NYCC Signing Schedule - Round 1
Greetings fan boys and fan girls, here is the first round of signings for NYCC. Take note that we will be adding many more signings in the next few weeks, so stay tuned to this blog, our newsletter and the web site (TV, Hollywood and a few other special guests are not yet announced thus not on this list).
We created a new system for getting tickets to the ticketed signings this year that hopefully gives you several shots at getting the ticket you really want.
1) At noon Eastern time on Monday January 12th limited numbers of tickets will go on sale on our web site for a small fee. This is about convenience for you not about making us big money as the tickets will be priced at around 20 bucks. At noon on Monday 1/12 go here to get you shot at buying an advance ticket. The ticket sale option on this page will go live at 12 noon. NOTE: We will add one more round of ticket sales online closer to the con when we have confirmed more guests.
2) For those who want to come early, we'll be handing tickets out in line in the queuing hall on Friday afternoon to those first in line and Saturday and Sunday at 7am in front of the Javits for those that are first in line and really want a ticket.
3) For anyone who did not get a ticket under option 1 or 2, we'll have lottery tickets available and will randomly select numbers to get a shot at the ticket you crave.
For a detailed list of how ticketing will work please read it on our web site right here.
So I caught some hell for this new system (read the comments under this post for the blow by blow of it!). But I want to stress that our goal was to try to give you fans the most options to get a ticket to the signing you want. We have tried very hard to be fair and balance what everyone wants to come up with the best system. It's not perfect, but we talked to a lot of fans and got a lot of opinion's, and came up with this program to try and please the greatest number of you. As always, I welcome the feedback on how to do it better!
-L
NYCC AUTOGRAPHING (Version January 9)
Bolded names are ticketed signings. Hollywood and TV names that are not yet public do not appear on this list.
Friday, February 6th
Signer Time Table
Graham Roumieu 1:00 – 2:00 3
Anthony Forrest 1:00 – 4:00 6
Lou Ferrigno 1:00 – 7:00 7
Fat Momma 1:00 – 7:00 8
Brian Francis Slattery 1:30 – 2:30 4
J. Michael Straczynski 2:00 – 4:00 1
Matt Fraction 2:00 – 3:00 2
Leopoldo Gout 2:00 – 4:00 3
F. Paul Wilson 2:00 – 3:00 5
Jeff Breslauer 2:30 – 4:00 4
Sarah Langan 3:00 – 5:00 2
Jim Lee 3:00 – 4:00 5
David Faust 4:00 – 5:00 1
Misako Rocks! 4:00 – 5:00 4
Anton Strout 4:00 – 5:00 5
Grant Morrison 4:00 – 5:00 6
Sherrilyn Kenyon 5:00 – 7:00 1
Marjorie M. Liu 5:00 – 6:00 2
Raven Gregory 5:00 – 6:30 3
G. Xavier Robillard 5:00 – 6:00 4
Anthony Forrest 5:30 – 7:00 6
Joel Eisner 6:00 – 7:00 5
Saturday, February 7th
Signer(s) Time Table
Kim Harrison 11:00 – 12:00 1
Melissa Anelli 11:00 – 12:00 2
Bruce Timm 11:00 – 12:30 3
Lou Ferrigno 11:00 – 7:00 7
Fat Momma 11:00 – 7:00 8
Joe Davidson, Raine Brown 12:00 – 1:00 1
Jeffrey Breslauer 12:00 – 2:00 4
Jonathan Maberry 12:00 – 1:00 5
Joel Eisner 12:30 – 1:30 2
Mark Tarrant 1:00 – 2:00 1
Graham Roumeiu 1:00 – 2:00 3
Claudio 1:00 – 2:00 5
Sherrilyn Kenyon 1:30 – 3:30 2
Pat Croce 2:00 – 3:00 1
Ralph Tedesco 2:00 – 3:00 3
Chip Kidd 2:00 – 3:00 4
Mike Carey 2:00 – 3:00 5
Brian Michael Bendis 2:00 – 3:00 6
Mike A. 3:00 – 4:00 1
Michael Uslan 3:00 – 4:00 3
Tamora Pierce 3:00 – 4:00 4
Carrie Vaughn 3:00 – 4:00 5
Jeff Somers 3:00 – 4:00 6
