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New York Comic Con 2025 is right around the corner — no, really, it’s just eight days away as of writing — and BOOM! Studios is showing up to the Javits Center in New York City in full force, with a panel celebrating 20 years of the publisher, multiple con exclusive releases, and creator signings across the full four days of the convention.

The panel in question is on Saturday afternoon at 12:30pm in Room 406.3, and it’s called ‘BOOM! Studios - 20 Years, Here’s To The Future!’ Here’s the official description: “Since its founding in 2005, BOOM! Studios has been an industry leader in character driven, high concept stories across age ranges, genres, and creator-owned and licensed stories. Discover yours as we announce bold, exciting new stories, new creators, and updates on your favorite comics & books! Please join us as we celebrate the character and creators we’ve come to know and love from the past 20 years, and as we look ahead at what the next 20 years has in store!” Guests on the panel will include Jenny Frison, Tini Howard, Larry Hama, and Mr. Something is Killing the Children himself, James Tynion IV.

All of those creators will also be signing for BOOM! across the weekend. Here’s the complete signing schedule for the publisher:

Thursday October 9

• 12:30-12:45PM: Marjorie Liu
• 12:30-1:30PM: Shannon Watters & Branden Boyer-White
• 2:00-3:00PM: Werther Dell’Edera
• 4:00-5:00PM: Tini Howard & Meghan Fitzmartin
• 6:00-6:45PM: Jenny Frison
• 6:00-7:00PM: Andrew K. Currey

Friday October 10

• 11:00AM-12:00PM: Werther Dell’Edera
• 12:30-1:30PM: Marjorie Liu
• 2:00-3:30PM: Jenny Frison
• 5:00-5:45PM: Shannon Watters & Branden Boyer-White
• 6:00-6:45PM: Tini Howard & Meghan Fitzmartin
• 6:00-7:00PM: Andrew K. Currey

Saturday October 11

• 10:00-11:00AM: RL Stine
• 11:00AM-12:00PM: Shannon Watters & Branden Boyer-White
• 1:30-2:15PM: Larry Hama
• 2:30-3:30PM: Marjorie Liu
• 4:00-5:30PM: Jenny Frison
• 6:00-6:45PM: Tini Howard & Meghan Fitzmartin

Sunday October 12

• 11:00AM-12:00PM: Jenny Frison
• 12:30-1:30PM: Andrew K. Currey
• 2:00-3:00PM: Werther Dell’Edera

These signings are taking part in the show floor space for parent company Penguin Random House, which is Booth #3021… which is also where you’ll find the following show exclusive releases, each of which will be available throughout the entire show:

• Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks Into a Bar #1 H BOOM! Direct Reserve Momoko Exclusive Convention Dressed Variant
• BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide Ashcan #1 G BOOM! Direct Reserve Frison Exclusive Convention Variant
• Power Rangers Prime #10 K BOOM! Direct Reserve Flops Exclusive Convention Variant
• Marian Heretic #1 I BOOM! Direct Reserve Shubina Exclusive Convention Variant
• Hello Darkness #15 H BOOM! Direct Reserve Shubina Exclusive Convention Variant
• NYCC Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar Pack (2-book mystery pack)
• Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks Into a Bar Comic 121 Proof Box (5 mystery pack hobby box w/insert limited to box)
• BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide Ashcan Comic Mystery Pack (2-book mystery pack)
• BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide Ashcan Treasure Chest (Complete set of all BRZRKR ashcans, limited insert comic, 3x signed BRZRKR HC, and Bloodlines Vol. 1 SC)
• BRZRKR: Bloodlines Vol. 1 BOOM! Direct Reserve Frison SC (2023 Specials)
• Hollow OGN SC
• Hollow: The Woman in White OGN SC

Oh, you want more? Luckily for you, BOOM! is here to deliver, with the following daily drop exclusives, available for one day only:

• Thursday: Mary Sue #1 F BOOM! Direct Reserve Howell Convention Exclusive Variant
• Friday: Marian Heretic #1 H BOOM! Direct Reserve Frison Exclusive Convention Variant
• Saturday/Sunday: Hello Halloween #1 I BOOM! Direct Reserve Frison Exclusive Convention Variant
• Sunday: BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide Ashcan #1 H BOOM! Direct Reserve Frison Exclusive B&W Convention Variant

New York Comic Con 2025 all starts Thursday, October 9 at the Javits Center in New York City… but no matter where you are, you can keep up to date with everything happening at the show right here on Popverse.

Get ready for New York Comic Con 2025 (and all its spooky themes!) with our guides to who's appearing in Artists' Alley and Writers Block, as well as our pick of favorite panels at the show, not to mention the best places to eat near the Javits (and IN the Javits!), the whole bathroom situation at NYCC, and a map of all the iconic comic book locations you can visit while in NYC.