Comic-Con is coming back to San Diego, at the San Diego Convention Center, hosted by the organizers of San Diego Comic-Con. However, this isn’t actually San Diego Comic-Con. Did you follow all that? The event is being called Comic-Con Special Edition, and it’s going to be a 3-day event held from November 26th through the 28th. Yes, that is indeed Thanksgiving weekend. Check out the press release below.
COMIC-CON ANNOUNCES DATES FOR NOVEMBER CONVENTION
The Event Will Be Held At The San Diego Convention Center Over Thanksgiving Weekend
San Diego – San Diego Comic Convention today announced dates for their November convention. Comic-Con Special Edition will be held as a three-day event over Thanksgiving weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 26-28, 2021 at the San Diego Convention Center. It is our hope that by Fall conditions will permit larger public gatherings.
Comic-Con Special Edition will be the first in-person convention produced by the organization since Comic-Con 2019, and the first since the onset of the global pandemic COVID-19. The Fall event will allow the organization to highlight all the great elements that make Comic-Con such a popular event each year, as well as generate much needed revenue not only for the organization but also for local businesses and the community.
“While we have been able to pivot from in-person gatherings to limited online events, the loss of revenue has had an acute impact on the organization as it has with many small businesses, necessitating reduced work schedules and reduction in pay for employees, among other issues,” said David Glanzer, spokesperson for the nonprofit organization. “Hopefully this event will shore up our financial reserves and mark a slow return to larger in-person gatherings in 2022.”
As details are still being finalized, badge cost, attendance capacity, and related information will be forthcoming.
Comic-Con Special Edition Announced For San Diego on Thanksgiving Weekend
They really don't want people calling this San Diego Comic Con though.
I get that everyone needs to eat, and they have bills to pay. To do that they have to put on live events. But to do it on Thanksgiving weekend is a dick move.
This will end poorly.
This is partially selfish since I'm in San Diego haha, but I think that's a good idea. Get all the press etc that comes with Comic Con over a couple days, and don't entice people to travel.
This is partially selfish since I'm in San Diego haha, but I think that's a good idea. Get all the press etc that comes with Comic Con over a couple days, and don't entice people to travel.
I'm thinking more of people who are now going to have to work this event who are going to have to give up a big family holiday after having likely skipped out on it last year. For people working, the event doesn't begin Friday, it starts days before. I don't imagine many of those working can afford to fly to SD, set up, fly home for Thanksgiving, then fly back for the show. All during the busiest week of travel of the year.
I'm thinking more of people who are now going to have to work this event who are going to have to give up a big family holiday after having likely skipped out on it last year. For people working, the event doesn't begin Friday, it starts days before. I don't imagine many of those working can afford to fly to SD, set up, fly home for Thanksgiving, then fly back for the show. All during the busiest week of travel of the year.
I doubt there will me much in the way of attendance from across the country. You are abandoning your family on a major holiday that can be celebrated normally after a year of no family gatherings.
I always thought of Thanksgiving as an overrated holiday, so this doesn't actually seem that off-putting to me. (Of course I've never gone, nor will I ever go, so this is all an 'armchair opinion' anyway...)
I'm thinking more of people who are now going to have to work this event who are going to have to give up a big family holiday after having likely skipped out on it last year. For people working, the event doesn't begin Friday, it starts days before. I don't imagine many of those working can afford to fly to SD, set up, fly home for Thanksgiving, then fly back for the show. All during the busiest week of travel of the year.
I mean it's a limited event, so people SHOULD be skipping it. If attendance is 25%, the "show" shouldn't still be at 100% of the normal stuff. If the show is at 50% I'd be surprised.
I doubt there will me much in the way of attendance from across the country. You are abandoning your family on a major holiday that can be celebrated normally after a year of no family gatherings.
International attendance might be down due to ongoing travel issues, but as for across the country attendance I think people are overestimating the draw of Thanksgiving dinner over getting to go to the first San Diego Comic Con and possibly the first major Con in general post pandemic, especially after a lot of fans just got an extra $1400 in their checking account. Tickets are going to sell out quick on this one.
My stimi is long gone. It was devoured by a BBTS PO of Unicron, with some SoC and Diaclone purchases getting the leftovers.
Edit: Forgot bout the delicious, and will be long awaited dessert of the Super7 Thundertank.
Since this is over Thanksgiving weekend, will there be BF deals for the exclusives then :P Serious question cause you know...
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