SDCC 2018 A Dealer's Perspective?
Well, SDCC 2018 is in the books. Again, I didn't attend. I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss it a little. But every year I miss it gets less and less.
This year seemed to be a bit of a turning point from a vintage comic book experience. Torpedo show the week before was well attended by dealers and eager buyers that have given up SDCC as a place to buy vintage funny books. Several key and oldtime dealers were gone from SDCC this year. Mile High, Bud Plant and even Terry Stroud wasn't there
From the videos I saw of the booths it seemed to me that setting up is mostly about PR. Anything gained is unexpected and a total loss/expense for the advertising is expected. Lots of nice books, it looked like a museum which is pretty cool in it’s own way.
Here’s a nice vid I saw of the booths:
