New York Comic Con 2026: The Nerd Wire’s Complete Coverage

SUN, OCT 11 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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R.L. Stine’s 1989 novel The Babysitter is becoming a live-action Tubi movie for 2027, chief content officer Adam Lewinson announced at Sunday’s “R.L. Stine on Tubi” panel. Stine was joined by Jem Garrard, who wrote and directed both Pumpkinhead films and Tubi’s upcoming Afraid of Clowns, and that film’s star Jimbo. Garrard wrote the screenplay and executive produces, and Trevor Calverley directs, according to Tubi; no cast or exact date has been announced. Watch the teaser. The news came two days after R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2, with Cassandra Peterson as a witch, premiered free on Tubi.

FRI, OCT 9 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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More from Friday night’s BlumFest: Mike Flanagan and Chiwetel Ejiofor unveiled the first trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs, which also stars Scarlett Johansson, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane and John Leguizamo. Rob Savage brought out LaKeith Stanfield, who will star in Savage’s Molepeople, which Paramount has set for August 27, 2027. Jessica Rothe talked about Josh Giuliano’s thriller River, in theaters January 15, 2027; Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson surprised the room for Anything But Ghosts, due May 7, 2027; and James Wan discussed his return to the Saw franchise, according to Blumhouse Atomic Monster. More in our BlumFest story.

FRI, OCT 9 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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The rest of AMC’s Friday Main Stage block: Catherine Zeta-Jones, showrunner Tom Butterworth and executive producer Peter Lawson brought a sneak peek of an upcoming episode of Kill Jackie, AMC+’s revenge thriller that premiered October 2, and Carrie-Anne Moss and showrunner Kat Sandler previewed new scenes from YAGA, a modern Baba Yaga mystery that premieres on AMC+ October 23, according to AMC.

FRI, OCT 9 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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The Nerd Wire stopped by Fanhome’s booth around noon on Friday, where the build-up models were the draw: a weathered Millennium Falcon with loose parts still on the table, the company’s Lord of the Rings Sauron statue and a Harry Potter chess set with house crests on the board’s corners.

THU, OCT 8 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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Thursday night, Nitrate Games brought Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture, its adult cozy farming sim set in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, back for a gameplay trailer and a look at a roster that pulls in characters from across Smith’s films, from Clerks to Mallrats. The game is heading into playtesting ahead of a planned late-spring 2027 release on Steam and PC, per The Beat.

THU, OCT 8 · ADDED AFTER THE SHOW

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Thursday’s Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Special Panel on the Empire Stage gave the enhanced edition’s first episode its world premiere for a crowd of 3,000, three days before the series debuted in Japan on October 11. Jason Douglas (Beerus) and Ian Sinclair (Whis) of the English dub took the stage, Goku’s Japanese voice Masako Nozawa and Beerus voice Koichi Yamadera appeared by video, and Nozawa led the room in a Kamehameha, according to Toei Animation’s U.S. publicity team. Watch the Super Surge trailer.

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:21 PM ET

Catch up on Saturday in one read: our Day 3 roundup covers Nicolas Cage on AI and Amazon, the new Naruto anime, the Blade Runner 2099 trailer, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man comics and more.

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:12 PM ET

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A new Naruto anime series was announced at Saturday’s Naruto panel, Variety reports. NARUTOxNINKU is a crossover with the manga NINKU, supervised by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto and NINKU creator Koji Kiriyama, and it sends Team 7 into another world. A teaser at the end of the panel also revealed a new Kishimoto manga, Shadow Rising, with more details due at Jump Festa 2027 in December. Variety’s report gives no premiere date or platform for the anime.

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:12 PM ET

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 2 premieres in March 2027 on Paramount+, Paramount+ announced at Saturday’s Star Trek panel. Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt join as guest stars: Nighy plays Nyk Ake, Nahla’s estranged father, and DeWitt plays Laytha Sadal, Tarima’s mother and First Lady of Betazed. The panel also included a 60th-anniversary conversation with William Shatner, moderated by Ben Stiller.

