New York Comic Con
new york comic con annual new york city fan convention dedicated western comic graphic novel anime manga video game cosplay toy movie television first held attendance north america attended fan convention new york comic con forprofit event produced managed reedpop division rx reed elsevier affiliated long running nonprofit san diego comiccon big apple convention later known big apple comiccon owned wizard entertainment first recorded official comic book convention occurred new york city known new york comicon held july workman circle building oneday convention organized yearold bernie bubnis fellow enthusiast ron fradkin official guest tristate con included steve ditko flo steinberg tom gill report attendee comic book convention continued evolve expand july – new york comicon confused later new york comic con held park sheraton hotel new york produced john benson guest included jack kirby jim steranko otto binder len brown larry ivie jack binder roy thomas gil kane archie goodwin bhob stewart klaus nordling sal trapani rocke mastroserio ted white new york comic con forprofit event produced managed reedpop division rx reed elsevier affiliated long running nonprofit san diego comiccon big apple convention later known big apple comiccon owned wizard entertainment reedpop involved event including chicago comic entertainment expo ce pax devpax eastpax prime reedpop new york comic con founded greg topalian former senior vice president rx first con held late february jacob k javits convention center due rxs lack experience comic convention primarily dealt professional trade show prior attendance far anticipated main exhibition hall could hold despite crowding friday afternoon ticket continued sold due low prereg number noncounting professional exhibitor main exhibition hall hit capacity saturday morning locked fire marshal people left lockdown ending afternoon major guest including kevin smith frank miller could enter main hall line enter convention wrapped around building wait two hour enter many turned away ticket sale sunday suspended reed announced additional space would acquired show second con held convention organizer booking double floor space previous year space moving upper level javits center show friday open industry press pm opened public due better planning advance ticket sale controlled convention sold saturday line started forming midnight saturday enter convention saturday morning hour wait degree temperature enter crowding problem artist alley main convention floor causing moved main floor american anime award hosted new york comic con held february new yorker hotel comic con third con held moved april continued grow expanding space occupied main level javits center stan lee awarded inaugural new york comic legend award time square virgin megastore comic con kid day programming added convention sunday help kidss comic con fourth con held returned february featured charity art auction support hero initiative due scheduling conflict javits center spring date creation chicago comic entertainment expo reed new york comic con moved october halloween starting new york anime festival previously separate event created reed also merged comic con registration combined event percent ahead number convention space increased additional percent anime festival moved lower level javits main floor convention center split large construction area due repair javits center intel extreme master global challenge – new york took place comic con featured esports tournament game starcraft ii league legend counterstrike convention expanded four day first day convention initially limited press professional fan purchased fourday pas changed single day thursday pass put sale first time addition attendance new york comic con grew surpassing sdcc become largest comic convention north america latter unable grow due venue capacity limit attendance cap announced everyone attending nycc would required complete fan verification profile event organizer explained step implemented attempt reduce number scalper resellers purchase ticket fan verification would open may june ticket purchased could assigned someone profile also announced nycc would longer selling vip ticket show ticket would sold retailer event leading nycc sale day day pass event discontinued single day thursday friday saturday sunday sunday kid ticket would sold event event organizer announced partnership anime expo show called anime fest nycc x anime expo sale day badge returned along single day thursday friday saturday sunday kid ticket would sold event day ticket still discontinued convention show originally scheduled october – however august event organizer announced cancellation inperson event due covid pandemic instead virtual event called new york comic con x mcm comic con metaverse date ticket inperson event gone sale prior cancellation new york comic con returned javits center inperson event held october – attendee age required show proof vaccination child show negative coronavirus test result new york anime festival anime manga convention held annually jacob k javits convention center west side manhattan new york city produced rx people behind new york comic con inaugural event held december december starting new york anime festival held new york comic con bringing two culture together new york anime festival absorbed comic con eastern championship cosplay held new york comic con since one stop reedpops global crown championship cosplay circuit top three winning cosplayers receive cash prize overall winner eastern champion entered final held chicago comic entertainment expo costume judged four skill category overall category skill category needlework armor fx including animatronics prosthetics effect larger life big apple comic con oz comic con comic art convention phil seuling duncan randy smith matthew j power comic history form culture continuum international publishing group gabilliet jeanpaul comic men cultural history american comic book translated bart beaty nick nguyen university mississippi press schelly bill founder comic fandom profile publisher dealer collector writer artist luminary mcfarland new york comic con website official mobile app new york anime festival website reedpop