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WinterCon Is On This Weekend @ Resorts World Casino

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If you’re brand-new to our web-based publication then let me tell you just how much I love hitting the comic book and science fiction conventions that take place in New York City. Not only has PiercingMetal been a regular media attendee for the massive New York Comic Con, Anime NYC and Toy Fair conventions for many years but we also lend the love to smaller scaled events like the Big Apple Comic Con, Five Points Festival and the Winter Con which is actually taking place this weekend and is the reason for this announcement. Let’s focus on a couple of points shall we.

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So What’s WinterCon??? According to their own promotional efforts its “The LARGEST Sci-Fi convention in the NY area! Held annually at Resorts World NYC. Wintercon is a large expo that hosts celebrities, creators, fans and vendors from TV, movies, books, cosplay, comics, gaming, collectibles, anime and so much more!” Though I have not been in attendance for a few years I can confirm that its an entire floor of the casino so make sure you are wearing comfortable shoes.

Where Is It? The Convention will be held at the Resorts World Casino and the location is tagged in our listings so click HERE for the exact geography and how best to get there. I usually take the MTA as that leaves me within a couple of blocks.

Who Should I See? I know that I’ve said this before about this and pretty much every convention that I’ve written about and truth be told you should really try and see as many people as possible. Maximize your convention experience. Now last time around I shared two Instagram posts from 2021 adventures that feature both Barbie Chula and the always lovely Miss Cheng. Since I liked those particular visuals I am using them once again so I hope you don’t mind the repeat. These will also hopefully spark your attention to our Gram profile where thousands of images await you. Back to who should I see, I always love stopping by the table of Keith Williams and Larry Hama and don’t let me forget Nelson DeCastro. There are so many more but these are folks that I always manage to chat with when I run into them. Since I don’t know what vendors will be there I cannot guide you any further.

Will You Be In Attendance:As much as I hate to tell you this, it doesn’t look like I will be attending this one since I pitched my interest and didn’t hear back on it at all. Trust me that happens sometimes and with this particular event there is no lengthy media submission forms to fill out and you instead end up using a central email address. After working in IT for a number of years I can tell you that such things get overrun with every single inquiry possible and finding the most important ones becomes a chore. I do hope many of you in the readership audience manage to get there and have a good time. Be sure to chime in down below in the comments section to let me know how it was since I cannot join you.

Official: https://nywintercon.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nywintercon
Official: https://rwnewyork.com/

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2022: Day Two (Part 1)

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Greetings my fellow geeks and welcome back to my continued presentations from the 2022 edition of the New York Comic Con. I’m starting on the Day Two stuff now and since three installments like this precede this post along with a wealth of exhibitor posts, you are going to want to click HERE to see everything in the order that it was posted. As I’ve said in the earlier posts, we suggest that you start at the beginning because it gives you a proper idea about the event if you are from far away. It also gives us extra time on site in our statistics and Google loves that stuff. Let’s get right on down into it and this time I will start with the Short video that I recorded only a few minutes after I arrived. That lives on our YouTube Channel which I hope you will give a Subscribe to.

As you’ve seen already and on numerous NYCC posts over the years, I like to focus on the fans/cosplayers who drop good money on attending. The ReedPOP folks always remind their press outlets that they are fan first and I like to help that along by showcasing the hard work like this awesome Gem.

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2021: Day Two Part 1

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Welcome back my friends and as promised I am here with you nice and early to get back into the presentations of my adventures at the 2021 New York Comic Con. I’ll be starting with my Day Two photographs and notes so if you missed anything just click HERE to launch a new browser tab with everything that has come before. My first photo is of a cosplaying violinist that we chanced upon down at the Hudson Yards “7” train.

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The banner is welcoming all the patrons for the day and this wide shot is one that I often do at this event.

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2019: Day Three (Part One)

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Hey there my fine readers, I am back as promised with more visualizations and notations from the 2019 New York Comic Con. I took a break from posting the main convention for a couple of days to share some side adventuring but now its back to the task at hand. We are on Day Three and this is the first installment. Historically speaking, the Saturday session of NYCC is the most hectic busy. If you missed any of the posts that have run just click HERE first. So I had just left that Harley Quinn gallery and as I headed back to the Javits, I dropped in to the Anime Fest that they had been doing as well.

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DC Comics Reveals “Detective Comics” #1000 Variant Covers

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This March, comic book history will be made as “Detective Comics” reaches its milestone 1000th issue. As you all know, this is the title that gave us “The Batman” way back in May of 1939 and before I get into the cover visuals, I wanted to share that classic issue with you all. Remember, Batman didn’t appear in the first issue of that comic but instead in its 27th.

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“Detective Comics” #27

About The Issue: After 80 years, it’s here—the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC! This 96-page issue is stacked with an unbelievable lineup of talent that will take you on a journey through Batman’s past, present and future…plus a sensational epilogue that features the first-ever DC Universe appearance of the deadly Arkham Knight! But who is under the mask? And why do they want Batman dead? The incredible future of Batman adventures begins here!

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“Detective Comics” #1000

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