New York Comic Con is celebrating a big milestone in 2026: it’s the convention’s 20th anniversary, and it comes with a Coney Island theme. How that will manifest—outside of some very cool promotional artwork —is anyone’s guess, but it’s a nice reminder of what sets the convention apart from the rest of the pack. San Diego Comic-Con may draw big movie and television studios with huge announcements and panels, but it’ll never be the city that Spider-Man calls home.
Given that New York has always been a key location in comics —especially Marvel, thanks to the New York-born-and-raised Stan Lee—it makes sense that NYCC is more focused on, well, comics than its West Coast counterpart. This year, Marvel has a whopping nine panels, not to mention even more signings and screenings. DC clocks in at five panels and a similarly large number of signings.
io9 will be on the ground at NYCC, from October 8-11, bringing you all the latest news, announcements, and, of course, cosplay. Watch this space for all of our updates from New York Comic Con 2026.
Oct 9 Some Good News to Cap Off Day Two
"Break Out the Blue Mushrooms: ‘Common Side Effects’ Will Return in January"
We’ll be back tomorrow with more dispatches from NYCC 2026.
Oct 9 That’s a Wrap on the Blumhouse Panel
A couple of good announcements there, but let’s be real: The Exorcist: Martyrs overshadowed everything else.
Oct 9 The ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ Movie Has Found Its Director
Craig Zobel ( The Hunt , Z for Zacariah ) will direct the film based on James Tynion IV’s comic book series.
Oct 9 LaKeith Stanfield Will Star in a New Horror Movie From ‘Other Mommy’ Director Rob Savage
It’s called Molepeople .
Oct 9 Blumhouse’s 2027 Film Slate
"Now THIS is how you do it 🤩 @jason_blum drops the 2027 Blumhouse and Atomic Monster film slate at NYCC pic.twitter.com/QXf324mTP6 — Movies (@Movies) October 9, 2026"
Oct 9 According to Mike Flanagan, ‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ Is the Scariest Thing He’s Ever Made
"The First Trailer for ‘Exorcist: Martyrs’ Could Make You Forget All Your ‘Carrie’ Complaints"
Oct 9 MatPat Is Teaming Up With Blumhouse…
…and their first project is an Amanda the Adventurer movie.
Oct 9 Fun Things Happening at the ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’ Panel
Harry Hamlin: “The operative phrase tonight is ‘batshit crazy.’ And as Julien Mayfair, I get to make out with my mother. [Pause] Yeah, no, Anne Rice was batshit crazy.”
Oct 9 I Might Actually Need to Sign Up for AMC+ Just to Watch ‘Yaga’
Creator and showrunner Kat Sandler on Yaga : “It’s extremely fucked up, but in the best way. We’ve had people saying this whole time, like, ‘Kat, your brain is so wild, so fucked up, what a fucked up thing.’ And I just actually don’t think a world where women are powerful and punish the invisible monsters in society is fucked up at all.”
Brb, tattooing that final sentence on my forehead.
Oct 9 The 50th Anniversary of ‘Star Wars’ Is Going to Be Huge
"The Coolest ‘Star Wars’ Books Just Announced for 2027"
Oct 9 Check Out the New Visuals From ‘Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos’
"‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Is Getting Four Seasons, New Animated Series Following Kuruk"
Oct 9 Who Knew Krampus Could Look This Good?
"The Most Amazing Cosplay of New York Comic Con 2026, Day 1"
Oct 9 The ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Panel Ended on a High Note
We’ll have a more detailed post on the new announcements soon. For now, it’s on to One Piece in 15 minutes.
‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ will have four books (aka seasons).
Oct 9 Bryan Konietzko Announces ‘Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos’
Konietzko described the new series as an “action comedy.”
Oct 9 Here’s Some Behind-the-Scenes Goodies from ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’
Today, the schedule at New York Comic Con gets a little more crowded as the everyone vies for prime Friday panel slots. A retrospective for the 30th anniversary of Scream kicks the day off at 11:00, overlapping with Avatar: Seven Havens at 11:15. After that, One Piece takes the stage at 12:45, AMC+ settles in for a marathon two-and-a-half hour panel covering Kill Jackie , Yaga , Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches , and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon at 3:30, Blumfest takes over at 5:30 with Violent Night 2 , lucky attendees will see the U.S. premiere of the “Face Thief” episode of Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights at 5:45, and Common Side Effects nabs a coveted Friday evening slot with its season two world premiere and Q&A at 7:00. Strap in; it’s going to be a long one, folks!
