Over the previous couple of days, everybody has been fretting about whether or not this 12 months’s San Diego Comic-Con is going to be a squib attributable to the WGA strike, impending SAG strike and studios pulling out. Indeed, the Hall H choices are a bit slimmer than in 12 months’s previous, nonetheless the present flooring map reveals that it’s is nonetheless going to be the Comic-Con you remembered for the most half.
All the previous faves are of their acquainted locations, together with Star Wars (despite the fact that no shows from Disney/Marvel), Viz, Lego…and returning….DC Comics! Disney does have a smallish sales space for a bunch of its firm, together with ABC, Hulu, FX and Disney+.
Dark Horse is again in its traditional spot, with Image, IDW, Oni, Diamond, Boom and the relaxation of their acquainted, belved locations. New to the flooring: DSTLRY. Image imprint Skybound will even have its personal separate sales space. Penguin Random House can have its large show, together with different publishers, and the small press space is nonetheless there, anchored by con visitor Bob the Angry Flower, as at all times.
Missing: the big Sideshow sales space. The collectibles firm scarpered from the con in favor of getting their very own on-line “Sideshow Con” working throughout the first few days of the present. The spot is taken up by what appears like a number of artwork centered cubicles, together with one for J. Scott Campbell. You snooze, you lose.
Still, it will find yourself trying very very similar to the Comic-Con and love.
DC’s spot over in the 4600 aisle does inform a narrative, although. You’ll recall that again in 2019, DC gave up its prime spot in the center of the comics part of the present flooring to take a spot in a brand new WB sales space that was presupposed to combine all its manufacturers.
The sales space was a flop, (see the above video for a tour) and now WB has NO presence on the flooring, after sitting out 2022 completely. That area is now taken up by vogue line Tokidoki, toy firm Mindstyle and different collector sort cubicles. How the mighty have shrunken.
But let’s not let all that take away from the pleasure at having the DC sales space again on the present flooring. Having the Big Two again – and Dark Horse – is an indication that this might be COMIC-Con at the beginning.
In truth, whereas lamenting the lack of HBO and the MCU from Hall H – together with, it appears, all the large whoop te doo celeb events – possibly we should always simply take pleasure in specializing in the IP creators for a change.
One final notice about the strike: whereas some animation actors are deliberate to be readily available to advertise initiatives, the nonetheless pending SAG strike may change that. And union guidelines very a lot cowl what can and might’t be carried out at the present, as a twitter thread revealed. The WGA FAQ on the strike particularly covers Comic-Con:
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Can I promote my challenge on social media?
You should refuse selling a challenge at a struck firm’s request. However, it is not a violation to speak about your initiatives by yourself accord by yourself social media.
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Can I promote my challenge at Comic-Con?
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Can I attend Comic-Con?
We’re asking you to not take part in occasions sponsored by the firms we’re placing towards.
Just to spell it out, selling a challenge on an organization sponsored panel is out; wandering round Comic-Con and shopping for comics is very a lot IN. Hopefully people might be doing a number of that.
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