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New York Comic Con Extends To Wednesday Content with Lineup of Professional Programming

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The Press Release:
ReedPop, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events, today announced they will be adding an exciting lineup of professional programming to this year’s New York Comic Con. Set to take place on Wednesday, October 16, this marks the first year that ReedPop will be extending its content into Wednesday, just ahead of opening day for the convention. NYCC returns to the Javits Center in New York City on October 17-20, 2024.

On Wednesday, October 16 from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM, comic book retailers, industry professionals, and sponsors of NYCC will be able to participate in a closed event full of panels, interactive programming, free swag, and private signings in the Javits Center’s River Pavilion before NYCC fully opens on Thursday, October 17. Programming will be offered by ComicsPro, Lunar, Tiny Onion, and more, covering a wide range of topics including Get Your Shop on the News: PR Basics, Working With Schools and Libraries, and Speed Networking with Comic Book Retailers.
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Scenes From Flame Con 2023 @ Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel (Part 1)

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The PiercingMetal High Command recently attended their fifth “Flame Con” ever and historically speaking, this would have been the ninth such event but the pandemic found a couple of them being cancelled for safety sake. The event is organized by the fine folks from Geeks Out and its the largest LGBTQ+ convention of this type. While not of the community ourselves, I do love a good convention and return once more since I always meet some interesting people. Below you will find one of their “Flamies”, a convention mascot.

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For some reason I began the photo adventuring in their side room off of the main expo floor. This event is held at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel, and takes over one of their ballroom floors with another space upstairs for panels and meetings. This room held assorted community and hobby groups and it was nice to meet everyone. I even got send home with some goodies to dole out post convention,

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