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[roshan]

So they announced the 2010 con in Providence the first weekend in May.  Isn't that the same time you guys have your con every year?  If so, that's just lame.  They must really fear you guys.

[B]

does it really matter? Anytime people can get together for a convention is great. People will still go where they want to be.

[roshan]

Yeah but I'd like to not have to choose which one to go to if they're on the same weekend.  It was nice having two cons spread out over the year to go to. 

[Canuklehead]

It's awesome for Canadians that want to go the the US Con...  Rhode Island is a lot easier to drive to.


Then, if the Can Convention was moved to a later weekend (Like, say, August Civic Holiday), Canadians could plan their summer vacation around it.

Seems like a decent deal.




(But I agree, if this is their way of trying to stomp out the Canadian Convention, it's really cheap of them.)

[BHMike]

Guys, if it was done on purpose or not as an attempt to prevent the Canadian Joe Con to grow doesn't matter. They took "our" new date, the first weekend in May - simple as that.

All this does now is give me a chance to have our Canadian con in a warmer month - and promote it at the U.S. JoeCon.  :wink:

[Recon]

Mike,

I love your attitude. Kudos. 

[pdaat]

First weekend in May = Free Comic Book Day.  I am surprised they chose that date.

When I first heard about it being in RI, I was seriously thinking about going.  With the conflict with FCBD, I know now I will not be going.  Although I liked meeting Ken Lashley in Hamilton this year, both events in a day are too much to properly enjoy them.

If the JoeCanCon is Niagara Falls, hopefully the date is not too close to tourist season.  I want to take the family.

[volleydan]

Guys, if it was done on purpose or not as an attempt to prevent the Canadian Joe Con to grow doesn't matter. They took "our" new date, the first weekend in May - simple as that.

Mike,

I'm glad to see that you will be able to move your con, and while your attitude is charitable (to say the least) about it, it's an unconscienable move on MC's part.

They KNOW you guys are up there and they should KNOW that your Con is at the end of April each year....so either they're being jerks by doing this or they're completely ignorant about events in the Joe world. Either way, it doesn't speak well of the effort that they are putting into running the GIJCC these days.....

[Stealth Viper]

They KNOW you guys are up there and they should KNOW that your Con is at the end of April each year....so either they're being jerks by doing this or they're completely ignorant about events in the Joe world. Either way, it doesn't speak well of the effort that they are putting into running the GIJCC these days.....

Oh, I can guarantee that they know about us, AND that they know our con is usually around then. Moving the date to that timeframe, AND placing the con as close to Canada as it's ever been?

Coincidence? Hard to swallow.

[thatcarlguy]

Is this the TFCon guys doing this? Not sure who Master Collector is I guess. I'm not up on Convention politics.

[BHMike]

Kinda pathetic that there is "politics" in the toy world - but no, this isn't them.

Master Collector runs the JoeCon in the U.S. - the one that took place this past weekend.

[Canuklehead]

To be honest, there are very few actually good free comics, on Free Comic Book Day.  They're all just cheap ad comics for all the titles they want you to buy


If you had to choose between that and a GI Joe Convention, I'd suggest the Convention.  At the very least, you can ask a friend (that isn't going to RI) to pick up the comics for you...