New York Comic Con Canceled, Goes Virtual

New York Comedian Con Pivots to All-Digital Occasion; YouTube to Completely Reside Stream Content material From October Eight-11

As we speak, ReedPop – the world’s main producer of popular culture occasions – introduced that New York Comedian Con’s bodily occasion at Javits Middle won’t happen as meant in 2020, and that they’re formally partnering with YouTube on an all-digital occasion that can deliver the thrill, neighborhood, and unbelievable content material anticipated from NYCC on to followers all over the world.

From October Eight-11, the New York Comedian Con YouTube channel will solely stay stream panels from main leisure manufacturers. Starz will deliver the epic American Gods, CBS All Entry will function the legendary Star Trek Universe, DreamWorks Animation will showcase the perfect of tv animation, and Hulu & FX will add to the slate of thrilling programming for followers worldwide. Extra information shall be made within the coming weeks about content material together with premieres, bulletins, fan contests and extra.

“We’re completely disillusioned that we are able to’t collect collectively, in-person for the New York Comedian Con we like to construct and our followers like to enjoy. We look ahead to this weekend all 12 months lengthy, identical to you, and with this being our 15th version, we had been notably excited. I’ll miss strolling up and down artist alley and seeing pals that I’ve made since we had been within the basement on the Javits Middle,” mentioned Lance Fensterman, President of ReedPop. “Whereas this 12 months will certainly be a unique expertise, we’re going to look to deliver the perfect and most participating occasion to our followers, exhibitors, and studios by way of our partnership with YouTube.”

Along with the panels streaming stay & on-demand solely through YouTube, followers will be capable of take part in expertise Q&A’s throughout panels, flip each panel right into a watch celebration and geek out with different followers utilizing YouTube’s Neighborhood and Reside Chat options.

ReedPop can even give followers the chance for experiences that can get them up-close and private with meet & greets, stay Q&As, personalised autographs, movies, workshops. And whereas followers gained’t be capable of stroll the Present Flooring and Artist Alley aisles at Javits this 12 months, ReedPop is making a digital market for followers to discover the place exhibitors and creators will share their latest objects. There shall be extra data on these thrilling fan developments unveiled within the coming weeks.

Main as much as New York Comedian Con’s Metaverse in October, ReedPop shall be internet hosting Metaverse August from August 13-16 and provides followers the power to assemble collectively for one-of-a-kind digital experiences with celebrities and creators, uncover new releases, discover a market, and entry unique merchandise.

New York Comedian Con is the final word popular culture vacation spot occasion in the USA. NYCC brings the perfect of comics, tv, movie, exhibitors, celebrities, cosplay, anime, and extra to create memorable, uniquely thrilling experiences for followers. These experiences transcend past the partitions of the Javits Middle and proceed to stay past the weekend of NYCC by way of the net world of ReedPOP digital content material.

For a full checklist of New York Comedian Con content material and for extra data, please go to NewYorkComicCon.com and NYCC’s social media pages (Fb, Twitter, and Instagram).