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No Marvel?!
« on: March 13, 2013, 01:37:47 PM »
According to CCI's newly released list of WonderCon Anaheim exhibitors, Marvel is not listed anywhere:
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Looking at the 2013 exhibit hall map for WonderCon that CCI published recently, I don't see Marvel anywhere:
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What the H is going on here?!  Is it possible Marvel is not exhibiting at WonderCon at all?!?! 
or am I just missing them?  I tried the search for Marvel and turned up no one of that name.  Someone please tell me I'm missing Marvel and point me in the right direction.  Otherwise, I (and my son) are going to be woefully disappointed that one of ('THE') largest comic companies is not participating in a fairly large comic convention  :-\

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2013, 01:42:20 PM »
Hmm, is this the complete list? Will they be adding more later?

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2013, 01:46:44 PM »
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Hmm, is this the complete list? Will they be adding more later?

I'm guessing not. They have a map of the exhibit floor and all of the large booths are labeled.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2013, 01:54:48 PM »
I asked Agent M on Twitter (Marvel guy). I'll let you know what he says.


Agent M (Ryan) just confirmed no Marvel booth.  :(
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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2013, 02:00:36 PM »
Well, this is more than slightly disappointing :'(.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2013, 02:03:54 PM »
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Agent M (Ryan) just confirmed no Marvel booth.  :(
no explanation i assume?
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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2013, 02:19:42 PM »
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Well, this is more than slightly disappointing :'(.

I followed that up with the question
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Will Marvel have any presence at #WonderCon?  Def. a bummer if Marvel sits it out entirely


And Agent M replied,
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We will not be at #WonderCon. Sorry!

Wow...

FWIW Agent M is Ryan Penagos, Executive Editorial Director for Marvel Digital Media Group and Marvel.com  I would imagine he would know if Marvel was going to WonderCon and this is pretty definitive.  I didn't ask why, but DAMN this is disappointing...

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2013, 02:39:02 PM »
I didn't ask why either. I don't they'd give an answer. I wonder now if that means bigger things for C2E2.

I probably should've noticed sooner since I never saw Ryan or any other Marvel people tweet about WonderCon. They've been talking about SDCC and C2E2 though.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2013, 02:43:29 PM »
yeah, i agree we'll most likely never know

<grumble>it's gotta have something to do with D23&the mouse<grumble>
^^completely unsubstantiated
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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2013, 02:45:36 PM »
I don't think it has anything to do with D23 since they'll be at C2E2 in April. If they were skipping all the conventions, I'd think something was up.

I do find it odd though.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2013, 02:58:49 PM »
it seems as tho the proximity to Anaheim might be the difference between WC & C2E2.

But like i said, wild speculation on my part with *no* basis in reality aside from the fact that in 2011 Marvel didn't have a panel for the Avengers movie (eta) due to D23. <yeah i hold on to a grudge for a long time>
somebody made a decision somewhere for some seemingly logical business reason, this didn't just happen
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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2013, 03:02:54 PM »
I wonder how many people are pissed about this. I'm sure Marvel is one reason why people attend certain Cons. You just kind of "assume" they'll be there.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2013, 03:12:03 PM »
I find this very disappointing. I love Marvel and was really looking foward to their presence here. Also bummed that Image won't be there. I guess I'll just have to spend extra time at the IDW booth.

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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2013, 03:30:41 PM »
No reason to pull the comics presence from Wondercon due to D23 though. With the time in between they would be promoting entirely different storylines. SMH ???
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Re: No Marvel?!
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2013, 03:30:58 PM »
Maybe Marvel is disappointed in Comic Con and WonderCon partnering up with DC for their t-shirt ;)