NYCC 2024 will take place from 10am on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 through Sunday, October 20th, 2024, and WEBTOON announced the full lineup of panels today, which fans can find at the WEBTOON booth (#2835). Panels will take place Thursday through Sunday, with creator signings on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Check out the full lineup below!
Creator Signings at the WEBTOON Booth (Booth #2835) will include:
Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 PM ET – Purpah (Suitor Armor) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin)Saturday, October 19th at 11:00 AM ET – Nuria (Love 4 a Walk) and uru-chan (unOrdinary)Saturday, October 19th at 3:00 PM ET – Snailords (Death: Rescheduled & Freaking Romance) and unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)Saturday, October 19th at 5:00 PM ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society) and Red (School Bus Graveyard)Sunday, October 20th at 12:30 PM ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)Sunday, October 20th at 3:00 PM (EST) – Shen (Bluechair) and Nuria (Love 4 a Walk)
Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will also be hosting a booth for print and graphic novel enthusiasts, where fans can find popular titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. Visitors can purchase the hottest graphic novels, fantasy and romance novels, and merchandise, as well as receive free books and giveaways, all throughout the weekend (Booth #3524).
Creator Signings at the Wattpad WEBTOON Studios booth (with exclusive free copy giveaways) include:
Thursday, October 17th at 4:30 PM EST – uru-chan (unOrdinary)Friday, October 18th at 11:00 AM EST – unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)Friday, October 18th at 12:30 PM EST – Gina Musa (Boot Camp)Friday, October 18th at 3:30 PM EST – Snailords (Freaking Romance)Saturday, October 19th at 11:30 AM EST – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)Saturday, October 19th at 1:30 PM EST – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society)Saturday, October 19th at 3:30 PM EST – Katarina E. Tonks (Death is My Ride or Die)
Full panel programming details from WEBTOON Entertainment include:
The Art of Leveling Up: Designing Power Systems in Comics, Manga, and Anime (Thursday, October 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring uru-chan (creator of unOrdinary), Brandon Chen (creator of Just a Goblin), Ethan LeBlanc (WEBTOON Editor), and WhytManga (creator of Saturday AM’s Apple Bank). Moderated by Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant. Love Resurrected: The Perfect Storm of Passion in Pop Culture (Friday, October 18 at 2 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring Snailords (author of Freaking Romance), Unfins (author of Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell), Gina Musa (author of the recently adapted Wattpad novel Boot Camp), Katherine Zofrea (General Manager of The Ripped Bodice, a New York romance bookstore), and Sarvenaz Tash (author of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love). Hosted by Victoria Male from Temple of Geek. Build Your Own Franchise and Fandom with Webcomics (Saturday, October 19, 1:30 p.m. ET, Room 408) — Featuring Snailords, creator of Freaking Romance, Rachel Smythe, creator of Lore Olympus, Red, creator of School Bus Graveyard, Brandon Chen, creator of Just a Goblin, and Aron Levitz, President, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. Hosted by Victoria Male from Temple of Geek. The Quiet Page: The Art of Fear (Saturday, October 19, 3:15 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring Third Shift Society creator Meredith Moriarty, School Bus Graveyard creator Red, Storm King Comics’ Sian Mandrake, Mad Cave Comics’ HOUND creator Sam Freeman, and IDW’s Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees creator Patrick Horvath. Hosted by Nerdist Editor in Chief Rotem Rusak. Women in Comics: An Age of Empowerment (Sunday, October 20, 11 a.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring The Kiss Bet creator Ingrid Ochoa, RE: Trailer Trash creator Yishin Li, and WEBTOON editor Bre Boswell. Hosted by Cosmopolitan Entertainment editor Tamara Fuentes. David S. Lee, Head of US WEBTOON, will also be participating in a Comics Industry Think Tank panel hosted by Popverse on Saturday, October 19th at 10:30am ET.
For more information on this news, please read the press release below.
Los Angeles, CA (September 19, 2024) — We’re all geared up for New York Comic Con! WEBTOON Entertainment, a leading entertainment company with one of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, will be exhibiting at New York Comic Con 2024 (October 17-20) on a larger scale than ever before. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, WEBTOON will host an exciting lineup of panel discussions, can’t-miss creator signings, merchandise, and more.
WEBTOON and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will bring together some of the world’s most popular creators, including Rachel Smythe (Lore Olympus), uru-chan (unOrdinary), Snailords (Freaking Romance and Death: Rescheduled), Gina Musa (Boot Camp) and Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society), who will join industry executives to discuss the future of entertainment and publishing, women in comics, the art of horror, the surge in popularity of romance, and more.
