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NEW YORK COMIC-CON ANNOUNCED FEB 24-26

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NEW YORK COMIC-CON ANNOUNCED

 

Reed Exhibitions, the world’s largest organizer of business-to-business events, has today announced the launch of New York Comic-Con, a new trade as well as consumer event, which will focus on comics and all matters relating to comics and associated fields including graphic novels, manga, anime, games, film, television, toys, videogames, and licensing rights. The event will take place annually in New York City and will be designed to attract the loyal fan and avid collector, while also providing a unique and unprecedented business to business environment for comic book retailers, chain and independent booksellers, mass merchandisers, toy stores, libraries, and rights and licensing professionals.

 

Organizers note that they also expect the event to attract considerable media interest, which is why they chose the New York City location. Other co-sponsors of New York Comic-Con, in addition to Diamond Comic Distributors, which is the world’s largest distributor of English-language comics and related merchandise, include ICv2, which publishes the leading Website and magazines for pop culture retailers in the comic, anime/manga, and games categories, as well as the Reed Business Information publications Publishers Weekly, Variety, Library Journal, and Playthings. Marvel, DC and ADV Films are among the many industry-leading companies who have already made a commitment to exhibit at the new convention.

 

New York Comic-Con will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center and will be open to the trade only on February 24, 2005 and to the trade and the public on February 25 and 26, 2006.

 

“I have been overwhelmed by the positive outpouring of support that we’ve received for this new venture on all fronts,” notes Greg Topalian, Group Vice President in charge of Launch Pad for Reed Exhibitions. “We have locked in key co-sponsors and many exhibitors are already signed up. We also conducted focus groups with comic retailers and other shareholders in the industry and we were told that there is an urgent need for an event that goes beyond the consumer and which focuses on the many ancillary business to business opportunities in the comics industry. Our depth of experience in the business to business arena, combined with the enthusiastic support that we’ve received, will definitely allow us to stage a successful event for professionals, while also mounting a major consumer fair for fans and collectors.”

 

Steve Geppi, Founder and President of Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. notes: “I’ve been a proponent of a world class comic book and pop culture convention in New York City, the media capital of the world, for a long time, and I’m delighted that a company with the resources and experience of Reed Exhibitions has decided to tackle the job. I’m looking forward to working with them to make this a big success!”

 

Milton Griepp, CEO of ICv2 and a leading consultant for the pop culture products industry, notes: “It’s great to have a company the size of Reed mount a New York show for the comics, anime and games industries. This show puts a major worldwide exhibition company and all these great pop culture categories together in the business and media capital of the world. We are enthusiastic supporters of this show!”

 

As noted, ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (“anime”) for the North American market, has already committed to exhibit space, as have Marvel and DC, the industry’s leading publishers. In addition, Midtown Comics, which is the country’s largest comics retailer, and which is based in New York City, will not only exhibit at the show but has agreed to be a retail partner and will feature New York Comic-Con on their Web site, as well as promote and sell tickets to the event in their store.

 

“It’s about time that an event like this should take place in New York City” notes Jerry Gladston, President of Midtown Comics. “We are eager participants and we will do everything we can to support this show. There has always been a large and loyal audience for comics but it is getting larger day by day as the recent Hollywood trend legitimizes our product. Our demographic is noticeably changing, tastes are becoming more sophisticated, and the film industry has a lot do with this. The recent release of Sin City – to take just one example – has driven all sorts of consumers to our stores. We have direct access to these people and we will make sure that they all know about New York Comic-Con.”

 

Mike Bailiff, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ADV Films, states: “We’re proud to be a major sponsor of the first New York Comic-Con. New York City is the media capital of the world. It deserves a world-class convention! We’re glad to be working with Reed to make it happen.”

 

“It is sponsorships, early commitments, and many ringing endorsements that give us the encouragement as well as the muscle to move forward,” Topalian concludes. “The comic book industry is a magnet for everything relating to pop culture, and we are intent on seeking out all these elements and including them in our convention. We are confident that when people see the range of participants in our event they will be encouraged to participate themselves.”

