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Wizard Big Apple Comic Con Oct 1-3 NYC, Penn Plaza Pavilion

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Captain Zorikh

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200+ Celebrity Guests, Leading Comics Artists, Creative Directors To Attend! NEW YORK, September 2010 – Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con, part of North America’s largest pop-culture tour, is set for Friday through Sunday, October 1-3, at the Penn Plaza Pavilion in Manhattan. The event, the largest and longest-running Comic Con in New York, will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and plenty of celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, comics, toys, video gaming, television, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.

 

Movie and TV celebrities

Lee Majors (Six Million Dollar Man)

Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica)

Adam West, Burt Ward (Batman)

Walter Koenig (Star Trek)

Claudia Christian (Babylon 5)

Julia Jones (Twilight: Eclipse)

Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best (Star Wars)

Doug Jones (Hellboy)

Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland (Brady Bunch)

Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie And Akihiro Kitamura (Human Centipede)

Kevin Nash (pro wrestler)

Torrie Wilson (WWE Diva)

 

Comic book creators

Carmine Infantino (Co-Creator of The Flash; Deadman; Batgirl; Human Target; Black Canary and the top Batman artist of the 60s!), Mike Grell (Green Arrow), Herb Trimpe (Hulk; Iron Man), Mark Millar (“Kick-, “Wanted), Joe Madureira (“Darksiders,” “Uncanny X-Men,” “Battle Chasers”), Ethan Van Sciver (“Green Lantern,” “Superman/Batman”), Greg Horn (“Blackest Night,” “Elektra,” “Ms. Marvel”), Rob Liefeld (“Deadpool,” “Youngblood”), Michael Golden (“Wolverine: First Class,” “New Exiles”), Mark Texeira (“Moon Knight,” “Ghost Rider”), J.G. Jones (“Final Crisis,” “Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia”), Leinil Yu (Wolverine; X-Men; Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2; Uncanny X-Men), Billy Tucci (“Shi”), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Batman”), Bill Jemas (Marvel Comics Publisher) and many other national and local creators.

 

Children and adult attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite villain, superhero or pop culture personality for the chance to win special prizes in costume contests. Event-goers may also try their hand interactive product exhibits and shop for collectible comics, movie and television memorabilia, toys and games at more than 200 dealer booths.

 

Special events at Big Apple Comic Con include the “Magic: The Gathering” card game tournament, professional photo opportunities (Photo Ops) with celebrities and others to be announced.

 

The Penn Plaza Pavilion is located at 401 Seventh Avenue at 33rd St., in the historic Hotel Pennsylvania. Big Apple Comic Con is the fifth stop on Wizard’s eight-city 2010 North American tour. Hours are Friday, Oct. 1, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (all times Eastern). Tickets are available in advance or by calling 1-866-882-5860 and online at www.wizardworld.com/bigapple.html at up to a 15% savings over tickets purchased at the door. Advance adult single-day tickets are $25; three-day weekend tickets are $45, and tickets are free for children age 10 and under when accompanied by a paid adult (limit two children per adult). VIP packages with special entry and exclusive items are also available.

 

For more Big Apple Comic Con guest and programming updates, become a fan of BIG APPLE COMIC CON on Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo Groups, and follow on Twitter!

 

Save up to 15 percent off the price of tickets by ordering your tickets in advance. Tickets are more at the door.

 

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Captain Zorikh

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Yes. After NYCC scheduled their 2010 convention for the fall, Wizard announced that Big Apple would be the same day (Big Apple has held their "big annual event," the National" in early November for something like a decade before they were acquired by Wizard). Then a few months ago they switched the date to a week earlier and the location from last year's pier to the Penn Plaza Pavilion, Big Apple Con's traditional home.

 

So you will have a convention in a more convenient location with lower ticket prices a week earlier than NYCC. It will still have the top dealers and comics creators that Big Apple is traditionally known for and CGC as well.

 

The list of comics creators so far includes...

Carmine Infantino (Co-Creator of The Flash; Deadman; Batgirl; Human Target; Black Canary and the top Batman artist of the 60s!), Mike Grell (Green Arrow), Herb Trimpe (Hulk; Iron Man), Mark Millar (“Kick-, “Wanted), Joe Madureira (“Darksiders,” “Uncanny X-Men,” “Battle Chasers”), Ethan Van Sciver (“Green Lantern,” “Superman/Batman”), Greg Horn (“Blackest Night,” “Elektra,” “Ms. Marvel”), Rob Liefeld (“Deadpool,” “Youngblood”), Michael Golden (“Wolverine: First Class,” “New Exiles”), Mark Texeira (“Moon Knight,” “Ghost Rider”), J.G. Jones (“Final Crisis,” “Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia”), Leinil Yu (Wolverine; X-Men; Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2; Uncanny X-Men), Billy Tucci (“Shi”), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Batman”), Bill Jemas (Marvel Comics Publisher) and many other national and local creators.

 

http://www.bigapplecon.com

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CGC will be on site.

 

I meant on site grading, which they are NOT doing as I understand it. Being at the show itself isn't an incentive. Doing on site grading is.

 

I love Mike, but the timing of this show is awful, and I'll have to skip it in favor of the NYCC.

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CGC will be on site.

 

They aren't doing on-site grading?

 

You can give them your books and they will ship them back to Florida for free, and will be graded like any other order sent to them. They are not grading on site, which they did last fall at this show.

 

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Foolkiller

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CGC will be on site.

 

They aren't doing on-site grading?

 

Nope. And I while I love the national and wish it was in the fall and wish Carbo success in his shows, I just can't justify going to NY two weeks in a row, and frankly NYCC is a clearly superior show.

 

Also, Wizard should be punished for doing something that really hurts the fans.

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