San Diego ComicCom

[Gary Leach]

UNDBKB wrote:

> Just a quick post about the Eisners for work published in 2003. The 
> Uncle
> Scrooge comic book won Best Title for a Younger Audince. Yay!!! I 
> wonder who
> accepted the award in San Diego

Gemstone Disney comics editor-in-chief John Clark accepted the award. 
Also in attendance were Gary Leach and Susan Daigle-Leach, as well as 
some folks from Diamond.

It was hectic and exhilarating San Diego Con! For the first time ever, 
Disney Publishing Worldside joined forces with Gemstone to feature and 
promote both new and classic properties! The booth was remarkable, not 
only for its design, but the for the fact that Gemstone's books were 
featured on the central display. (I know, this is sounding like 
something from a press release, but it's the truth.) We met and talked 
with more readers and potential readers than I think we have ever done 
at all other cons we've ever attended combined.

W.I.T.C.H. indeed got the lion's share of attention, but many who asked 
about that feature also got interested in what Gemstone was doing. We 
gave out 3,500 Free Comic Book Day Mickey/Scrooge books, raffles were 
held for prizes that mainly featured classic Disney characters, and 
there was even a toy promotion that featured a Donald car in four parts 
- one part given out each day of the convention. Folks were very 
enthusiastic about these, to say the least.

I think that, for the first time, Disney comics made a real impression 
at San Diego.

Gary
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