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Published: Mon, 20 Jul 2009
Description: Comic book store owners say annual Comic-Con has lost its focus
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" look -- fringe event for hardcore comic book fans San Diego's event called comic con it's become a huge business they've got. Sellout crowds that turn out for the Hollywood's most anticipated movies convention has now gotten so big it may need to relocate to another facility to another city. College bookstores are asking organizers to go a different way and take the event back to -- its trade show roots. At least -- now is with Fox Business Network she's in San Diego you can tell she's unique comic -- just become a big showcase this -- for the big Hollywood studios they've."
" Excluding for the great stylist and you're absolutely -- and you know more than full forty years ago aside. This convention studded with the -- of just simply. These books and now we -- that it's attracted the big Hollywood studios and also the video gaming companies. According to -- you've always been a -- Tyler and a collective for many years now it's heading your business and is that correct there versus in what way."
" There is huge impact at the convention but it's not comic book people it's not comic book people who -- old comic books. -- membership for the attendees at the show. -- such huge numbers to see the Hollywood in gaming aspect of it that. Other people who might wanna come to the -- to collect comic book simply can't get a bad."
" and -- begins on says staying at statue to attract about a 126000. People. But they want -- of guidebooks like the days quickly Jenny if you can tell us. What sort of prices. That is the original style walks towards comic book going four or five -- regional -- and men."
" the first Iron Man this is one -- by Stanley I can get about 2500 dollars for the book video Star Wars is not a big deal maybe a hundred bucks. Probably the best example would be this one which is the first Spider-Man. Right now I'm asking 7000 dollars for this -- and I probably will get -- in time."
" So I -- not even if you -- 7000 dollars that this one of the most of these books surrounding me are -- ten dollars. How they got -- I don't know your policy the sending -- but Jon -- is like salivating over that and here I'm sure he's got it at the time and it's all thanks I'll borrow the money from you. I think you."
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