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    Evelin C.

    With an average of 150,00 people attending Comic-Con daily, it is a jam-packed convention. It's essential to have a plan! Pack snacks, a refillable water bottle, and maybe even Tylenol. Wear comfortable sneakers and lightweight clothes. Even if you plan to cosplay, the footwear will make or break you. Download the app and study the map. There is no one in sight to guide you once inside. I was disappointed by the lack of personnel to help people who had questions. I had questions, too, and sadly, the lady working the info station couldn't give us any info. Make it make sense. Also, as others have mentioned, be prepared to sit on the floor because seating is not an option. They need to provide more seating for the amount of people they let in. The food is ridiculously overpriced, but at least it's good. Thankfully, we visited on Thursday. I don't want to imagine how chaotic The Javitz is on the weekend of the convention. Considering this was our first time, I felt we were well prepared, and to my luck, the kid rated it a ten out of ten. So we will be attending again next year. Overall, Comic Con is an excellent experience for comic lovers. It's a great place to see your favorite celebrities, buy comics and merchandise, and meet other fans. The people who dress up make it more memorable. It's truly a sight to behold. They enforced rules such as asking before taking people's pics. I liked that. If you are claustrophobic, I don't recommend this event to you. It is overwhelmingly crowded. Entry alone is $70 plus taxes and fees. It's not worth going if you don't like crowds of people. Otherwise, good luck and plan.

    Erik T.

    Always great coming to NYCC. It's an awesome experience for anyone and everyone. Highly recommended.

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    Emily P.

    We love New York Comic Con!! Such a great event to find art you can't in stores. We had fun meeting up with friends in cosplay and seeing others in cosplays we could only dream of doing!! It felt safe to be out and lesbian. The badge system made it easy to come and go as we liked!

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    Harris L.

    New York Comic Con ("NYCC") is an annual convention hosted at Jacob Javits Convention Center that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime. NYCC is about much more than just comics, it has evolved to become a sprawling event about film, games, television series, artwork, clothing, toys -- and comics. The convention is a four-day affair -- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tickets are sold per day, per person, though four-day bundles are available. Thursday tickets are generally the least expensive and most available, while Saturday tickets seem to be most popular. Children's tickets are available for slightly lower prices, but I wouldn't recommend taking small children because of crowd congestion and limited access to bathrooms. The best way to buy tickets is online, and months in advance -- through the "pre-sale" events. Arrive early. Although convention hours are generally 10 AM to 6 PM, it pays to arrive much earlier, as you'd be in front of the line to enter -- and be able to explore the exhibits with less competition, for maybe an hour or so as the convention center fills up. NYCC has done a great job improving the speed of entry over the years. Wear comfortable shoes. There will be lines for nearly everything, including the bathrooms -- for both men and women. You'll likely be on your feet most of the day. It helps to dress in layers. Food options seemed greatly expanded in 2019, but you won't need to wait in line if you bring your own food and drinks. Consider getting something from your favorite sandwich shop the day before. Consider bringing a large shopping bag to hold any freebies you may receive or other things you might purchase. Some booths do give out large shopping bags imprinted with their logo or product image, but supplies tend to run out quickly. Bring a camera to take pictures of the incredible, exquisite costumes that cosplayers wear at this event. Some costumes seem true-to-life, while others are superbly creative mashups -- like Joker Batman or my favorite for this year -- McThor! While it is possible to take pictures anywhere on the show floor, many cosplayers show off their costumes outside in the afternoon, along the "Inner Roadway" section of Javits Center -- where one will also find the outside exhibits, port-a-potties, and food trucks.

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    Jackson Y.

    After being cancelled last year due to COVID, NY Comic Con is back in 2021. Although there is a respectable turnout, it was not as large and grandiose as years past. One thing I could not help noticing was that many of the largest exhibitors in prior years was minimally represented or completely absent. For example, I didn't really see Marvel or DC or Disney. Fortunately, this was a great opportunity for some smaller companies to make bigger impact. there was a lot of anime represented: Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Naruto, etc. One of the biggest attractions for Comic Con has always been the cosplayers...this year did not disappoint with costumed heroes and villains wandering the hallways taking photos with fans. The small merchandise exhibitors were also well represented, selling everything from lightsabers to stuffed Pokémon dolls ... everything you need to complete your own cosplay outfit :)

    Rob D.

    Won't offer refund with all the city's Regime rules in place. What a shame . Been going for years.

    Ricardo T.

    If you can't handle crowds this is not the place for you. If you can handle cosplay, fun, art, photo ops, eye candy, celebrity panels, shopping and extraordinary people then this is the place for you. Points: -If you are not going in character dress comfortable. -Bring an extra bag for goodies. -Eat before you get there. -Get your starbucks before you get there. (Outrageous lines) -Bring a snack in your bag. -Bring a bottle of water. -Bring hand sanitizer -Bring baby wipes. -Bring cash and credit card (outrageous ATM fees). -Walk a couple blocks to catch uber or taxi. (Outrageous traffic) -Bring charger or portable battery. (So many photo ops) -Try to plan the day according what you want to see. -Mutiple days are beneficial. (So much to see and do) -Bring an energy drink. -They do have a coat check. -They do sell alcohol. -Don't be shy. Everyone welcomes picture taking.

