![]() ![]() If national trends are any indication, Cincinnati Comicon and Expo can exist in harmony. Vendors and and other exhibitors have tougher choices, unlikely to spend consecutive weekends in one market with a full calendar and a national map to consider. Aside from the cost of a ticket - both charge $20 for a single day and $30 to $35 for a weekend pass (VIP access is extra) - there’s also the investment of time to partake in all the browsing, buying, networking, costume comparisons, celebrity and superhero sightings and autograph gathering a comics convention offers. On the surface, it might appear the dueling conventions will split a niche audience. At the end of the day, we’re giving fans what they want.” “The trick is getting people through the door, getting them to want to come to your event, which means bringing them what they want. “Cincinnati’s a very dynamic city, and I think Cincinnati can support multiple shows,” Satterfield said. ![]() Comicon debuts in the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, in Covington and runs Sept. They’ll test that theory this weekend and next. Our fans know where to find us.”īoth insist the regional fan base is strong enough to support back-to-back comics conventions. “Definitely there is some confusion out there, but people are quickly becoming aware there’s two events. “I mean, our event has always been in September, second or third week,” Satterfield said. “Not to split hairs, but they put their convention on one week after ours,” Swafford said, adding that his convention was first to formalize dates in 2013.Īndrew Satterfield, founder of the Expo, took a deep breath and let several seconds pass when asked whether he inferred something more deliberate. CINCINNATI - If you ask Kendall Swafford why he scheduled the debut of Cincinnati Comicon one weekend ahead of the fourth annual Cincinnati Comic Expo, Swafford will deflect the question. ![]()
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