NY Comic Con 2016

I never went to Comic Con but I’ve been dreaming of going.

I went to NY’s Comic Con this past Thursday, which was the only day I could get tickets for – but the important thing was I finally was going to Comic Con! And I had an amazing time. One of my friends, Lana who was a Comic Con newbie too, went with me and we were totally geeking out the whole time. Not ashamed to admit it!

I really wanted to see Alex Kingston, Jenna Coleman, and Matt Smith from Doctor Who but the costs for their signatures and photos were not in my grad-school-student budget, unfortunately. I could of seen them at their panel “Tales from the Tardis” but I completely forgot about it and I was emersed in the Show Room madness.

Lana and I first visited the Artist Alley

I met James C. Mulligan, an artist for Disney, who has worked on Frozen, Tangled, and Moana. We talked about how much the characters in those films went through drastic makeovers before production was completed. Mulligan told me Elsa was originally supposed look like a punk rocker, and the “final product” for her hair was inspired by a coworker’s hairstyle one day at work. Sadly I didn’t buy any of his prints but I did buy prints of Karen Hallion and Alice Zhang.

Our next stop was the Show Room, otherwise known as the place where you go broke. There are so many wonders to buy and vendors from all over (I met one vendor from Toronto). The aisles in the Show Room run from 100-3800 – that’s 38 aisles of geek-tastic stuff! And it took us roughly 5 hours to walk down every aisle and make our final purchases. Being in the Show Room was like dying and going to geek heaven, especially when we found items that are no longer on sale anywhere else. Honestly, the Show Room was a little overwhelming because there are 50 million (or more) items that catch your eye in every nook and cranny of the room. Plus the crowds are a bit claustrophobic when the people walking in front of you won’t move, and then your friend doesn’t obey the buddy system and disappears from you. But despite these downsides I can’t wait to go back next year.

There were a lot of cosplayers on Thursday but I think they were outnumbered by the people who sported clothing and accessories of the fandom they are a member of. Among the girls, Eleven and Harley Quinn were the most popular. I saw 2 Professors from the Powerpuff Girls, a great Sailor Mars, a Granny/Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, and an amazing Winifred costume with a handmade replica of the Book – just to name a few.

 

 

– Peggy Ann, intern Beaufort Books