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Big Apple Comic Con "Holiday Con"
Big Apple Comic Con "Holiday Con"
Big Apple Comic Convention, NYC’s original comic con now in our 28th year, is proud to announce our 4th Annual Holiday Con, a party convention with loads of gifts, prizes, and special events to open and celebrate the Holiday Season, and NYC’s all season love affair with the world of comics and pop culture collectibles with our fans.
The BACC Holiday Con features over 100 exhibitors, artists, guests, and cosplayers, with a special focus on talented up and coming artists from the NYC area.
This year we are partnering with Crash Media Partners the supercharged popular art promoters Scott Mauriello and Chris Parente will bring their unique skills to bear on the BIG APPLE Comic Con with exciting new guests and events including:
Al Kahn the man who brought the multi-billion-dollar Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese anime franchises to the world outside of Japan;
an entire warehouse (in a dedicated 1400sq ft event room) of top-grade collectibles from the legendary Joe Koch and Forbidden Planet. Amazing Deals and Steals;
and a completely new Independent Creators Alley (ICA) to give small and independent creators an opportunity to bring their work to a broad mainstream audience at BIG APPLE Comic Con.
All this plus an all-star guest line up including:
Inkpot and Eagle award winning artist/writer Howard Chaykin (Star Wars, Captain America)
Animation king Bill Plympton (won Best Film and Best Director LA animation festival 2023).
Aaron Reynolds the creator of the bestselling phenom Effin’Birds
The master of Spy vs Spy and cartoon genius Peter Kuper.
Eisner Award winner Alitha Martinez (World of Wakanda, X-Men, Moon Girl, Black Panther)
Underground Comics legend Larry Welz (Cherry Poptart, Captain Guts)
Magical voice of a thousand characters Marc Thompson (Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Transformers)
Alpha Girl Comics author, and Bram Stoker Award winner Amy Chu, whose mindboggling talent includes Red Sonja, Poison Ivy, Carmilla: The First Vampire
Mr Monopoly and Genshin Impact, Bottomless Potamus the many voices of actor Tony Waldman
Seinfeld’s own John O’Hurley and the voice of King Neptune on SpongeBob and other characters.
Sean Chen visionary creator of EVERMIND and innovative artist for Wolverine, Electra, X-Men
Bill Tucci Inkpot Award winner, creator of the phenomenal saga Shi (also Sgt Rock. A Child is Born)
Nik Virella the innovative and spectacular art sensation (Wolverine, Hyperion, 1872)
Ever sparkling super talented actor/podcaster all around mensch Ming Chen.
Eisner, Inkpot and Harvey award winner Joe Staton (Batman, Justice League, too many to list)
X-Men, Batman, Daredevil, Thor never looked so good as when Mark Morales brings them to life
Bob Camp cartoonist, Artist, director 2X Emmy nominee (Ren and Stimpy, Sponge Bob, Conan)
Ken Landgraf artist for the greatest vigilante comic of all time New York City Outlaws (Wolverine)
Michael Fife creator/writer/artist of the action series COPRA (also Bloodstrike Brutalists, Zegas)
Extraordinary Cosplayer, Wrestler, actor, internet radio Monique “GATA’ Dupree
Emmy and Ringo award winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma and The Red Hook)
Charles Forsman creator of Revenger, Celebrated Summer, Slasher, and Automa.
Zuperhero Comics and “Bootleg Spiderman” phenom Mahdi Khene
Man of a thousand inks Keith Williams (X-Men, Superman, Star Wars, Harlem Hellfighters)
Writer, artist, inker Al Milgrom edited Marvel Fanfare for 10yrs (X-Factor, Spiderman, Avengers)
World renowned comic book culture maven Heidi MacDonald editor in chief of ComicsBeat
Creator of Squish and Squash and The Crying Boy, Ringo nominated writer illustrator Niall O’Rourke
Topps sport cards master illustrator Brian Kong
Kristen Gudsnuk writer/artist of the groundbreaking Henchgirl and the hit series Making Friends
Sublime artist and colorist James Sherman (Superboy, Silver Surfer, The Punisher)
Actor Anthony Forest who has had iconic parts in Star Wars, Oppenheimer, and Spy Who Loved Me
Martial Arts Hall of Famer Sifu Cliff Kupper presents a NYC Premiere of his latest film Martialist 2
The voice of Tony the Tiger voice actor Tony Daniels (X-Men, JoJo#39;Circus, Sailor Moon)
There will be a dedicated Pokemon event room for players and voice actors.
And how about an Archie Themed Cosplay Contest (are you ready for some real kitch).
This will be our best show ever, as usual in the fabulous Art Deco Wyndham New Yorker Hotel. Maybe Santa will show early this year.
The BACC is a collectible dreamworld event, a national hub for collectors and traders, with some of the greatest collectible books are exhibited, and traded.
All of this in the spacious ballrooms of the Art Deco masterpiece New Yorker Hotel (481 8th Ave @34th St).
Big Apple Comic Con “Holiday Con,” Saturday, November 23, 2024 10am-7pm (early admission 9am)
Tickets: General Admission $30; VIP Admission $85; Kids under 14 $15, Kids under 10 are Free.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2760205-0