Scott 4:00 – 5:00 1
Tom Wayland 4:00 – 5:00 2
Rachael Lillis 4:00 – 5:00 3
Anthony Forrest 4:00 – 7:00 4
Grant Morrison 4:00 – 5:00 6
Matt Fraction 5:00 – 7:00 2
Raven Gregory 5:00 – 7:00 3
Charlie Huston 5:00 – 6:00 5
Sunday, February 8th
Signer Time Table
Vicki Pettersson 11:00 – 12:00 1
DJ MacHale 11:00 – 12:30 2
Jeffrey Breslauer 11:00 – 1:00 5
Lou Ferrigno 11:00 – 5:00 7
Fat Momma 11:00 – 5:00 8
Brandon Mull 11:30 – 1:00 3
Matt Fraction 11:30 – 12:30 4
Brian Michael Bendis 11:30 – 12:30 6
Mark Tarrant 12:00 – 1:00 1
Douglas Wolk 12:30 – 1:30 2
Gareth Hinds 12:30 – 1:30 4
Jim Lee 1:00 – 2:00 3
Geoff Johns 1:00 – 2:00 6
J. Michael Straczynski 1:30 – 3:30 1
Amber Benson 1:30 – 2:30 5
Frank Brunner 2:00 – 3:00 1
Misako Rocks! 2:00 – 3:00 3
Michael Spradlin 2:00 – 3:00 4
Tom Sniegoski 2:30 – 3:30 5
Mike A. 3:00 – 4:00 1
Tom Wilson 3:00 – 4:00 6
Jeaniene Frost 3:30 – 5:00 2
Margaret Ronald 3:30 – 5:00 3
Jocelynn Drake 3:30 – 5:00 4
Joel Eisner 3:30 – 5:00 5
Marjorie M. Liu 4:00 – 5:00 1
Anthony Forrest 4:00 – 5:00 6
35 comments:
Geoff Johns is only doing one signing...
$20??? That is no small fee, seeing as to how that is a little undr half of your ticket price to get into the show.....
How many items are they willing to sign? Is there a limit? That is a key factor for me to decide if it is worth purchasing.....
I know Geoff Johns will be doing booth signings as well. We'll get that info posted as soon as we get it from the exhibitors....
Remember, you don;t have to spend the 20 bucks, you've got other options for a shot at tickets!
Wow, Wizard World has had to cancel LA and Texas this year due to the economy, and NYCC adds a fee to meet many guests. I should mention that this is a "small fee." Only half the cost of a one day ticket. And of course this is not about making money, it's a but coming up with a fair system. (One that will no doubt put money in someones pocket)
Now Lance Please answer Bruno's question as to what $20 gets us. I believe I am correct in asuming he is talking about Writers such as Grant "Too Cool For The Room" Morrison, Brian Bendis, and such....$20 gets 10 books? 3? This is very impotant information as to whether or not we purchase them (under protest)
Sorry if I'm being rude, but A-N-O-N-Y-M-O-U-S, you're being dumb.
Would you rather they remove the purchase segment entirely and just leave options 2 and 3? You don't have to pay at all, that's just for people who're desperate and WILLING to pay.
Psyburn,
We are just trying to say that it is a dumb system. Read the other posts, more people feel negative about this then positive. As for being dumb, well lets think, 95% of my clients are based in NYC. I spend 4 days a week there, and see first hand how the economy is hurting everything and everyone. Thousands of people are losing their jobs everyday. And all the show is doing is finding another way to squeeze more money out of these people.
If you were going to charge for these signatures, I would feel more comfortable with the concept of it going to charity like the comic book legal defense fund. It would take the bitter taste out of my mouth, because this has to be the first convention I have seen where they are charging for obtaining a comic book creator's signature.
That being said, I have still not heard if there is going to be a limit to these purchases. Is it for one signature or multiple? Is there a limit? Once you ask for a monetary amount there is a guideline that needs to be followed, and number of signed items is clearly one of them.
