 The sign for the Manhattan Comiccon notes that the event is  presented by "Flanagan Events". This is a reference to  Walter Flanagan (I) (qv), who played several roles in both  _Clerks. (1994)_ (qv) and _Mallrats (1995)_ (qv). He was supposed to  be in _Chasing Amy (1997)_ (qv) as Walt the fan boy, but his scenes  were deleted.