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"New York Comic Con is Back After Shift from Spring to Fall" {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914063520weblink |date=2011-09-14 }}, Publishers Weekly, Sept. 21, 2010. Retrieved 2012-3-18.| filing = For-profitTITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON TRIES TO GET BACK TO NORMAL IN A WORLD CHANGED BY COVID ACCESS-DATE=7 APRIL 2023 DATE=5 OCTOBER 2022, | website = New York Comic Con New York Anime Festival}}File:Cosplay at NYCC (60421).jpg|thumb|Kratos cosplayer at the 2018 convention]]The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay,NEWS,weblink Comic Con Cosplay: Why We Go To NYCC, 2018-09-26, Cosplay News Network, 2018-10-10, en-US, January 15, 2021,weblink live, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006.Thomases, Martha (September 7, 2008). "Interview: Harry N. Abrams' Charles Kochman" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024090312weblink |date=2013-10-24 }}. ComicMix. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention.

History

The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPop is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and PAX Dev/PAX East/PAX Prime.WEB,weblink Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Reed Exhibitions, 2012-02-27, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120307011444weblink">weblink 2012-03-07, WEB,weblink PAX Dev, Reed Exhibitions, 2012-02-27, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120706140044weblink">weblink 2012-07-06, WEB,weblink Pax East, Reed Exhibitions, 2012-02-27, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120302004658weblink">weblink 2012-03-02, WEB,weblink PAX Prime, Reed Exhibitions, 2012-02-27, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120308170754weblink">weblink 2012-03-08, WEB,weblink ReedPop Information, FanCons.com, 2018-10-16, 2018-12-22,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20181222204108weblink">weblink live, ReedPop and New York Comic Con were founded by Greg Topalian, former senior vice president of RX.WEB,weblink New York Comic Con Founder, Tradeshow Executive,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190102160839weblink">weblink Jan 2, 2019, November 13, 2021, (File:NYCC 2007.JPG|thumb|left|200px|The show floor in 2007)The first con was held in late February 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.NEWS, Comics Fans and Heroes, Discovered or Masked, George Gene, Gustines, Feb 25, 2006, The New York Times,weblink Due to RX's lack of experience with comic conventions (they primarily dealt with professional trade shows prior to 2006), attendance was far more than anticipated, and the main exhibition hall could only hold 10,000.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081010125836weblink">Comics in Context #123: NY Comic-Con 2006, IGN, March 6, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Despite crowding on Friday afternoon, tickets continued to be sold due to low pre-reg numbers (4,500), and the non-counting of professionals and exhibitors. The main exhibition hall hit capacity Saturday morning and was locked by the fire marshals until people left, with the lockdown ending in the afternoon. Major guests, including Kevin Smith and Frank Miller, could not enter the main hall.REPORT: New York Comiccon 2006 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606021300weblink |date=2013-06-06 }}, popimage. Retrieved 2012-2-28. The line to enter the convention wrapped around the building with waits of two hours to enter, and many were turned away.New York Comic-Con – The Show & The Crowds {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170438weblink |date=2021-10-28 }}, CBR, Feb. 26, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-15. Ticket sales for Sunday were suspended.NY Comic-Con Suspends Ticket Sales on Sunday {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620002924weblink |date=2022-06-20 }}, CBR, Feb. 25, 2006. Retrieved 2021-10-15. Reed announced that additional space would be acquired for the 2007 show.The second con was held in 2007, with the convention organizer booking double the floor space than the previous year's space, and moving to the upper level of the Javits Center.NYCC--They All Got In {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527103937weblink |date=2013-05-27 }}, ICv2, Feb. 26, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17. The show on Friday was again only open to industry and press until 4 p.m., when it opened to the public.weblink" title="archive.today/20071020031848weblink">"News: New York Comic Con 2007 Wrap-Up", Fan Cinema Today, Feb. 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-3-17. Due to better planning, advance ticket sales were controlled, and the convention sold out for Saturday.NYCC: Can you get in Saturday??? {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528151639weblink |date=2012-05-28 }}, ICV2, Feb. 24, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17. Lines started forming at midnight Saturday to enter the convention, and by Saturday morning, there was a 2-hour wait in 20 degree temperatures to enter.NYCC Half-mile long lines in 20 degree temp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020222250weblink |date=2012-10-20 }}, ComicMix, Feb. 24, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17. Crowding was a problem in the Artists Alley, which was off the main convention floor, causing it to be moved to the main floor for 2008.Reid, Calvin. "Indie Outreach and More for NYCC 2008" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620002926weblink |date=2022-06-20 }}. Publishers Weekly. August 27, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2010. The American Anime Awards, hosted by New York Comic Con, was held on February 24 at the New Yorker Hotel, during the Comic Con.A Backstage Guide to the American Anime Awards {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622101629weblink |date=2012-06-22 }}, Animenewsnetwork.com, Feb. 28, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17.The third con held in 2008 moved to April, continued to grow (expanding space by 50%), and occupied most of the main level in the Javits Center. Stan Lee was awarded the inaugural New York Comics Legend Award at the Times Square Virgin Megastore before the Comic Con.NYCC: The New York Comics Legend Award {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303091312weblink |date=2012-03-03 }}, Edrants, April 18, 2008. Retrieved 2012-3-18. Kids' Day programming was added to the convention on Sunday with the help of Kids's Comic Con."NYCC Adds Kids Day' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527104727weblink |date=2013-05-27 }}, ICv2, Oct. 