The 2008 New York Comic Con is the third gathering since it began in 2006. And just like any other convention we went too, you don’t need to be a comic manic to enjoy this fun-fill weekend at this con. There was a wide range of cosplayers, such comic cosplayers (Spider-Man for example), anime, or a video game cosplay. And with Sunday as kid’s day, New York Comic Con invites the new cosplayers of tomorrow as well has his or her family.

Located at the Javits Center in New York City on one beautiful weekend in April, New York Comic Con had an attendance of over 20,000. This was the third gathering of New York Comic Con that started in 2006.

We meet and spoke with hundreds of cosplayers and con-goers who all said that they had a great time and enjoying every second of it. We second on that as well.

Let us start with the Dealers Room. The Dealers room, by far, is the largest dealers room we’ve seen, over ranking our views to Otakon. There were over 20 aisles of artists, dealers, and events. Such dealers included Gaia, Nickeledeon, Funimation, G4TV, Video Games New York, and others. There was also a podcast areana on the dealers floor, which includes most audio podcasts. Unlike most other conventions we went too in the past, the artist alley is in the same room as the dealers room, which includes web-comic creators, artists, independent products, etc., which all of the shopping can be done in one room.

There were also several notable guests, including Stan Lee, Seth Green, and T.M. Revolution.

Panels were also another way to enjoy your time at New York Comic Con. Some panels taught guests of how to creat comics; such as “Comic, Concepts & Copyrights,” “self publishing,” and “Using Computers to Draw Comics.” Others include of how to get involved with industries outside the comic world, such as “Getting a job at a video game company,” “voice actors in the city,” and “writing video games.” Though the panel rooms can get a bit crowded, we suggest that next year, get to your favorite panels as early as possible.

New York Comic Con is not just for a typical comic-book maniac, but for anyone who loves to watch animations, video games, manga, and science-fiction. Its a convention that is a “must to go” for a typical con goer and it is a “must” to return back the following year, which we are planning to do.

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