The bad: Where to start?
1)) Where is the Exhibitors section? It’s up on the web site but missing from NewYorkComicCon2024 .
2)) Last year I recall being able to add Exhibitors and Artist Alley folks to my Favorites, but there’s no option to do so this year. For me this is a HUGE downgrade as it makes planning much easier. Last year after visiting a favorite I would unfavorite them in NewYorkComicCon2024 to easily see what booths/tables I still needed to visit.
3)) NYCC is launching Writer’s Block this year but there’s no support for it in NewYorkComicCon2024 . For example, Panels & Events can only be filtered by room. I want to easily see only the literary panels but there’s no Categories filter. The Guests screen does have a Categories filter but guess what’s missing? Literary.
4)) NYCC has advertised signings for authors including Rachel Smythe and V.E. Schwab and I am guessing that like last year, the big name authors will require a reservation. However, no author signing are shown on the schedule, which makes it difficult out to plan in general and specifically what reservations I want to try for. I am not talking about author signings at publisher booths.
5)) When viewing the individual screens for guests, some show which panels and events they are scheduled to appear at, and others do not even though they are expected to participate in a panel. EFoe example, look at Ewan McGregor then look at V.E. Schwab.
6)) Where are the detailed schedules for photo ops and autographs? I purchased several photo ops but without the specific times I can’t plan which panels to attend or reservations to try for or add them to my schedule in NewYorkComicCon2024 .
7)) In previous years we could use FB to login into NewYorkComicCon2024 , which meant everything I favorites could be synced across devices, but there’s now no login of any kind.
The good:
The Timeline view is a nice addition to the Schedule section, since it allows you to view only your favorited panels and check whether any of them overlap. Organizing by room was a smart idea as well because depending on the room, it can be a long walk to get from your one panel to another.