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New York Comic-Con will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center and will be open to the trade only on February 24, 2005 and to the trade and the public on February 25 and 26, 2006.

 

Wow, a whole year between setup preview and the show opening. Must be some sort of rental discount. stooges.gif

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Jeffreykli

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Looks like it's two weeks after Wondercon. Hope the big dealers' stock doesn't get too damaged in transit. February in California is a whole lot better than February in New York.

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Whoever decided on the dates wasn't thinking straight. Two main things wrong with this date:

 

1) February is one of the worst times of the year to be travelling to NYC. Being a former NJ and NY resident, I always hated the snow/rain whether I was driving, going by subway, or walking. There is increased risk of slipping on ice, getting into a car accident, or getting sick from the flu bugs during the winter time.

 

2) It competers with other major conventions directly (Mega Con) and indirectly (WWLA, Wonder Con).

 

I have a feeling that the reason why this date was chosen was because it was probably an undesirable time of the year for NYC and thus cheaply available time for the organizers to choose.

 

Personally, if I were to chose a time to return to NYC, I'd chose either the spring, fall, or early winter (December). You can do a lot more during those times of the year when you are not at the convention.

 

Also having it at the Javitz center, although it makes sense from a crowd control standpoint, does suggest that it will not be for those looking for deals or meeting lots of comic related celebrities. I remember the Greenberg conventions of the nineties, and all I could remember were the long lines, overpriced books, and poor retailer displays by the major companies (the Creation Comc cons of the 70-80's were much better organized).

 

Now that I have convinced myself out of this convention, I think I will use my money to go to the other convention i.e. Mega Con.

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Steve Geppi does nothing halfway. It should be a super show.

Monkeyhouse Entertainment will be there. So should you. Many surprises will be announced.

 

Well, that's all the endorsement I need: Monkeyhouse Entertainment will be there! WOOO-HOOOO!

 

(who're they, by the way?)

 

Also, has Mr. Geppi tamed the mob-run unions that control everything invovled with setting up at Javits? To the point where dealers aren't permitted to lug their own boxes in and get charged the same fee for taking them back out after the show whether they're sold or not, and charging extra for electricity supply and extension cords if needed?

 

February in NYC is the worst month of the year for all the weather reasons stated above. Plus the Javits is a hike from Penn Station, and not the most pleasant walk if there is ice and snow around.

 

I think this is one to miss and wait for the bigger, better, we've-learned-from-our-mistakes, Second Annual NYC Con in 2007 (if there is one).

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Steve Geppi does nothing halfway. It should be a super show.

Monkeyhouse Entertainment will be there. So should you. Many surprises will be announced.

 

Well, that's all the endorsement I need: Monkeyhouse Entertainment will be there! WOOO-HOOOO!

 

(who're they, by the way?)

 

Moneyhouse is the promoter for the local Boston and associated Massachusetts/Maine/NH shows.

 

Also, has Mr. Geppi tamed the mob-run unions that control everything invovled with setting up at Javits? To the point where dealers aren't permitted to lug their own boxes in and get charged the same fee for taking them back out after the show whether they're sold or not, and charging extra for electricity supply and extension cords if needed?

 

In 1993 (I think it was 1993) - it was EXACTLY how you described at the Javits. They would not let me carry boxes in, even at the loading dock.. Out as well. Electricity was $100, IIRC.

 

February in NYC is the worst month of the year for all the weather reasons stated above. Plus the Javits is a hike from Penn Station, and not the most pleasant walk if there is ice and snow around.

 

And it snowed that year, too. I was forced to take the train in from NJ one day, cause driving was impossible.

 

Despite all that, it was really a happening show for me. Middle of the Valiant craze. I had great placement. I think the overall impression was not favorable, though.

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