NYCC 2009 : The Pre-Show

By the time you're reading this, New York Comic Con 2009 has started. A few million billion socially askew nerds have converged upon the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan, altering the shoreline and elevation of the island itself with th...

New York Comic Con 2008 : Day One

New York Comic Con has only happened twice before, and I was there. I think that I left parts of me there, actually... you know, the parts that were carelessly torn off by obscenely surging crowds without an inch to breathe in. This third NYCC, he...

New York Comic Con 2007 : The Reveals

Because of the very brief time span between Toy Fair and New York Comic Con this year, a few companies decided to hold onto some 'big reveals' until NYCC and show them off to the public at large, instead of just members of the industry. This made ...

New York Comic Con 2007 : The People

To say that the New York Comic Con 2006 was an unmitigated disaster would be an understatement. It would be like comparing a papercut to the fine, incisive mark of the guillotine. The memory made coming to NYCC 2007 a much dreaded, though still im...

New York Comic Con 2009 : Everything DC Comics

I'm home from New York Comic Con 2009, with only minor injury. Mostly in the feet area, a little bit in the dignity area. NYCC has definitely attained the status as being the East Coast's San Diego Comic Con - a Con which is legendary in its sc...

New York Comic Con 2007 : The Swag

Any good convention will have its material rewards and souvenirs, in addition to that whole 'life experience' thing. New York Comic Con 2007 was no exception, and had a fair share of exclusive and unique items to motivate attendees to storm the bo...

New York Comic Con 2009 : Wrap-Up

It takes a little while to process the sensory overload of something like NYCC. The lights, sounds, and crowds are nothing like the ol' antique fair or leisurely July driveway tag sale stroll. The whole mess is kinda like nothing else I've ever at...

New York Comic Con 2009 : Marvel Comics & Stuff

Collectors have definitely noted the shift in toys based on Marvel Comics since ToyBiz collapsed and Hasbro took over the creation and production of the once-popular Marvel Legends line. Hasbro has different ideas about what makes an action figure...

New York Comic Con 2009 : A Proliferation of Things From Space

It was hard not to notice an emerging theme among this year's NYCC toy offerings. No, not 'living with your parents', or 'never touched a girl', but SPACE. More than a few booths were showing off wares that dealt, in one way or another, with thing...

New York Comic Con 2008 : Day Three

[See the first day of NYCC here, and the second day here! A gallery of the experience can be found here.> The third and final day of NYCC was set to be a final day of shopping, observing, and finally, a long-awaited performance by MC Chris at t...
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