San Diego Comic-Con 2020 At Home Edition
By George Robbins
The coronavirus pandemic has placed a lot of strain on the economy, but mostly on the entertainment business over the past few months. While there are a lot of companies who are able to reopen their doors to at least a limited capacity now, there are some that simply can’t function properly without a lot of people. These are things that involve a lot of people gathering together in one place for any number of reasons. Included in this list of business prospects that can’t function normally due to people not being able to gather are conventions. Among those conventions that cannot be held normally are the Comic Con conventions; which as of now the San Diego Comic Con is in fact on.
San Diego Comic Con is one of the biggest convention events of the year and it was unknown for the longest time just when they would have it or even if they would have it. Though it seems as though they finally decided that they want to hold the event after all. As of now the dates for the digital “at-home” edition of the convention have been set from July 22-26 and will have plenty to give fans. It seems like they might have even had a spark of idea from the Star Wars May the 4th convention. There will be no limit to the attendance and no entry fee required for people to enjoy the convention and will have a lot for people to do. Between virtual activities and an online virtual Exhibit Hall for companies to offer specials and promotions, the organizers are doing their best to help people feel better during these times.
This convention is a way for people to be interactive from home and still feel like they are being a part of the community that they love so much. There are, of course, downsides to the entire convention being hosted online such as the modification or complete cancellation of events. Not to mention the fact that people won’t be able to have the experience alongside fellow fans like they originally hoped they would. This is something to be expected given the current global situation, but at the very least, the convention won’t actually end up having to be canceled. There is no telling if other conventions will follow in these footsteps, but we can still appreciate the efforts that are being gone through for this one convention to actually happen.