RECAP: New York Comic Con Day Two
To give you an idea how New York Comic Con’s day two went, here’s a list of possible slogans for the big event.
Do you like them? Maybe you can come up with one better? Leave your best slogan in the comment field below and the winning entry (selected by Hollywood Soapbox’s staff) will receive a bundle of free comics from the show. All comments must be left by Friday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. EST.
• New York Comic Con … Where the most common question is: “Who’s this line for?”
• New York Comic Con … Where the wrong people wear Spandex and the right people wear corsets.
• New York Comic Con … Where Robert Kirkman is God!
• New York Comic Con … Where Stan Lee can stop traffic by sneezing.
• New York Comic Con … Where there are lines for other lines, which lead to more lines.
• New York Comic Con … Where Mark Hamill embarrasses himself by asking for $100 an autograph.
• New York Comic Con … Where the cast of Syfy’s Haven signs for free and for a long time.
• New York Comic Con … Where small publishers and comic books get their 15 minutes.
• New York Comic Con … Where Greg Capullo is the man (free exclusive prints at his booth in Artist Alley)!
• New York Comic Con … Where DC’s booth trounces Marvel’s booth.
• New York Comic Con … Where you can get passed information on Vaginator, a new superhero, and then win a raffle for Sesame Street wallets (no joke).
• New York Comic Con … Where a ubiquitous Chewbacca always can be seen.
• New York Comic Con … Where rock stars become comic book stars.
• New York Comic Con … Where Jim Lee is the best of the best.
• New York Comic Con … Where Image Comics has the best autographing policy (raffle tickets handed out in the morning).
• New York Comic Con … Where great deals on comics can be found.
• New York Comic Con … Where horrible deals on comics can be found.
• New York Comic Con … Where Tor Publishing is willing to give free books — no questions asked.
• New York Comic Con … Where Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler signs autographs next to Warehouse 13’s Eddie McClintock.
• New York Comic Con … Where Hasbro rules the exclusives.
• New York Comic Con … Where DC makes you trek to the opposite side of the convention to get a stupid wristband to buy a Joker statue on the other side of the convention.
• New York Comic Con … Where Todd McFarlane is the coolest cat in the room.
• New York Comic Con … Where I’m always the one where people break the line and ask: “Can I squeeze through real quick?”
• New York Comic Con … Where great conversations with fellow fanboys can be had.
• New York Comic Con … Where exciting new titles are released (some of the best: American Terrorist, Antiquitas, Romeo and Juliet: The War)
• New York Comic Con … Where signing up for Chevrolet’s e-mail list gets you the best free shirt in the place.
• New York Comic Con … Where I still can’t find Bigfoot.
• New York Comic Con … Where Midtown Comics has the most efficient operations in the whole joint.
• New York Comic Con … Where Eliza Dushku surprisingly commands an enormous line.
• New York Comic Con … Where Peter Mayhew surprisingly commands a small line.
• New York Comic Con … Where having extra bags and boards is helpful.
• New York Comic Con … The best convention in the universe. Period.
By John Soltes / Publisher / John@HollywoodSoapbox.com