Gary Dunaier:
2012 New York Comic Con 4-day and 3-day badges: originally selling for $85 and $65 from NYCC, on Ebay they went for as much as $400 (4-day) and $350 (3-day) (IMG_6180)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to the New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): NYC subway advertisement promoting the expansion of the #7 line, whose Manhattan terminus will be extended to the Javits Center (site of the NYCC) in a few years (IMG_6184)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to the New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): the M34 bus, which takes you to the Javits Center (site of the NYCC), stops diagonally across the street from the Empire State Building (IMG_6189)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): the marquee in front of the Javits Center tells the story - tickets are sold out (IMG_6202)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): Chevy may drive the New York Comic Con but it didn't drive me - I took the bus (IMG_6206)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): outside the Javits Center, Captain America talks with some of his fans (IMG_6208)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): free samples of Kellogg's "Krave" cereal were available to those in attendance (IMG_6213)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) had a space at the NYCC but it was never used (IMG_6219)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): the original artwork to the cover of Joe Matt's Peepshow #2, on display at Scott Eder's booth (IMG_6222)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): plenty of copies of the "Best of Archie Comics" collections were available at the Archie Comics booth (IMG_6224)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in Lego (IMG_6225)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): artist Sina Grace works on a sketch of "L'il Depressed Boy" at the Image Comics booth (IMG_6229)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): zoom-lens closeup of artist Sina Grace drawing a sketch for me on a 3x5 card at the Image Comics booth (IMG_6242)
Gary Dunaier:
3x5 card signed and sketched by Sina Grace at the 2012 New York Comic Con, October 11, 2012
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): artist Sina Grace displays his signature on my signed copy of his graphic novel "Not My Bag" at the Image Comics booth (IMG_6245)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman shakes the hand of the first fan on line as he gets ready to start his autograph signing (IMG_6246)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): Alfred E. Neuman masks were free for the taking at the DC Comics booth (IMG_6255)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): waiting on line at the DC Comics booth to get my picture on a comic book cover (IMG_6256)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): copies of the official New York Comic Con program (IMG_6266)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - J. David Spurlock, Irwin Hasen, moderator Danny Fingeroth, Al Jaffee, Stan Goldberg, Paul Levitz (IMG_6271)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - Irwin Hasen, moderator Danny Fingeroth, Al Jaffee (IMG_6275)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - moderator Danny Fingeroth, Irwin Hasen (IMG_6287)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - Irwin Hasen, Al Jaffee (IMG_6307)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel post-panel photo op - moderator Danny Fingeroth, Papercutz editor-in-chief Jim Salicrup, Irwin Hasen (IMG_6316)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - zoom-lens close-up of Irwin Hasen signing a copy of his graphic novel "Loverboy" after the panel (IMG_6324)
Gary Dunaier:
3x5 card signed by Irwin Hasen at the 2012 New York Comic Con, October 11, 2012
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): "Spotlight on Irwin Hasen" panel - after the panel, Al Jaffee signs a 3x5 card for me (IMG_6326)
Gary Dunaier:
3x5 card signed by Al Jaffee at the 2012 New York Comic Con, October 11, 2012
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): Spider-Men #1 variant cover edition, $3.99 (IMG_6333)
Gary Dunaier:
New York Comic Con, 10/11/12 (Day 1): the original art for the cover of Flash #137 on display at the Heritage Auctions booth - pre-auction estimate, $100,000 (IMG_6336)
