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    Ace Comic Con, Glendale AZ. Jan 11-13, 2019

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    I love the venue!! The dealers are spread out with plenty of walking room. The stands make the perfect area for autograph lines. 

    You do bring guests that not only Phoenix Fan Fest would never bring but some that no other show will have and thank you for limiting autograph purchases making tickets available to almost everyone.

    Your show last year and this year is a big bonus to comic book fans and it makes the Phoenix Comic Fest step up their game. A win win for the fans.

    Ace Comic Con, Glendale AZ. Jan 11-13, 2019

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    On ‎11‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 2:26 PM, stephenshamus12 said:

    @robocard - Do not compare the incomplete lineup with the final lineup from last year. Let's discuss in a few weeks...

    And the WWE lineup is top notch...

    On ‎12‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 8:53 AM, inthehottub said:

    The refusal to bring guests back from last year is really hurting this line-up.

    You said let's discuss in a few weeks; I'm discussing.  I did not say it was a bad lineup. Could be made better by a few returning guest.

     

    18 hours ago, stephenshamus12 said:

    @inthehottub - I'm not sure there are too many events that repeat guests, but in my 20 years of running events (I've run nearly 200 Comic Cons, so I think I'm the #1 showrunner all-time in terms of total # of events) typically when you repeat guests, even great ones, they are typically down 40-60% revenue over the prior year. The only ones that it doesn't affect are events like Walking Dead or Vampire Diaries, the hardcore fan bases that turn out year after year. Even though the A+ names can cause excitement, 80% of fans are local and are not too keen on spending $100-200 on a repeat guest, and they want "new guests." I'm not sure if you are a showrunner yourself, but I'd like to hear your experience when you've repeated guests at your events. Thanks!

    You are correct many events do not bring back repeat guests. Our own Phoenix Comic Fest also suffers from this. Other shows do bring guests back. Dallas Fan expo and Wizard World shows. 

     

    18 hours ago, stephenshamus12 said:

    repeat guests, even great ones, they are typically down 40-60% revenue over the prior year.

    Very true. I suspect some of your top A listers from last year would fall in the %60 percent range.  Other guest would not.  Sebastian Stan  and Jon Bernthal  I feel would suffer little drop off. 

    18 hours ago, stephenshamus12 said:

    @inthehottub - Also there's an assumption that everyone you want to see is available to attend. As a showrunner, you would also know this is not the case in the majority of situations (probably more than 90%), and you have financial considerations as well (People want A+ talent, but in many cases complain about pricing once the guest is announced).

    We pride ourselves on bringing guests that have never appeared or rarely appeared. We have a unicorn in Michael Fassbender, and I'm not sure you will ever see him again...And we have two other X-Men's First Appearances (both in Dark Phoenix as well), and Taron Egerton's first (and only one that I can see) event, as well....

    Please share your own experiences on this, as well...

    Availability may be an issue with many guests but refusal to contact guest because they were here last year is also an issue. I am not suggesting you bring back the A+ stars but some of the minor stars to boost your line up.

    I am also looking at your comic creator list. The Last minute adds of Neal Adams and Todd McFarlane are very nice. But after that it is quite a drop off. I do not mean to diminish  the remaining guest but this line up could be boosted by the likes of John Romita Jr or Bob Layton.

    I am not saying it is a bad line up, in fact it is good line up but could be made better with some returning guests sprinkled in. I cannot pretend to tell you who and how many returning guests would be profitable but I do believe that number is not 0.

    I do have my ticket for Saturday. Looking forward to a good time and meeting new people.