ReedPOP has posted all of the maps for this year’s New York Comic Con, and there are lots of changes, as expansion of the Javits Center has forced some compression on site, and expansion elsewhere! Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since July of 2010. I’ve been reading comics since 1974, collecting since 1984, […]
NYCC 2018 Update: How’s that Javits Center construction going?
We’re three months out from New York Comic Con, scheduled for October 4-7, 2018. Most of us here at The Beat are slowly getting into that special mindset required for Comic-Con in San Diego, except for me. I’ll be a Designated Survivor, ensconced at a secret location here in NYC, scanning the newsfeeds while Comic-Carnival […]
NYCC 2017: Con-Pression, Con-centration, Con-gestion, Con-sternation
During New York Comic Con, I spent three days at the Javits Center. (Thursday was spent attending the professional programming at the New York Public Library!) This is the TWELFTH NYCC I’ve attended (yes, all of them!), so you might be wondering what I thought this year… Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since […]
NYCC 2017: We Can Be Heroes: Javits and New York Comic Con Support Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Upon visiting the Javits website today, the first thing I saw was this: Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since July of 2010. I’ve been reading comics since 1974, collecting since 1984, and spreading the graphic novel gospel since 1994. I’m a bookseller, a librarian, an amateur scholar, a cool uncle, and a comics […]
NYCC 2017: New York Reboots the Javits Center
Way back in January 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $1 Billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. The North Hall (site of Artist Alley) will be torn down, and in the space to the north of original convention center will be built: 90,000 square feet of permanent […]
$1 Billion Expansion of Javits Center Announced by Governor Cuomo
This morning, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $1 Billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since July of 2010. I’ve been reading comics since 1974, collecting since 1984, and spreading the graphic novel gospel since 1994. I’m a bookseller, a librarian, […]
NYCC’15: Another Attendance Record Smashed! (But how do you fit more people inside Javits?)
Forbes reports on New York Comic Con’s record attendance: If you spent any time at all at New York Comic Con last weekend, you know there were lots and lots and LOTS of people crowding the Javits Center on the west edge of Manhattan. Official attendance numbers now confirm that observation. ReedPop just confirmed to […]
NYCC ’15: Attendees Will Now Have to Walk Dreaded NYC Avenues to Attend Panels at Hammerstein Ballroom
In a new plan to expand an already sprawling convention, New York Comic Con is expanding its panel roster to an off-campus site. No longer constricted to the behemoth that is the Jacob Javits Center, NYCC will now be hosting a series of Television-centric panels at the somewhat nearby Hammerstein Ballroom. Ironically, this new panel venue […]