Perhaps sample pages of the "art" were shown
I would think that it would have been. And, yes, that might have driven attendees away in droves.
I was just saying to a DS friend the other day that the only reason I would buy the books is for the extras. Well, IF the extras make them worth buying. In my opinion, anyway, they're not exactly worth buying for the "art" or what supposedly passes for "storylines." As I've mentioned a few times, back in the day I gave up buying the issues soon after actual pictures were no longer used for the covers because they were really the only reasons I was buying the issues...