The Power of Bottom-Up Power

Wanna see the power of the masses en mass? Get your suited-up butt to Comic-Con next year! (Cosplay is definitely part of the deal.)

Comic-Con is not a hackfest, per se. Attendees don’t get to re-write scripts or change scenes or fire actors or directors they don’t like. But, to reach box office or gaming success, most every fantasy/comic/graphic novel/sci-fi-based effort must pass muster with with their fan base. Well over 100,000 fans show up each year probing panelists and directors. They want to know how true those in charge are being to the history, mythology, costuming, and ethos of their characters and plot-lines.

Hacking Lesson: Bottom-up power is real. In recent years, every movie that wowed Comic-Con-ers won instant word-of-mouth raves eventually went on to become blockbusters at the box office. Most every movie that failed to wow them, well, let’s say sales could be heard in cartoon-balooned “Ssssplattt!”s and “Thudddd!”s. The power of the masses to give support or take it away is very real.

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