So it looks like the Montreal Comic Con in September was a hit, and we are now getting or next fix on December 6th. It's only one day, but it starting to look quite promising.
For now, media guests include Richard Hatch (Appollo on 70's BSG; Tom Zarek on reboot BSG), Kane Hodder (Jason on Friday the 13th) and legendary Lloyd Kaufman (from Troma films...remember Toxic Avenger).
More info here:
http://www.montrealcomiccon.com
What's nice to note is that they have been taking advice from the fans and starting to include other genres (like Horror, Anime, Gaming, Wrestling, Fantasy and Sc-Fi) which go often hand in hand with Comics and help in expanding the fan base.
Also, Montreal is very different from other North American cities due to its duality (French/English), and its good to see the comic convention community open up and start including some Euro-style Bandes Dessines. Seems Planete BD will be getting a special spot. This definitely opens up the market. Let's just hope they use the opportunity and start some hype around it.
It relatively still small, but I believe given some time and support that this can be a unique convention. Montreal is the book capital of North America, so they should maybe look into incorportaing that, with pointed effort to genre fiction.
Also, this city's conventions, need to support each other and cross promote within each others conventions. We have Toycon, that usually has some presence through Toys on Fire, but there is also MonSFFA that can participate and maybe have a workshop or assist in Q&A.
One last, important, question. Will Protoman be ther selling his wares...?
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