Big Apple Con, a nice place to visit

Let me start by saying that this year’s NY ComiCon was AMAZING. 64,000+ fellow hobbyists packed wall to wall and sometimes completely unable to move at all! But the energy was high and you could buy just about anything you could want, at the right price of course. I am bringing this up to point out the difference this last week at the NY Big Apple Con at Penn Plaza across from Madison Square Garden. It was a MUCH more intimate affair. More laid back and relaxed. And while there was not the same variety of comics and related items to choose from, there were bargains aplenty. My point here is that there is a place for the large and not so large scale comic convention. I only had a chance to attend Sunday’s proceedings with my daughter in tow once again. Where she was not able to get all the autographs she wanted to at ComicCon, she easily got to meet and speak with Malcolm McDowell and multiple actors from various Friday The 13^th movies, whose names escape me at the moment. I even got in on the action and had a nice chat with Chase Masterson of DS9 fame! For myself I had a chance to do some serious dealing at my price! I also had the chance to talk shop at length with fellow travelers and dealers which is something I enjoy very much. One dealer in particular took great delight in having people actually handle some of his Golden Age Superman and Batman books! The whole atmosphere was just very friendly and if not as polished as ComicCon , Big Apple was not short on heart. I look forward to the next get together in November!

That's 30!