Hey, I’m back again with my second Comic Con post.  I just thought I would mention some tips and tactics for next year’s Con even though I’m no expert.  At the very least, it will serve as a reminder for me before attending next year’s convention.

First off, while there definitely will be a New York Comic Con next year, it is going to be quite a bit later in the year, October 8 -10.  The same post that announced that date change also announced that Chicago will be getting it’s own Comic Con next year on April 16-18.  I don’t really mind that the NY Con is going to be later in the year…hopefully the extra time will allow the organizers to do a really kick-ass job.  I’m sure it’s tough finding dates that work with holidays and other conventions at the Javits.  Even this year, a friend of mine who works in the toy industry told me that since the Toy Fair (also in NY) was the week right after Comic Con, a lot of toy companies held off on debuting new stuff or even coming to NY until the Toy Fair.  

Well, since we have until October of 2010 that’s plenty of time to get our tickets early.  I strongly advise doing so unless you like waiting on line. This year, the people who ordered their tickets before January 16 got their actual tickets in the mail and did not have to wait on line to register at the Con.  Those who ordered afterwards had to come with the printed-out barcode and wait on the registration line.  Now, at first I noticed that the line to actually buy tickets on-site was a lot shorter than the registration line (at least the few times I checked).  So I was going to advise that if you miss the cut-off date for ticket mailing, you just buy them on site instead.  However, I double checked and that plan is apparently a terrible one because the Con actually sold out of Weekend and Saturday tickets this year.  

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