CANCELLED: Pop Culture Con
It’s come to my attention that Pop Culture Con has been cancelled. It was scheduled to be one of my convention stops this fall, but things fell apart with it. As of this the moment the Pop Culture Con website does not reflect this news.
I’ll be at Chicago Comic-Con (formerly known as Wizard World Chicago) in just a few weeks. More on that soon.
July 28th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Figures. Isn’t this the second time Pop Culture Con has been canceled? Has there ever actually been a Pop Culture Con? Why can’t those guys organize a simple convention? Their Web site hasn’t even been updated since October.
July 29th, 2009 at 9:16 am
No, they’ve never pulled one off. And to be fair, I don’t think any convention is “simple” to organize.
I’ll admit that their is some poor organization on part of the show organizers, but I happen to be friends with them and know they have some pretty good reasons for the cancellation. The first one was cancelled because the organizers wife got cancer. This second one was cancelled because of financial issues. They could have pushed forward with this show, but it would have turned out crap because they just don’t have the funds to promote it effectively at this time. Times are tough so don’t give them too hard of a time. They feel bad enough as it is for having to cancel it.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:29 am
I think my issue with the whole thing is that they put so much into it, plug it on their sites, different sites, print up flyers, make a bunch of promises, then the show folds. I can totally sympathize with the reason for cancelling the first show, but you’d think there would be some back up plan put into place, especially for the second show seeing as how one show has already been cancelled. I would just like to see better planning on the organizer’s part in the future. You can keep planning shows and then cancelling them at the last minute. That really ruins your reputation.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:30 am
That should say you “can’t keep planning shows…”