On the show floor, book publishers took up more space than ever\u2014a learning curve from this year\u2019s BookCon<\/a> (BookCon and New York Comic Con are both run by ReedPop)\u2014and were dropping more books from the romance and fantasy spaces than before. One publisher, HarperCollins, already had certain ARCs completely gone for the entire weekend after only one hour on Thursday, and there were still three more days of the convention to go. There was also TotesThirsty<\/a>, who came back with more options including a Heated Rivalry bag that was a clear favorite throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n Courtesy of Tamara Fuentes<\/p>\n But now they were joined by some brand-new faces that had everyone excited and showed us that NYCC wasn\u2019t afraid of dipping more into the femme side of fandom.<\/p>\n Sunny Song, who is known as Miss Sunshine<\/a>, scored a last-minute booth at the convention just last week after someone else dropped out. They sold just one kind of item: press-on nails. But there wasn\u2019t a single second the booth wasn\u2019t packed.<\/p>\n \u201cWe always had a community of people who love comics and anime. We did Anime NYC twice,\u201d she revealed. \u201cWe were also applying for Comic Con since maybe like three, four years ago. But this time we got lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n This was the first time I ever saw press-on nails being sold at the convention, with at least three other booths throughout the con also selling their own products. Some were also offering custom sets for those who could come back over the weekend. Sunny revealed that her Spider-Man nails were the biggest seller of the con with some cosplayers even using their purchases as part of their costumes.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are definitely a lot of girls who are into comics, who also want to feel pretty or just even just complete their outfits,\u201d Sunny added.<\/p>\n Skylar, also known as Femmewow<\/a>, was one of the new artists who got their chance to set up at the show. Their retro and vintage-inspired pulp cover art stood out amongst the show\u2019s many artists thanks to posters that say \u201cThe Dead Vibrator\u201d and another warning about \u201cFilm Bros,\u201d a special choice the artist made to bring especially due to NYU\u2019s iconic film school.<\/p>\n After vending at several other conventions, Skylar was sure that NYCC would be a good fit for their art.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just everybody is living their best life and free and super accepting,\u201d she told Cosmopolitan. \u201cThere\u2019s no better place to like be yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n Courtesy of Tamara Fuentes<\/p>\n It was evident in the programming as well. Amazon brought out the highly anticipated Blade Runner 2099 starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer to the biggest panel room in the entire convention, the Empire Stage. Meanwhile, authors Tessa Bailey<\/a>, Scarlett St. Clair, Ivelisse Housemann were joined by Cosmo Reads<\/a> author and Fantasy Fangirls podcast host Nicole Holleman<\/a> for a special Sunday morning brunch. The separately ticketed event completely sold out and gave fans a special chance to chat and mingle with their favorite authors in a more intimate space than the chaos of the show floor.<\/p>\n Magic: The Gathering<\/a> announced a new series of cards for their Darkhold Destiny set<\/a>. While there are plenty of characters featured in the new release that comes out in April 2027, it\u2019s Marvel\u2019s iconic female characters that are gaining a giant buzz thanks to a special twist that brings them to a whole new light.<\/p>\n \u201cWith this set, I wanted to show the many different ways these iconic characters hold their own power. Hela and Scarlet Witch are the names everyone knows, but you\u2019ll also find Amora, Jennifer Kale, Nico Minoru, America Chavez and more,\u201d Merideth Mulroney, Art Director of Magic: The Gathering, said. \u201cHero or villain, each one has a distinct look that\u2019s uniquely empowering to that character. Strength, power, and beauty come together differently for every one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n AMC held a special block that featured four women-led TV shows including the highly anticipated series Yaga. While many of the show\u2019s fans were in line hoping to catch a glimpse of Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams\u2014who did not attend\u2014it was series creator Kat Sandler who drove the show\u2019s main point home.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had people saying this whole time, like, Kat, your brain is so wild. It\u2019s so fucked up. What a fucked up thing,\u201d she said during the series\u2019s panel on the NYCC Main Stage. \u201cAnd I just actually don\u2019t think a world where women are powerful and punish the invisible monsters in society is fucked up at all.\u201d<\/p>\n While we\u2019re going to have to wait another year to see if this energy will stay at the convention, with the way that fandom is changing, it will no doubt set a precedent for what the next 20 years for New York Comic Con can look like. And I, quite frankly, can\u2019t wait to see it grow.<\/p>\n![\"Tote](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/a4994f02-0da8-4e3b-877c-4225859abc22.jpg\" "\\"Tote")
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