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:09 PM ET

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Prime Video released a new trailer and teaser key art for Blade Runner 2099 at Saturday’s panel, according to Amazon MGM Studios. All eight episodes of the limited series premiere November 25, 2026. Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer star, and both were on the panel with creator and showrunner Silka Luisa. The series is set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049.

SAT, OCT 10 · 9:09 PM ET

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Marvel used Saturday’s Spider-Web panel to line up its 2027 Spider-Man comics, according to Marvel. Crisis of Faith is a crossover between Amazing Spider-Man (Joe Kelly) and Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Bryan Hill) that Marvel says will change the trust between the two Spider-Men. New series: Spider-Punk #1 from Cody Ziglar and Justin Mason (January 20), the anthology Marvel SFX: THWIP #1 (January 27) and Spider-Man: Noir #1 from Alex Segura and Farid Karami (February 10).

SAT, OCT 10 · 4:08 PM ET

BREAKING

Nicolas Cage told his Saturday panel that he refused to sign an AI waiver for Spider-Noir and is “probably not” going to work with Amazon again, Variety reports. Amazon canceled the series last month after one season. Cage also said his next project is a season of HBO’s True Detective; HBO had not commented when Variety published. Read our full story.

SAT, OCT 10 · 4:08 PM ET

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Bob’s Burgers has a date for its Hulu holiday short: On the Fort Day of Christmas premieres December 7, creator Loren Bouchard announced at Saturday’s panel, per Variety. The Belcher kids build a giant fort during a record snowstorm. Season 17 returns to Fox in early 2027, and the show is renewed through season 19.

SAT, OCT 10 · 4:08 PM ET

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Peacock’s live-action Dungeon Crawler Carl series starts shooting in 2027, author Matt Dinniman and Universal Television executives said Saturday, according to Variety. Audiobook narrator Jeff Hays will voice Princess Donut. Carl has not been cast, and there is no premiere date yet.

SAT, OCT 10 · 1:46 PM ET

The 2026 Harvey Awards were handed out at the Javits Center on Friday night. Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta won Book of the Year, Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s Billy Bat took Best Manga, and Prime Video’s Spider-Noir won Best Adaptation, The Beat reports. Frank Miller, Klaus Janson and Jenette Kahn were among this year’s Hall of Fame inductees.

FRI, OCT 9 · 10:32 PM ET

Catch up on Friday in one read: our Day 2 roundup covers the Avatar: Seven Havens renewal and the new Avatar Kuruk series, AMC’s dates for Mayfair Witches: Salem Coven and Daryl Dixon, Blumhouse’s slate, the day’s comics news and more.

FRI, OCT 9 · 8:08 PM ET

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Blumhouse’s Friday night presentation with Jason Blum and James Wan came with dates and directors, Variety reports. A new Paranormal Activity from director Ian Tuason is in production and set for theaters May 21. Craig Zobel will direct the film adaptation of the comic Something Is Killing the Children, which Blumhouse is also developing as an adult animated series. Dylan Clark is directing the new Blair Witch, and the studio’s game Grave Seasons launches March 9. Kristen Bell was on hand for Violent Night 2, in which she plays Mrs. Claus. Read our full story.

FRI, OCT 9 · 7:02 PM ET

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Magic: The Gathering is going back to Marvel. Marvel: Darkhold Destiny arrives April 9, 2027, and it is the first Universes Beyond set built around its own story, focused on the magical side of the Marvel Universe, The Beat reports. Scarlet Witch, Thor, Doctor Strange and Hela are among the characters named. The set was revealed at the end of Marvel’s Bullpen Bulletins panel.

FRI, OCT 9 · 7:02 PM ET

BREAKING

AMC put dates on two returning shows at its Friday panels. Season 3 of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, now subtitled Salem Coven, premieres Wednesday, December 30, and the fourth and final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon arrives in February, according to AMC. Both panels showed new teaser trailers. No exact day has been set for Daryl Dixon yet. Read our full story.

