I’m sitting in a hotel room right now, at the top of the Sheraton Towers located up the street from Times Square. Right out my window I’m pretty sure I can see the tower that the new years ball drops down every rockin eve.

I’ve only been to NYC twice and I have a really horrible time getting my bearings in this city. I’m too busy being simultaneously amazed and terrified. It’s impossible not to feel like a dumb tourist here. I had a local tell me that they can always spot the tourists because we’re always looking up. It’s true.

The New York Comicon was, again, an amazing show. Huge crowds, amazing guests and exhibitors and a metric ton of fans. I wouldn’t be surprised if they had over 100k attending. And you know what? It felt good. It felt like San Diego circa 2001. Attendees were friendly, sales were brisk, people were having a good time. All the ingredients you need for an amazing show.

I also had a couple of amazing post-show evenings in the city.

Friday night, Brad and I attended an NC Soft party in the cellar of the Hudson Hotel. Saturday we had dinner with Gary Tyrell at the New York Burger Shop and then ran across the street to have a table tennis meet up with readers at SPiN. And last night, Brad and I wrapped up the con with a victory dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, where I put my name in with the hostess as “Frohman, Abe Frohman.” Our waiter showed up at the table and said “No way I’m waiting on the ‘Sausage King of Chicago.’”

Saturday evening was also supposed to be the night of the much anticipated debate between myself and Ted Rall. Plans were to keep the name calling to a minimum and try to really discuss the issues and see if we could come up with some solutions. But two days before the convention, Ted emailed to let us know he had double booked the weekend and was needed in Portland for a book signing. Honestly, it’s for the best. The debate is over. Digital is here. The business models are real, and people like Ted can choose to keep their heads in the sand about it if they want. They can rage against the machine for all the good it will do them. I think I’m pretty done with the arguments at this point.

This show also represents the end of the 2010 con season for me. My next show will be the Emerald City Comicon in 2011.

I want to thank everyone who invited me out to their amazing cons, and to all the PvP readers who made it out to see me in person and support my work by dropping a few bucks on my stupid books and toys. It means the world to me and I’m looking forward to meeting more of you and seeing the regulars again in the coming year.