Research For ToonZone Poll: Which Con Should/Can the Most of Us Attend?

[JohnCrichton]

First of all we need all the cons that're upcoming and if they're worth going to or not.

Only one I know of is the Chicago Con and that's in like... February or March. Missed it last year, but plan to make it this year.

What cons do you guys know of that you're planning to go to and/or can make it to?

And which are worth going to? Is the Chicago one at all big?

And I'm currently planning a trip in the future out to L.A.... are there any out there I should aim for?


After we get all the info we need, then we can start a poll to see which is the most feasible for a ToonZone Con Gathering.

Peace!

[VinceA]

There's a good list of anime cons here:
http://www.adequate.com/anime/events/

Personally, I'm attending Big Apple Anime Fest over Labor Day weekend and AnimeNext in November 2003. Don't have much spare cash to pay for travel to any of the other fests/cons.

There are also other non-anime or mixed media cons out there but I don't have a list of those handy

[JohnCrichton]

It's been forever since I've been to New York... I just might go to this one.

As for the one I know I'll be going to.. Anime Central in May.

Anyone ever been to this one?

[VinceA]

Well if you go to BAAF hopefully we'll cross paths (I'll be there with V4 just like this year's).

[JohnCrichton]

Rock! I'll be sure to wear Japan Hero gear and a morpher so I'll be easy to spot.

To meet V4 would be no end of coolness. :D

[panther3751]

Don't forget the Gargoyles con!

http://gathering.gargoyles-fans.org/index.html

[Outlander00]

I could attend those in the NY area, as well as those in the GTA (for all who dont know, the Greater Toronto Area :p). But with my schedule, I might need some lead time.

[Andy Mancini]

I'm going to be going to Tekkoshocon at the end of March. Why? It's near my house. My brother and our friends are making do cosplay for the event (I loathe all things costume-y), so it'll be fun to see what happens.

[Theking]

only con's I go to so far are Star Trek ones that are in the Iowa area since I am too poor to travel.

TheKing

[Clayface]

I'll probably head back to the Chicago area for the next WizardWorld Chicago Con. I'm also thinking of hitting the WizardWorld East con in PA. I'm definitely hitting BotCon this year, and I'd like to hit the Gargoyle's convention in New York, and maybe one of the Farscape conventions.

[Twilight]

I'm hoping to make it to ComicCon in July 2003.

As for cons in LA, there's Anime Expo in Long Beach.

[Chris Sanders MSX]

Only one I know of is the Chicago Con and that's in like... February or March. Missed it last year, but plan to make it this year.

I'm heading to this one and The Wizard Comic Con. I here the show in Febuary is pretty figgin huge. Being from and in Chicago, this will almsot have to be the one I go to, knowing my mom and all.

[Barb Gordon]

I go and have gone to the Anime Expo here in Anaheim, California. As well as the San Diego Comic Con here in San Diego, California. I know of a few TZ'ers that have attented the latter, or at least plan to.

~Barb

[Outlander00]

Originally posted by JohnCrichton
It's been forever since I've been to New York... I just might go to this one.

As for the one I know I'll be going to.. Anime Central in May.

Anyone ever been to this one?

JC, let me know... I'll show you around town, or anyone for that matter :p we'll hit up McSorely's after :p

[JohnCrichton]

Will do!

Alright, it's a long ways away, but I'm aiming to hit New York next year for the Con!

See you, VinceA and V4 there! :)

[Elven Moon]

There are no anime cons in my state, and I can't afford to buy a plane ticket or take the long drive to one that does :( Sigh... there is the comic con in Novi, but darnit!

[JohnCrichton]

So this is what we got so far....


Anime Central
More Info | Visit Site
May 16-18, 2003
Rosemont, IL

BotCon
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July 25-27, 2003
Chicago, IL

Big Apple Anime Fest
More Info | Visit Site
August 29-31, 2003
New York, NY

Tekkoshocon
More Info | Visit Site
March 29-30, 2003
Coraopolis, PA

Wizard World Chicago Con
February
Chicago, IL

Anime Expo
More Info | Visit Site
July 3-6, 2003
Anaheim, CA


Any others so that we might contruct a poll to see how many of us are going where?

I might post pone my trip out to L.A. to July so I can go to the famed Anime Expo...