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    Gerard Y.

    First time going to a Comic Con (the one in San Francisco that I went to years ago doesn't count as it wasn't even half a quarter size of this. I was really excited for the Batman The Animated Series Panel and that was the only thing I was looking forward to at this convention. First time I've ever attended a panel. Be sure to get there early as the lines to end to grow big fairly quickly at around 9AM and this panel started at 11AM. Glad to see the producers and some of the voice actors talk about their experiences and thoughts about doing the animated series and the fielded a few questions from the fans in the audience. Main floor: This is where the big vendors were located. A good mix of art, prints, video games, plush toys and collectibles, figurines (big and small) and t-shirts. A large area to walk through and sometimes you'll catch something after a 2nd walkthrough that you missed the 1st time around. Artist alley: Lots of good artists with great prints down here. Just prints and comics here. In general, there's a lot of people so it feels like your in a can of packed sardines at times trying to navigate the convention. The bathrooms here are gender neutral which I found to be interesting but cool nevertheless. Lots of other panels to go to and artist/celebrity photo ops/signings but didn't have enough time to do everything. I only went on Friday. Bottom line, I loved experiencing a real comic convention. I wouldn't mind checking it out again.

    Sure beats work!
    Mark V.

    Pop Heaven Paradise for everyone, not just comic book lovers! TV & movie stars, games, toys, but more staff/help needed. First of all, 5 stars to Yelp's Florence C. For organizing the Yelp Event or else I likely would not have gone. Just a terrific way to spend the day and night. I went on a Thursday and I strategically arrived one hour after opening to avoid the long lines. I thought this would prevent me from getting into the Robert Kirkman panel on The Walking Dead but it did not. Please keep in mind this panel did not include any of the TV show stars. This was probably one of the most entertaining one hours I can remember! Robert Kirkman gave his fans an incredible experience allowing them to ask him questions directly of any kind! He's incredibly funny, honest, and someone I would hang around with if he wasn't as famous as he is! The main show floor area is massive and packed! Unbelievable how many people come but also extremely exciting! People dress up as superheroes and just pose for photographs. Incredible costumes! If you are a collector you will go bananas here! There's much more else to do, they have panels where different subjects or celebrities come and speak to the crowd. Obviously some of them are really hard to get in if they're extremely popular. In addition they have an area where you can get either an autograph or a photo with one of your favorite entertainment celebrities or artists. Another hidden gem is what they call artist alley! Here you will see lots of artists displaying their work and will be happy to speak with you. So incredibly cool! This is something everyone should do in their life. They also have a comic cons on the West Coast. My only complaint was that they needed more staff to help people with questions. Particularly on the first floor where they have autograph areas, photograph areas, it was very difficult to navigate and I nearly missed an appointment that I had set up. If I had not studied the map of the place prior to coming I never would've found it. Also the signs were not great either. Otherwise a wonderful experience!

    Proof of Tickets selling out before General Onsale, not having things up to date as fast as possible, website crash and Error messages
    Avatar M.

    The worst. This was going to be for my birthday (this would take place after my birthday but my mom surprised me with the tickets). I should have know they were shady when tickets were selling out before the General Onsale. VIP gets first pick for ticket sales so unless you want to go all four days or a specific day to go see someone you really wanted to see, too bad cause that will most likely not happen unless you have VIP or you are fast enough. I bought tickets for Thursday and Friday for 2023 to go see the cast of Critical Role. However when the time came to buy Autographs and Photo-Ops, since you need to buy them beforehand and can't get them on-site at the convention, you needed to get on a different website to get them. I was there for General Onsale at 3 pm EST like they said they would open and the website would constantly crash, delay, or give errors. Even if I could just get one person from Critical Role that would have been great but nothing. I can't get my money back for my tickets and can only get the money back if I sell them through Lyte. I am not satisfied and would highly recommend everyone to find a convention that is much more organized and not do shady things like this. Thank you NYCC for wasting my time and not letting me have the experience I could have had. And just so no one tells me that I'm lying, here are images to back up what I am saying. If anyone has a better time than I'm happy for you but this is not how you run a convention smoothly.

    Orla M.