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-18."Kids, Parents Turnout for Kids Comic-Con 2008" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110094816weblink |date=2012-01-10 }}, Publishers Weekly, April 1, 2008. Retrieved 2012-3-18. The fourth con held in 2009 returned to February and featured a charity art auction to support The Hero Initiative."Hero Initiative's New York Comic Con Auction" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170423weblink |date=2021-10-28 }}, Comic Book Resources, Jan 16, 2009. Retrieved 2021-10-15.Due to scheduling conflicts with the Javits Center for spring dates and the creation of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo by Reed, New York Comic Con was moved to October for Halloween starting in 2010.Reed Announces Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310020438weblink |date=2013-03-10 }}, ICv2, Feb. 2, 2009. Retrieved 2012-3-18. The New York Anime Festival, previously a separate event created by Reed, was also merged into Comic Con.Aoki, Deb. "NY Comic-Con and NY Anime Festival to Combine Shows in 2010" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327062651weblink |date=2012-03-27 }} About.com. September 10, 2009 Registration for the combined events was 190 percent ahead of 2009's numbers, convention space was increased by an additional 40 percent, and the anime festival was moved to the lower level of the Javits. The main floor of the convention center was split by a large construction area due to repairs to the Javits Center.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge – New York took place in Comic Con 2011. It featured esports tournaments for games such as (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty|StarCraft II), League of Legends, and Counter-Strike.WEB,weblink IEM New York Official Site, 2011-10-15, 2011-11-04,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111104050405weblink">weblink live, In 2011, the convention was expanded to four days. The first day of the convention was initially limited to press, professionals, and fans that purchased a four-day pass. This changed in 2013, when single day Thursday passes were put on sale for the first time. With this addition, attendance at New York Comic Con grew to over 151,000, surpassing SDCC to become the largest comic convention in North America. The latter was unable to grow further due to venue capacity limits and an attendance cap of 130,000.WEB,weblink New York Comic Con Was Attended By 151,000 People, Surpasses San Diego, Lovett, Jamie, Comicbook.com, September 6, 2017, October 28, 2021, October 28, 2021,weblink In 2016, it was announced that everyone attending NYCC 2016 would be required to complete a "Fan Verification" profile. The event organizers explained that this step was implemented in an attempt to reduce the number of scalpers and resellers who purchase tickets. Fan Verification would only be open from May 20 - June 14, and tickets purchased could only be assigned to someone with a profile. It was also announced that NYCC would no longer be selling VIP tickets, and that show tickets would not be sold at any retailers or events leading up to NYCC 2016.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160806150234weblink">weblink dead, August 6, 2016, NYCC Fan Verification and Show News, New York Comic Con, In 2017, the sale of 3-day and 4-day passes to the event were discontinued. Only single day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Sunday kids tickets would be sold for the event.WEB, Pryor, Terrance,weblink New York Comic Con 2017 to eliminate four day and three day passes, AXS, March 17, 2017, March 17, 2017,weblink live, In 2018, the event organizers announced a partnership with Anime Expo for show called Anime Fest @ NYCC X Anime Expo.WEB,weblink New York Comic Con Partners with Anime Expo to Debut Anime Fest @ NYCC x Anime Expo, July 14, 2018, Anime Expo, en-US, January 20, 2020, February 2, 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200202230136weblink">weblink live, The convention's 2020 show was originally scheduled for October 8–11. However, in August, the event's organizers announced the cancellation of their in-person event, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, a virtual event called "New York Comic Con X MCM Comic Con Metaverse" was on those dates. Tickets to the 2020 in-person event had not gone on sale prior to its cancellation.WEB, MacDonald, Heidi,weblink New York Comic Con Goes Metaverse: With in-person events on hold for the past six months, virtual conventions are evolving, Publishers Weekly, September 11, 2020, March 22, 2021, September 12, 2020,weblink New York Comic Con returned to the Javits Center in 2021 with an in-person event held on October 7–10. All attendees over the age of 12 were required to show proof of vaccination, and children under 12 had to show a negative coronavirus test result.NEWS,weblink At New York Comic Con, Masks Are No Longer Just for Fun - the New York Times, The New York Times, 8 October 2021, 2021-10-09, 2021-10-09,weblink live, Schmidt, Gregory, Taggart, John,

