Tag: NYCC ’12

by Melinda Beasi Manga creator Moyoco Anno is best known in North America for her smart commentary on affairs of the heart, both in adult romantic comedies like Happy Mania (Tokyopop) and Flowers and Bees...

By most accounts, this past New York Comic Con was a success, giving fans access to all kinds of stars, comics and otherwise, and presenting a news fusillade on many topics. It was also crowded, congested and teeming with people. Crowding has been a serious issue at NYCC ever since the very first one, which was shut down by state troopers and left many people who had purchased tickets stuck outside. Since then the madding hordes have ebbed, but mostly flowed. Crowd control was pretty horrible in 2010, and got a little better in 2011—but my witnesses say it was back to 2010 levels this year.

Something which totally skipped me at NYCC, presumably due to being a thousand miles away from it, was the reveal of some Cliff Chiang's concept art goodness for New God Orion. Unveiled at the...

Jamie Coville recording a bunch of panels from New York Comic Con and here they are for you listening pleasure: New York Comic Con 2012 (October 11 - 14) - 126 Photos Irwin Hasen Spotlight (51:21,...

Artist Joe Quinones tries his hardest to make friends and network at conventions, he really does, but for some reason everybody who comes into contact with him develops a murderous blood lust. Revealed today...

By: Henry Barajas One of the main reasons why I started writing about Kickstarter projects is because I care a lot about independent creators trying to do their own thing.  If you have ever considered making...

With some perspective from really only following the show via the internet, this year's New York Comic Con seems to have been another huge, hectic success. While crowding seems to have been an issue...

The biggest topic of discussion about NYCC this year is the placing of Artist Alley. It was moved to its own pristine environment in a white, well-lit hangar in surprisingly orderly fashion. This created...

At one of the last panels of the day, Lance Fensterman and his executive staff sat down and received criticism, kudos, and suggestions from convention attendees. The panelists (biographies from ReedPop): Lance Fensterman is Group VP...

by Amy Chu Food sadly often takes a back seat at comic cons for pros who are working the shows. But by the time the floor closes everyone's usually ready for something that's not a...

It wouldn’t have been appropriate to hold a New York Comic Con this year without acknowledging the 50th birthday of Marvel’s flagship hero, and there was plenty of merchandise on hand from the con...

So I got to bed at Three AM (yeah, late night blogging...I lead such a glamorous life), and got out at Eight.  Napping on the subway, my subconscious woke me up at Times Square,...