>>11585364Smaller conventions have draw panels too, because that's what comic conventions do. Sometimes they're out on the showroom floor, which is what Jung Gi used to do too.
I think a lot of other conventions don't do that because they're not actually comic conventinos, they're "pop" conventions, hence using hollywood celebrities to bring in the crowds. Since a lot of the big ones are relatively new (maybe started a decade ago), after comics started dropping off in sales, they don't have much connection to comic books. Even older ones like NYCC (started in the 00s), they got bought out by a corporation that doesn't care about comics, so they're not even run by fans. They chase after what brings in crowds.
SDCC does a thing where they sandwich comic book panels inbetween media/hollywood shit. So if people want to see Paris HIlton or Brad Pit, they need to stick around to see Grant Morrison or an Emily the Strange panel. Of course, since some comics/creators are small and don't get big rooms, they're still going to be some media sandwiching. Animated shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender was first shown off in one of the smaller rooms. The "workshop" room doesn't do this though.
Also, aside from the concrete area, my backyard has a "wooded" area that is basically a large hill. So i used to take outdoor photos back in the day, but that was like 10 years ago. I don't do that anymore because it got overgrown. Raccoons took that area over and they leave shit everywhere, so i haven't returned. I have a smaller side yard, but i'd need to tear shit out to recreate the afghanistan-like villages and ambush roads i used to create.
.. while trying to see if i still had any photos from back then, i managed to find oldass SDCC pics i thought i had lost. Unbought loot i took photos of to get later, but forgot to.
