We take that promise seriously. Each
year, we center the con on a different theme. The theme for Cosmic Con 2025 was BATTLING HATE, celebrating
comic books as tools of personal expression and social reform, from their
earliest days to today.
The keynote panel, “Battling Hate,” featured industry giants Ann Nocenti, Rags Morales, Danny Fingeroth, Alisa Kwitney, Joseph Illidge and Keith Williams, moderated by CNN’s Roy Schwartz.
The panel focused on the personal
experiences of these renowned veterans, and examined comics’ history, from
Superman and Captain America fighting Hitler, through eight decades of stories
mixing action-adventure with morality, to the challenge of continuing this
legacy in today’s corporate-owned publishers.
The panel was packed, standing room only, and received a great amount of press coverage (see links below). The recording is available here. [Link to come]
Cosmic Con 2025 also featured an exclusive Battling Hate comic book, with a special posthumous story by legendary artist Neal Adams and historian Dr. Rafael Medoff; lost 1944 story of the first Muslim superhero, Kismet, by Omar Tahan, AKA Ruth Roche; introduction by showrunner Albert Fuzailof; essay by pop culture historian Roy Schwartz; and art by Sean Carlson and Daniella Shapiro.
Courtesy of Ellen Stedfeld
The comic was available in two variant covers by renowned artist Joe Rubinstein, one featuring Joe Simon & Jack Kirby and another Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, chasing Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini as their respective creations smash the Swastika.
The event received coverage from AM New York, Comics Beat, Queens Gazette, Chelsea Community News, and others.
Cosmic Con NY is New York’s most unique comic book, sci-fi, and fantasy convention.
Formerly the premiere convention in Queens, we have grown in size and scope and have moved to the centrally located Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC.
Cosmic Con is an annual event created for hardcore fans and young families alike. The 2-day experience is jam-packed with comics, toys, Funkos, collectibles, panels, family “playshops,” cosplay, original art, creators, celebrities, photo ops—and a whole lot more!
Held on February 15–16, 2025, this year’s Cosmic Con is celebrating comics as tools of communication and empathy, the new film Captain America: New World Order, and the New York-based indie comics scene. Guests include celebrated creators Joe Rubinstein (Wolverine Limited Series, X-Men), Kenneth Landgraf (Wolverine, Galaxy Rangers storyboard artist), Keith Williams (Superman, The Phantom), Dean Haspiel (Emmy and Ringo Award-winning cartoonist), and Fabrice Sapolsky (publisher of FairSquare Comics, co-creator of Spider-Man Noir), with more to be announced.
On February 15-16, 2025 at our new location at the Metropolitan Pavilion (4th Floor).
At our last event, on Feb. 17-18, 2024, our third Cosmic Con at the Tangram Center in Queens NY. Cosmic Comic Con III Celebrated Wolverine's 50th anniversary with Joe Rubinstein (Wolverine Limited Series artist) John Hebert (Punisher, Captain America & Spider-man artist). Several prominent Voice actors like Tony Daniels (Tony the Tiger, Gambit, Wolverine ++) Larry Kenney -- Lynne Lipton (Thundercats) Many more appeared.
Our inaugural Cosmic Con, was held on Jan 20-22, 2023, was a big success. Set at the Tangram center in Flushing Queens, with over 25 artists present, including well-established artists like Joe Rubinstein and Keith Williams and new budding artists like Kyle Willis and Sajad Shah. Cosplay and arcade competitions mixed in well with several programs for the Chinese lunar new year, all of which combined to make a memorable event for all attendees. Over 40 vendors participated in our 3-day event. Favorable press coverage included the Queens Gazette and Queens Courier. Our Second event, Cosmic Con Returns, took place on June of this year with several outstanding artists and exclusives. Our Third Show will take place at the Atrium of the Tangram Center, on February 17-18 Weekend. Hope to see you there.
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