Tag: NYCC ’15
NYCC ’15: Marjorie Liu on “Monstress”, Rebuilding Life After Trauma, and The State of...
In the quiet early hours of Saturday in New York Comic-Con's press lounge, Marjorie Liu chatted with The Beat about her new Image title "Monstress" with artist Sana Takeda, systemic racism, the expectations places on creators of color, and the intergenerational trauma of war.
NYCC’15: Another Attendance Record Smashed! (But how do you fit more people inside Javits?)
Forbes reports on New York Comic Con's record attendance:
If you spent any time at all at New York Comic Con last weekend, you know there were lots and lots and LOTS of people crowding...
NYCC ’15: Biggest ever with 167,000 tickets sold
I haven't seen the numbers floated around much, but this year's NYCC was clearly the biggest ever as show runner Lance Fensterman told me for PW:
The 2015 edition of the New York Comic Con...
NYCC and SDCC ’15: Portraying Mental Health in Comics
Mental illness has been a trope in comics-related properties ranging from Peanuts to Gotham, but do new sensitivities to mental health issues mean that it's time for this to change?
At this year's San Diego...
Reflecting on Masashi Kishimoto’s Visit: How NARUTO Helped A Generation Come of Age
by Austin Lanari
"1800 MAX SEATING."
That's from a sign held by a Hammerstein Ballroom usher outside on 34th as Masashi Kishimoto walked along the steadily growing line to see the North American premiere of...
The Beat Podcasts! New York Comic Con coverage from More To Come
Brought to you by Publishers Weekly, it's More To Come, the weekly podcast of comics news, interviews and discussion with Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and The Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald.
This week, we have a...
NYCC’15: WBTV Preview Night Screenings
Last Thursday, early afternoon, I perused the lower level halls of New York Comic Con. Autographings and photo ops were running nicely, and the Queue Hall (aka "the stockyards") was mostly empty, as the...
NYCC ’15: Wes Craig on “Deadly Class” – The Process and Perils of a...
At New York Comic Con last week, The Beat's Lindsey Morris chatted with Wes Craig about his current comics life - what it's like to spend your days elbow-deep in teenage assassins, angst, and violence.
NYCC’15: Saturday Photos!
Saturday, I spent time on the show floor, visiting the sides (3-A, 3-D, 3-E) which aren't as crowded as the middle mega booths (which I perused Thursday).
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Harassment and what you can do about it, NYCC edition
Last week, the cartoonist Julia Wertz wrote about the street and online harassment she's received in recent years, and the disparate response to it:
A lot of men responded by asking me if I was...
NYCC ’15: Miracle on Artist Alley as Winsor & Newton Blesses Creators with Hundreds...
When the lights in New York Comic Con 2015's Artist Alley dimmed low on Sunday, everyone thought that party was over. As it turns out, the celebration was just getting started. While artists packed their bags, Winsor...
NYCC’15: Thursday Photos!
After that, it was down to the DC exhibition! First stop, Graphitti's booth, to check out the new special editions!
Then I walked over to the big display... lots of movie props and costumes!
After that,...
