NYCC 2026 Comes Out Swinging With First Wave of Guests, Creators & Exhibitors

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, NYCC 2026 is Bringing Together Stars from Across Pop Culture’s Biggest Franchises, Including Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Lena Headey, Jamie Campbell Bower, and More

Wepa, Crusaders! New York Comic Con is not playing around for 2026. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, NYCC returns to the Javits Center from October 8–11, 2026, and ReedPop just dropped the first wave of guests, creators, and exhibitors like somebody yelled, “Yo, bring the whole multiverse to Manhattan!”

This year’s lineup is already stacked. We’re talking Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid from Star Wars, Lena Headey, Jamie Campbell Bower, legendary Jim Henson talent, fan-favorite casts from Jurassic Park, Smallville, Scream, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Superman & Lois, and voice icons like Nolan North, Ben Starr, Jennifer English, and more.

And comics? Forget about it. Frank Miller, Jim Lee, James Tynion IV, Stephanie Phillips, Nick Dragotta, Scott Snyder and more are pulling up, alongside major publishers and exhibitors including Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Webtoon, Crunchyroll, Nickelodeon, Viz, and a whole army of pop culture heavy-hitters.

To make the anniversary hit even harder, NYCC 2026 is teaming with Coney Island as its official theme. That means spectacle, nostalgia, fandom, and full New York flavor. Translation? NYCC is turning 20, and it’s coming in loud, proud, and ready to shake the Javits.

Tickets go on sale to the general public for New York Comic Con 2026 tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24 at 12:00 PM ET.

Check out the full lineup of guests announced today at NewYorkComicCon.com.

Details on Photo Ops, Autographing sessions, and panels will be revealed closer to the event. The application for panel programming is open now through July 10. Applications are also open for Press, Content Creator, Professional, and Educator/Librarian credentials.

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