Location and dates{|class"wikitable"

! Dates !! Location !! Attendance !! Notable guestsJacob K. Javits Convention Center 33,000New York Comic-Con Announces 2007 Dates {{Webarchiveweblink >date=2013-05-27 }}, ICv2, May 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-26. Kevin Smith, George RR Martin, Frank Miller (comics)HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/856/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2006 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2018-10-17 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Stan Lee,Lillard, Kevin. "New York Comic Con". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 96-97 Brian K. VaughanHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1058/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2007 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-19 URL-STATUS=LIVE, New York's Top Trade Shows & Conventions 2009 {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422024229weblink T.M. Revolution, Paul Barnett (video game designer)>Paul Barnett, Coheed and CambriaHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1390/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2008 >TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2008 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2020-01-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200812114129/HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1390/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2008, live, MAGAZINE=PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ACCESS-DATE=2011-08-11 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20110119081157/HTTP://WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM/PW/BY-TOPIC/INDUSTRY-NEWS/TRADE-SHOWS-EVENTS/ARTICLE/44806-FANS-WILD-FOR-NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2010.HTML Dave Gibbons, Joss Whedon, McG, Daniel Dae Kim, Euros Lyn, Lou FerrignoHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1738/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2009 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-29 URL-STATUS=LIVE, MAGAZINE=PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ACCESS-DATE=2012-02-26 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20120124002542/HTTP://WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM/PW/BY-TOPIC/BOOK-NEWS/COMICS/ARTICLE/49195-COMICS-NEWS-STANDS-OUT-FROM-THE-CROWDS-AT-NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2011.HTML John Romita Sr., John Romita Jr, Stan LeeHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1911/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2010 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-22 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Nicki Clyne, Geoff Johns, Tom Kenny, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller, Kevin SmithHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/2428/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2011 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-28 URL-STATUS=LIVE, NYCC Maxes Out at 116,000 {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018201202weblink Clark Gregg, Adam West, Stan Lee, Nathan Fillion, Kirk HammettHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/3000/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2012 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-08-06 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Comics Get Global at New York Comic-Con {{Webarchive>url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019152058weblink Publishers Weekly, Oct. 15, 2013 >William Shatner, John Barrowman, Felicia Day, David Duchovny, Gillian AndersonHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/3833/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2013 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-08-15 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Bill Nye, Kevin Bacon, Patrick StewartHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/4583/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2014 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-08-06 URL-STATUS=LIVE, AUTHOR=FRANK PALLOTTA WORK=CNNMONEY ARCHIVE-DATE=22 SEPTEMBER 2020 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Bryan Cranston, Nathan Fillion, Natalie Dormer, Jack Black, Vin DieselHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/5478/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2015 >TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2015 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2020-01-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20201001212441/HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/5478/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2015, live, DATE=2016-10-09 ACCESS-DATE=2017-04-27 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170428052218/HTTPS://WWW.BLEEDINGCOOL.COM/2016/10/09/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2016-HAD-A-RECORD-ATTENDANCE-OF-OVER-180000/, live, Yusei Matsui, Adam Savage, Adam West, Alan Tudyk, Alex Kingston, Carrie Fisher, Evangeline Lilly, Jack Gleeson, Jenna Coleman, Jon Bernthal, Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Lawless, Lucy Liu, Matt Smith (actor)>Matt Smith, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Peter Capaldi, Robert Kirkman, Stan Lee, Steven Moffat, Adam Hughes, Jim Cheung, Sara Pichelli, Garth Nix, Maggie