New York Comic Con 2012

New York Comic Con 2012

A New York City Comic Convention

An event of 2012

New York Comic Con 2012

·         The lines were long

·         Christopher Lloyd, Peter Davison and Adam West were guest there

·         The anime scene and dedicated areas of last year were notably missing

·         The center seemed smaller as the areas previously opened were now in repair or closed off altogether

·         Artist Alley was notably made smaller: with more space given to well named artists in the American comics business and independent artists and online artists were now missing

·         Brentalfloss, internet celebrity, was there

·         There were a noted amount of cosplayers this year: and even a Greatest American Hero (me)

·         Wii-U titles were there: including Pikmin 3 and Zombie-U for demos.

·         The artist alley was placed in an area where the previous autograph and card game areas were last year.

·         Phone reception was a nightmare in the Center past the entrance.

·         The free ticket lines were not lackluster as getting multiple ones are more difficult compared to last year, especially with the tickets being given at 8 am as opposed to the previous 5 am rush.

·         Construction made it impossible for people to get to the center normally and the entrance was forced from 34^th st to 38^th street.

·         Troma films, the creators of the Toxic Avenger, was there

·         There were a noted amount of Fiona cosplayers from the gender bending Adventure Time fan creations and a lot of Banes form Batman: The Dark Knight Rises.

·         There was a Delorean from Back to the Future, a Batmobile and a Mystery Machine where one can take pictures in.

·         The main show floor was obviously packed, especially in the gaming sections.

·         Assassin’s Creed 3 had a live demo for people to try.

·         The Capcom booth had Darkstalkers, Devil May Cry and Okami HD: the last being a noted financial failure but artistic masterpiece in gaming history. Its revival on the PS3 may be a good sign towards a possible financial success in the series.

·         There was live Harry Potter Quidditch for people to play.

·         Playstation Allstars was difficult to play given the Smash Brothers template I grew up with.

·         There was a noted lack of Power Girl cosplayers this year, possibly in protest to the dumb New 52 costume that Johns has given the character lately.

·         Ironically, there was a professional model who dedicated her theme to being Power Girl, a sort of “Professional Power Girl.”