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Cleveland Colossalcon '08
Is anyone planning on going? It's June 26-29th (hell yeah, 4 days) in the Hilton in Beachwood, Ohio.
I'm definitely going, as it was my first con (CCC '06), and it all around should be sweet.
It's sorta small, but sorta growing at a decent rate. In '06, there were roughly 1,000 attendees. In '07, I'd have to guess it was around 1,500. This year I wouldn't be surprised if 2,000 come out.
That being said, if you live more than an hour or two away, I probably wouldn't bother. But if you live in the area, you should really go. It's a great con for it's size.
http://www.colossalcon.com/2008/
I'm definitely going, as it was my first con (CCC '06), and it all around should be sweet.
It's sorta small, but sorta growing at a decent rate. In '06, there were roughly 1,000 attendees. In '07, I'd have to guess it was around 1,500. This year I wouldn't be surprised if 2,000 come out.
That being said, if you live more than an hour or two away, I probably wouldn't bother. But if you live in the area, you should really go. It's a great con for it's size.
http://www.colossalcon.com/2008/
Comments
I've been looking for a another con ever since I missed Ohayocon this year.
I'd say all in all, it's one of the better cons I've been to. The Dealers room is very varied, albeit last year it was loaded with bootleg dealers (CDs mostly). I reported them at the con and on the forums, and I alerted many people to the bootlegs, so they might start cracking down on them this year.
Video game rooms were great. They had metal DDR pads, beatmania and all the japanese releases for it, halo, guitar hero, and just a ton of cool shit.
Anime screening rooms are pretty cool compared to other cons. Unlike other cons, this one only plays unlicensed stuff. I've always found that cool.
The artist alley and raves are also usually pretty good.
And if I remember correctly, last year had some good panels.
But yeah, if you live farther away, you're probably better off going to the bigger summer cons like Acen, Otakon, AX, or whatever else is near you.