New York Comic Con
| New York Comic Con | |
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 The floor of the 2007 Convention. |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
| First held | 2006 |
| Organizer | ReedPOP/Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Elsevier[1] |
| Filing status | For-profit |
| Attendance | 105,000 in 2011[2] (est.) |
| Official website | New 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.
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[edit] History
The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPOP/Reed Exhibitions, a division of 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, which is owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPOP is involved with other events including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and PAX Dev, PAX East, PAX Prime.[3][4][5][6]
The first event 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.[7] Despite crowding on Friday afternoon, tickets continued to be sold due to low pre-reg numbers (4500), 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.[8] The line to enter the convention wrapped around the building with waits of two hours to enter, and many were turned away.[9] Ticket sales for Sunday were suspended.[10] Reed announced that additional space would be acquired for the 2007 show.
The second annual show was held February 23–25, 2007, with the convention organizer booking than double the previous year's space.[11]
Starting in 2010 the New York Anime Festival, an event by the same company behind the comic con, was merged into one convention.[12][13]
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.[14]
[edit] Location and dates
| Dates | Location | Attendance | Notable guests |
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| February 24-26, 2006 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 33,000[15] | Kevin Smith, George RR Martin, Frank Miller |
| February 23-25, 2007 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 49,000[16] | Stan Lee,[17] Brian K. Vaughan |
| April 18-20, 2008 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 64,000[18] | Stan Lee, Frank Miller, T.M. Revolution, Paul Barnett, Coheed and Cambria |
| February 6-8, 2009 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 77,000[19] | Dave Gibbons, Joss Whedon, McG, Daniel Dae Kim, Euros Lyn |
| October 8-10, 2010 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 96,000[2] | John Romita Sr., John Romita Jr, Stan Lee |
| October 13-16, 2011 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC | 105,000[2] | Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Tom Kenny |
| October 11-14, 2012 | Jacob Javits Center, NYC |
[edit] New York Anime Festival
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.[12][13]
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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| December 7-9, 2007 | Jacob K. Javits Center New York, New York |
15,000 | Yoshi 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.[20] |
| September 26-28, 2008 | Jacob K. Javits Center New York, New York |
18,399 | Yoshitaka 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.[21] |
| September 25-27, 2009 | Jacob K. Javits Center New York, New York |
21,388 | Yoshiyuki 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.[22] |
| 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.[23][24] |
| 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.[25][26] |
[edit] Gallery
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V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd at the April 2008 convention.
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Danny Fingeroth at the April 2008 convention.
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DC: The New Frontier artist Darwyn Cooke at the April 2008 convention.
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Green Lantern artist Ivan Reis at the April 2008 convention.
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Artist Jerry Ordway at the April 2008 convention.
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Thor writer/artist Walt Simonson at the April 2008 convention.
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Identity Crisis artist Rags Morales at the April 2008 convention.
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Italian artist Simone Bianchi at the April 2008 convention.
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Eisner Award Hall of Fame member Jim Steranko at the February 2009 convention.
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NEW-GEN Creators J.D. Matonti, Chris Matonti, and Julia Coppola with NEW-GEN Creative Consultant Mark Hamill at October 2011 convention.
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ^ "Reed Exhibition Companies Copyright Statement". ReedPOP. http://www.reedpop.com/en/Copyright/. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ a b c Comics News Stands Out From the Crowds at New York Comic-Con 2011, Publishers Weekly, Oct 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ "Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2)". Reed Exhibitions. http://www.reedexpo.com/en/Events/2555/Chicago-Comic-Entertainment-Expo-C2E2. Retrieved 2012-2-27.
- ^ "PAX Dev". Reed Exhibitions. http://www.reedexpo.com/en/Events/2754/PAX-Dev. Retrieved 2012-2-27.
- ^ "Pax East". Reed Exhibitions. http://www.reedexpo.com/en/Events/2338/Pax-East. Retrieved 2012-2-27.
- ^ "PAX Prime". Reed Exhibitions. http://www.reedexpo.com/en/Events/2592/PAX-Prime. Retrieved 2012-2-27.
- ^ Comics in Context #123: NY Comic-Con 2006, IGN, March 6, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
- ^ REPORT: New York Comiccon 2006, popimage. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
- ^ New York Comic-Con - The Show & The Crowds, Comicbookresources.com, Feb. 26, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
- ^ NY Comic-Con Suspends Ticket Sales on Sunday, Comicbookresources.com, Feb. 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-28.
- ^ "Indie Outreach and More for NYCC 2008", Publishers Weekly, Aug 27, 2007 (retrieved 11-8-11)
- ^ a b "NYCC Fan FAQs". accessed October 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Aoki, Deb. "NY Comic-Con and NY Anime Festival to Combine Shows in 2010" About.com. September 10, 2009
- ^ IEM New York Official Site
- ^ New York Comic-Con Announces 2007 Dates, ICv2, May 25, 2006. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ Reid, Calvin. "Indie Outreach and More for NYCC 2008". Publishers Weekly. August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^ Lillard, Kevin. "New York Comic Con". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 96-97
- ^ New York's Top Trade Shows & Conventions 2009, BizBash, Feb 16, 2009. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ Fans Wild for New York Comic Con 2010, Publishers Weekly, Oct 12, 2010 (retrieved 11-8-11)
- ^ "New York Anime Festival 2007 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1266. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "New York Anime Festival 2008 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1535. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "New York Anime Festival 2009 Information". AnimeCons.com. http://www.animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1740. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "New York Comic Con 2010". NewYorkComiccon.com. http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/RNA/RNA_NewYorkComicCon_V2/documents/2011/NYCC10_Guests_FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ "New York Comic Con 2010". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1911/New_York_Comic_Con_2010. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ "New York Comic Con 2011". NewYorkComiccon.com. http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/RNA/RNA_NewYorkComicCon_V2/documents/2011/NYCC_2011_GuestPDF_11.pdf. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
- ^ "New York Comic Con 2011". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/2428/New_York_Comic_Con_2011. Retrieved 2012-2-26.
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