In addition to WEBTOON’s panel and autograph program, fans will have the opportunity to visit two WEBTOON booths in the exhibit hall. Making its first appearance on the NYCC show floor, WEBTOON will host a booth packed with can’t-miss activities all weekend long. Some of the biggest names in webcomics will participate in meet-and-greets and autograph sessions each day, and fans will also be able to get their hands on exclusive merchandise from their favorite series. Fans can follow WEBTOON on social media for more information about events and giveaways at WEBTOON’s NYCC booth (Booth #2835).
Creator Signings at the WEBTOON Booth (Booth #2835) will include:
Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 PM ET – Purpah (Suitor Armor) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin)Saturday, October 19th at 11:00 AM ET – Nuria (Love 4 a Walk) and uru-chan (unOrdinary)Saturday, October 19th at 3:00 PM ET – Snailords (Death: Rescheduled & Freaking Romance) and unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)Saturday, October 19th at 5:00 PM ET – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society) and Red (School Bus Graveyard)Sunday, October 20th at 12:30 PM ET – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)Sunday, October 20th at 3:00 PM (EST) – Shen (Bluechair) and Nuria (Love 4 a Walk)
Wattpad WEBTOON Studios will also be hosting a booth for print and graphic novel enthusiasts, where fans can find popular titles from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. Visitors can purchase the hottest graphic novels, fantasy and romance novels, and merchandise, as well as receive free books and giveaways, all throughout the weekend (Booth #3524).
Creator Signings at the Wattpad WEBTOON Studios booth (with exclusive free copy giveaways) include:
Thursday, October 17th at 4:30 PM EST – uru-chan (unOrdinary)Friday, October 18th at 11:00 AM EST – unfins (Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell)Friday, October 18th at 12:30 PM EST – Gina Musa (Boot Camp)Friday, October 18th at 3:30 PM EST – Snailords (Freaking Romance)Saturday, October 19th at 11:30 AM EST – Ingrid Ochoa (The Kiss Bet)Saturday, October 19th at 1:30 PM EST – Meredith Moriarty (Third Shift Society)Saturday, October 19th at 3:30 PM EST – Katarina E. Tonks (Death is My Ride or Die)
Full panel programming details from WEBTOON Entertainment include:
The Art of Leveling Up: Designing Power Systems in Comics, Manga, and Anime (Thursday, October 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring uru-chan (creator of unOrdinary), Brandon Chen (creator of Just a Goblin), Ethan LeBlanc (WEBTOON Editor), and WhytManga (creator of Saturday AM’s Apple Bank). Moderated by Popverse Editor-in-Chief Chris Arrant. Love Resurrected: The Perfect Storm of Passion in Pop Culture (Friday, October 18 at 2 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring Snailords (author of Freaking Romance), Unfins (author of Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell), Gina Musa (author of the recently adapted Wattpad novel Boot Camp), Katherine Zofrea (General Manager of The Ripped Bodice, a New York romance bookstore), and Sarvenaz Tash (author of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love). Hosted by Victoria Male from Temple of Geek. Build Your Own Franchise and Fandom with Webcomics (Saturday, October 19, 1:30 p.m. ET, Room 408) — Featuring Snailords, creator of Freaking Romance, Rachel Smythe, creator of Lore Olympus, Red, creator of School Bus Graveyard, Brandon Chen, creator of Just a Goblin, and Aron Levitz, President, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. Hosted by Victoria Male from Temple of Geek. The Quiet Page: The Art of Fear (Saturday, October 19, 3:15 p.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring Third Shift Society creator Meredith Moriarty, School Bus Graveyard creator Red, Storm King Comics’ Sian Mandrake, Mad Cave Comics’ HOUND creator Sam Freeman, and IDW’s Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees creator Patrick Horvath. Hosted by Nerdist Editor in Chief Rotem Rusak. Women in Comics: An Age of Empowerment (Sunday, October 20, 11 a.m. ET, Room 409) — Featuring The Kiss Bet creator Ingrid Ochoa, RE: Trailer Trash creator Yishin Li, and WEBTOON editor Bre Boswell. Hosted by Cosmopolitan Entertainment editor Tamara Fuentes. David S. Lee, Head of US WEBTOON, will also be participating in a Comics Industry Think Tank panel hosted by Popverse on Saturday, October 19th at 10:30am ET.
Final dates, times and locations for NYCC panels and signing sessions can be found at https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/. Follow us here for the latest updates on WEBTOON and WEBTOON creators appearing at events. Twitter And Instagram.
