content. If Wizard didn't bag every one of their issues they would cetainly sell even way less than they presently do. The newest Wizard does have a great profile on Chris Ware though. Wizard magazine needs to somehow recharge themselves, because as a magazine it doesn’t have anything that sites like Newsarama offer for free with more content. If Wizard didn’t bag every one of their issues they would cetainly sell even way less than they presently do. The newest Wizard does have a great profile on Chris Ware though.

]]> By: john layman http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2834054 john layman Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:07:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2834054 Will Wizard be canceling their conventions in Libya, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Jordan, Sierre Leone, Laos, and Nicaragua too? Will Wizard be canceling their conventions in Libya, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Jordan, Sierre Leone, Laos, and Nicaragua too?

]]> By: jimmy palmiotti http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2833599 jimmy palmiotti Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:47:03 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2833599 I hate to see any conventions go away...I love the idea of meeting fans and talking shop, but i do know the dallas comic con is a wonderful show run by awesome people and that should fill a sort of gap there. as far as los angeles, arent there a lot of cons in that area year round? I hate to see any conventions go away…I love the idea of meeting fans and talking shop, but i do know the dallas comic con is a wonderful show run by awesome people and that should fill a sort of gap there. as far as los angeles, arent there a lot of cons in that area year round?

]]> By: tone http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2833252 tone Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:02:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2833252 I am surprised Wizard is still around. They are like a newspaper in many ways. By the time their news is out, it's already ancient history. The clock is just ticking away. They will have to come up with some real magic this year to stay afloat. The more selective collectors become with their money means less for magazines like Wizard. The Net has all the info they need for free, the Wiz had a good ride, time to join Comics Scene and go into that gentle night of discontinued magazines. The Wizard doesn't compare to The Comics Journal. With less advertising, TCJ is a real deal, a true magazine of all the comic industry. Not just the glamor boys of both DC and Marvel. Wizard was always one sided. Blogs such as this is where you get the real news. Power to the people. I am surprised Wizard is still around. They are like a newspaper in many ways. By the time their news is out, it’s already ancient history. The clock is just ticking away. They will have to come up with some real magic this year to stay afloat. The more selective collectors become with their money means less for magazines like Wizard. The Net has all the info they need for free, the Wiz had a good ride, time to join Comics Scene and go into that gentle night of discontinued magazines. The Wizard doesn’t compare to The Comics Journal. With less advertising, TCJ is a real deal, a true magazine of all the comic industry. Not just the glamor boys of both DC and Marvel. Wizard was always one sided. Blogs such as this is where you get the real news. Power to the people.

]]> By: Glenn Hauman http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2832936 Glenn Hauman Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:37:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2832936 Hate to say it, but <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/01/03/the-beats-annual-survey-2008-edition-part-2/" rel="nofollow">I did predict this</a>, albeit a few days late for '08. Hate to say it, but I did predict this, albeit a few days late for ‘08.

]]> By: rich http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2831573 rich Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:04:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2831573 "So I would argue that the cancellation of these two conventions has more to do with the declining interest in traditional media (magazines and newspapers) as readers go elsewhere to get their news (the Internet). " Well, you'd probably be wrong, since it shows a general decline in interest towards Wizard and its shows. “So I would argue that the cancellation of these two conventions has more to do with the declining interest in traditional media (magazines and newspapers) as readers go elsewhere to get their news (the Internet). ”

Well, you’d probably be wrong, since it shows a general decline in interest towards Wizard and its shows.

]]> By: Mike http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2830840 Mike Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:11:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2830840 The assumption that the cancellation of these two minor conventions is a statement on the economy's effect on the comic book industry is way off the mark. Wizard, like all magazine companies, has suffered a decline in readership for years. Less readers means lower ad rates to charge advertisers. Magazines get a majority of their revenue from ads, so lower rates mean less money for the magazine and, in this case, its side projects. So I would argue that the cancellation of these two conventions has more to do with the declining interest in traditional media (magazines and newspapers) as readers go elsewhere to get their news (the Internet). The assumption that the cancellation of these two minor conventions is a statement on the economy’s effect on the comic book industry is way off the mark. Wizard, like all magazine companies, has suffered a decline in readership for years. Less readers means lower ad rates to charge advertisers. Magazines get a majority of their revenue from ads, so lower rates mean less money for the magazine and, in this case, its side projects. So I would argue that the cancellation of these two conventions has more to do with the declining interest in traditional media (magazines and newspapers) as readers go elsewhere to get their news (the Internet).

