Jorge Fuentelsaz
New York, October 6 (EFE). – If you see two superheroes greet each other when they meet, Beetlejuice is lined up in front of you in the cafeteria, dozens of people are waiting their turn to greet their favorite cartoonist or actress, or if you take a look at the Jedi Lightsaber Market at the end of the hall, you might very well find yourself in the New Gallery York Comic Con, which reopened its doors Thursday.
At the Jacob Javits Fairgrounds, on the banks of the Hudson River, about 200,000 people are expected to visit this year’s mega fair, which is trying to let go of the worst of the pandemic, which has imposed a two-year shutdown in its past edition. The organizers were forced to reduce the number of visitors to 150,000.
Less famous, but more people in San Diego
Although San Diego (California) remains the mecca of Comic Con fairs, with the most famous faces from the most-watched sci-fi and fantasy series or the most popular advertisements in cinema and on the small screen, New York has become a pop fair. Most visited in the country.
However, this version also contains some familiar faces such as actors Michael J. Others who participate in commissions or who will be there to sign autographs or take photos with their most ardent fans.
So do comic artists, such as Arthur Adams, from “The X-men and The Walking Dead” or Dan Mora from “Batman / Superman’s Best 2022 world” who turn up for their followers, sign autographs and sell their work.
James, one of thousands of visitors, is quickly browsing through the comics stored in the boxes in one of the many booths at the fair and has already selected about thirty people he intends to purchase.
“I’ve always been a fan of Sub-Mariner, so whenever I see a comic appearing in it that I don’t own, I grab it. I also love The Simpsons and the comics of this style,” he explains to EFE in the corridors of this show. An example of popular culture.
Passion for clothes
Comic Con also has paintings about the wonderful world, series and graphic novels, and all kinds of products are offered, from trading cards or badges for ten dollars to original figures or posters by artists for thousands
One of the most expensive items on display at the heritage auction house’s booth is the 1962 Spider-Man comedy “Amazing Fantasy,” which will be auctioned off in November in an event expected to raise half a million dollars.
But there are also Jedi swords—the cheapest at $75—, shirts, hats, plates, masks, shields or dolls of all sizes and tastes.
However, one of the most exciting components is the costumes of the visitors, which attract many spectators who do not hesitate to take pictures with the enthusiastic soldiers of the Star Wars empire, manga characters, Dr. Octopus or Batman and Robin, who walk the fairways as if it were their home.
David Charles traveled with his partner from Kentucky to spend four days at the Comic Comic, each day in a different outfit.
“Comic Con is for me a place where we can stop being adults for a moment and not take things too seriously, have fun, get dressed and surround ourselves with people who just want to party,” said the psychologist, a fan of the show, who says he recommends his clients take part. into fun activities, because “without these things, life comes down to working and paying the bills.
Axel’s friends told her on Wednesday they had a ticket left for Comic Con and she didn’t think twice.
“I told myself last night that I wanted to be a Beetlejuice, my childhood heroine, ran into a Halloween costume store and consulted several YouTube tutorials on how to make up like a dead woman and here I am,” she told EFE with a cup of coffee in her hand. that captures souls. EFE
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