Comic Con Talk (Renamed since LA Comic Con can't get it together)

TheO40 said
I know some may find the LACC 2024 show lacking but also not every show is for everyone. We did have some more guest lined up, but things fell through for one reason or another and some are very interested in coming next year.

Some people may not know that LACC is a hard show to put on one of the reasons is the airport is regional, so flights tend to be double also the event space we use only uses TicketMaster and will not switch to any other which if you don't already know TicketMaster is a horrible ticketing service and along with tickets unlike most event spaces, we do not get the funds from ticket sales until about a week after the event has taken place. So, everything we do before the show is out of pocket and I do mean everything flights, hotel, guest, ect.

We are trying our best with what we have to work with. The split was mentioned, and it is a hard subject to talk about for multiple reasons and some of the struggles we have encountered has been because of the old companies' disillusion (AVC) but with that being said we are very happy that the split happened. I personally would have made a lot more money if I would have gone with the other company during the split, but I like being able to sleep at night.

We will continue doing shows as long as we can and hopefully well into the future.

Thank you for the information. I understand that you can't always please everyone and you are trying to cater to a wide audience. As I stated earlier in the thread, my kids and I will still be attending, but there aren't any guests who are a must meet for us, which is a first. We'll be going for the vendors and the atmosphere.

I'm certainly no fan of Ticketmaster and their fees. I wasn't disappointed to see the move to the tiered pricing system for tickets this year. I should have bought tickets early on when they were cheaper, but was waiting for more guest announcements. Live and learn.

Like I said, I definitely do appreciate the information that you have shared here, as it does help to see things in a better light. I'm looking forward to the guest list for the next show and, hopefully, more years to come.