And in response to the above poster, yes Wizard does have control in a situation like this. They choose the date and they choose the site and if they deliberately schedule the con 2 weeks out from San Diego during a time when the CTA will be closing down the blue line (and yes that information is available a year in advance) then it's their fault that the pros don't show and that it's hard for people to get there.

That said, I think Navy Pier would be a terrible idea. If you think it's hard to get to Rosemont on the CTA, why would Navy Pier be any better. Parking is far more limitted and much more expensive. I'm going to guess that most of the people who attend the con don't live in the city proper and drive in from out of town or the suburbs. As one of those commuters, one of the things I like about Rosemont is the cheap parking at the blue line commuter lot. $3 versus whatever the big covered lot is charging ($20?). It's a short walk (only a little longer than the walk from the big lot) to the con hall and saves me a TPB a day.

Someone earlier mentioned Schaumburg which I think would be a good idea. Not nearly as much congestion although it's not close to the airport so out of towners would need to take a cab.

Peace out.

Please see my email which was sent to the President of Wizard magazine which sponsers the Chicago Comic Con. Please post a response and your thought about the convention.

You realize most of that has nothing to do with the convention organizers you're writing to, right? And that if you sent them a huge block of text looking like that, it probably didn't even get past the first assistant who had to read it?

I'm not saying you shouldn't send them your complaints, but that you need to focus and you need to be a bit more professional - otherwise they have too many excuses to ignore you...

Please see my email which was sent to the President of Wizard magazine which sponsers the Chicago Comic Con. Please post a response and your thought about the convention.

I'm sending this email in regards to this past weekend's convention in Chicago, I had to send numerous emails in regards to the ticket I purchased in advance for the convention. Which I never received, I had to pick it up at the convention center. Please see emails listed below. Also on purchasing the premier tickets we were supose to get into the convention at 4:00 pm on Thursday we did not get in until 4:30 pm and on Friday were suppose to be let in at 9:00 am we got in at 9:30 am and so on for Friday, Saturday and even Sunday. There was delay every day to enter the convention. I was extremely disappointed in the convention it was poorly organized, and some of the staff were rude to the guest. Not to mentioned that the booths for Marvel and DC and all comic book publishers had nothing for the fans it seems everything gets displayed at the other conventions but not the Chicago conventions. And how come some of the other publishers for instance Dark Horse get no panels to discuss their books and upcoming projects. I just think that the last few years the convention has seriously dropped off from being a good conventions and I would be surprised that it's still around in a few more years. The conventions use too be fun and offered a lot to their guest and living in the midwest the was the perfect convention to come too. I could drive to Chicago from Michigan. But now I'm thinking of either going to the San Diego or even the New York conventions. Also I will posting this on my blog on myspace. It's kind of bad when you go to a conventions and you only stay for about 2 hours a day and would rather hang at the hotel then the Wizard Universe Convention in Chicago.

Terry Trammell

BTW, I took the South Shore to get to downtown in the first place - total professionalism. It's only when you got there and had to deal with the CTA that things got bad.

Plus, it's ridiculous how early the last CTA leaves from Rosemont on weekends. I had to catch a lift downtown just because I went to a dinner.

Still, I should be grateful - public transportation in Indiana sucks. Totally a car culture.

Navy Pier's just kinda...out there. Public transit really isn't convenient to get there, so unless you drive, it's a haul. I always ended up walking down there when I took the El--probably could have taken a bus, I guess.

Also, free parking! I hate that they try to gouge you on the parking after you're paying so much for entry to what is basically an opportunity to spend more money.

The only time I ever went, someone paid my entrance fee in order to have me find a buyer for his longboxes. I did, and I found some good deals of my own, as well. A nearly complete run of the early issues of the previous volume of Green Lantern? Oh, yeah!

I also met Peter David.

Also, it's true: if you know somebody there, you WILL run into them, regardless of how many thousands of other people are there.

Never been to WW - I'm always too busy or too poor (this year it was both). I'd only go for shopping anyway, so I'm with the $10 entry guy. I heard a rumor-of-a-rumor that it would be moving to Schaumburg next year. SCHAUMBURG?! There isn't ANY convineint public transit out to there, except maybe Metra.

however, if Chicago would embrace Wizard World the way San Diego embraced CCI, it might work. Special parking rates, huge blocks of affordable rooms that don't require driving to East Chicago or Gary...

Hotels might be more of an issue, but there are some good hotels on the north side that are cheaper and are no more than a half hour away from downtown, even on the red line. Plus, there's always parking on lowest Wacker, which would, of course, be free on Sundays.

There are also some legacy hotels in the downtown area that haven't yet been razed or taken over by major chains that still have affordable rates.

And it's downtown!! Chicago is a beautiful city to just walk around in. In fact, I'm sure that the convention's organizers would be able to arrange some funding from the city's tourism bureau.

Great idea, and I'm surprised that nobody ever thought about it before.