In a statement to the press about the company’s withdrawal, DA advisor-in-chief Josh Wattles noted that the company is focusing on mobile app development and “a comprehensive site redesign that will benefit all of our 34 million registered members.” The news has invited speculation about what no sponsorship would mean for Artists’ Alley, where tables are provided to artists at no charge, a holdover from the days when the show drew a mere 5,000 people. ![]() DeviantArt, the social network for artists, withdrew its sponsorship suddenly in June, despite offering panels, signage, electronic art displays, and comfortable chairs to the artists for the last two years. Though that record time serves as a measure of interest in the convention-bustling with exclusive previews and products from many comics publishers-this year’s event, like past installments, tweaks the winning formula.Īt press time, SDCC’s internal staff was seeking a sponsor for Artists’ Alley, the area of the convention’s exhibit hall where individual artists draw commissioned works for visitors, sell comics, and more. In February, badges for SDCC sold out in about an hour, reportedly the fastest sell-out time yet. Run by the nonprofit Comic-Con International (CCI), SDCC is expected to draw more than 130,000 attendees to downtown San Diego and the San Diego Convention Center from Thursday, July 9, to Sunday, July 12. ![]() With Comic-Con International: San Diego (informally known as SDCC) a week away, its staff and comics publishers are grappling with critical questions about the value and location of the country’s largest comics and pop culture convention.
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