Oct 8 NYCC 2026 Day One Is Nearly Done…
…and there’s a Spider-Man cosplay world record attempt going on in the Javits Center. We’ll have coverage of that, and everything else NYCC throws at us, when we head back out tomorrow.
Oct 8 Marvel Just Displaying These Incredible ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Costumes Like It’s No Big Deal
Oct 8 We Finally Got a Green Yuri Trailer!!
"Everything Crunchyroll Announced at New York Comic Con 2026"
Oct 8 That’s It for ‘Crystal Lake’
Some fun anecdotes, not a whole lot of new information. We’ll have to wait until October 15 to see exactly what tricks Crystal Lake has up its sleeve.
Oct 8 There Are Some ‘Shot-for-Shot’ Homages to ‘Friday the 13th’ in ‘Crystal Lake’—but They Come With a Twist
Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane explained, “[There are] shot-by-shot recreations of scenes from the movie, lovingly recreated, that recontextualize things that you think you know.”
Oct 8 Next Stop: ‘Crystal Lake’
The new Friday the 13th prequel series is screening its first episode right now. There’ll be a livestreamed Q&A when it’s over, which should be in roughly 45 minutes. In the meantime, here’s the trailer.
Oct 8 That’s It for the Marvel Television and Animation Panel
Marvel really brought it this year. I wasn’t expecting much, but a mysterious new show, three surprise Marvel Zombies specials, a release date for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season two, new footage from X-Men ’97 season three (even if it was only seen by NYCC attendees), and a Defenders reunion is a pretty good haul.
Oct 8 The Defenders Will Return
"Yes, the Defenders Are Returning for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3"
Oct 8 ‘X-Men ’97’ Season Three Got a New Teaser…
…but it’s only for folks in the audience at NYCC, for now.
Oct 8 Groaning, Shuffling
"A Trio of New ‘Marvel Zombies’ Animated Specials Are Lurching to Disney+"
Oct 8 Iron Fist Will Appear in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 3
"Charlie Cox, Finn Jones, and Krysten Ritter reunite on the #NYCC stage! #Daredevil pic.twitter.com/XUJ200rP8w — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 8, 2026"
This is the first official confirmation that Finn Jones will return as Danny Rand/Iron Fist in Daredevil: Born Again season three. Previously, leaked set photos revealed Jones would be back, but Marvel didn’t officially announce it until now.
Oct 8 But What Is It Actually About?
"Marvel’s Mysterious New Show Is Actually Called ‘Zodiac’"
Oct 8 ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Season 2 Premieres January 13, 2027
"🕸️Marvel Animation’s #YourFriendlyNeighborhoodSpiderMan Season 2 THWIPs onto Disney+ January 13, 2026. pic.twitter.com/KNk0zcY35l — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 8, 2026"
Oct 8 …And Three New ‘Marvel Zombies’ Specials
"Starting Halloween 2027, Marvel Animation’s #MarvelZombies returns with all-new specials on Disney+: 🧟 The Winter Soldier 2027 🧟 The Fist of Khonshu 2028 🧟 The Last Guardian 2029 pic.twitter.com/pct8iespWI — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 8, 2026"
Oct 8 Marvel Announces New ‘Zodiac’ TV Series
"Revealing the newest show from Marvel Television… #NYCC pic.twitter.com/J1K1YF08GT — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 8, 2026"
Oct 8 We Got Up Close and Personal With Peacock’s ‘Crystal Lake’ Activation
"@io9.com brb trying not to get m*rdered by Jason’s mom at #NYCC ♬ original sound – io9dotcom"
Oct 8 Take a Look at Some New Hasbro Marvel Legend Series ‘Fantastic Four’ Figures
You can buy Mister Fantastic and H.E.R.B.I.E. here , Invisible Woman and Human Torch here , and the Thing here .
Oct 8 Hello New York Comic Con!
It’s the first day of NYCC, and the big panel today is Marvel’s television and animation showcase. What do you think we’ll see there? More footage from VisionQuest ? A look at Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season two? Maybe even Daredevil: Born Again season three? The panel starts 4:15 PM ET; we’ll be bringing you news as it breaks.
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