New York Comic-Con was last weekend and it remains one of my favorite shows. The separate artist alley works really well for me (your mileage may vary, of course) so sales were good and I got to meet a lot of fans old and new. I think NYC might be my biggest sketching/original art show. Of course, at four days long, that may skew some results. I think I also did the most "networking", for lack of a better term. I had more discussions that could result in actual work than I've had in a while. Not that any of them will materialize, it's very much throwing stones in a pond and watching the ripples. But not every show has such a pond.
I did a kids' drawing panel on Saturday that went really well. I like that NYCC remembers to have stuff for the younger set. I didn't see any panels and barely got onto the main floor. Things were really rocking in the Artist Alley.
The best part, as usual, is hanging out with friends. In particular, I got to spend a ton of time chatting with Andy Price, Pony artist, Trek fan and fellow Kubie. After four days, we didn't kill each other, so I consider that a friendship made.
Plus, I just love New York. There's so much to the city and you can have exactly the experience you'd like. It scales to your expectations. I really have to go visit one of these non-con times.
I have to shout out to Mike Negin and his con crew. They're aces, and take really good care of us artists.
If you'd like to hear more about this, New York Comic-Con was the subject of the latest episode of Comics, Assembled! as well.