FRI, OCT 9 · 6:03 PM ET

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Skybound has a new comics line. Skybound Visions is a set of standalone miniseries built for new readers, published with Image Comics, The Beat reports from the publisher’s Friday panel. The first three: Transformers: Bumblebee – Lost Planet from Tate Brombal and Matt Emmons (January 27, 2027), G.I. Joe: The Island of Dr. Mindbender from Karl Kerschl and Doug Mahnke (February 2) and Turok: Son of Stone from Stephen Graham Jones and Leandro Fernández (March 10). A preview ashcan reaches comic shops November 11. More in our Friday comics roundup.

FRI, OCT 9 · 5:02 PM ET

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Marvel Comics is relaunching Captain Marvel. G. Willow Wilson writes and Rachael Stott draws a new ongoing series that starts in May 2027 and picks up after Avengers: Armageddon, The Beat reports from editor-in-chief Stephen Wacker’s Bullpen Bulletins panel. Also announced: X-Men: Regulators, a five-issue series from Mikki Kendall and Georges Jeanty in February 2027, and Daredevil #700 from Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett in March 2027. More in our Friday comics roundup.

FRI, OCT 9 · 3:05 PM ET

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More from DC’s Absolute Universe panel, via The Beat’s full report: Scott Snyder said Barbara Gordon steps up as the Bat after a turn in Absolute Batman #25, with guest artist Cliff Chiang drawing a Barbara-centered issue #26 in January before Nick Dragotta returns in February. Hayden Sherman showed the first design for Silver Swan in Absolute Wonder Woman, Jason Aaron said Superman heads into space after Absolute Superman #25, and DC screened a trailer for Absolute Justice.

FRI, OCT 9 · 3:05 PM ET

BREAKING

Prime Video’s Viking drama Bloodaxe premieres January 20, 2027, Deadline reports, and the team showed a first-look teaser at NYCC today. The series comes from Michael Hirst and Horatio Hirst, with Xavier Molyneux as Erik Bloodaxe and Jessica Madsen as Gunnhild. Season 2 is already in production, per Deadline.

FRI, OCT 9 · 3:05 PM ET

Dark Horse has announced an ongoing Baldur’s Gate 3 comic, The Beat reports. It opens with a six-issue Astarion arc written by Alyssa Wong with art by Vincenzo Carratù, starting February 24, followed by a 12-issue Karlach arc written by Becky Cloonan. Also coming: a hardcover Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun graphic novel trilogy from Dan Abnett and Nil Vendrell, beginning April 20.

FRI, OCT 9 · 2:02 PM ET

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IDW now has the James Bond comics license, and Grant Morrison is writing the first title, Sunbreaker, The Beat reports from IDW’s panel. The publisher’s IDW Dark horror line is also getting Blumhouse comics based on The Purge, M3GAN and Happy Death Day. No artists or release dates were reported for either. More in our Friday comics roundup.

FRI, OCT 9 · 1:04 PM ET

BREAKING

Avatar: Seven Havens has been renewed for two more seasons at Paramount+, Deadline reports, taking the story of Avatar Pavi and her twin sister Nisha through Books 3 and 4. The news came at the show’s NYCC panel this morning, the same day Book 1 premiered, along with a new animated series order: Avatar Kuruk: Wave of Chaos, about a rebellious teenage Avatar learning the four elements on the road. Book 1 continues with new episodes on October 16, 23 and 30. Read our full story.

FRI, OCT 9 · 12:16 PM ET

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DC announced Absolute Justice at this morning’s Absolute Universe panel, The Beat reports: a five-issue event miniseries from writer Jason Aaron and artist Juan Ferreyra, launching in April 2027, that puts the Absolute heroes on one team for the first time. Absolute Martian Manhunter is what brings them together, and the series reportedly won’t interrupt the ongoing Absolute titles or come with crossover tie-ins.

