One of the major reasons that the San Diego Comic-Con has become a madhouse is that the studios have made it their own. People camp out in Hall H just to see a little bit of footage from an upcoming film and to see their favorite stars quasi-up-close-and-personal. But while studios try to use the potential buzz from the Con as a spring-board, that doesn’t necessarily carry to the box office. Universal couldn’t have done a better job promoting Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at Comic-Con but it was considered a box office flop. Kick-Ass flew on to people’s radar at Comic-Con with a killer presentation, but again: lackluster box office. TRON: Legacy went to Comic-Con three times and it didn’t cross the $200 million mark domestically (and anyone who tells you that wasn’t a serious goal for Disney is lying). And while box office doesn’t matter to me personally, it matters a lot to studio shareholders and executives. But the studios are starting to get wise to the cost of running a se...
Looks like a stacked lineup not to be missed. See you in San Diego! Warner Bros. Discovery takes flight at Comic-Con 2022, as the combined divisions of the company are joining forces to mark the first in-person presence in three years at the world’s premiere comic book and popular arts convention.
It is almost time for Comic-Con at home and here is what AMC has planned.
With an in-person show impossible as planned, "Snake Eyes" will Kick Off Comic-Con At Home.
I think at this point peer pressure is the big factor. Simply put if the other studios are there and you are not, then people will start to wonder about your film or show.
Plus it costs more to develop other marketing campaigns and Comicon often gives a studio an idea about how much buzz or interest there really is.
Interesting. I've wondered for some time at the big media event that Comic-Con has become. It hasn't always been this way, and it's interesting that they'd be backing off now.
I understand the idea though. Since unless you're looking for comic-con stuff, more than likely people aren't going to be paying attention. So it's spending a lot of money for not as much coverage. On the other hand, look at how successful the Green Lantern footage from WonderCon was.
It was huge and plastered all over the internet. On top of that it finally started turning around people's opinion. I think Comic-Con can still be a good venue and hope they don't give up on it altogether. Especially Marvel.
I think they will all be there. This is just speculation on their part. I know Warner Bros. will be there no matter what anyone says and Marvel......Marvel would never miss Comic Con. I don't know what they are talking about. Yes, Marvel brought Avengers last year but they still have a lot out there coming in 2012 and 2013 to promote. I'm telling you that people are just not getting it.
All the usuals will be there...just wait and see.
Honestly if all these places don't show up then Comic Con might be lackluster. Fans of SDCC don't know what a "real" comic con is and probably won't appreciate it as much. So the only reason I could see studios holding of would be to make crowds a bit smaller. The past few years they have had record breaking numbers and sell out tickets well in advance.
Honestly some of these noted are like saying Sony or Microsoft won't show up to E3. Yeah some major studios don't show up like Rockstar etc...but they honestly have nothing to show. WB, Disney, Especially Marvel, they all have something to show and will be there in some regards. There isn't a ton for them to show, beyond Avengers, so thats why talks of them not being there in full force are like this.
Also note that there are usually suprises, these studios could be hiding something.
We've gone the last couple of years and that has been on my mind as well. Why don't they hold in March or April? It would be better for the new spring and summer releases. I don't really know why but it seems that it's always been in July and it just works for them that way.....It would be nice.
We can't make it this year but we're already talking about going next year...I'm really gonna miss it too. This is the one thing that I really get a lot of enjoyment out of.