Humans of New York Comic Con
Friday, October 10, 2014
Venom, Carnage and Wonder Woman (and a photo bomber)
(Kate Hinds/WNYC)
All 151,000 tickets to New York Comic Con sold out within hours. If you're a fan, the allure of the event is easy to understand.
"I've always loved the idea of being able to dress up and go to a
place where everyone has the same interest as you," one high school
junior told me. She was dressed up as Connie, a tennis racquet-carrying
character from Steven Universe. Her friend, who was a character from
Assassins Creed, said: "It's like Halloween early, only it's somebody's
passion to do it, and they really put time and effort into it." She said
she was drawn to her character because of its moral ambiguity. "I just
like the whole concept of it, being kind of an antihero. You would think
an assassin is a bad person, but he's really trying to save the world."
In between the two of them is a Kyoshi warrior, who does battle with
fans.
Laura, who was from Sayreville, New Jersey, was dressed up as
Harlequin, a character from Batman. "She's a very interesting character.
She has a love/hate relationship with Joker. It's a tragic love story,
basically. He turned her from a psychiatrist who was good, into this
evil person who does crime. She's very interesting."
"I've been a fan of comics since I was probably 11 years old," said
one attendee. "And this brings all the characters to life and you get to
meet up with other people that really like it too."
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Kate Hinds
Kate Hinds is an Associate Producer for WNYC News. She also reports for WNYC and Transportation Nation, a public radio reporting project that combines the work of multiple newsrooms to provide coverage of how we build, rebuild and get around the nation.
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