Also, I do not see where it states what time the tickets will be handed out on Friday, since the page only says when they will be handed out on Saturday and Sunday.
Hey Folks,
I have been doing cons for what have seem like ages.
Although the new system is not perfect by any means. I feel Lance is doing his best to accommodate as many people as possible in getting a chance to meet their favorite writer/artist.
$20 is a bargain compare to what they charge last year with an charge $150 plus to what they called it experiences with the likes of Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman. I would have love to have met them but I wasn't going to pay that amount for any comic book people.
It is bad enough that the sports celebs started this charging for signing and it dribble into the tv/movie celebs. It is also bad enough at cons where celebs double dip. What I mean by that is in the past you would pay for a photo to get sign and they would pose for a photo op for nothing. Now most charge to get a photo with them.
I just hope it doesn't filter done to the comic book people.
I just hope with the big name celebs, especially like the ones that will draw out the paparazzi, etc. I hope that Lance will have them sign in a private room. Just the like the first year when they had Milla Jovovich and it was done in a controlled enviroment.
First letting in the paparazzi to take their photos and they were kicked out so the fans who had tickets could get to meet her. Last year was a disaster when they had Eva Mendes. Someone who I waited over 3 hours oustide just to get a ticket.
I even had offers to sell it for $60 (If I knew what would have happen, I would have sold it). They had it in a open table and one lone security guy trying his best to control the ruthless mob that crowded the front of the table causing Eva to walk out and never returning to the table and I never got and autograph. That left a bad mark on my con enjoyment last year.
So please I beg of you Lance. With big A list celebs like Eva that are going to sign, please have it in a room like it was done with Milla. So last years incident won't be repeated. Or if you still going to have it in open area. Just an awful lot of security on hand.
Only other thing I had wish you done this year. For the people who brought VIP tickets. They should have been allowed to pick at least least one signing ticket of their choice. You did that not the last but the year before and that was fair.
Goodluck and enjoy the con.
yes tickets for signings are a bit on the pricy side. And i agree with bruno what does 20 dollars intitle? 2nd year it cost me 20 dollars to get an autograph from hayden (heroes).
Yes we all know theres a recession, almost all of us felt it in one way or the other.
Conventions are always pricy, whether it be tickets, food ( 5 dollars for a bottle of water..an OUTRAGE) or merchandise. but people are WILLING to pay, regardless of this financial crisis. People gotta make money some how, you know.
Lance works his butt off to make
comic con happen each year, and sure the show has it's down times, whether we dwell on them or not, its about having fun and having a goodtime. It's NYC i've been to nycc since it began and it's only gotten better and better. So instead of critizing we should thank him for all the work he has done, and not only to lance but to those who help run the show as well.
Thank You Lance and NYCC Crew, for making one weekend in Feb. or April the best weekend ever.
That's surprising JMS isn't a ticketed guest. So the ones that aren't bold type mean they're free? I'm looking more forward to the second round of signings.
And A-N-O-N, Wizard World's LA show is delayed, not cancelled; they say so on their homepage. Just a clarification. I'm pleasantly shocked that Philly is still on their schedule. But it's really our only ComicCon-esque show for the year. I digress, though.
Feebs, I have no problem with Hayden charging any dollar amount she wants becasue it was for a charity. She did not pocket any monies off that signing she did. I really think it is an extremely bad precident to charge for comic book creators, especially for profit......
Bruno,
Hayden did pocket the signing money for anyone who purchase an 8 x10 to sign. It was the cost of a photo op with her that went to charity and the signing of the artwork that was available.
When I was at that signing I was talking to her and her people about her charity and it was explained to me at that time that the only cost that was deducted from their signing revenue was the pictures themselves and that all monies made off of the signing went to her charity.
Each artist has different "rules" on what they will sign. In almost all of these cases though, they will sign any reasonable amount.
As a reminder, all of these signings are free. You can opt for the convenience of buying a ticket in advance online beginning Monday at noon. If you cannot afford to or chose not to, the vast majority of tickets fo each signing will be distributed free of charge at the con.
Additionally, many of these guests will be doing in booth signings with there publisher, when we have that info, we'l lpost it (it usually comes very last minute from the pubs, if it all!)