]]> By: Christopher Moonlight @ Moonlight Art Magazine http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2830391 Christopher Moonlight @ Moonlight Art Magazine Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:39:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2830391 Cary, are you still mad over Wizard punching your kitten in the face? :) Cary, are you still mad over Wizard punching your kitten in the face? :)

]]> By: Robert Frost http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2830342 Robert Frost Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:30:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2830342 Very disappointing. I attended the WWTexas show every year and had a great time. It was a great show with excellent comic guests (not always great media guests) good deals, and great WW school panels. 2008 looked like a successful con, to me. The dealers told me they were doing well. The attached Texas FearFest seemed like a complete failure, though. Their exhibition room was empty, every time I took a peek. Very disappointing. I attended the WWTexas show every year and had a great time. It was a great show with excellent comic guests (not always great media guests) good deals, and great WW school panels.

2008 looked like a successful con, to me. The dealers told me they were doing well. The attached Texas FearFest seemed like a complete failure, though. Their exhibition room was empty, every time I took a peek.

]]> By: Cary Coatney http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2830190 Cary Coatney Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:56:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2830190 It couldn't have happened to a nicer convention. Fuck Wizard magazine. ~ Coat It couldn’t have happened to a nicer convention.

Fuck Wizard magazine.

~

Coat

]]> By: Cary Coatney http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2830181 Cary Coatney Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:55:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2830181 It couldn't happened to a nicer convention. Fuck Wizard magazine. ~ Coat It couldn’t happened to a nicer convention.

Fuck Wizard magazine.

~

Coat

]]> By: Thoughts on WWLA Cancellation « Speed Force http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829984 Thoughts on WWLA Cancellation « Speed Force Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:58:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829984 [...] A few hours ago Newsarama reported that Wizard World was canceling Wizard World Los Angeles and Wizard World Texas. Wizard later issued a press release saying that WWTX was “cancelled,” [sic] but that WWLA was “postponed.” The Beat has some commentary as well. [...] [...] A few hours ago Newsarama reported that Wizard World was canceling Wizard World Los Angeles and Wizard World Texas. Wizard later issued a press release saying that WWTX was “cancelled,” [sic] but that WWLA was “postponed.” The Beat has some commentary as well. [...]

]]> By: Naveen http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829950 Naveen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:49:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829950 The Philadlephia show last year was my first convention. Can't say I was very impressed. And then I read that it was "horribly attended" so I took some solace out of knowing my first con wasn't a very typical one. Lou Ferrigno sat by himself for most of the show...so for his sake alone I hope it was unusually bad! The Philadlephia show last year was my first convention. Can’t say I was very impressed. And then I read that it was “horribly attended” so I took some solace out of knowing my first con wasn’t a very typical one.

Lou Ferrigno sat by himself for most of the show…so for his sake alone I hope it was unusually bad!

]]> By: Tim at More Fun Comics http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829913 Tim at More Fun Comics Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:35:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829913 Heya David, I think the population of DFW is spread out over an area that is larger than all the countries you names combined. Maybe. :) It isn't that there are not people here, it is that we're really really spread out with no mass transit. Does *anyone* live within walking distance of the Arlington Convention Center, besides the occasional homeless guy? Where is the mass transit that gets people from around the metroplex to the ACC? In other words, the only people who will come to WWTX are the hardcore fans who make a day of it. I've been told other major cons get some amount of casual traffic. There is no casual traffic out in Arlington, yet. Heya David,
I think the population of DFW is spread out over an area that is larger than all the countries you names combined. Maybe. :)

It isn’t that there are not people here, it is that we’re really really spread out with no mass transit. Does *anyone* live within walking distance of the Arlington Convention Center, besides the occasional homeless guy? Where is the mass transit that gets people from around the metroplex to the ACC?

In other words, the only people who will come to WWTX are the hardcore fans who make a day of it. I’ve been told other major cons get some amount of casual traffic. There is no casual traffic out in Arlington, yet.

