The title says it all. Usually I’m not that tardy. Now with some free time I can finally post the New York Comic Con 2017 review.
Star Trek cosplay with a Tribble, on the way to NYCC 2017.
For NYCC 2017 I attended mostly panels. As usual, the most interesting panels were all listed on either the same days, and/or times. The Reed Pop folks also changed the ways the major promotional panels (i.e., television, films, etc.) were accessible. For example, to get into any panel on the main stage. Before you just had to be willing to wait one hour on line before being let inside the auditorium. In 2017, that was no longer possible. First you had to get a wristband. Once the wristbands were gone, that meant the auditorium was filled to capacity. By the time I figured this out, it was too late.
Now that you’re getting the idea, the rest of NYCC was crowded as usual, full of faithful geeks, pop culture consoeurs, and cosplayers.
The entrance into Artist Alley at New York Comic Con 2017. Taken October 2017.
Artist Alley was moved due to the renovations inside the Jacob Javits center. Which made everything compact. The good news Artist Alley was across from the professional lounge which I spent much time inside, mostly to charge my cellphone.
One of the first panels attended was titled ‘Representation Matters! How To Respectfully Write & Draw POC and LBQT characters in comics.’ That weekend it seemed like NYCC was really focusing on diversity, especially during the age of Trump. On that panel was a representative from Women In Comics, a local collective that puts on it’s own comic con in the Bronx.
A bad photo of the “Representation Matters panel. NYCC 2017.
In between panels, we mostly checked out various cosplay. Have to admit, a lot of the cosplayers were on point this year.
The phenomenon of those inflatable dinosaur costumes continue.
Inflatable T-Rex costumes at NYCC 2017.
Another panel attended was titled PW Presents: The European Comics Invasion. Some of the panel speakers were artists Mahmud Asrar (Turkey), Zep (Switzerland), Fabrice Nury and Patricia Lyfoung (France).
Group photo after the PW Presents: The European Comics Invasion. NYCC 2017.
Onwards through more cosplayers.
Here’s my favorite cosplay out of all NYCC 2017. A mash-up of Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead, and a Stormtrooper.
A mash-up of Lemmy from Motorhead and a Stormtrooper. NYCC 2017.
For the occasionally energy boost, there was free samples of Death Wish coffee. Very strong coffee I might add.
Free samples of Death Wish coffee at NYCC 2017.
The next few panels attended focused on Jack Kirby. It was Kirby who created many superhero characters, such as Captain America, and Black Panther, which will be on movie screens very soon. The below bad photo was from the panel Jack Kirby: The King’s NYC.
Panel for Jack Kirby: The King’s NYC. NYCC 2017.
Time for more cosplay photos.
Here was my second favorite cosplay. Pennywise from the film It.
Cosplay of Pennywise from the film It. NYCC 2017.
Back to Artist Alley, where you could meet artists such as Terry Moore (Strangers In Paradise, Echo) Ed Piskor (Hip Hop Family comics) and Joe Staton (E-Man)
Here’s my third favorite cosplay. Prince as portrayed on the Dave Chappelle show.
Prince as portrayed on the Dave Chappell show. NYCC 2017.
It’s time for this blog post to come to a close, so I’m just going to round it out with assorted photos.
