{"id":7436,"date":"2012-10-31T12:07:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T19:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2017-11-11T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T17:30:13","slug":"new-york-comic-con-memoirs-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-2-spideys-50th-fringe-haven-stargate-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wormholeriders.org\/cc\/2012\/10\/31\/new-york-comic-con-memoirs-batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-2-spideys-50th-fringe-haven-stargate-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Comic-Con Memoirs: Batman The Dark Knight Returns (part 2), Spidey’s 50th, Fringe, Haven, Stargate and MORE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello from the city that NEVER sleeps, NEW YORK CITY!!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Returning for its 7th year is ReedPOP<\/a>\u2019s New York Comic Con<\/a> (NYCC<\/a>)! Held, since its inception in 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center<\/a>, located on the west side of Manhattan, New York, NYCC has seen EXPONENTIAL growth. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Attendance numbers are in, and this year’s New York Comic Con saw 116,000 fans wander through the convention center ogling, pawing, and drooling over all things comics!
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New York Comic Con, what can I say?!? What an experience!! We started our trek to the city round about 8:30am, catching the NY Waterway<\/a> ferry (RideTheFerry<\/a>) from Weehawken. From there it was just a quick walk across the street from their Midtown Manhattan ferry terminal to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Upon arrival, the crowd was already impressive \u2013 at 10am!!\u00a0 Doors just opening! There were panels running from 8am, mostly autograph ticket giveaways.\u00a0 The autograph sessions began at 10am, with the first real panel of the day being Syfy’s Haven panel beginning at 10:30am.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Once inside and \u201csettled\u201d (as settled as one could be in a sea of flesh), I sought out a friend (Kristin<\/a>), and following her suggestion, we took in Artist Alley before the crowds could overtake the aisles, thus being able to take in the displayed art and chat with the talent(s) themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It really is amazing, the amount of talented individuals, as well as the SHEER talent present in Artist Alley!\u00a0 And the best part about Artist Alley is the approachability of the artists \u2013 their want is to share their talents with you, the admirer, the customer.\u00a0 And to that end, many of the artists did consignment work too \u2013 if you can imagine it, they can create it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From Artist Alley we ventured onto the show floor, to take in all the sights and sounds and smells of this mega-con.\u00a0 And there was A LOT to take in.\u00a0 Vendors from every which corner of the comic industry, be it your \u201cMom & Pop\u201d shop with their vintage comics to sell, to the giants of Marvel Comics<\/a>, DC Comics<\/a>, and even Lego<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Along the way we ran into \u201cBarf<\/a>\u201d from \u201cSpaceballs<\/a>\u201d and \u201cBumblebee<\/a>\u201d from \u201cThe Transformers<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/span>…<\/p>\n

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…we even caught a very vague glimpse of Stan Lee<\/a> amongst the throngs of fans trying their best to glimpse the master as he was signing \u2013 it is after all \u201cSpiderman\u2019s\u201d 50th birthday this year!! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Haven<\/a>One of the most popular panels at New York Comic-Con was Syfy’s Haven<\/a> television series. The Haven<\/a> panel was packed featuring Emily Rose<\/a>, Lucas Bryant<\/a>, Eric Balfour<\/a>, Dwight Copeland<\/a> perhaps best known as Edge on WWE! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Admirers who have faithfully followed this hit science fiction series love the nature of the program, a supernatural crime drama based on “The Colorado Kid<\/a>” by acclaimed author Stephen King<\/a>. Haven<\/a> is now in a third season and we hear at Team WHR will have a super surprise coming in the very near future! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I can share that Haven<\/a> fans were delighted to see these talented actors on stage, so we include several NYCC Haven videos and interview below for your enjoyment!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n