On the other hand OZ ComicCon this year was in Brisbane for the first time (as well as Sydney and Melbourne as per the last couple of years) and did stupidly well - even though I felt there was way too much focus on merch. Basically, if you weren't there to buy merch or overpriced autographs then there was only the panels left. That said, the Panels were beyond epic and the CosPlayers were for a first time event at an extreme level of awesome.
There needs to be some sort of something else between merch and panels though, there really does.
Edit: some workshops were available - if you'd paid for Platinum access. For the average reader/fan who doesn't have skills in those areas though, it wasn't worth the money.
There needs to be some sort of something else between merch and panels though, there really does.
Edit: some workshops were available - if you'd paid for Platinum access. For the average reader/fan who doesn't have skills in those areas though, it wasn't worth the money.