Ahh...The Holiday Inn at midtown Manhattan - or as some out-of-towners call it, New York, New York.
I'm here to cover Super Collector's Mega Show Spectacular - a small convention devoted to comic books that also features toys and guests. Walk with me...
It's just up here on the second floor...
Ah, here we are - admission is ten dollars - not bad, these days, although I remember another convention held at this same hotel with admission at six dollars. It's a good idea to compare admission prices on shows - depending on your destination. Try to find out what the shows feature in advance and check on the web for any videos or photo galleries offering a view of what the convention looks like. I wish I had.
Awfully small here. Too small. It's the size of my aunt's apartment in Brooklyn - one long corridor with windows.
Hmm...a bunch of old comics with pretty high prices - when you've seen comics you don't want in quarter and half-dollar bins in the past, then see them in the present in higher-priced bins in bad shape, it's very disconcerting.
The only guests here are a couple of models from some independant horror films that I'm not familiar with.
The only toys being sold are a bunch of old figures that you might have seen at the toy shop long ago and paid no mind to - and they look kind of grimey...
Ah...bootleg DVDs - most are of shows not expected to turn a profit on official release, but have some fanbase wanting it - remember the Savage Dragon cartoon from the mid-90's? Or Hanna-Barbera's weird take on the Thing? Thing ring/do your thing... twenty dollars and up to relive your memories. All aboard the memory lane train...
Ah, the exit! Well, that's it then.
Cue end titles and "Gong" noise...
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