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Published: October 21st 2010
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Comic Con
"Holy Bat-sh*t Batman! It's Stan Lee!" After leaving Washington, it was an overnight stop in Philadelphia before heading up to New York.
The main reason behind the return trip to New York was for New York Comic Con. Like the convention in San Diego, New York Comic Con caters to all things pop culture. Unlike San Diego, New York concentrates more on comics rather than the big movies and television shows. I was hoping to pick up a couple of sketches but most, if not all, were way out of my price range and budget. It was good to get an idea of cost so there’s always next time.
One of the best moments for me was on Day 1. While lining up to get into the main floor, comic great Stan Lee (creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men etc.) decided that he’d walk through and greet some of the fans. All I heard was a scream (it wasn’t me) and as I turned around I saw the Great One walk towards me through the crowd.
Maybe it was the excitement of the occasion, then again it could have been the tuna and Ramen noodles from the previous meal, but I totally forgot
Comic Con
Me and some Star Wars fans. I think I might volunteer as a Wookie for the next comic convention in Perth. about Stan’s age and was a little too firm with my shake. Thankfully I didn’t break any bones and Stan was able to attend to his convention duties.
I decided to stay on in New York instead of heading up to Boston or across to Chicago. I figured that after all these trips to the Big Apple I’ve only really experienced the Midtown and Chelsea districts and really needed to do some additional exploring around the other districts - the Upper West Side, Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, NoHo, SoHo, and Tribeca.
More pics can be found in
my Flickr album.
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