The Best of Pop Culture was on Display at the Javits Center from October 9 through 12,  with a Jam-Packed Lineup of Guests from Productions like HBO/HBO Max’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, FX’s The Beauty, Apple TV+ Slow Horses, Plus Top Comic Creators and Leading Exhibitors

OCTOBER , 2025 -  And that’s a wrap! New York Comic Con (NYCC) concluded another successful event, as more than 250,000 attendees made their way through the Javits Center from October 9 through October 12 to experience the best of fandom and pop culture, from a star-studded celebrity lineup, to iconic comic creators, must-have merch, captivating cosplay, and so much more.  Attracting visitors nationwide, this year’s NYCC is projected to have delivered an estimated $35 million boost to New York City’s economy, according to figures from New York City Tourism + Conventions.
 

Among the standout moments at this year’s show was a roster of star-studded panels packed with exciting announcements, exclusive previews, and highly anticipated trailer debuts from popular and anticipated series including HBO / HBO Max’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Apple TV+ Slow Horses, Prime Video’s Cross, FX’s Alien: Earth, Paramount Pictures’ The Running Man,  Tubi’s Breaking Bear, HBO’s IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, FX’s The Beauty, Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel, AMC/AMC+’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Netflix’s Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, appearances by major stars like James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Sigourney Weaver, Simu Liu, Laurence Fishburne, Bryce Dallas Howard, and iconic voice actors from beloved series like Avatar: The Last Airbender’s 20th Anniversary spotlight, Bob’s Burgers, and Critical Role. Comic fans also packed the rooms for programming like rapper and singer Post Malone’s panel on his hit comic Big Rig, MARVEL COMICS: Spider-Man and his Venomous Friends, MARVEL COMICS: Next Big Thing, AWA’s spotlight on UFC champion and WWE superstar Ronda Rousey tied to her debut graphic novel Expecting the Unexpected, and DC Comics: Gotham City. 
 

The show floor was the ultimate shopping experience for fans looking to get their hands on the hottest merch from over 650 top exhibitors like Funko, Bandai, Marvel, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Capcom, and Webtoon, while over 500 Artist Alley participants filled the show floor, featuring fan favorites George R.R. Martin, J. Scott Campbell, Jeph Loeb, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Kim-Joy, Daniel Warren Johnson, Joe Hill, Arthur Adams, Denys Cowen, Majorie Liu, Scott Snyder and many more.

The region’s most talented cosplayers brought their best work to the Cosplay Central Crown Championships qualifier on October 11, putting a spotlight on creativity, and craftsmanship.  After a fierce round of competition, Say No to Scrunchies was named first-place winner for their jaw-dropping portrayal of a wall clicker from The Last of Us, earning $1,000 and a trip to C2E2 2026 to compete in the USA National Finals of the Cosplay Central Crown Championship.  Annie Ex Machina took second place and also won fan favorite for their take on Mollymauk Tealeaf from Critical Role, while Akellyz captured third place as the Korok Sage from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.  Rounding out the competition, Warheart Cosplay earned top honors in the Armor category, as Clayton Carmine from Gears of War, Honeybird Cosplay won the Needlework category as Hook from Hook, and Rotten Artist took the FX category with their Oni Minotaur from Dead by Daylight.  The event was judged by an expert panel featuring Sayakat Cosplay, Silhouette, and May Jean Cosplay, who evaluated each entry for excellence in design, detail, and performance. 

“Every year, we are reminded that New York Comic Con is more than a convention, it’s a community.  The energy and passion for pop culture that fans bring to this event is palpable and what makes it so special,” said Kristina Rogers, VP of ReedPop US Comics Portfolio, BookCon, and Star Wars Celebration. “NYCC continues to set the standard for live events and the participation from studios, creators, and, of course, the fans, shows how powerful the community is in shaping the pop culture landscape.”  

Fans who were not able to make it in person were able to experience the biggest moments of New York Comic Con, via live stream for both the Main and Empire stages each day across all NYCC social channels and Popverse, ReedPop’s pop culture news site.  

NYCC will return to the Javits Center next year on October 8 through 11, 2026, to celebrate its 20th anniversary.  

You can check out highlights of New York Comic Con news at NewYorkComicCon.com and on Facebook, X, and Instagram, in addition to pop culture news site, Popverse.  

About ReedPop
ReedPop is a boutique group within RX – one of the world’s leading event organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America and Europe, including New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), MagicCon, Florida Supercon, BookCon and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop's major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion. (www.reedpop.com).