New York Comic Con

New York Comic Con

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New York Comic Con is an annual pop culture convention held in New York City to celebrate a wide range of fictional multi-genre media franchises, including comic books, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, films and TV shows, as well as their respective fandoms. Along with the San Diego Comic Con in California, New York Comic Con is considered one of the two biggest events within the contemporary geek culture.

Background

The inaugural New York Comic Con was held at the Javits Center[4] in midtown Manhattan, New York, from February 24th to 26th, 2006. The event drew more than 30,000 attendees, far beyond its expected turnout and the maximum capacity of the main exhibition hall, soon prompting the city's fire department to intervene with a temporary lockdown and barring many early registrants, as well as major guests like Kevin Smith and Frank Miller, from entering the premise. The second New York Comic Con was held at the same venue in February 2007, but the event was held in April in 2008. It returned to February in 2009, before moving to October in 2010. By the 2010 conference over 90,000 comic fans attended. Each subsequent conference has been held in October, and each year the number of attendees increases. The 2014 conference, which was held from October 9th to October 12th, saw over 150,000 attendees[6], more than that year's San Diego Comic Con.

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Social Media Presence

On January 27th, 2007, New York Comic Con created its official YouTube channel,[8] as of October 2014, the channel has gained over 2,000 subscribers. As of October 2014, New York Comic Con's official Facebook page[1] has gained over 150,000 likes and its Twitter account[2] has gained over 73,000 followers. Its Instagram account[3] has gained over 22,000 followers.


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News Media Coverage

On February 27th, 2006, Comic Book Resources[7] published a piece covering the third day of the first New York Comic Con. On April 20th, 2008, Gothamist[9] published a collection of photos from New York Comic Con. By 2009, several large sites published pieces on New York Comic Con including io9's[10] "The Ten Most Expensive Comic Books at New York Comic Con" and Kotaku's[11] "New York Comic Con Now Gamier Than Ever." By 2011, several large sites published collections of the best cosplayers at New York Comic Con including The Village Voice[12] and TOR.[13]

In reaction to an increase of complaints from primarily female cosplayers, New York Comic Con placed a sign reading "Cosplay is Not Consent"[14], a phrase introduced by a Facebook group[16] of the same name in 2013, at the entrance to the conference which explained the conferences extensive policy against sexual harassment. Several sites published attendees reaction to policy and its prominent position, including Mashable and TIME.[15]


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