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New York Comic Con

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New York Comic Con
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File:NYCC 2007.JPG
The floor of the 2007 Convention.
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre
VenueJacob K. Javits Convention Center
Location(s)New York City, New York
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2006
Attendance105,000 in 2011[1] (est.)
Organized byReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier[2][3]
Filing statusFor-profit
WebsiteNew York Comic Con
New York Anime Festival

The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.

History[]

The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions 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.[4][5][6][7]

The first con was held in 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Due to Reed Exhibitions' 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.[8] 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.[9] The line to enter the convention wrapped around the building with waits of two hours to enter, and many were turned away.[10] Ticket sales for Sunday were suspended.[11] 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.[12] The show on Friday was again only open to industry and press until 4 p.m., when it opened to the public.[13] Due to better planning, advanced ticket sales were controlled, and the convention sold out for Saturday.[14] Lines started forming at midnight Saturday to enter the convention, and by Saturday morning, there was an 2 hour wait in 20 degree temperatures to enter.[15] 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.[16] The American Anime Awards, hosted by New York Comic Con, was held on February 24th at the New Yorker Hotel, during the Comic Con.[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.[16] Stan Lee was awarded the inaugural New York Comics Legend Award at the Times Square Virgin Megastore before the Comic Con.[18] Kids' Day programming was added to the convention on Sunday with the help of Kids's Comic Con.[19][20] The forth con held in 2009 returned to February and featured a charity art auction to support the The Hero Initiative.[21]

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 starting in 2010.[22] The New York Anime Festival, previously an separate event created by Reed, was also merged into Comic Con.[23] 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.[3] The main floor of the convention center was split by a large construction area due to repairs to the Javits Center.

Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge - New York took place in Comic Con 2011. It featured eSport tournaments for games such as StarCraft II, League of Legends and Counter-Strike.[24]

Location and dates[]

Dates Location Attendance Notable guests
February 24-26, 2006 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 33,000[25] Kevin Smith, George RR Martin, Frank Miller
February 23-25, 2007 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 49,000[16] Stan Lee,[26] Brian K. Vaughan
April 18-20, 2008 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 64,000[27] Stan Lee, Frank Miller, T.M. Revolution, Paul Barnett, Coheed and Cambria
February 6-8, 2009 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 77,000[28] Dave Gibbons, Joss Whedon, McG, Daniel Dae Kim, Euros Lyn
October 8-10, 2010 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 96,000[1] John Romita Sr., John Romita Jr, Stan Lee
October 13-16, 2011 Jacob Javits Center, NYC 105,000[1] Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Tom Kenny
October 11-14, 2012 Jacob Javits Center, NYC

New York Anime Festival[]

Not to be confused with Big Apple Anime Fest.

The New York Anime Festival is an anime and manga convention held annually since 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Produced by Reed Exhibitors, the people behind the New York Comic Con, and the publishers of entertainment trade publications such as Variety, 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.[29][23]

Event history[]

Dates Location Atten. Guests
December 7-9, 2007 Jacob K. Javits Center
New York, New York		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, Tom Wayland.[30]
September 26-28, 2008 Jacob K. Javits Center
New York, New York		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, Mike Sinterniklaas, Timothy Sullivan, Brad Swaile, Rie Tanaka, Veronica Taylor, TsuShiMaMiRe, Uncle Yo, Voltaire, Tom Wayland, Pierre Bernard, Ichigo Pantsu, Masaharu Morimoto, Chris Ward.[31]
September 25-27, 2009 Jacob K. Javits Center
New York, New York		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, 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.[32]
October 8-10, 2010 Jacob K. Javits Center
New York, New York		Minori Chihara, Toshihiro Fukuoka, Gashicon, Rika Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Ito, Kanon, Takamasa Sakurai, Tow Ubukata, Yoshiki, Puffy Amiyumi, VAMPS, 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, Mike Sinterniklaas, J. Michael Tatum, Veronica Taylor, Cristina Vee, Tom Wayland, Tommy Yune, Uncle Yo.[33][34]
October 13-16, 2011 Jacob K. Javits Center
New York, New York		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, Chris Sabat, Chris Castagnetto, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Justin Cook, Kevin McKeever, Mandy Bonhomme, Mario Bueno, Newton Pittman, Roland Kelts, Sean Schemmel, Todd Haberkorn, Tyler Walker, Veronica Taylor, Uncle Yo.[35][36]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

