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When You Launch a Comic Con Don't Use Another Show's Cosplay Photos

Published Sun, 25 Dec 2022 07:57:09 -0600

Last updated Sun, 25 Dec 2022 19:33:19 -0600

This is a photo from New York Comic-Con, used by Reed POP and appearing on the pages of the New York Comic Con website. under it's "Industry" section.

When You Launch a Comic COnvention, Don't Use Another's Photos — Cosplay photo from New York Comic Con used with permission of owners Reed POP

It is certainly a fun photograph, with cosplayer favourite Deadpool taking their own photo surrounded by other cosplayers joining in. You can certainly see its appeal but it is only used on Bleeding Cool with permission from the top of Reed Expo. because you really don't want to mess with their lawyers, especially over Christmas. You may recall some fun times with the lawyers of Warner Brothers a few Christmases ago over the Before Watchmen designs we leaked long before DC Comics were even admitting that the Before Watchmen project even existed. Naturally, we don't want a repeat performance. The photo also appears on their comic book media website, Popverse.

When You Launch a Comic Con, Don't Use Another's Photos — Popverse website screencap, photos used with permission of owners Reed POP

Which is why it might be surprising to also see it on the front page of the website for the upcoming Albuquerque Comic Con which is not owned by Reed Pop. Especially since it has the very recognisable Javits Center of New York in the background.

When You Launch a Comic Con, Don't Use Another Show's Photos — Albuquerque Comic Con website screencap, photos used on BC with permission of owners Reed POP

The Albuquerque Comic Con 2023 is being held from the 13th to the 15th of January at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Downtown Albuquerque, And definitely not at the Javits. Hopefully it will have better luck than their Anime show in February… The Albuquerque Convention Cente is New Mexico's largest convention centre. The convention centre hosts the Albuquerque Comic-Con and a lowrider exhibition sponsored by Lowrider called the Albuquerque Super Show, as well as music concerts, Broadway, and other stage shows. But no, it is not the Javitz Center.

UPDATE: The front page of the Albuquerque Comic Con has now been amended to change the photo in question – and changed on Christmas Day as well!! You can see the original from back in October here.

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