Despite the rain and limited train service, fans still poured into New York Comic Con, determined not to miss one of the city\u2019s most colorful annual gatherings.<\/p>\n
Costumes were soaked, face paint was running, and a few autographs didn\u2019t survive the downpour, but for many, the 19th annual event was worth every soggy step.<\/p>\n
From Oct. 9 to 12, attendees\u2014some in revealing costumes, others in leather-clad gear\u2014put their fandom to the test as a nor\u2019easter dumped between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain on the city, according to the NYC official government website.<\/a><\/p>\n The Far West Side\u2019s Javits Center isn\u2019t exactly train- or bus-friendly, and many New Yorkers know all too well the treacherous trek from Eleventh Avenue back to the relative civilization of Eighth. Several subway segments weren\u2019t running at all, including Harlem\u2011148 Street to 96th Street, Inwood\u2011207 Street to 168 Street, and portions of the L train, according to the MTA.<\/a><\/p>\n Multiple lines in Brooklyn and Queens also faced suspensions, such as between Church Avenue and Coney Island\u2011Stillwell Avenue. To help commuters, the MTA ran numerous free shuttle buses connecting the affected stations.<\/p>\n With the 2025 New York Comic Con peaking at nearly 250,000 fans\u2014an increase of 25 percent from the previous year\u2019s 200,000\u2014it is easy to recognize the gathering not only as NYC\u2019s largest event and the Comic Con brand\u2019s biggest event, but also as the nation\u2019s largest event outside of sports and politics.<\/p>\n For first-time attendees Jose Wong and Jade Cardoza the experience was worth braving the storm.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is our first Con here,\u201d Wong said. \u201cWe wanted to see what the vibe was, what the environment was like, see if it was everything we had read about before.\u201d He noted that compared with Anime NYC, \u201cIt feels bigger. There are more people here. . . . It keeps getting bigger and bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair also embraced the cosplay culture, dressing as Red Hood and Punchline. Wong said, \u201cI\u2019m a fan of Jason Todd\u2019s character.\u201d<\/p>\n Cardoza added, \u201cI just wanted an actual bad female character. Bad character. Purple is my color and I like the character. I really love the look. . . . She\u2019s a proper villain, not victimized like Harley.\u201d<\/p>\n It wouldn\u2019t be Comic Con without comics. This year\u2019s event showcased Marvel, DC, and networks like Paramount and Namco Bandai, but independent creators and studios truly shone through the rainstorm.<\/p>\n New York\u2019s own Darryl \u201cDMC\u201d McDaniels returned to NYCC to highlight his later-career work as a literary advocate, while rapper Redman made his NYCC debut in partnership with Vault Comics to promote his graphic novel Muddy Waters Too, a project that also supports initiatives to improve reading readiness, according to Popverse.<\/a><\/p>\n Trey Namo, an auctioneer for PCB Hobby, said New York Comic Con 2025 has been \u201cfantastic.\u201d The booth, which features an eBay live auction for comics, brought together regular buyers and fans alike.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have an amazing artist named Josh C. Lyman. He did our brand-new Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees\u2014if you like horror books, it\u2019s a really fun and spooky series,\u201d Namo said. He added that PCB Hobby also auctions rare items, including a Batman #1 with legend Frank Miller.<\/p>\n A veteran of NYCC for five years, Namo said this was his first time participating with PCB Hobby. Comparing New York Comic Con with other conventions, he said, \u201cI\u2019m a little biased. I\u2019m from Florida, so Megacon Orlando is definitely my favorite Con. . . . But I would probably put New York in the top three, maybe even on the Mount Rushmore of Cons, along with San Diego Comic Con and Heroes Con in Charlotte.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite the rain and limited train service, fans still poured into New York Comic Con, determined not to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1217,75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-christian-spencer","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984","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=984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}