-L
Lance, I really do not get your statement that they are free. Are you saying that the $20 is not a purchase price, but a squatter's rights price?
Lance, here is another question..... do these creator's know you are charging for the rights to obtain their signatures from the fanbase?
Lance,
If I read your last comment correctly, and I believe I did, you said, "These signings are free"
Now you really have to correct me if I am wrong, but that means that NYCC keeps 100% of the money it brings in for the signing tickets. And yet, you claimed this was not about making money. Hmmmmm.....free signings that you have to pay for. I really hope that is information you post on the website. I think it would be nice for people to havr that information prior to making the purchase.
I have to agree with Bruno once more, in asking if these Creators know and/or approve of you charging to allow fans access to their free signings?
Guys I give up. You win. I really don't know what that means to you, but you win.
Enjoy the weekend.
You can email me if you'd like to continue a civil constructive conversation.
Lance, I think that I have put some valid questions out there that I have not received answers for yet. This is a public forum where I beleive those questions should be answered to all know and not on a private e-mail.
How 'bout this for a grand idea? Get rid of autograph ticketing by NYCC all-together and let each creator/publisher handle their own autographing system at their own booths like alot do already. This will free up NYCC to work on programming and other events logistics issues.
Obviously, no matter how much effort Lance and company puts forth to make things fairer, someone is going to yell bloody murder on how the system changes suck.
Lance, there are many of us out there who DO appreciate all the hard work you and your team have done to actually put on a big comic book convention in New York City. And I know there is A LOT more to a comic book convention then just getting autographs, so try not to let this issue distract you too much from the con's other needs.
Big Tog, what do you think brings people to these shows? Why do you think the guest page and artist alley page are two of the significant pages in selling this convention (Panels being #3). A good percentage of people go a show like this for the opportunity to meet the creators. Inherantly, I do not have a problem with the show or how it is run becasue if I did I would not have attended it after the first one. I just have a problem with not getting some answers to some significant questions, and I know I am not alone in wishing I could get them answered.
Lance says the signatures are free, but wants to charge for them for a 'convenience' to people who do not want to wait in line (like every other show I have been to).
I do not agree with the concept of charging for comic book creators signatures for the sole purpose of profit, and I question if the creators themselves know that this practice is being carried out. I agree that 95% of these individuals will be elsewhere to get signatures for, which even bothers me more that this is a money making ploy........
Dude, Bruno, where did I say that we should get rid of guest autographs? I suggested that NYCC should eliminate the system of tickets for autographs. And I only said it to get a rise from you people. I personally DO think that tickets need to be handed out for certain guests. And not needing tickets for JMS came as a surprise.
You do have a valid concern about where the $20 will go towards. It would be better if some or all of the proceeds go to charity or goes towards overnight shipping the ticket(s). But, hey, if you don't believe in paying for a ticket then you don't have to. However, there will be people out there who DO think it will be a better option than waiting out in the cold for a ticket that is not guaranteed.
"What do you mean 'YOU' people?" - Tropic Thunder
:-)
Big Tog, JMS is not hard to find...... two years ago when he was a Guest of Honor he had a table in Artist's Alley. I remember my friend & I finding him wandering around trying to find it for about a 1/2 an hour.......
It led to an interesting conversation with him in regards to how similar Crusade was to a 70's Japaneese cartoon titled here in the states "Starblazers' (He said he never heard of it, but come on!)......
I went to San diego Comic Con 08 and they had a fair lottery system. They held a lottery at a certain time and all you do was pick a ticket out of a bag and if your ticket had a stamp on the back you get a wrist band or a ticket for that particuler sigining. They didn't do any first come first serve or sell any tickets. Just the drawing for anyone who showed up at the time the lottery took place.
There was no need to camp out very early because they would allow lines to form till about 15 minutes before the drawing and if you didn't win the first try you just get back in line and try again till all the winning tickets were given out. Everyday of the con I show up at least half hour before show time and I gotten a chance and was lucky enough to win tickets to all the celebs I wanted to meet.