Stiefvater, Naomi NovikHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/6989/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2016 >TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2016 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2020-01-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200807183928/HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/6989/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2016, live, DATE=OCTOBER 10, 2017 FIRST=JUSTIN ACCESS-DATE=2020-03-17 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190607003310/HTTP://WWW.JEDINEWS.CO.UK/CONVENTIONS-EVENTS/ARTICLES/NYCC-2017-SETS-ATTENDANCE-RECORD-200000-FANS/ |Neal Adams, Troy Baker, Bruce Campbell, Peter Capaldi, Chris Claremont, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Todd McFarlane, Vic Mignogna, Nolan North, Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker, Kevin Smith, Tara Strong, Skottie YoungWEB,weblink New York Comic Con 2017 Information, FanCons.com, 2020-01-22, 2020-08-15,weblink live, DATE=OCTOBER 10, 2018 FIRST=CALVIN ACCESS-DATE=2020-03-16 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200820060717/HTTPS://WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM/PW/BY-TOPIC/INDUSTRY-NEWS/COMICS/ARTICLE/78281-A-RECORD-250-000-FANS-MOB-NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2018.HTML, live, Guillermo del ToroHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/10056/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2018 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-09-23 URL-STATUS=LIVE, URL-STATUS=DEAD TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2021 COSPLAY PHOTOS, HTTPS://WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM/PW/BY-TOPIC/INDUSTRY-NEWS/COMICS/ARTICLE/87603-BACK-IN-BUSINESS-150-000-ATTEND-NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2021.HTML>ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://ARCHIVE.TODAY/20211106121229/HTTPS://WWW.PUBLISHERSWEEKLY.COM/PW/BY-TOPIC/INDUSTRY-NEWS/COMICS/ARTICLE/87603-BACK-IN-BUSINESS-150-000-ATTEND-NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2021.HTML ARCHIVE-DATE=2021-11-06, Back in Business: 150,000 Attend New York Comic Con 2021, Neal Adams, Karan Ashley, Sean Astin, Michael Biehn, Johnny Yong Bosch, Billy Boyd (actor)>Billy Boyd, Justin Briner, Mark Brooks (comics), Talent Caldwell, James Callis, Greg Capullo, Steve Cardenas, Charisma Carpenter, Jim Cheung, Chris Claremont, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Katie Cook (writer)>Katie Cook, Michael Copon, Jonathan Coulton, Jonny Cruz, Colleen Doran, Barbara Dunkelman, Kevin Eastman, Christopher Eccleston, Ashley Eckstein, Ricco Fajardo, Keith Giffen, Michael Golden (comics), Seth Green, Pia Guerra, Jennifer Hale, Larry Hama, Erica Henderson, Tom Hiddleston, Brothers Hildebrandt>Greg Hildebrandt, Greg Horn, Phil Jimenez, Amy Jo Johnson, Christopher Jones (comics), Doug Jones (actor)>Doug Jones, Lindsay Jones (actor), Robert Kirkman, Adam Kubert, Erik Larsen, Jae Lee, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Jim Mahfood, Francis Manapul, James Marsters, Sonequa Martin-Green, Todd McFarlane, Ed McGuinness, Bob McLeod (comics)>Bob McLeod, Breckin Meyer, Frank Miller (comics), Kel Mitchell, Ronald D. Moore, Nichelle Nichols, Paige O'Hara, Bryce Papenbrook, Dan Parent, Whilce Portacio, Eric Powell (comics)>Eric Powell, Andy Price (artist), Brian Pulido, Humberto Ramos, Amy Reeder, John Romita Jr., Christopher Sabat, Tim Sale (artist)>Tim Sale, Adam Savage, Sean Schemmel, Patrick Seitz, Matthew Senreich, Marc Silvestri, Gail Simone, Dan Slott, Austin St. John, Brian Stelfreeze, R. L. Stine, Philip Tan, James Arnold Taylor, Veronica Taylor, Ben Templesmith, Billy Tucci, Billy Dee Williams, Benedict WongHTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/11974/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2019 >TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2019 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2020-01-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200930141627/HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/11974/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2019, live, URL-STATUS=DEAD TITLE=BACK IN BUSINESS: 150,000 ATTEND NEW YORK COMIC CON 2021, Dante Basco, Greg Capullo, John Cena, Hayden Christensen, Chris Claremont, David Harbour, Jae Lee, Rob Liefeld, Mary McDonnell, Kate Mulgrew, Edward James Olmos, Adam Savage, William Shatner, George Takei, Veronica Taylor, Eric Vale, Janet Varney, Matthew Wood (sound editor)>Matthew WoodNEW YORK COMIC CON 2021 INFORMATION >URL=HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/17143/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2021 WEBSITE=FANCONS.COM ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20211008203929/HTTPS://FANCONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/17143/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2021, live, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY>TITLE=FANS COME ROARING BACK TO NEW YORK COMIC CON 2022MACDONALD, HEIDI>LANGUAGE=EN-USDATE=OCTOBER 11, 2022ARCHIVEDATE=OCTOBER 11, 2022|Brendan Fraser, Michael J. Fox,TITLE=JUST HOW BIG WAS NYCC 2023? THE OFFICIAL COUNT OF EVERY ATTENDEE IS IN ACCESS-DATE=5 NOVEMBER 2023 DATE=26 OCTOBER 2023, Numerous producers of television shows due to the SAG-AFSTRA and WAG strikes.

