{"id":368994,"date":"2026-10-09T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/368994\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:42:27","slug":"new-york-comic-con-returns-for-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/368994\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Comic Con returns for 20th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK &#8212; New York Comic Con is back at the Javits Center this weekend, drawing crowds of fans in elaborate costumes as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Superheroes and villains, princesses and a Corpse Bride, dungeon crawlers and zombie inmates filled the convention as attendees showcased cosplay creations inspired by popular characters from comics, television, film and gaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Organizers said the milestone year is bringing an expanded celebration for fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fallon Prinzivalli, marketing director at ReedPop, the organization behind the event, said the convention is marking its 20th anniversary with elements inspired by another New York institution, Coney Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This year&#8217;s guests of honor include Hayden Christensen, Idina Menzel, Nicolas Cage, Rosario Dawson, Sebastian Stan and William Shatner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In Artist Alley, creators behind fan-favorite characters spent time sketching, signing autographs and meeting attendees who grew up with their work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The convention also features panel discussions where some of the biggest names in television and film are expected to share first looks and surprises with fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The annual event continues through the weekend at the Javits Center, attracting visitors from near and far as New York Comic Con celebrates two decades of fandom and pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK &#8212; New York Comic Con is back at the Javits Center this weekend, drawing crowds of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[136258,98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-368994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-136258","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}