Billy Henehan

This year marks the 20th anniversary of New York Comic Con, the mega convention held in October at New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center. If ReedPop, the organizers of NYCC, has its wish, this year’s NYCC will be the most attended NYCC in its 20 year history…and fans will be paying more money than ever to attend. ReedPop recently announced 2026 NYCC ticket prices, leaving many fans with a feeling of sticker shock. NYCC prices are once again rising, but by how much?

I recently sat down to speak with Scott Dunbier, the founder of Act IV Publishing, and creator of the Artist’s Edition. For anyone not familiar with Artist’s Editions, they are books that reproduce original comic art at full size and in color. Yes, most original comic art is black and white, pen & ink or pencil drawings.

To say Bandai has a huge booth at New York Comic Con is an understatement. They didn’t so much have a booth as they had a neighborhood. Their booths stretched for aisles in different directions. Without a doubt, Bandai had the biggest presence at NYCC this year in terms of both floor space and product on display.