New York Anime Festival

{{Distinguish|Big Apple Anime Fest|Anime NYC}}The New York Anime Festival was an anime and manga convention held annually from 2007 to 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Produced by RX, the people behind New York Comic Con, the inaugural event was held from December 7 through December 9, 2007. Starting in 2010 the New York Anime Festival has been held with the New York Comic Con, bringing the two cultures together."NYCC Fan FAQs" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321224835weblink |date=2011-03-21 }}. accessed October 18, 2011. In 2012, the New York Anime festival was absorbed into Comic Con.">

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! Dates !! Location !! Atten. !! Guests{{Convention list|date = December 7–9, 2007|venue = Jacob K. Javits Center|location = New York, New York|attendance = 15,000Yoshi Amao, Juno Blair B., Svetlana Chmakova, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Justin Cook, Abby Denson, Omar Dogan, Elena Dorfman, Josh Elder, Peter Fernandez, GeekNights, happyfunsmile, Chris Hazelton, Lindsey Henninger, Joanne Izbicki, David Kalat, Yasuhiro Koshi, Rachael Lillis, Patrick Macias, Mike McFarland, Disorganization XIII, Jamie McGonnigal, Joe Ng, Corinne Orr, Lisa Ortiz, Katsushi Ota, Sean Schemmel, Kobun Shizuno, Mike Sinterniklaas, Aimee Major Steinberger, Sonny Strait, Timothy Sullivan, Veronica Taylor, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Uncle Yo, Unicorn Table, Voltaire (musician)>Voltaire, Tom Wayland.HTTPS://ANIMECONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1266/NEW-YORK-ANIME-FESTIVAL-2007 >TITLE=NEW YORK ANIME FESTIVAL 2007 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2008-04-27 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20181017043020/HTTPS://ANIMECONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1266/NEW-YORK-ANIME-FESTIVAL-2007, live, }}{{Convention list|date = September 26–28, 2008|venue = Jacob K. Javits Center|location = New York, New York|attendance = 18,399Yoshitaka Amano, Steven Blum, Mandy Bonhomme, Abby Denson, echostream, Peter Fernandez, Kyle Hebert, Lindsey Henninger, Roland Kelts, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Disorganization XIII, Rachael Lillis, Love etc., Jamie McGonnigal, Kevin McKeever, Misako Rocks!, The Notorious MSG, Tony Oliver, Corinne Orr, Lisa Ortiz, Bill Rogers (voice actor)>Bill Rogers, Mike Sinterniklaas, Timothy Sullivan, Brad Swaile, Rie Tanaka, Veronica Taylor, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Uncle Yo, Voltaire, Tom Wayland, Pierre Bernard (comedian)>Pierre Bernard, Ichigo Pantsu, Masaharu Morimoto, mc chris.HTTPS://ANIMECONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1535/NEW-YORK-ANIME-FESTIVAL-2008 PUBLISHER=ANIMECONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2018-10-17 URL-STATUS=LIVE, }}{{Convention list|date = September 25–27, 2009|venue = Jacob K. Javits Center|location = New York, New York|attendance = 21,388Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yui Makino, Brittney