The first ever New York Comic-Con will be cluttering up the Javits Center all weekend with tons of costumed folks mingling with fans of costumed folks. The ambience, a cross between islamic fundamentalism and pure camp, is catching and mystifying at the same time. The show opens to the public today (4-8), and is open Saturday (11-7) and Sunday (11-6). A mix of comics, manga, and game industry writers and artists will be joined by celebs promoting the career-crucial comic-related film (such as Milla Jovovich).
More important than any of the above though is the shopping. The floor of the convention center becomes a walk-through eBay center. You too can decorate your home in a John-Waters-meets-Conan-meets-Boba-Fett style. After the jump, some of the items for which my eye will be searching.
The Wonder Woman Pez dispenser. Perfectly sized for Vicodin. 
Poster art by Boris, who created the quintessential poster art for the St. Marks Baths.
Batman sunglasses - because everybody else has Dior and Prada.
She-Hulk legos for when kids come around and a choking hazzard is needed.
And, to bookend it all, a Wonder Woman dog costume, just to make sure my dog retains all of the issues that I've engrained into her over the years.
