What the Hell Happened to Comic-Con?

Kuno's mood is: annoyed


From my GGL article:

I don’t know which movie producer first glommed onto Comic-Con as a way to promote his flick. I’m sure it was a cool, cutting-edge idea at the time. And it was probably a movie with some kind of comic book tie-in.

But go to Comic-Con today, and you’ll have to look mighty hard for comic books. Even in the Marvel and DC booths, you’ll mostly find video games and film tie-ins. The whole center half of the convention floor is taken up by movie and film companies, video game developers, television networks, and “Snakes on a Plane.” It’s all Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Square Enix, Nickelodeon, Wizards of the Coast, Activision, Warner Bros, Tower Records, Mattel and Hasbro, Lego and New Line Cinema. Read more....