[Weatherman]

There's also a bunch to add here in the D.C. area.


Coming up in February is Katsucon. Third weekend of the moth in Crytal City Virginia, right across the river from D.C. Fun medium sized Con known for its Cosplay.


Then there's the big one, Otakon, in August up in Baltimore. The Con for anyone here on the East Coast.


Other then those, there are a couple of smaller cons throughout the year; Anime Mid-Atlantic, Anime USA, Nekko Con..


If anyone here wants to get together at an East Coast Con, Otakon would be the one to do it AT.

[Clayface]

Originally posted by JohnCrichton

Any others so that we might contruct a poll to see how many of us are going where?


Well, if you really want more for the list, check out this link (http://www.comicbookconventions.com/conventions.htm). And that's just for comic conventions!

[ZorBrak]

only cons I have been to are animazement and herocon....both were kinda well....too geeky...but animazement had some cool stuff...I'd go again. :cool:

[Marc]

I plan on going to the Wizard World East convention in Philadelphia. Guest-of-Honor is Alex Ross!

- Cap

[Zoddman]

I'm probably going to go to the Emerald City Comicon (http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/) up here in Seattle. They've got a good guest list coming into town too:

Erik Larsen
Darick Robertson
John Cassaday (new!)
Jim Mahfood
Scott Morse
Greg Rucka (new!)
Ford Gilmore
Steve Skroce
Mike Huddleston
Steve Rolston
Pia Guerra

[zimbach]

You all MUST GO to Fanime Con on June 20-22, 2003 in Santa Clara, CA (40 miles south of San Francisco)!

3 full days of non-stop anime, art, and music without the scarey overwhelmingness of Anime Expo!
And we make sure our music videos work before we try to show them!

www.fanime.com

[TimTwoFace]

The biggest one that I'm aware of (and the nearest to me) is the San Diego Comic-Con, that Barb and Twilight have already mentioned. I'm hoping to go down there this July.

I recall another convention named "Wondercon" a few years back and I think it was held in Oakland, CA. Can anyone verify this, and tell me if it still exists?

-Tim

[sKorpia]

AnimeExpo isn't that bad. It's mostly a huge vendor fair so bring $$$, and then they show episodes and movies in the convention center and some hotels. This year's encompassed 3 hotel lobbies including the LB Conv Center. There's a gaming room with tourneys, art galleries, and other indie arties who sell their stuff. They'll also do drawings of you for free if you provide paper. Otherwise it's something like 5$. Besides, you see a larger percentage of people dressed up as characters than at Comic-con (although be prepared for men dressed as Sailor Senshi). I might go again in 2003.

I am for sure hitting up SD Comic-con again though. They give out more free stuff although I had no idea the SD Conv Center was SO HUGE. My feet were dying by the end of the day. But it was worth it. Cool stuff to see and more opportunities to meet the animators, something that's strictly regulated at AnimeExpo due to sheer volume of people who would overwhelm those poor folks holding the drawing pens.

[turbomog007]

I can't travel out of my general area (stupid moneyless wallet :meatwad:) but I can probably go to the Anime Expo in Anaheim, CA and i could try to go to any other events in the southern California area

[DaphHime]

Hmm it looks like I'm not the only one here who might be going to Anime Central. Almost everyone in my anime club is going. I just got to find more info and concvince my parents, though knowing them, they whould probably want to go with. :p They like anime too.

[jeffrey 228]

I have also an anime convention up here in the northwest called Sakura Con (http://www.sakuracon.org) wich is the one I recently back in 2002, and it is not so bad, and yet there is alot of interesting things there , also I'm going again to be cosplaying another person it seems like too (not telling).

[zimbach]

Originally posted by TimTwoFace
The biggest one that I'm aware of (and the nearest to me) is the San Diego Comic-Con, that Barb and Twilight have already mentioned. I'm hoping to go down there this July.

I recall another convention named "Wondercon" a few years back and I think it was held in Oakland, CA. Can anyone verify this, and tell me if it still exists?

-Tim Yes, Wondercon (originally known as "The Wonderful World of Comics Convention") still exists. It was taken over by Comic-Con International in 2002 (the orginaztion behind San Diego Comic-Con and Alternative Press Expo). Information on all three can be found at the same website: http://www.wondercon.com/

Wondercon 2003 will be on April 25-27, 2003 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.