New York Comic Con

The New York Comic Con held annually in New York City is a convention dedicated to comics, graphic novels, anime, manga,  video games,  toys,  movies, and  television.

History
The first event was held in 2006 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Organizers stated the attendance was far more than anticipated (with the convention floor even being shut down and exhibitor's and convention goers locked out at one point) and that they were arranging to have sufficient space for the 2007 show.

The second annual show was held February 23-25, 2007. While lines were long, the show did not suffer the same problems of the previous year's outing, as the convention organizer was noticeably better prepared and had more than double the space available.

The 2008 show was held April 18-20.

The 2009 show will be hosted again back in February 6-8, 2009. New York Comic Con currently hosts a petition on their official website to get Stan Lee to attend from as last year.

The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by Reed Exhibitions, a division of Reed Business, and is not affiliated with the long running  non-profit San Diego Comic-Con.