Conventions are an important part of many webcomic business models, but with more and more cons popping up every year, it's hard to know where to spend your time and resources promoting your work. In this thread, we can post personal experiences and information on conventions, which are good, which are bad, which cater to webcomics creators and which don't and so on.
I'll start off with a site called Webcomic Marketing with reviews conventions from a vendor's point of view, mostly located along the United States' West Coast. This site also seems to have other valuable information about the business.
Webcomic Marketing
I'll try to update this post as often as possible with more links, info and hopefully comprehensive convention calendar info.
This thread is intended as a resource and discussion board focused on vendors, artists and guests rather than attendees.
Conventions
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Conventions
by Gibson Twist » March 31st, 2011, 12:13 pm
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Re: Conventions
by xkrazydog » April 1st, 2011, 9:58 am
MoCCAfest
Location: NYC Armory
The biggest solely Underground and independent Comic Convention in the tristate area. Their main focus is Original- creator owned stuff and are open to anything experimental. Publishers usually attend this convention eyeing fresh talent. A good place to advertise your comic to the bigger fish.
The downside? Getting a table is ridiculously expensive. with this year's tables being $400+ over without membership. Its also NOT a big place to garner amazing profit so be prepared to barely break even if lucky. A teacher has recommended that we bring our own bags of Mini comics and just hand them out to those who walk by and to tables we like rather than getting a table ourselves until the price drops.
NY Comic Con
Location: NYC Javitz Center
The Comic con in New York. High attendance with a huge crowd of publishers from all over (if you can find them). Price of tables are extremely high, garnered to those who are already professional in the industry.
The Downside? Can be dangerous and disorganized. Can be a mixed bag when it comes to exposure since most fans have their own personal niches and favorites they'd rather be.
Location: NYC Armory
The biggest solely Underground and independent Comic Convention in the tristate area. Their main focus is Original- creator owned stuff and are open to anything experimental. Publishers usually attend this convention eyeing fresh talent. A good place to advertise your comic to the bigger fish.
The downside? Getting a table is ridiculously expensive. with this year's tables being $400+ over without membership. Its also NOT a big place to garner amazing profit so be prepared to barely break even if lucky. A teacher has recommended that we bring our own bags of Mini comics and just hand them out to those who walk by and to tables we like rather than getting a table ourselves until the price drops.
NY Comic Con
Location: NYC Javitz Center
The Comic con in New York. High attendance with a huge crowd of publishers from all over (if you can find them). Price of tables are extremely high, garnered to those who are already professional in the industry.
The Downside? Can be dangerous and disorganized. Can be a mixed bag when it comes to exposure since most fans have their own personal niches and favorites they'd rather be.
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