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<\/a><\/p>\nThe location is still great.\u00a0 The Long Beach Convention Center is a well-designed location with plenty of room for panels, space for the Star Cars, and great looking photo shoot locations.\u00a0 However, this year they did not use the space well.\u00a0 There was a limited number of panel rooms, the Star Cars felt squished together, and even the dealer hall felt lacking.\u00a0 Part of this was due to the sheer amount of other events happening around the convention center area during the event, but part of it feels more like miss management on the side of staff.\u00a0 While parking getting stuffed due to multiple events is something they cannot stop, they could update on social media so people arrive via a ride share or arrive knowing there is going to be a long walk to the convention.<\/p>\n
The panel line up was very mixed this year with a much smaller amount of content, but the fun of the Geekfest Film room which had fan films and original s does help boost program quality.\u00a0 There were two main panel rooms and it felt like they were not offering anything new.\u00a0 There were a couple guest panels, but for the most part it felt like the lineup was made up of niche fan panels.\u00a0 It was difficult to find much of interest, but thankfully there were panels like the Military and Comics panel.\u00a0 It really feels like Long Beach Comic Con needs to get some new blood into their panels because generic cosplay or comic fan panels don\u2019t really cut it when LA Comic Con is just around the corner.\u00a0 Thankfully, the GeekFest room is great with some fun and often weird short films that help LBCC stand apart from other conventions. \u00a0However, as good as the films can be, it isn\u2019t enough content to warrant the price of the ticket.<\/p>\n One of the things that did make this a great event to attend was that cosplay wrestling that occurred in the dealer hall.\u00a0 This was held in a ring, with a cage, and featured several wrestlers dressed as various comic book heroes and villains.\u00a0 This includes Wonder Woman, Super Girl, Batman, Black Widow, and The Joker.\u00a0 The wrestlers were great and put on a fun show.\u00a0 They all had unique themes, or in the case of those with popular theme songs they used them, and the wrestling was really well done.\u00a0 Kids gathered to watch the show, along with people of all ages who wanted to see heroes and villains battle it out in the ring.\u00a0 This is one of the events that seems to come and go with LBCC and hopefully it will stay as it is a fun way to spend some time at the dealer hall.<\/p>\n As for the rest of the dealer hall it was not bad, but it did feel smaller than previous years.\u00a0 There were the usual comic company booths, toy booths, and clothing booths, yet it didn\u2019t feel like there were nearly as many dealers as they had in previous years.\u00a0 It is hard to describe a lackluster dealer hall when the hall offered the things one would expect.\u00a0 However, it felt like there were less comic and toy booths this year which makes everything look generic and samey.\u00a0 The dealer hall might be fine for some, but most people probably would prefer a larger variety that can be found at other conventions.\u00a0 On the good side, the guest area was well organized and it was easy to find the various guests.\u00a0 In fact, if there is someone on the guest list you would like to meet this is a great place to go due to the smaller crowds.\u00a0 While it might not have been that great compared to previous years this wasn\u2019t a terrible deal hall due to limited crowds and decent organization.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n