Convention Showdown in NYC?

UPDATE: Wizard blinked. Big Apple Comic Con is now scheduled for October 1-3; New York Comic Con gets to keep October 8-10.

Here’s a weird story: it seems that Wizard’s Big Apple Comic Con has been scheduled for October 7th-10th, 2010, while the New York Comic Con (run by different people entirely) is scheduled for October 8th-10th. Two major conventions going after the same people on the same weekend in the same city! It could be good for fans if the cons end up competing to offer the best deals, or it could result in total disaster for everyone. It will be interesting to see how this works out. Let the battle begin! http://www.conventionscene.com/2009/10/27/the-battlelines-are-drawn-wizard-vs-reed-in-2010/ has more details and links to other news sources on the topic.

Big Apple Comic Con: http://www.wizardworld.com/home-apple.html
New York Comic Con: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/