FRI, OCT 9 · 12:16 PM ET

Two comics announcements, both via The Beat. IDW’s TMNT: The First Ronin is a five-issue miniseries written by Stan Sakai with art by Soo Lee, due in March 2027 and set in 1600s Japan, where the Turtles are yōkai instead of mutants. Dark Horse’s Avatar: The Last Airbender: Enter the Blue Spirit, by Faith Erin Hicks and Peter Wartman, is a Zuko prequel graphic novel out February 23, 2027.

FRI, OCT 9 · 12:16 PM ET

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Catching up on Thursday night’s Crunchyroll Showcase, per The Beat: a sneak peek at Sekiro: No Defeat, an eight-episode hand-drawn series due to start in January, and a trailer for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends anime, set for 2028 with Gen Urobuchi on scripts. Also shown: first looks at three WEBTOON adaptations, The Remarried Empress, Teenage Mercenary and The Boxer.

FRI, OCT 9 · 10:51 AM ET

SHOW FLOOR

Two finds from Friday’s show floor: FunMax’s Disney Shorts figures, which use Mickey as a canvas for other Disney characters (CEO Carlos Klarmann says 120 characters are on the roster for 2027), and Sticki Rolls’ Minecraft sticker bracelets, with dispensers shaped like the Wolf, Creeper and Enderman. Photos are in From the Show Floor. Full stories: FunMax’s Disney Shorts and Sticki Rolls’ Minecraft bracelets.

THU, OCT 8 · 8:32 PM ET

Catch up on Thursday in one read: our Day 1 roundup covers Marvel’s Zodiac and Marvel Zombies specials, Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO, the Madoka Magica movie dates, our Saja Boys interview and more, with photos from the Marvel panel.

THU, OCT 8 · 7:43 PM ET

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More from the room at Marvel’s Television and Animation panel: the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 footage brought a symbiote from space and a look at Venom, with Doc Ock going after Harry Osborn and Spider-Man coming to the rescue. On stage, all three Marvel Zombies specials were given Halloween dates (2027, 2028 and 2029), Zodiac was confirmed to shoot in London this spring, and the Daredevil: Born Again footage put Matt Murdock in prison.

THU, OCT 8 · 5:08 PM ET

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From inside the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel on the Empire Stage, where The Nerd Wire is in the room: Marvel screened the first episode of VisionQuest for the audience, ahead of the series’ Disney+ premiere next week.

THU, OCT 8 · 5:08 PM ET

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DC’s Vertigo and Black Label panel brought comics news this afternoon, per Bleeding Cool: Joker/Harley: Malicious Intent is back on the schedule for 2027, with Kami Garcia, Mico Suayan and Jason Badower returning and Cat Staggs joining, and Hide Nor Hair, a new Vertigo series from Adam Smith and Bob Quinn, was announced.

THU, OCT 8 · 5:01 PM ET

BREAKING

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- opens in theaters January 16–19, 2027, through Fathom Entertainment, in subtitled and English-dubbed versions, Aniplex of America and Fathom announced at NYCC today. Tickets go on sale December 11. The earlier movie trilogy starts streaming on Crunchyroll November 8 and on Netflix January 2, and a 4K Ultra HD box set arrives October 15 at $149.98. Read our full story.

THU, OCT 8 · 4:53 PM ET

BREAKING

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2 lands on Disney+ on January 13, 2027. Marvel Studios announced the date for the Marvel Animation series alongside a new poster.

THU, OCT 8 · 4:52 PM ET

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Marvel Zombies is coming back as a run of Disney+ specials. Marvel Studios announced that Marvel Animation’s series returns starting Halloween 2027 with The Winter Soldier (2027), followed by The Fist of Khonshu (2028) and The Last Guardian (2029). Read our full story.

THU, OCT 8 · 4:43 PM ET

BREAKING

Marvel Television’s Zodiac is coming to Disney+ in 2028. Marvel Studios announced the series this afternoon, saying it was just revealed at NYCC, where the Up Next From Marvel Television and Marvel Animation panel is under way on the Empire Stage. Read our full story.

