I can sum up Day 2 of the New York Comic-Con in two words: Cra-zy! I showed up at about 9:45 to set up the DK booth, and there were easily thousands of people already in line to get in (thanks to my Exhibitor Pass, I walk right in. It’s like a Nerd EZ-Pass. Boo-yah!). Original estimates for the entire 3-Day attendance were 20,000; by 1pm, just two hours after the show opened, people were being turned away at the door. Unlike yesterday, which had an almost leisurely feel in retrospect, today was louder, busier, and the aisles got really, really crowded. It was still fun, but only hardest of the die-hard were gonna make it into this thing. Word of advice for next year (and judging by the turnout, there will be a next year): GO ON FRIDAY. Onto some photos!
I don’t know what this thing was, but I found it oddly engaging. There’s also a badass Lego Batman in the main lobby.
Want the thrill of sitting in traffic mixed with the occasional God-awful wiff of Comic Fan B.O.? You’ve come to the right place!
The very cool Tom Defalco (when fans approaching saying, “We’re not worthy!”, Defalco replied, “No, you’re not!”) signed autographs in the DK booth from 1-3pm. He wrote the (and I say this as unbiasedly as possible) excellent Spider-Man Ultimate Guide, Avengers Ultimate Guide, and Fantastic Four Ultimate Guide for DK.
The Dark Horse booth. I didn’t feel like wading through the sea of nerds to actually get there.
First lesson of Comic-Con: never trust a Comic Fan to properly frame a photograph! Thanks for nothin’ dude. Me, Han, and Andrew.
And that does it for today’s adventures. Good luck to thee, brave reader, if you not only try to get in to the Con on Sunday, but actually do.
Dude, that last picture was priceless. You had to know that the Peter Parker-wannabe was going to make the focus of the shot on SW; not the two guys who asked him to take their pics. Man, I almost wished I was there. There might be a family trip planned for this in the near future.
Haha I know — it’s funny how a supposed-to-be ironic photo became even more ironic.
I was trapped outside Saturday, I await my refund which is promised to come in 30 days or else I make a trip to Reed Promotions and start a hunger strike in front of thier building.
Next year I’ll make Oxygen open a booth so I can get a Nerd EZ pass too.
I know you wanted more of Han in that pic with you sorry.
How long did you wait outside on Saturday? It was effing freezing out. Sorry dude.
P.S. My friends at DC got me a Hush Vol.1 hardcover signed by Jim Lee, with a drawing of Catwoman. Sorry to throw salt on your wounds, but, well, it’s fun to do that sometimes.
OUCH
that was Salt AND Vinager
I was not outdoors but in a lobby but still outside of teh convention. I was On a line for at about 2 hours not counting time to find the line.
That sucks man. Oh, P.S. I also met and got autographs from Mark Bagley and Brian Michael Bendis.
Warm hugs,
DB