]]> By: david http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829791 david Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:58:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829791 > in a part of the country without a > condensed population like other shows "The most recent estimate of our population (Dallas / Fort Worth area), in January of last year, is 6,406,500. According to these 2005 statistics, that would make us more populous than Libya, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Jordan, Sierre Leone, Laos, and Nicaragua." http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/17/dallas-fort-worth-is-bigger-than-you-think/ > in a part of the country without a
> condensed population like other shows

“The most recent estimate of our population (Dallas / Fort Worth area), in January of last year, is 6,406,500. According to these 2005 statistics, that would make us more populous than Libya, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Jordan, Sierre Leone, Laos, and Nicaragua.”

http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/01/17/dallas-fort-worth-is-bigger-than-you-think/

]]> By: rawdawgbuffalo http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829768 rawdawgbuffalo Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:53:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829768 dang, looks as if there is <a href='http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-end-in-sight.html' rel="nofollow">No end in sight</a> dang, looks as if there is No end in sight

]]> By: Tim at More Fun Comics http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829641 Tim at More Fun Comics Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:28:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829641 Saying that the WWTX cancellation has anything to do with the current economic climate is like saying that the success of Dark Knight is a direct result of the popularity of dogs in movies. In other words, virtually nothing. The show is at the wrong time of the year, in a part of the country without a condensed population like other shows. The guest list was often unexciting, and the exhibit hall unremarkable. The economy in the Dallas has been remarkably solid over the last several months, running counter to the nationwide trend. To blame the show's cancellation on the economy is lazy, at best. Saying that the WWTX cancellation has anything to do with the current economic climate is like saying that the success of Dark Knight is a direct result of the popularity of dogs in movies. In other words, virtually nothing. The show is at the wrong time of the year, in a part of the country without a condensed population like other shows. The guest list was often unexciting, and the exhibit hall unremarkable. The economy in the Dallas has been remarkably solid over the last several months, running counter to the nationwide trend. To blame the show’s cancellation on the economy is lazy, at best.

]]> By: Kelson http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829474 Kelson Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:57:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829474 Wizard finally updated their site: <blockquote>Wizard Entertainment announced today that it has postponed its 2009 Wizard World Los Angeles show slated for March 13-15 and cancelled the Wizard World Texas show November 6-8 due to the current economic climate. </blockquote> Interesting: WWLA has been "postponed" while WWTX has been "cancelled." Wizard finally updated their site:

Wizard Entertainment announced today that it has postponed its 2009 Wizard World Los Angeles show slated for March 13-15 and cancelled the Wizard World Texas show November 6-8 due to the current economic climate.

Interesting: WWLA has been “postponed” while WWTX has been “cancelled.”

]]> By: Kelson http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829460 Kelson Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:54:21 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829460 The cancellations don't surprise me so much as the timing, specifically the timing of canceling WWLA -- with only two months' notice. I went the last two years, and actually enjoyed the relatively low-crowd con. Other people complained that it was "dead," but for me it was a nice change of pace from San Diego. One problem I think WWLA had this year was the scheduling, only two weeks after WonderCon. Admittedly San Francisco is a full day's drive away (maybe a half day if you get up really early <b>and</b> avoid getting caught in traffic), but it's close enough to draw from the same overall west coast audience. The cancellations don’t surprise me so much as the timing, specifically the timing of canceling WWLA — with only two months’ notice.

I went the last two years, and actually enjoyed the relatively low-crowd con. Other people complained that it was “dead,” but for me it was a nice change of pace from San Diego.

One problem I think WWLA had this year was the scheduling, only two weeks after WonderCon. Admittedly San Francisco is a full day’s drive away (maybe a half day if you get up really early and avoid getting caught in traffic), but it’s close enough to draw from the same overall west coast audience.

]]> By: Paul "Not That One" O'Brien http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829451 Paul "Not That One" O'Brien Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:52:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829451 While the economy might be part of this, there's been talk for how long now about how much Wizard was sucking at running these conventions. Not a big surprise. They always felt kind of amateurish. While the economy might be part of this, there’s been talk for how long now about how much Wizard was sucking at running these conventions. Not a big surprise. They always felt kind of amateurish.

]]> By: david http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829369 david Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:36:34 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829369 As a person who attended every single year, my reaction... http://antiherocomics.com/2009/01/01099-from-someone-who-attended-wwtx.html Dallas Comic Con is a great show. I'll be there. As a person who attended every single year, my reaction…
http://antiherocomics.com/2009/01/01099-from-someone-who-attended-wwtx.html

Dallas Comic Con is a great show. I’ll be there.

]]> By: Ray Cornwall http://www.whenmonkeysattack.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2829304 Ray Cornwall Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:23:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/01/09/wizard-world-cancels-two/#comment-2829304 Does Chicago still have a major show anymore? Does Chicago still have a major show anymore?

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