Good Evening Indy,
With the convention beginning this Friday, I wanted to do a
preview of the convention. Let’s begin with the concerns I have seen so far!
Ticketing: Cost for one day and three day passes are
relatively cheap for a convention, unfortunately with Ticketmaster Fees and
other processing fees, a one day ticket will cost you almost 32 dollars instead
of the 20! The convention organizers have already admitted that this is a fault
and plans on going with another ticket provider in 2015.
Considering the issue with fees, I thought I might just want
to purchase at box office to bypass the fees, unfortunately the convention organizers
posted that only a finite amount of tickets would be available at the box office
each day. Saturday they will open at 8:15 AM, almost two hours before doors
will open, to begin box office sales. This means you better show up early. With
this happening I feel like I’m being forced to purchase my tickets ahead of
time and get stuck with the fees.
Social Media: To me this was a huge miss on the convention’s
part. All year long you might have noticed that Fackbook is starting to lose
followers (according to News Agencies)….so please tell me why your biggest
means of spreading information is on Facebook? Twitter is being extremely
underutilized for announcements, and I have to say the webpage is a bit cheesy!
Spider Man dancing with the
Colt’s Cheerleaders? That’s all I can say.
PLEASE NOTE:
Even though Facebook is the
main media for information, they are using right. Constantly updating the page with
new guests and events that are planned.
Time Event: This is one that
could go either way. The Big Ten tournament (A Indiana Classic) will be taking
place this weekend as well. This causes a large shortage of hotel rooms for out
of state guests and a lack of parking (with higher prices). At the same time,
interested fans could boost sales and increase audience size!
Now lets talk about those
positives!
Excitement Factor: This is
Indiana’s first Comic Con. They are setting the bar for all other conventions
that are comic/entertainment based here in Indy. This brings a sense of
excitement that is just to hard to crush. Seriously, I have been waiting for this
weekend for some time (Pretty sure my wife is ready for it to be over).
Lineup: This is a new Con,
and for being a new con the lineup is impressive. With Evan Peters, Caity Lotz, Maisie Williams, Daniel Cudmore
and tons of great artists I can easily say that this lineup proves credibility
of the Con. What is great about growing conventions is that every year more
guests will come and more fun for all! And I think Indiana Comic Con is on the
right track.
Panels: At most large Cons
across the Midwest, panels are usually celebrities talking about the tv shows/
movies they have appeared in or are currently working on. Besides this, you get
a hit or miss scenario of panels. Indiana Comic Con though has a wide array of
panels with many interesting topics that I am extremely excited for. Two to really keep your on eyes on for
Saturday are Superhero Story Time and Indy Podcasting!
What are your concerns about the Con this weekend? Please
share thoughts in the Comment section or @Shwoodylove
Look forward to a full review of the Con on Sunday after I
attend where I will update what I find about my concerns and positives!
Until next time Indy!
Kyle @Shwoodylove
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