They even had random drawings taking place in the various lines for the dealers or panel rooms. So all type of people got an opportunity to win an autograph session with someone. You could have been the 1st, 500th or 1,000 person in line and still gotten a shot for a ticket at SDCC without waiting over 3 hours till the doors opens.
Lance is doing his best to accomdate everyone and he was very helpful to me at last years con when answering my questions. There is not really a perfect solution but what I experience in SDCC seem to work out very well out their and I can see it working out well here.
See ya at NYCC
JMS let the con know that his signings wouldn't require tickets. See his post from the moderated newsgroup: http://www.jmsnews.com/msg.aspx?id=1-17753&topic=Science%20fiction
If you don't want to pay for a ticket to get a signing, don't! Just get there early enough to get a ticket. They're not selling 100% of the signing tickets, they're making them available for sale to those who ABSOLUTELY MUST have an autograph. It's for that percentage of people who need to know without a doubt that they will get a ticket to an author signing.
If you don't want to pay $20 for a guarantee, show up early. You won't spend any extra money, and chances are you'll still get your autograph. Don't want to wake up early? Afraid too many other people will wake up early? Then spend the $20. But you don't have to.
The signings are free if you want to wake up extra early, or try your luck in the lottery. If you want a guarantee, it's $20.
I honestly don't believe that this is a Comic Con issue. These creators are only making themselves available for a certain amount of time, and have to fit in as many signings as possible. Some super fans don't want to have ANY risk of missing that, so NYCC gives them the chance to not have to worry. If you don't want to spend the money, don't, just get up early.
NYCC didn't invent first come first served. They're giving you the chance to skip that. If you don't want to pay, then come first!
They have Feb 12th as the on sale date on the website. They also have "singer" instead of "signer" on the autograph page. I'm bracing myself for this con....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
Why would the tickets be up on time, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Great Job Lance HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
The links are working now.
Got my Grant Morrison ticket. That guy was hard to track down last year!
The links are working? It takes me to Paypal home page and then nothing.
Anonymous @12:43 -
Try reloading the page or re-opening your browser. The links were fixed about 10 minutes ago.
You know what? despite spending $80(Morrison & Lee on Friday, Bendis on Satruday and Johns on Sunday) that might have been otherwise spent on vendors AT the con. I'm glad that I don't HAVE to get up BEFORE dawn to trek out to the Javitz and wait in the subarctic temperatures to MAYBE be able to get a ticket to a signing.
This just means that I won't be spending much money at the con, but I'll get my autographs (hopefully). I just hope that it wont be limited to some crap like only 2 things a piece, because then that would suck.
After this year I honestly dont think that I'll be doing this again though.
I like the system that BookExpo America uses:
There are booth signings which are free and the crowd control is the responsibility of the publisher.
There is a big signing area located at the back of the convention hall with pipe and draping to create "chutes" which people line up in and exit out of. At the beginning of each line is a donation box, which goes to a non-profit literary organization. Each line sports the day's schedule for that table, with a big master list posted at various points around the convention. (Since this is a trade show, the publishers provide free copies of whatever book the author is promoting.)
BIG celebrity authors (or groups, like the Andrews McMeel cartoonists) have free tickets which are given out early each day. Each attendee is allowed TWO tickets (if memory serves). This is done to reduce the number of people standing in line and to guarantee that everyone in line gets to meet the author.
Attendees can purchase a special pass which allows them certain privileges, such as line jumping. Everyone knows about this, so there is no grumbling. Again, all monies are donated to charity.
All known signings, both booth and line, are printed in the program book, which IS a book, about 300 or so pages. (BookExpo 2009 will use the entire Javits Center, with exhibitors on the top and bottom levels.)
Now, if only the guy who runs BookExpo could advise the guy who runs NYCC... I know they meet for lunch every day, so one can hope...
And I would like to see the following system implemented at all signings:
Each person is allowed to have two items signed.
If you want more, you get back in line and wait to have two more copies signed.
Staff mark the end of original line so that the author knows how many original people have not gotten items signed.
The author decides when to leave, per contract.
This makes the line to move faster, while allowing everyone to meet the author, and lets the author leave early with less guilt and animosity .
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