Too close to SDCC to pitch?

edited July 2012 in Do The Work
Are we too close to San Diego to pitch comics to the major indie publishers? Wondering if I should wait until after at this point...

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  • I wouldn't recommend it. They're all going to be in SDCC prep mode right now, I would think.

    And immediately after the show may not be the best time either, as they may be getting hit with a slew of pitches from people they met at the show. You're likely to be buried, unless you met them at the show so your face is fresh and familiar.

    Anyone else have some advice on this?
  • If I did it after, it'd definitely be 3 weeks after.
  • Pitch it anyway.  If it's good, it's good.

    The only problem that *might* arise from doing anything around SDCC would be if a publisher has a limit on the books they put out per month (on their schedule).  SDCC might bring more competition and announcements which could make scheduling *new* books on the back burner.  But that varies by publisher and like I said, if it's good then it's good -- even if you have to get in line.
  • Yeah I agree with Jimmie. If you're ready, may as well get in line earlier rather than later.
  • Uh... I would say absolutely not. We're less than a week away, and every publisher is in 11th hour mode getting ready for the show. I would wait until full week after the Con, so give the editor some time to recover and catch up with the work they missed while at the show (or the work they had to take care of because their co-workers are at the show.)

    This is one of the things CB Cebulski talks about in his "Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way" panels — don't bother an editor with pitches if you know they're busy with a Con.
  • And immediately after the show may not be the best time either, as they may be getting hit with a slew of pitches from people they met at the show. You're likely to be buried, unless you met them at the show so your face is fresh and familiar.
    I've actually heard the opposite of this from editors — about a week after a Con is when they're expecting to receive pitches from the people they talked to during the show, so it's a good time to pitch them on stuff even if they weren't expecting a pitch from you. (I can't remember who told me that, though.)
  • And immediately after the show may not be the best time either, as they may be getting hit with a slew of pitches from people they met at the show. You're likely to be buried, unless you met them at the show so your face is fresh and familiar.
    I've actually heard the opposite of this from editors — about a week after a Con is when they're expecting to receive pitches from the people they talked to during the show, so it's a good time to pitch them on stuff even if they weren't expecting a pitch from you. (I can't remember who told me that, though.)
    Thanks man. Good to know. :)
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