Comic-Con 2008 - Gone in a Flash!
Posted on 28 July, 2008 in News Blurbs
Well, another Comic-Con is over and now I can look forward to next year. This year felt like a different kind of crowd at Con, with attendance at an all time high I think there were some ruder individuals in the crowd.
Steel Web Studios had a good year at the Con, despite the fact several vendors told us their sales were down by as much as 80%. We have a much different mentality about attending Comic-Con than most. Rather than trying to make a ridiculous profit, we aim to connect with our fans and make new fans, so it is my main philosophy to sell items at a price anybody can afford, we started our $5.00 DVD program two years ago and it has been a hit! For $5.00 you can buy one of our DVDs, get it autographed and add it to our collection. This is a great deal for any fan as our autographs have sold for as high as $45.00 on eBay. On Sunday, we did the unthinkable and sold our DVDs for $1.00 each - yeah, it was a fucking crazy idea, but it worked - and we sold out of all the stock we took to Con.
On a personal level, I was ale to attend a few panels and walk the floor in my Dr. Phobia costume. I had a ton of pictures taken of me and now I’m starting to see them show up on blog, photo streams and even news sites. Personally I hate having my photo taken, but in costume, I don’t mind. It’s just more branding for the company - and by the looks on most people’s faces it’s a rather frightening imprint.
Fans wanted to know if we had anything new to sell and sadly the answer was no. The fires in October set us back quite a bit and it has been harder to recover than usual. The spike in gas prices and living expenses hasn’t helped much either. Despite the downside, the energy of the crowd and positive feedback from fans has left me very optimistic about going foreword. It is my personal goal to have two new DVDs ready for Con next year -now it’s time to deliver.
Tags: Comic-Con, Conventions
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