TheEndless Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 On the main page most the comic guests have suddenly moved to the cancellations bit now the the latest few have been put up - Have they all suddenly cancelled or is this an error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundyse Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 just noticed this as well nothing written in the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Showmasters have made the decision to remove comicbook guests from their shows, I suspect any expansion on this point will result in my post being deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Actually if you keep making random speculations like that that will cause your post to get hidden as well. I've asked our comic people to comment on this. Such a large scale of cancellation is unusual, but sometimes it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 It's just what one of the cancelled guests said was happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon The Gopher Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Also been told by 2 different comic artists that Showmasters cancelled them and not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I know SM have always taken the line that you shouldn't attend a con based on guests attending as lineup is always subject to change.... But cancelling every comicbook guest after you've had tickets on sale for a while seems wrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) . Edited August 25, 2016 by rjw499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnienfg Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 The comic guest section definitely needs improving, no offense to the guests now confirmed but most comic readers will read American comics and not care for the Beano guests and the guests before were a lot better and to have them cancelled same day seems suspicious to me. There is still time to improve this area, after all "Comic" is in the title so should be an area of greater focus. Why not try to get people like Kieron Gillen, Boo Cook, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Skottie Young, Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening etc as guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I think it's fair to say that UK guests generally aren't as popular as those from overseas (as they tend to appear at far more uk cons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I think its also fair to say that the lack of an official response to this is disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnienfg Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I agree, the only thing I got was after I tweeted them twice and got a message back saying "The website is the most up to date source for information". This however is very interesting... So showmasters did cancel all the comic guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 It's one thing to just not book/announce any comic guests but another to kick them off the show after people have bought tickets - I suspect the lack of an official response is because they know they're in the wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Name Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I don't really want to get involved in this conversation, but have you guys thought that there might be a good reason if SM have cancelled the guests, like costs or something? I can't think of any other reasons at the moment but you guys just seem to have jumped to the conclusion that SM are evil and are trying to annoy you, which makes no sense. Yes it's a shame that this has happened but pointless speculation as to why is most likely not going to get you anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I'd rather avoid speculation which is why I'd like some official word on this. Imagine they announced they were banning all cosplay at a show 1-2 weeks before it happened...... or removed all film/tv guests I dont think anyone has made the conclusion that they're doing this just to annoy people - I'm sure it is down to costs (if I had to guess I'd say ticket sales and vendor takeup has been worse than they expected) However I think if you're going to make a significant change to a show you shoud give your customers the courtesy of an announcement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw499 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 On the plus side it's nice to have a thread where views can be discussed in an adult manner - too often anything that isnt 100% pro-SM is deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnienfg Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Looks like Lee Townsend has now been cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Looks like Lee Townsend has now been cancelled. It's a shame, I would really like to see Bournemouth have something along the lines of a 'Comic Alley' like they do at London. Really enjoy meeting the artists and buying their artwork, and enjoyed meeting Lee Townsend at the last London one I went to., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundyse Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 It would be nice if Showmasters could explain the confusion over the Comic Alley. None of the guests have been on this forum yet, and there are conflicting reports on why the are not coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnienfg Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Looks like Lee Townsend has now been cancelled. It's a shame, I would really like to see Bournemouth have something along the lines of a 'Comic Alley' like they do at London. Really enjoy meeting the artists and buying their artwork, and enjoyed meeting Lee Townsend at the last London one I went to., Exactly! It's a great shame, as the comic guests were fantastic a few weeks back and I couldn't of been more hyped to talk to them and get some artwork done for my collection, now it is massively underwhelming and feels like Comic Alley is just an after thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelophile Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm feeling that there's a certain irony including the word COMIC in the name of this event if not including any comics guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon The Gopher Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) It was confirmed by Showmasters staff in Bournemouth today that Jodi Lynn O'Keefe, Julie Benz, Carl Wethers etc were all cancelled last minute by Showmasters because the guests had cancelled on Amsterdam comic con at last minute. Seems petty. I hope the same isn't true of the comic guests Edited September 4, 2016 by Gordon The Gopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I personally would be suspicious of that. Depending on who said it to whom, but i highly doubt Showmasters would reveal or allow that to be passed on to people if it were true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I just checked with TooTall because yeah, I go along with Raylenth here. His response was "The guests all cancelled Amsterdam. We hoped to still have them to Bournemouth, but they all cancelled this show too. We certainly didn't cancel them, they pulled out." If you could please let us know who said that I am pretty sure TooTall would be very interested in following up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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