Karbowski, Cherami Leigh, Disorganization XIII, Eric Maruscak, Green Light Anti-Zombie Squad, Jamie Marchi, Jamie McGonnigal, Kyle Hebert, Laura Bailey (voice actress)>Laura Bailey, Lindsey Henninger, Ichigo Pantsu, Mario Bueno, Micah Solusod, Michael Sinterniklaas, Misako Rocks!, Monica Rial, Rachael Lillis, Scott Westerfeld, Shien Lee, Todd Haberkorn, Tom Wayland, Travis Willingham, Uncle Yo, Reni Mimura, Veronica Taylor, echostream, Zach Bolton, AKB48, Gelatine, Masazumi Kato, Kokusyoku Sumire, Timothy Sullivan, Swinging Popsicle.HTTPS://ANIMECONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1740/NEW-YORK-ANIME-FESTIVAL-2009 >TITLE=NEW YORK ANIME FESTIVAL 2009 INFORMATION ACCESS-DATE=2010-07-16 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20181017042945/HTTPS://ANIMECONS.COM/EVENTS/INFO/1740/NEW-YORK-ANIME-FESTIVAL-2009, live, }}{{Convention list|date = October 8–10, 2010|venue = Jacob K. Javits Center|location = New York, New York|attendance = Minori Chihara, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Gashicon, Rika Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Ito, Kanon, Takamasa Sakurai, Tow Ubukata, Yoshiki (musician)>Yoshiki, Puffy Amiyumi, Vamps (band), Boom Boom Satellites, Zazen Boys, echostream, Oyama X Nitta, Crispin Freeman, Anime Parliament, Christopher Bevins, Mario Bueno, Disorganization XIII, ichiP, Taliesin Jaffe, Rachael Lillis, Jamie McGonnigal, Reni Mimura, Misako Rocks!, Corinne Orr, Stephanie Sheh, Ian Sinclair (voice actor)>Ian Sinclair, Mike Sinterniklaas, J. Michael Tatum, Veronica Taylor, Cristina Vee, Tom Wayland, Tommy Yune, Uncle Yo.HTTP://WWW.NEWYORKCOMICCON.COM/RNA/RNA_NEWYORKCOMICCON_V2/DOCUMENTS/2011/NYCC10_GUESTS_FINAL.PDF >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20110430142323/HTTP://WWW.NEWYORKCOMICCON.COM/RNA/RNA_NEWYORKCOMICCON_V2/DOCUMENTS/2011/NYCC10_GUESTS_FINAL.PDF ARCHIVE-DATE=APRIL 30, 2011 PUBLISHER=NEWYORKCOMICCON.COM PUBLISHER=ANIMECONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-08-06 URL-STATUS=LIVE, }}{{Convention list|date = October 13–16, 2011|venue = Jacob K. Javits Center|location = New York, New York|attendance = Dai Satō, Hideo Katsumata, Hiro Mashima, Hiroyuki Itoh, Junko Takeuchi, Katsuhiro Harada, Koichiro Natsume, Makoto Shinkai, Masataka P, Masayuki Ozaki, Misako Rocks!, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Andrew Bell, Cherami Leigh, Christopher Sabat>Chris Sabat, Chris Castagnetto, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Justin Cook, High Adventure (band), Kevin McKeever, Mandy Bonhomme, Mario Bueno, Newton Pittman, Roland Kelts, Sean Schemmel, Todd Haberkorn, Tyler Walker, Veronica Taylor, Uncle Yo.HTTP://WWW.NEWYORKCOMICCON.COM/RNA/RNA_NEWYORKCOMICCON_V2/DOCUMENTS/2011/NYCC_2011_GUESTPDF_11.PDF >TITLE=NEW YORK COMIC CON 2011 ACCESS-DATE=2012-02-26 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20151123145919/HTTP://WWW.NEWYORKCOMICCON.COM/RNA/RNA_NEWYORKCOMICCON_V2/DOCUMENTS/2011/NYCC_2011_GUESTPDF_11.PDF PUBLISHER=ANIMECONS.COM ARCHIVE-DATE=2018-10-17 URL-STATUS=LIVE, }}