  • List of multigenre conventions

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Comics News Stands Out From the Crowds at New York Comic-Con 2011", Publishers Weekly, Oct 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
  2. ↑ "Reed Exhibition Companies Copyright Statement". ReedPOP. Retrieved 2012-02-27. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New York Comic Con is Back After Shift from Spring to Fall" , Publishers Weekly, Sept. 21, 2010. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)". Reed Exhibitions. Retrieved 2012-2-27. {{cite web}}: ;
  5. ↑ "PAX Dev". Reed Exhibitions. Retrieved 2012-2-27. {{cite web}}: ;
  6. ↑ "Pax East". Reed Exhibitions. Retrieved 2012-2-27. {{cite web}}: ;
  7. ↑ "PAX Prime". Reed Exhibitions. Retrieved 2012-2-27. {{cite web}}: ;
  8. ↑ Comics in Context #123: NY Comic-Con 2006, IGN, March 6, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
  9. ↑ REPORT: New York Comiccon 2006, popimage. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
  10. ↑ New York Comic-Con - The Show & The Crowds, Comicbookresources.com, Feb. 26, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
  11. ↑ NY Comic-Con Suspends Ticket Sales on Sunday, Comicbookresources.com, Feb. 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
  12. ↑ NYCC--They All Got In, ICv2, Feb. 26, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17.
  13. ↑ "News: New York Comic Con 2007 Wrap-Up", Fan Cinema Today, Feb. 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-3-17.
  14. ↑ NYCC: Can you get in Saturday???, ICV2, Feb. 24, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17.
  15. ↑ NYCC Half-mile long lines in 20 degree temp, ComicMix, Feb. 24, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Reid, Calvin. "Indie Outreach and More for NYCC 2008". Publishers Weekly. August 27, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  17. ↑ A Backstage Guide to the American Anime Awards, Animenewsnetwork.com, Feb. 28, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-17.
  18. ↑ NYCC: The New York Comics Legend Award, Edrants, April 18, 2008. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  19. ↑ "NYCC Adds Kids Day', ICv2, Oct. 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  20. ↑ "Kids, Parents Turnout for Kids Comic-Con 2008", Publishers Weekly, April 1, 2008. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  21. ↑ "Hero Initiative's New York Comic Con Auction", Publishers Weekly, Jan 16, 2009. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  22. ↑ Reed Announces Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, ICv2, Feb. 2, 2009. Retrieved 2012-3-18.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Aoki, Deb. "NY Comic-Con and NY Anime Festival to Combine Shows in 2010" About.com. September 10, 2009
  24. ↑ IEM New York Official Site
  25. ↑ New York Comic-Con Announces 2007 Dates, ICv2, May 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
  26. ↑ Lillard, Kevin. "New York Comic Con". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 96-97
  27. ↑ New York's Top Trade Shows & Conventions 2009, BizBash, Feb 16, 2009. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
  28. ↑ Fans Wild for New York Comic Con 2010, Publishers Weekly, Oct 12, 2010 (retrieved 11-8-11)
  29. ↑ "NYCC Fan FAQs". accessed October 18, 2011.
  30. ↑ "New York Anime Festival 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-04-27. {{cite web}}:
  31. ↑ "New York Anime Festival 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2008-08-23. {{cite web}}:
  32. ↑ "New York Anime Festival 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2010-07-16. {{cite web}}:
  33. ↑ "New York Comic Con 2010" (PDF). NewYorkComiccon.com. Retrieved 2012-2-26. {{cite web}}: ;
  34. ↑ "New York Comic Con 2010". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-2-26. {{cite web}}: ;
  35. ↑ "New York Comic Con 2011" (PDF). NewYorkComiccon.com. Retrieved 2012-2-26. {{cite web}}: ;
  36. ↑ "New York Comic Con 2011". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2012-2-26. {{cite web}}: ;

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