Last weekend as Melbourne's Oz Comic Con! It was my first Comic Con ever and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
Over the years I have heard how terribly run the Comic Cons have been, with last year people finally pointing out some improvements. I didn't get to see much of the convention, as I was helping out at
Tentacle Spine's stall, but when I did get a chance to wander it was well set out, with the space clearly being divided into Artist ally, bigger stores, and then signing area. A nice touch was that the entry lead straight into the artist ally; promoting local artists over the stores.
An annoyance was that the convention was right down at door 10 in the exhibition center, but with at least 2 other conventions on at the same time someone had to be in the back. Though to try to help make it easier OzCC divided the hallway into two so that those who still needed tickets took up one side whilst those who already had tickets could come and go. Whilst this attempt was appreciated, they divided it so those waiting were on the right hand side, meaning when people left they had to cut across the queue coming in. Australians naturally go to the left so this was disruptive. And it wasn't until Sunday afternoon that they began to widen the 'already have passes' section, so the rest of the weekend that area was cramped as less people needed tickets.
It was so busy too. But not just the regular crowd, older generations and families were attending, which was really great to see. This convention gives me the feeling that if it was run really well Australia could start having a convention the size of America's Comic Cons. They used Pax's tape on the floor of for queues (I am so thankful for this trend), the panels areas (whilst I didn't get to see any) were obvious and stood out, usually they are just little boxed in spaces that I don't realize are for panels until the end of the weekend. The cosplay area was a nice spot, and the addition of back drops let people have better shots without the crowds in the background. And the artist tables had a lot of space behind them, which for Tentacle spine with five people, and one getting into Immortan Joe, was amazing.
Overall I did enjoy this convention. I didn't get to see much of it, so I don't know if that would have changed my mind, but from what I saw it was pretty well run and organized, and I think it will be a convention that I start attending now.
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