New York Comic Con: ReedPOP Reveals New York Super Week Details
By Nick Tylwalk
If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, get ready for your favorite zombie franchise to invade Madison Square Garden.
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Specifically, the Season 6 premiere of The Walking Dead is coming to MSG as one of the marquee events of the second annual New York Super Week, the collection of pop culture events that leads up to New York Comic Con. While the con itself takes place from October 8-11, New York Super Week kicks things off even earlier on October 5.
The idea is to give NYC residents and people arriving in town early even more fun stuff to do, with shows, panels and contests that would appeal to NYCC attendees but are outside the scope of the con itself.
“New York Super Week was created because quite frankly, New York Comic Con had outgrown itself and there is so much demand out there for unique fan experiences,” Lance Fensterman, Senior Global Vice President ReedPOP, said in a press release. “We’ve learned some things from last year and we’re working on making things even greater for our fans.”
This year’s New York Super Week schedule includes:
- Two signings with renowned Japanese Manga Artist Masashi Kishimoto who will make his first appearances in the United States
- Special How Did This Get Made? live podcast
- Hollywood Babble-On with Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman
- Comedy Mutant: Stand-Up Special with Brian Posehn and Friends
- Multiple events featuring cast members of The Thrilling Adventure Hour
- PressPlay Tour Featuring Fan-Favorite Social Media All-Stars
- DMC (Darryl McDaniels) rare Concert and Discussion
- A Game of Thrones podcast followed by a live DJ set by Kristian Nairn (a.k.a. Hodor)
- Karaoke with the Broadway Stars
- RAWR! Burlesque returns after a sold-out show last year
- Rock n’ Comix concert featuring Charles Soule
- Numerous Film and Documentary Screenings with select Directors and cast members at IFC Center
There’s also that TWD premiere event I mentioned, with several ways to win tickets. Head here to find out how to win two tickets to watch the first episode of Season 6 at Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 9.
You can also hit up NewYorkSuperWeek.com to see the entire schedule of events. Please note that a New York Comic Con badge doesn’t get you into any of the New York Super Week activities (though some of them are free!), so be sure to read up on the ticketing info for any of them that you want to attend.
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