New York Comic Con - Day 2

At its fever pitch, the crowd at the 2nd day of New York Comic Con was crammed shoulder-to-shoulder. In other words, the place was packed.

The day started with a visit from our own Jonathan "Berner" Zungre! Seeing him again ruled.

I finally got to give him his trophy for Best Supporting Actor from the Long Island International Film Expo. "Wow, it's heavy," he replied . . . which is absolutely true. Poor guy had to carry it around for the rest of the con.

This is Sam from PatchTogether.com, one of our neighboring's booth. These guys were great and helped make the weekend a lot of fun. Check out their site, where they do customized figures and toys.

Tim "Evan" Kelly and Bob "Peter Whales" Socci both swung by after Jonathan left. Tim helped hold down the fort for the rest of the day.

Our friend from LIIFE Jim Cook also showed up. He mentioned trying to reach my cell so I pulled out my phone and noticed 6 missed calls. Worried I would miss Bree's arrival call, I rushed downstairs.

Bree arrived and we navigated the crowd to return to the booth. By the time we got there, her line had already formed! She got right to work doing signatures and pictures.

Let me tell you, this girl works. She spoke with every single fan at length, signed everything they had, did interviews and posed for pictures for 5 hours straight with only one break. And she never complained once. Bree rules.

This particular interview was with the Loud Idiots. I'll post the link when they put the video online. Now...more Bree:

Tim, Bree and I.

Jim and Bree.

And Bree just having fun.

By the end of the day, I was excited to have pushed out so many copies of the DVD. Not only can I now put my vacuum cleaner in my closet because the space is free, but we've finally reached the audience that is perfect for this movie: the comic fans. With all our screenings so far, it's been a challenge to get them to come to us. So, we went to them.

And we bribed them with a porn star.

The booth was only open for about a half hour on day 3 because we ran out of inventory. So on that day, I got to wander the con with my girlfriend and enjoy it finally. I won't be posting a report on that, but it was a much welcome break from the madness of days 1 & 2.

New York Comic Con - Day 1

Last weekend was the 2010 New York Comic Con (No. 5) at the Jacob Javitts Center. It's now Monday night and I'm still recovering! That's why for now I'll just cover day 1, which was Friday Oct 8th.

My brother Paul hopped the train with me to New York City to help out. Our booth placement was awesome...seriously, I was expecting a tiny spot near the bathroom. But instead we got a high traffic area that really helped us look professional.

We arrived at the booth to discover there was no table. Because I never ordered one. Because I assumed for some crazy reason you get one. So I had to run to their help desk and order one, and I won't reveal how much it cost but I'll say that for that amount, they should've let me keep the table and 10 additional tables while they're at it.

The lady said it would be at my booth in about 15 minutes. 45 minutes later, the table arrived and we set up. Ta-da!

We had the banner stand designed by my friend Rob, along with table art promoting Bree's Saturday appearance, and lots of DVDs and pins. We probably could've used more flair but give me a break, I just spent my rent on a 10x10 block of space and a table.

The first few hours was professionals and press only, so I mostly gave discs out free to network. I got to talk to a lot of great people and made plenty of new friends.

Here's my brother Paul, who was a huge help running things. Of course that's Silk Spectre he was with. The costumes were incredible. Here are a few more of my favorites...

Here's me with Pedobear.

Psylocke and Deadpool.

Me with Bat Boy.

And a couple of Princess Leias. Leii? Either way.

Our neighboring booth was Brain Theft, run by Aaron, who used to sculpt for McFarlane toys and now does his own thing. Rock on.

Here's Peter Whales himself, Bob Socci.

My old college buddy Chris (who played the boss "Mr. Floyd" in the film), and Alex "X-Ray" Adams.

I gave the cast new mini-posters I printed out. I also had them all sign mine, which is already up on my wall looking raaad.

And here's Al, also known as "Customer #2" from Purgatory Comics.

This was my first time running a convention booth and I found it exhausting, but also a lot of fun. The buttons were a tremendous hit and definitely drew some welcome attention our way. That was one thing I was very glad we did. The other big "draw" was the table stand advertising Bree's signing for Saturday.

Bree's high-recognition factor and huge fanbase, combined with insane convention attendance, led to an intense Saturday. And we'll save that for the next blog entry. But here's a quick hint about my feelings for the day...

...it friggin rocked.

New York Comic Con This Weekend!

As I've been advertising, Purgatory Comics has a table for all 3 days at this year's New York Comic Con! We are booth 2466. The con is this weekend, Oct 8th-10th at the Jacob Javits Center.

At the table at varied times will be Ralph (the writer/director), Tim Kelly (Evan), Jonathan Zungre (Berner), and Bob Socci (Peter Whales).

Adult film star Bree Olson will be at the table Saturday Oct 9th, from roughly 2pm - 7pm. She's available for pictures and will be signing Purgatory Comics DVDs. On a related night, tomorrow's her birthday!

Come check out our table and say hello. We've got exclusive buttons, a brand new banner stand, and more. We look forward to mingling with you!

Get your tickets now!

Comic Con Exclusive: Purgatory Comics Buttons!

Come check us out at New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center Oct 8th-10th. We're booth 2466 and if you visit for a DVD, you can get 1 of the 3 exclusive buttons pictured above! Or maybe we'll give you a button anyways. They're really badass and they come courtesy of JustButtons.org.

For a complete list of guests, check out this page. My mission: Bruce Campbell. My God.

Bree Olson Appearing at Comic Con

Our friend Bree Olson will be joining us October 9th - one day only - at the New York Comic Con! Purgatory Comics will have a table all 3 days of the con (Oct 8-10th). On Saturday from roughly 1pm-6pm, Penthouse Pet and adult film star Bree Olson will be signing copies of our DVD and mingling with fans!

We're excited to have Bree back . . . her fame has blown up since she filmed her hilarious scene in our film, and she's been spending a lot of time appearing on popular radio, and some great Internet sketches (check out PG Porn).

We're booth 2466.

Tim "Evan" Kelly and I will be there all 3 days and it looks like Jonathan "Berner" Zungre will be stopping by as well. More details to come!

New York Comic Con - Confirmed!

As I mentioned not too long ago, this year Purgatory Comics will be at New York Comic Con, which takes place from October 8-10. That is now truly confirmed as I booked my table with the wonderful exhibitors today!

Our friend Bree Olson is also confirmed to appear on the 9th for a signing and meet and greet, so that's definitely going to be a fun day. And of course I've got some goodies cooking up to make this whole thing exciting.

But I can't stress this enough: there is an early bird ticket price that runs until April 30th and you can get those discounted tickets right here. You know you're going; book early and save!

By the way the poster above is fan art of Chris Evans as Captain America. (click to enlarge). The suit is badass; I hope they do something like that in the movie. But they won't. The fan art is always better...

Purgatory Comics at New York Comic Con!

This year's New York Comic Con will take place from October 8-10, and we're going to have a Purgatory Comics table! Comic Con is the perfect fit for this film, and I'm really excited to be there this year as an exhibitor. I'm planning to bring some of the cast with me, as well as Bree Olson for a one-day signing and meet & greet. Also I've already got the wheels turning on some cool giveaways but luckily there's a ton of time between now and then to get it all organized. In the meantime, mark your calendars and I hope to see you there!

Another quick note: this year legendary comic artists John Romita Sr. and John Romita Jr are the keystone guests of honor. Besides them, it's still too early for other guests to be announced. BUT if comics, toys, movies, and games are your thing, and you know you'd go anyway, there is an early bird ticket price that runs until April 30th and you can get those discounted tickets right here.