MediaWest 2008
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[edit] Introduction
MediaWest*Con 28 took place May 23-May 26, 2008, at the Holiday Inn South in Lansing, Michigan.
Many attendees felt the con had a "quiet" year in 2008, largely due to economic concerns such as gas prices hitting $4.00/gallon just before the weekend and uncertainty due to the upcoming presidential election. Attendance was markedly lower than usual and many dealers reported slower sales. Fandoms which were of high popularity at the convention in 2008 included Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Torchwood.
[edit] History
See main article: MediaWest
[edit] Programming
Programming at MediaWest 2008 included its typical diverse range of fandoms and general fan-related topics. Some of the fandoms represented in multiple panels included: Boston Legal, Doctor Who, Magnificent 7, Nip/Tuck, Sentinel, Stargate: Atlantis, Supernatural, Torchwood, and Harry Potter. Some of the general fandom topics which were covered in panels included:
- Documenting fannish history
- Femslash: Why so scarce?
- How much did the TV Writer's Strike change your viewing habits?
- Is it worth it to convert all those taped episodes to DVD?
[edit] Dealers
The following dealers were in attendance at MediaWest 2008:
- Alchemy Ink/CyphreVoudou.com
- Area 51
- Art, Space & Time and Purgatory Studio
- Ashton Press
- AWITPress
- 3Dbudd
- Bearly Spaced Enterprises
- Behalf 'Zines
- boojums Press
- Boxes by Annie
- Brenda's Bargain Bazaar
- Cardz Xtcetera
- Cat's Meow Creative Arts!
- CelticHeart Designs
- Chicago Station
- Custom Color Buttons
- Darlene Shread
- Denetia Arellanes
- Digital Originals
- Dream Weavers
- Earth Wisdom Music and Clothing
- Eastern Media Convention
- Eclectic Crafts
- Empire Books
- Falcon Press
- Fan History
- Fannish Enterprises
- *fannish* jewelry
- Fantasy Portraits
- Fourth Generation Custom Sewing and Costuming
- Golden Lily Press
- Gretchen Kopmanis
- Guild House
- Holzheimer's
- Honeck Scultpures
- IDIC
- It's A Scream Productions
- Jackdaw Creations
- Kathleen Resch
- kkatee.art
- Light & Shadow Press
- LionHeart Distribution/Mestiza Woman
- Lois Indelicato
- Loony Bin
- Lorraine Brevig Art Services
- Nigel Sade
- Neon RainBow Press
- Nunn Better Press
- One Fan's Treasures
- Pethouse Press
- Pyramids Press
- Random Fandom Stuff
- Ravenwing Wearable Art
- Reincarnated Jewels
- Requiem Publications
- Sleeping Cat
- Solo Press
- Spacial Anomaly Gallery
- SpiderWeb Press/The Teddy Lady
- Stuff of Dreams
- Temujin Studio
- Tria Demens
- Wild Side Press
- What On Earth
Dealers who were scheduled to attend but did not:
[edit] Premiering fanzines
The following fanzines premiered at MediaWest 2008:
[edit] Alias Smith & Jones
[edit] Gen
[edit] Lancer
[edit] Gen
[edit] Lord of the Rings
[edit] Gen
[edit] Magnificent 7
[edit] Gen
- The Bad Element
- Let's Ride 13
- Let's Ride 14
- Magnificent Death 1
- Magnificent Holidays 5
- Magnificent Kids 8
- Magnificent Kids 9
- Magnificent Seven 2
- Magnificent Shorts 2
- Nothing to Chance 7
- Nothing to Chance 8
- Rough Stones
- So Much Fer Easy 12
- So Much Fer Easy 13
- Woolly to the Bone 7
- Woolly to the Bone 8
[edit] Slash
- Ashes
- Bloody Ghost
- Last Breath
- Love's Cure
- Magnificent Calamus 12
- Magnificent Calamus 13
- Magnificent Nights 4
- Magnificent Slash Holidays 4
- Seven Card Stud 13
- Seven Card Stud 14
[edit] Man From U.N.C.L.E.
[edit] Gen
[edit] The Sentinel
[edit] Gen
[edit] Slash
- Warriors 6
[edit] Stargate SG-1
[edit] Slash
[edit] Supernatural
[edit] Gen
- Blood Brothers 2
- Brotherhood 4
- Brotherhood 6
- Hunting on the Net 1 Supplemental
- Hunting on the Net 4
- Hunting on the Net 5
- Hunting on the Net 7
- Hunting on the Net 9
- Hunting Trips 3
- Route 666
[edit] Het
[edit] Without A Trace
[edit] Gen
[edit] Slash
[edit] Multi-fandom
[edit] Gen
- Anything Goes 8
- Brotherhood 5
- Compadres 31
- Millenium (fanzine) 5
- Never Say Die 9
- Ouch! 20
- Things That Go Bump in the Night 3
- Unofficial Guide to Fanzine Prices
[edit] Slash
- One in Ten 14
[edit] Original fiction
[edit] Adult
[edit] Pictures
See MediaWest 2008 pictures for Fan History's pictures.
[edit] Other links
[edit] External links
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- MediaWest*Con 28 Program Book
