NYCC was a great experience. It was different from SDCC in that there weren't a lot of things to do OUTSIDE of the convention center so we spent the majority of our time indoors. They did have some panels off-site. This year, they even had a few at Madison Square Garden, which sounds fun, but it's a subway ride away which was a bit weird. We were going to try to make it out to MSG for a panel, but got lazy.
Inside the convention center, the exhibit hall was pretty similar to what we're used to at SDCC. Artist alley was a bajillion miles away in a separate wing of the convention center and the multiple floors make things a bit confusing, but overall I liked the layout and we found everything so that's good! We even went to one panel, the Alan Tudyk Spotlight, and showed up 5 minutes before it started with no problems. It was nice to go to a panel without having to wait in hours and hours of lines. I wonder what it was like for other (more popular?) panels.
Anyway, on to the point of this post, THE HAUL! Since there wasn't a lot of stuff to check out outside of the convention center, we ended up spending A LOT of money in the exhibit hall. Agh.
Here's a picture of the full haul, which is missing Mickey's Tyrion Lannister/Game of Thrones quote shirt from Jordan Dene because he so inconsiderately packed it for his trip this weekend. Heh. 😏
We bought matching Nightwing shirts... not because we're that weird couple, but because we both love Nightwing as a character. These are from Beefy & Co. I love that they offer tank tops and cute v-neck tees for women. I hate when I just get crew neck options because I have to admit it's not the most flattering type of shirt for me.
We also dropped by The Colorful Geek's booth (fka Evie Tees). I fell in love with the Firefly tanks and had to have both of them. I wore the "I'm a leaf on the wind" tank to the Alan Tudyk panel the next day. It just seemed appropriate. If you don't understand the references, I would highly recommend Firefly to anyone! It's only one season and it's like space western sci-fi awesomeness. Go watch.
They had a sale section and Mickey grabbed this Hunger Games "Fire is Catching" shirt for only $5! Whoo! We're also both Hunger Games fans.
Right next to The Colorful Geek was Jordan Dene's booth. I actually started following her on Instagram a few months ago and love ALL of her designs. I've been meaning to buy some shirts from her, but seeing her stuff at a con just makes it that much easier to pull the trigger. No shipping costs!
I bought this gorgeous Batman apron from her booth. I did not even know she made these! I cannot wait to use it. As you guys all know, I have a great Batman apron that's oversized and really designed for men so I'm really excited to have one so adorable and actually designed with women in mind.
I also bought a Harry Potter themed long-sleeve from her booth that reads "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." I appreciate that she ALSO offers non-t-shirt options. I can be geeky and comfortable and fashionable. 😀
Mickey also bought something from the booth, but like I mentioned I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it for this blog before he packed it up for his weekend trip! You guys would love it if you're Game of Thrones fans. It reads "That's what I do, I drink and I know things." Check it out on Jordan Dene's website. Mickey wears so much gray and black that he was hesitant to buy a maroon shirt, but I'm glad he did it. I think it looks great.
On to the Funko Pops! I was lucky enough to score all of the exclusives I wanted on our first day (Thursday). I talked to some super nice people (ON MY FIRST TRY) who were willing to help me buy the Batman-related Funko Pops I was interested in.
First, a nice couple bought the following 5 for me from the Funko Pop booth. These are all New York Comic Con 2016 exclusives.
Rainbow Batman
White Lantern Batman
Classic Batgirl
Killing Joke Joker
Suicide Squad Joker Grenade Damage
We then ran into 2 very nice people who had wristbands to the Toy Tokyo booth who were willing to help me out in buying the Darkest Night Batman exclusive.
The rest of these were purchased on Friday and Saturday. I've actually been meaning to buy a lot of these so it was nice to knock them out on this trip. I ended up with 12 total new Funko Pops. It just goes to show how many Batman Funko Pops I STILL don't have.
White Lantern Batman: I actually don't know if this Fugitive Toys Exclusive is any different from the NYCC 2016 exclusive I have. I'm so confuuused!
Retro Batman: He's so cute. I saw him on Amazon a while ago and definitely had my eye on him.
Golden Age Batman: I've had my eye on this one for a while too. Mickey kept providing me with links to purchase it, but I kept putting it off.
Surf's Up! The Joker and Surf's Up! Batman: I've held off on these for a while too, but, hey, when they're at the con booth you're already shopping at, go for it.
Blackest Night Batman: Original pose as compared to the NYCC 2016 exclusive.
Mickey also walked away with some Funko Pops, too. He bought an adorable Super Saiyin Vegeta. Vegeta's actually my favorite Dragonball Z character. I joke that he's my favorite because he's short and grumpy like Mickey. 😂😂😂
We also copped the convention exclusive Faith Funko Pop from the Valiant booth. She's a super sweet plus-size superhero! And her Funko Pop is friggin' adorable.
We bought some books as well from Boom Studios. We found the hardcover Descender Volume One tradeback! When the person ringing us up saw us buying it, he recommended Copperhead which he said he loves and is similar in genre to Descender.
And more posters from Dustin Nguyen below! He and his stuff are so awesome. One poster features Mr. Freeze with his cryogenically frozen wife, Nora. It's so pretty. The other features the Descender cover above.
Mickey may not have walked away with as many Funko Pops as I did, but he did buy some additional goodies including these Storm pins (with and without mohawk) because she's his favorite X-Men. He also grabbed some custom Lego figurines of Aqualad (we've been a fan of him since watching Young Justice), Nightwing, Storm, Psylocke, and red Nightwing. Check out all the details and accessories. He asked if I wanted any since there was a deal if you bought 10, but I couldn't bring myself to buying much else after the Funko Pops haul.
We also happened to be in the right place at the right time to nab these free Lego Superhero Girls Batgirl figures. SO LUCKY! We gifted one to Dustin Nguyen who is always so generous to us and we're keeping the other on a shelf in our toy room.
A gift for a friend, but Micks purchased the exclusive Liberty Unicorno from the Tokidoki booth too if that's you're thing. Much easier to buy than Funko Pops thankfully!
I still can't believe we spent that much money on all this stuff, but we saved a lot of money by staying with a friend in New York so I think we just ended up spending all of that on all this geeky goodness. No regrets!
Hope you love our haul as much as we do. After all is said and done, we both agreed that we would definitely come back to NYCC, but we'll see how travel plans pan out in 2017. SDCC 2017 for sure, NYCC 2017 TBD!
In the mean time, let us know if you have any favorites from our haul and hope you come back to read more!
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