As part of LA Times weak pre-event coverage of Comic-Con, they had Seth Rogen and some other dude provide tips on attending the event. Among other worthless points Seth could have provided, this one stands out:
4. Apparently they're having some comic book stuff there this year. If you can find it among all the movie booths, check it out.
Screw you Seth and your stupid curly head. Take your Hollywood crap and invade some other large gathering of people. Oh, I hear the unemployment lines are really popular right now.
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I don't see a problem with that comment. It seems like he's just lamenting the comic books being drowned out by the big studios and their movies.
I read it the same as Lasse - between the Lost, BSG, Dr. Who, and movie crap, it's a *Comic* show. Sad that all the niche events are taken over by mass media. It used to be fun, now it's like watching commercials, and paying a lot for it.
> between the Lost, BSG, Dr. Who, and movie crap, it's a *Comic* show.
But is it anymore? It seems like comics have taken the back seat in the entire event. The press coverage rarely lifts a finger to write about anything other than Hollywood or video games. The event organizers should change the name to ConsumptionCon.
Pretty sure it was the segue between comics made into movies and then just plain movies with a scifi twist of any sort, which made comic-con into an entertainment photo-op ad nauseum instead of the classic 70's idea that carried it so far.
Either it should be renamed, or the governing bodies who may be racking it in, should be ousted, pending a vote by fans… of comics.
The way I see it, it's not movie industry's fault. The comic industry has willingly BECOME the movie industry since people don't actually read comic books anymore. And since Hollywood is out of script ideas, the reboot and sequel opportunities are endless. It's a win/win situation for everyone involved until that proceeds to dry out.