Writer not thrilled with Comic-Con@Home

[Bob Jersey]

It didn't produce as much Twitter traffic, nor YouTube views... "Walking Dead"'s panel led on both counts...

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/comic-con-at-home-analysis-walking-dead-new-mutants-1234717509/ (link)

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[Dave Sikula]

My heart bleeds for this guy. If the experience helps in returning SDCC to its origins, I'll be delighted. It's become too overwhelmed by Hollywood blockbusters at the expense of everything else.

Now, that said, while I enjoyed the panels I watched this weekend, I wish they had used panel hosts who were more familiar with their topics--or even guests (one woman even mispronounced Leonard Maltin's name in his introduction). I appreciate that (for the most part) they were making an effort at diversity (given that most of the panelists I saw were the usual gang of white guys), but I can't imagine there aren't women of POC who know these topics backward and forward rather than having to read off the blue cards.

--Dave Sikula