So we found out a few things today about Emerald City Comicon :
- Tickets go on sale 19 October at noon PST
- They've killed all VIP/Special Access/Deluxe/Etc badges
- They killed their Tumblr
Oh and their site is having loading problems. Mercury retrograde or massive ticket sale interest?
I'll observe a respectable mourning period for their Tumblr later (but hey, they have Google Plus! Because that's relevant) and focus on the badge types available to you and I.
- Kid are badges are 20
- 4-day badges are 110
- Thursday is 20 (half day again)
- Friday is 40
- Saturday is 50
- Sunday is 40
So what does that mean in terms of getting a badge? Well, you can't spend your way in, obviously, but I still don't think it's going to be impossible to get all 4 days. Maybe the 4 day badges will sell out immediately but you should be able to get all single days if you move reasonably fast. I'll speculate more on strategies later; for now, create a fictitious dentist appointment and block that time on your calendar so you don't get called into a meeting as happened to me last year during the ECCC sale. (I just didn't show up till I had my tickets; I know my priorities.)
They also posted some comic guests and included this macabre invitation: "Join us for Stan Lee's final ECCC appearance!" I know he's probably just hanging up his dance hall shoes, but it sounded a bit ominous. You can also apply to host a panel.
But seriously, why did ECCC kill their Tumblr?
I hate that they killed their Tumblr. It was such a great space to post questions and pics and get responses. Sure, they're answering questions on their Twitter but it's not the same.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised that the VIP badges are gone, given that they already got rid of the VIP option for NYCC. For the same 'reason'.
On the good news side, Wednesdays at noon work for me, so I can be there when the sale goes live! :-D
Yeah, that Tumblr was such a marked contrast to how so many OTHER Cons operate (no names mentioned, cough, cough) - they were so attentive and open with fans. It will be missed.
DeleteGlad you can make the sale! I already have butterflies.