New York Comic Con Celebrates 20 Years of Community and Fandom at Javits Center
New York Comic Con returned to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for its 20th edition, drawing 250,000 visitors for a weekend of panels, meet-and-greets and exhibits. By Thursday morning, convention badges and elaborate costumes had appeared on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen. A partnership with Coney Island marked the anniversary with dancers and performers at the event throughout the weekend. Inside the Javits Center, panels brought news from *Naruto*, a session on the upcoming film *Children of Blood and Bone*, and trailers for forthcoming Blumhouse productions. In the exhibit hall, Funko built a haunted brownstone installation designed to evoke New York and offered merchandise exclusive to the convention. Independent creators met fans and sold their work across the show. The Tenacious Collective occupied a 600-square-foot space for artists and makers, while hundreds of tables filled Artist Alley. Event director Chris D’Lando emphasized the connections attendees form around shared interests, including reunions with people they may see only at conventions. Another gathering brought together 649 people dressed as Spider-Man. They attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the largest group dressed as the superhero, falling 36 people short.
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