New York Comic Con closed its 2025 edition with more than 250,000 people filling the Javits Center for four days of pop culture, comics, and film. The event ran from October 9 to 12 and brought together artists, studios, and fans from across the country. City officials estimate a thirty-five-million-dollar boost to New York’s economy from the weekend.
The convention floor moved steadily from one headline to another. Major panels introduced upcoming titles from HBO, Apple TV Plus, Prime Video, FX, Paramount, and Netflix. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Slow Horses, Cross, Alien: Earth, The Running Man, IT: Welcome to Derry, The Beauty, Hazbin Hotel, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Jurassic World: Chaos Theory all drew full rooms.
James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Sigourney Weaver, Simu Liu, Laurence Fishburne, and Bryce Dallas Howard greeted fans and spoke about new work. Voice actors from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Bob’s Burgers, and Critical Role joined anniversary sessions that celebrated their long-running shows. Post Malone appeared for a talk on his comic Big Rig, while Marvel and DC outlined their upcoming print titles.
Inside Artist Alley, more than five hundred illustrators and writers met their readers. George R. R. Martin, J. Scott Campbell, Jeph Loeb, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Kim-Joy, Daniel Warren Johnson, Joe Hill, Arthur Adams, Denys Cowan, and Marjorie Liu signed books and sketched through the weekend.
Over six hundred fifty exhibitors filled the main hall. Funko, Bandai, Marvel, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Capcom, and Webtoon presented exclusive merchandise and releases that kept lines moving from morning to evening.
The Cosplay Central Crown Championships qualifier held on October 11 remained one of the most photographed moments of the show. Say No to Scrunchies won first place and one thousand dollars for a wall clicker costume from The Last of Us, earning a slot at the 2026 national finals in Chicago. Annie Ex Machina took second and the fan favorite award for Critical Role’s Mollymauk Tealeaf, while Akellyz placed third as the Korok Sage from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Judges Sayakat Cosplay, Silhouette, and May Jean Cosplay selected winners for craftsmanship and performance. Warheart Cosplay took the Armor category, Honeybird Cosplay won Needlework, and Rotten Artist earned top marks for FX with an Oni Minotaur from Dead by Daylight.
Kristina Rogers, Vice President of ReedPop’s U.S. Comics Portfolio, said Comic Con continues to thrive because of its people. ‘Every year we are reminded that this is more than a convention, it is a community. The energy and passion of fans make it what it is.’
For those watching remotely, the Main and Empire stages were streamed daily through Popverse and NYCC’s social channels.
New York Comic Con returns to the Javits Center on October 8 to 11, 2026, marking its twentieth year. The schedule promises a larger lineup and expanded space for exhibitors and artists.
Comic Con began in 2006 with a few thousand attendees. Two decades later, it stands as one of the city’s largest cultural gatherings, where readers, gamers, filmmakers, and fans share the same floor and the same excitement for stories that continue to grow.