Gary Dunaier:
On the way to New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the M34 bus is at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, just outside the Javits Center (IMG_3681)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): NYCC logo on the marquee outside the Javits Center (IMG_3682)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): New York Anime Festival logo on the marquee outside the Javits Center (IMG_3684)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): NYCC logo on the marquee outside the Javits Center, as seen from across the street (IMG_3691)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): New York Anime Festival logo on the marquee outside the Javits Center, as seen from across the street (IMG_3693)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): Take that, Gareb Shamus! (IMG_3697)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): NYCC logo on the marquee outside the Javits Center (IMG_3699)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): early arrivals who already have their barcodes checking in at the “I Have My Barcode” booth, three hours before the show opened to the public (IMG_3702)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): early arrivals in the lobby of the Javits Center, three hours before the show opened to the public (IMG_3703)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): volunteer t-shirts… the back is on the left, the front on the right (IMG_3705)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): an early look at the exhibit floor, just a few minutes after the show opened for professionals (public entry would not begin for another three hours) (IMG_3711)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the show has just opened for professionals (it opens for the public three hours from now) and pros are lined up to receive their badges (IMG_3713)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the “Welcome to the one and only New York Comic Con” sign as seen from the inside (IMG_3714)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): Michael Jackson: The Experience (IMG_3719)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): early arrivals wait in hall 1C for the public opening, which as of the time this photo was taken is more than two and a half hours away (IMG_3720)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the front of the line – security people told me that people were waiting outside the Javits Center as early as 4.00am (IMG_3722)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): a volunteer hands out goody bags to fans waiting on line (IMG_3725)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the end of the line as of 10.20am – the people at the end of this line still have to wait over two and a half hours until the Con opens to the public (IMG_3727)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): volunteers hand out goody bags to fans waiting on line (IMG_3733)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): in the far corner of Hall 1C, volunteers assemble goody bags to be handed to fans waiting on line (IMG_3736)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): in the far corner of Hall 1C, volunteers assemble goody bags to be handed to fans waiting on line (IMG_3742)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the front of the line – security people told me that people were waiting outside the Javits Center as early as 4.00am (IMG_3744)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): cartoonist Ken Wong at his table in Artist’s Alley (IMG_3746)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the MoCCA table in Artist’s Alley (IMG_3751)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): a guy poses for a photo while sticking his head in a Captain America cutout at the Marvel Comics booth (IMG_3756)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): American Splendor #1 - $250 at the Midtown Comics booth (IMG_3757)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): one dealer had copies of the 1976 Planned Parenthood giveaway Spider-Man Vs. the Prodigy for sale, $5 apiece (IMG_3758)
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New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): “slabbed” copies of Detective Comics #27, Batman #1, and Detective Comics #1 (IMG_3760)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): in the entire history of comic book conventions, nobody had ever, ever offered a copy of Uncanny X-Men #96 for sale until today (IMG_3761)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/08/10 (Day 1): the convention hasn’t even opened to the public yet and already we’re talking about next year… hoo boy! (IMG_3764)
