A lot of comic book professionals talk about this subject behind the scenes and now Denise Dorman finally puts it out there - Is cosplay killing the comic book convention scene? PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS THREAD WITHOUT READING THE ESSAY FIRST. FROM THE ARTICLE: I have slowly come realize that in this selfie-obsessed, Instagram Era, cosplay is the new focus of these conventions–seeing and being seen, like some giant masquerade party. Conventions are no longer shows about commerce, product launches, and celebrating the people who created this genre in the first place. I’ve seen it first-hand – the uber-famous artist who traveled all of the way from Japan, sitting at Comic-Con, drawing as no one even paid attention to him, while the cosplayers held up floor traffic and fans surround the cosplayers–rather than the famed industry household name – to pose for selfies... I’ll be the first to admit I revel in the amazing, visually arresting costumes. I snap photos. I have cosplay friends who dedicate their lives to it. I admire the creativity, the expense, the time investment, and the sacrifice – especially the imaginative Steampunk cosplay. I just float the idea that maybe we’ve reached a tipping point. Have the expenses of dressing up, rising ticket prices, price gouged hotels, and parking costs to attend these costly conventions made it financially unfeasible for people to actually spend money on exhibitors anymore? bleedingcool/2014/09/22/denise-dorman-asks-is-cosplay-killing-comic-con/
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:14:23 +0000
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