Eastern Championships of Cosplay

The Eastern Championships of Cosplay have been held at New York Comic Con since 2014. They are one of the stops in ReedPop's global Crown Championships of Cosplay circuit. The top three winning cosplayers receive cash prizes and the overall winner, the Eastern Champion, is entered into the final held at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.BOOK, Cosplay in Libraries, Ellyssa, Kroski, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, 9781442256491, 42–43, WEB,weblink Newsarama, Eastern Championships of Cosplay Returning To New York Comic Con, August 2, 2016, 2017-05-09, 2016-09-07,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160907091438weblink">weblink live, Costumes are judged in four skill categories and then in an overall category. The skill categories are:

• Needlework
• Armor
• FX (including animatronics, prosthetics, and other effects)
• Larger than Life

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Winners {|class"wikitable"

!Year!1st!2nd!3rd2014)TITLE=REMEMBERING NY COMIC CON 2014 FIRST=EMMANUEL ACCESS-DATE=2017-05-09ARCHIVE-DATE=OCTOBER 27, 2017, dead, |Julian "PhazonJuke" Keller (General Zod, Man of Steel)|Adrián Santiago Aroche (Skull Kid, The Legend of Zelda)2015)WORK=THE BEAT FIRST=ALEXANDER ACCESS-DATE=2017-05-09 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160130235536/HTTP://WWW.COMICSBEAT.COM/MEET-TOM-THE-MAN-INSIDE-THE-HULKBUSTER-IRON-MAN-COSPLAY-THAT-TORE-UP-NYCC-15/ DATE=OCTOBER 11, 2015 ACCESS-DATE=2017-05-09 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180607212104/HTTP://PIXLR.COM/BLOG/2015-NYCC-EASTERN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-OF-COSPLAY-THE-MAIN-EVENT/, live, |Sarah Jean "PepperMonster" Maefs (Angela of Asgard, Marvel Comics)|Adrián Santiago Aroche (Ganondorf, The Legend of Zelda)2016)NYCC 2016 CHAMPIONS OF COSPLAY: THE WINNERS (AND EVERYONE ELSE) >URL=HTTP://PIXLR.COM/BLOG/NYCC-2016-CHAMPIONSHIPS-OF-COSPLAY-THE-WINNERS-AND-EVERYONE-ELSE/ WORK=PIXLR ARCHIVE-DATE=2017-04-26 URL-STATUS=LIVE, |Rachel "Lucky Grim" Sanderson (Frau, Sakizou artwork)|outLAW2LK (Voltron, Voltron: Legendary Defender)|David "Cap Santiago" Santiago (The Wanderer, Fallout)LAST=ODANGO URL=HTTP://WWW.CANVASCOSPLAY.COM/SINGLE-POST/2017/10/13/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2017-EASTERN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-OF-COSPLAY ACCESS-DATE=2018-02-22 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180223052442/HTTP://WWW.CANVASCOSPLAY.COM/SINGLE-POST/2017/10/13/NEW-YORK-COMIC-CON-2017-EASTERN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-OF-COSPLAY AUTHOR=COLLIDERVIDEOS ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://GHOSTARCHIVE.ORG/VARCHIVE/YOUTUBE/20211028/TB2HQVCMNII ARCHIVE-DATE=2021-10-28 ACCESS-DATE=2018-02-22, {{cbignore}}|Jacqueline "Alchemical Cosplay" Collins (Astrologian, Final Fantasy XIV)|Mike "Unorthodox Design" Cameron (Orkish Wasteland, Fallout)|Cowbutt Crunchies (Seraphim, Sakizou artwork)File:New York Comic Con 2014 - Dragon Rider (15335764989).jpg|Michael Wong (2014)File:New York Comic Con 2015 - Hulkbuster (21483182213).jpg|Thomas DePetrillo (2015)File:New York Comic Con 2016 cosplay (30228491385).jpg|Rachel Sanderson (2016)File:Jacqueline Collins (2017).jpg|alt=Jacqueline Collins (Alchemical Cosplay)|Jacqueline Collins (2017)

Gallery

Image:4.20.08DavidLloydbByLuigiNovi.JPG|V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd at the April 2008 convention.Image:4.20.08DannyFingerothByLuigiNovi.JPG|Danny Fingeroth at the April 2008 convention.Image:4.20.08DarwynCookeByLuigiNovi.JPG| artist Darwyn Cooke at the April 2008 convention.Image:4.20.08IvanReisByLuigiNovi.JPG|Green Lantern artist Ivan Reis at the April 2008 convention.Image:4.20.08JerryOrdwayByLuigiNovi.JPG|Artist Jerry Ordway at the April 2008 convention.Image:4.20.08WaltSimonsonByLuigiNovi.JPG|Thor writer/artist Walt Simonson at the April 2008 conventionImage:4.20.08RagsMoralesByLuigiNovi.JPG|Identity Crisis artist Rags Morales at the April 2008 conventionImage:4.20.08SimoneBianchiByLuigiNovi.JPG|Italian artist Simone Bianchi at the April 2008 conventionFile:SpotnitzandCarter.jpg|New York Comic Con during the X-Files autograph session with Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, creators of The X-FilesImage:Comic con clay.jpg|Watchmen photographer Clay Enos at the February 2009 conventionImage:Comiccon 21.jpg|Eisner Award Hall of Fame member Jim Steranko at the February 2009 conventionImage:NEW-GEN Creators and Mark Hamill.jpg|NEW-GEN Creators J.D. Matonti, Chris Matonti, and Julia Coppola with NEW-GEN Creative Consultant Mark Hamill at the October 2011 conventionGood Omens panel at NYCC (60968).jpg|Jon Hamm on a 2018 panel for the Good Omens miniseriesFamily Guy panel at NYCC (61248).jpg|Family Guy panel in 2018Science or Fiction panel at NYCC (72274).jpg|Bill Nye on a "Science or Fiction" panel in 2018

See also

• Big Apple Comic Con
• Oz Comic Con
• Comic Art Convention
• Phil Seuling

References

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External links

{{Commons category|New York Comic Con}}

• New York Comic Con website
• Official Mobile App
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120218072027weblink">New York Anime Festival website
• ReedPOP

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