New York Comic Con: Event guide, costume photos and more

If you have tickets to New York Comic Con use our guide to discover the best events and what to do near the convention. If not, we've got costume photos!

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

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    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

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    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

  • Photograph: Jakob N. Layman

    New York Comic Con 2011

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New York Comic Con 2011

We have essential information for those attending New York Comic Con, which runs from October 11 through 14, 2012. Check out our top five can't-miss events, and if you're still planning your getup (for this fan convention, Halloween or otherwise), check out photos from previous years for inspiration—then, hit these costume stores. Plan your pre– and post–New York Comic Con revelry with guides to the best bars, restaurants and things to do near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Midtown West (may we humbly suggest a few frames at Lucky Strike's bowling lanes?). If you've been too busy LARPing to snag tix to the sold-out event, there are still plenty of comic book shops and exhibits to check out in NYC.

New York Comic Con 2012

New York Comic Con 2012: The five best events

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New York Comic Con event details

  • Price band: 2/4
  • Critics choice

Find information on location, directions, times and more.

  1. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 W 34th St, at Eleventh Ave
  2. Until Sun Oct 14
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What to do near New York Comic Con at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

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