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The pinnacle of geek fandom, the San Diego Comic-Con, has finally gotten back underway after a two-year Covid hiatus. Due to ongoing actor strikes, however, star power will not be a key draw at this convention.
Seriously, no A-list actors at the San Diego Comic-Con! [flips table covered in POP! figures]
After a two year hiatus, the globally renowned San Diego Comic-Con is back underway over the next few days.
Approximately 135,000 movie buffs and comic book fans are in attendance, but none will set out their stool overnight for a place at the conventionโs famed H Hall; where Marvel, DC, and other studios have made their biggest surprise announcements over the years.
This is due to the escalating stand-off in Hollywood between talent and institutions over pay and image rights.
The Writers Guild of America has been on strike for almost three months and was joined by the Screen Actors Guild last week. Visual effects artists are scavenging for work and the prospect of a long-term shutdown looms for the first time in six decades. Itโs a scary time for fans of the silver screen.
Those who had predicted an ensuing crisis for Comic-Con 2023, however, will have to eat humble pie. Despite a distinct lack of star power, the conference appears to have regained an essence of geek fandom at grass-roots โ the like of which hasnโt been seen since Hollywood studios hopped on-board as a marketing opportunity in the noughties.
