NYCC 2020: Status Update - Go Online with New York Comic Con's Metaverse Oct 8-11!
New York Comic Con Goes Virtual with New York Comic Con's Metaverse Oct 8-11!
Check out the message from ReedPop below.
Since 2006, we’ve been assembling this annual
celebration of incredibly enthusiastic individuals that
make up our wonderful community and gathering them in
the pop culture capital of the world, our own Gotham
City. New York Comic Con not only supports the growth
of small and local businesses and creators, big brands
and major studios, but also brings together diverse,
passionate fans from around the world for one
incredibly jam-packed long weekend.
While we’d much rather be giving you an update today on
joining us at the Javits Center in October, it likely
comes as no surprise that NYCC 2020’s physical event at
the Javits will not be able to run as intended. We very
sincerely appreciate your patience as we worked with
the Javits and local officials to figure out what, if
anything, could go on as planned this October.
NYCC doesn’t stop just because we can’t do what we’ve
done in the past. Instead, we look to the future: We
may not be meeting in the queue hall each morning, but
we’re excited to join forces with our sister event, MCM
Comic Con in London, to bring you
New York Comic Con’s Metaverse
, our new online portal dedicated to delivering pop
culture experiences, right into your homes NYCC
weekend, October 8-11. We are partnering with YouTube
to bring to life four days of incredible content from
the biggest studios, publishers and creators in the
business. This is your chance to interact with your
favorite creators and celebrity guests, and most
importantly, the opportunity to engage with other
members of this vibrant community of ours. Our guest
announcements, exhibitor profiles, and other
information will be available at
findthemetaverse.com
.
We're also excited to be rolling out publisher and
retailer roundtables, networking opportunities across
all types of professions, digital CLE courses, and
educational opportunities for our educators. Stayed
tuned for those announcements.
We can’t thank you enough for how supportive and
understanding you’ve all been as we’ve cancelled nearly
all our ReedPop events this year. It’s been amazing to
see the community turn out, time and time again, in
support of our exhibitors and creators.The loss of
virtually all conventions in 2020 has leveled a
devastating blow on their businesses. We know a lot of
you are fans of their work yourselves, and we ask that
you continue to support them. We will be bringing new
opportunities and platforms that will make it even
easier for you to shop their products and artwork
straight from your home.
If you’re anything like us and you can’t wait until
October to get your fix of great pop culture content,
we invite you to join our pals at Emerald City Comic
Con, Keystone Comic Con, Florida Supercon, and MCM
Comic Con Manchester for
ReedPop’s first Metaverse event
being held August 13-16. We’ve been rolling out
announcements, including a spotlight with George Miller
on Mad Max: Fury Road, live drawing with Junji Ito and
engaging panels with comic creators like Scott Snyder,
Greg Capullo, Marguerite Bennett, and Khary Randolph.
While we won’t be able to geek out with each other in
person this year, we’re working hard to make sure
Metaverse August and October will deliver unique
experiences to help fill some of the longing we all
have to get back to a convention. We’re doing
everything we can to make sure that when it is safe for
us to be together again, you’ll have the same amazing
experience you’ve come to expect from NYCC.
Stay safe & nerdy,
Your friends at New York Comic Con and ReedPop