THU, OCT 8 · 4:22 PM ET

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From the Gundam Showcase on the Main Stage, where The Nerd Wire was in the room: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO opens in North America in February 2027, and the English-dub trio of Matt Hill (Kira Yamato), Sam Vincent (Athrun Zala) and Matthew Erickson (Shinn Asuka) are all returning to their roles, it was announced on stage. Producer Kaori Shida said the film centers on Shinn and comes from a story by the late Chiaki Morosawa. Read our full report.

THU, OCT 8 · 3:06 PM ET

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Marisha Ray is joining Final Fantasy VII Revelation as “Polydroid Shiva,” a new take on the series’ ice summon that was revealed at the game’s Main Stage panel this morning, IGN reports. A behind-the-scenes clip paired her with Matt Mercer’s Vincent Valentine and appeared to tease a snowboarding minigame; how the character fits into the story wasn’t explained. Revelation launches April 8, 2027.

THU, OCT 8 · 2:08 PM ET

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Eric Stonestreet is returning to Dexter: Resurrection for season 2 as the serial killer Rapunzel, a casting revealed at the show’s Main Stage panel this afternoon, Deadline reports. The season 2 premiere was also screened for the room, per Deadline. The series returns to Paramount+ on October 30. More in our Dexter: Resurrection season 2 story.

THU, OCT 8 · 12:55 PM ET

INTERVIEW

The Nerd Wire was at the table for a press roundtable with Neckwav, the singing voice of Abby in the Saja Boys from KPop Demon Hunters, and actor-producer Rich Ting. Neckwav said he recorded “Soda Pop” before the animation was finished, working from stick-figure visuals, and had no idea at first that the boy band would turn out to be demons. Asked when the sequel is coming, Ting said he doesn’t know. Read the full interview.

THU, OCT 8 · 12:04 PM ET

Oni Press has a new Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake comic coming in January 2027 from Jenna Ayoub and Damali Beatty, announced at NYCC’s Retailer Day, per Bleeding Cool. Format, issue count and an exact release date haven’t been shared yet.

THU, OCT 8 · 11:04 AM ET

Prime Video is taking Blade Runner 2099 off-site this weekend. A one-day fan experience runs Saturday, October 10, from 10 AM to 6 PM at Meatpacking Collective (412 W 14th St), with a spinner from the series on display and tickets handled through Eventbrite, per Bleeding Cool.

THU, OCT 8 · 10:03 AM ET

Marvel used NYCC’s Retailer Day on Wednesday to unveil two new collected-edition lines, ICv2 and Bleeding Cool report. Marvel Brick is a line of thick paperback compendiums due in the second half of 2027, starting with Uncanny X-Men: All New, All Different, Superior Spider-Man: Hero or Menace, Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Marvel Renown is built to keep classic stories in print, beginning with Punisher: Suicide Run on February 16, 2027 ($29.99), then Daredevil: The Devil in Cell-Block D and All-New Hawkeye. Neither report lists prices or page counts for the Brick volumes yet.

THU, OCT 8 · 10:03 AM ET

IDW has two new Star Trek books on the way, per The Beat. Star Trek: Crusher, a limited series written by Gates McFadden with art by Megan Levens, starts in summer 2027 and is set between Nemesis and Picard season 3. Star Trek: Roc’s Egg, an original graphic novel by Timothy Zahn and Ángel Hernández set on Deep Space 9, follows in October 2027.

THU, OCT 8 · 8:07 AM ET

New York Comic Con 2026 opens today at the Javits Center and runs through Sunday. On our day-one watch list: the Final Fantasy VII Revelation English voice cast (11:00 AM, Main Stage), Dexter: Resurrection (12:30 PM, Main Stage), Up Next From Marvel Television and Marvel Animation (4:15 PM, Empire Stage) and the Crystal Lake first-look screening (6:30 PM, Empire Stage). Confirmed news, reveals and release dates will be posted here as they are verified. See our full coverage schedule.