    OMG NYCC!!! Omg is so cool to be a geek! Ok I'm being sarcastic; thank you pop-culture for all the wannabe geeks that now attend Comic Con. Here's a question for you. How many comics have you read? Are you a Marvel or DC collector? None, ok so what made you come? Oh cause my friend said it would be cool. OK! Many reasons why NYCC has become over crowded and annoying and why true fans no longer want to attend. NYCC became extremely frustrating over the past few years. Yeah I love Comic Con and all and I do enjoy going but the crowds and crowds of people have just completely got out of control each year. 2018 pushed it over the limit for me with the crowds and I've had enough. They've over sold on tickets and it just became exhausting just to get through the crowds. Things I do love are seeing awesome cos-play, artist galley, Thomas Kinkade, panels and last but not least Alex Ross Gallery of course. I'm so over Funko and their damn lottery which I've never got into 3 years in a row. I've completely gave up on them now for NYCC as I shake my head with disappointment. If you can handle the extremely large crowds and don't mind walking around for 8hrs to try and see half the stuff and are a geek then you'll have a great time. FYI get there way before there 10am opening because there's always a long line that starts downstairs. The cues are super long. Some people even get there the night before. I'm not that NYCC kinda fan to do so though. It does depend if your trying to get collectibles or first online for artist galley or get an autograph. If your just going to go you don't need to get there super early. You also won't see everything in one day either.

    Jordan W.

    Comic Con is an experience that you will enjoy and possible not enjoy at the same time. It is definitely not a place to go if you do not prefer crowds, on Saturday alone is gonna be super packed here, like the subway level of crowded but at its peak where you can not move going left or right. For years, I had not been back to comic con, I have not bought an comics in a long while and the experience was alot different years ago, where there was the Anime fest and the Comic Con in its infant stages as two separate events. Actually, the Anime festival some how disappeared (IN 2018 they are back somehow) and then the crowds of crowds all flock to Javits center for this 4 day event. Not saying it is not worth it but I have never gone for 4 day itself that seem like too much time. You can get a one day pass on Friday for possible $40 (best day to go), Saturday ticket might be more like $50 or even more in the secondary market and just plain harder to get. +Positives -You see some great cosplay everywhere, outside and inside of the venue. -So many photo ops to take pics of artists, eye candy, cosplay regulars and cosplay legends. Adults and children alike. -If you are a big Instagrammer like myself you got the chance to meet some IG cosplay legends like YaYa Han, Katie George, Jessica Nigri and many more. -You have to decide what you really want from your Comic Con experience. -Dress Comfortably and however long you think you will be in line, just add two hours. +Negatives -You will live and die by your phone's battery, might die before you can tweet or post on IG about anything good. Also, you could miss a once in a lifetime photo op. -You can say everyone at Comic Con is in this together with your fellow nerds, but that is not always the case. -Some people do not ask before they touch, someone could be dressed as Wonder Woman or Big Hero 6, just don't touch and violate their personal space. -If you are trying to get exclusives and other stuff from booths, you might not get it. It is one thing that alot of people do want these exclusives but it also might just take literally all of your time. Most people might possible spend 5 or 6 hours the whole day just enjoying or trying to enjoy the entire experience. -Casual fans beware, you might want to avoid as soon as it opens, there tends to be a mad rush to go to certain panels (tv themed) and toy and FUNKO pop exclusives. -You really can't record anything you are not supposed to record. You will be in alot of trouble trying to record an exclusive clips or movie trailer, the guards will be watching like a hawk and probably run after you and try to get in that ass. -Crowds and more crowds, I will just repeat, you will possibly get humped in the front and the back, it is just that much traffic around. +Overall, great to come to once in your life or once every four years. I would rather see the Nintendo Powerfest come back or something like that from my youth but still you can take a trip to Comic Con next year or the new Anime festival which has returned.

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    If you love great barbecue, you need to be here. This is such a wonderful event . Award winning…read morebarbecue pit masters come to NYC from all over the country. This Big Apple BBQ Party takes place all around Madison Square Park, so as you walk around the circumference of the park, you have fabulous BBQ to enjoy. Madison Square Park is a few blocks long, at Madison Ave & 23rd Street to 26th, thru Fifth Ave, but you will usually also find more BBQ on Madison & 27-28th Streets. So there is A WHOLE LOTTA BBQ-ING GOIN' ON...and it is some of THE ABSOLUTE BEST BBQ. This year, I had some of the most delicious baby back ribs from MEMPHIS RIB CO of Mississippi (MS). Fall off the bone , perfectly WONDERFUL, ribs. That sauce...OMG, fantastic, with a perfect sweetness. THESE WERE PERFECT!! (Emoji with heart eyes) Next year, I want these delicious ribs again!! If you are planning to visit NYC, and you're a foodie, I suggest you plan your visit around the Big Apple BBQ. Check the dates on THAT WEBSITE. It is always on a weekend. I believe it is usually in JUNE. I want to attend next year, for sure! Last year was great & all the other years that I was able to attend--they were all great. My point is, this is ALWAYS A GREAT TASTING BBQ. So, try to attend, you'll be glad you did . AND--There is GREAT LIVE MUSIC, TOO!!! Free live music. Please check out the big Apple bbq website for more info. This is a fun, happy, yummy event & you should be there if you love great food & great live music. Mark your calendar....now, for next year...so you don't forget.

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