Here’s Everything You Missed At New York Comic Con 2023
New York Comic Con holds a significant place in the world of pop culture and entertainment, standing as an essential event for various reasons. It serves as a platform for fans to come together, celebrating their shared passion for comics, movies, TV shows, and all things geek culture. This event is also pivotal to the entertainment industry by providing a launchpad for new projects, exclusive previews, and celebrity appearances. NYCC inhabits a sense of community, where fans can connect with creators, artists, and fellow enthusiasts. Pop Culture Planet contributor Paola Cardenas breaks down the biggest announcements at this year’s event.
Say Hello to Little Goku
Toei Animation announced the newest addition to the Dragon Ball franchise with Dragon Ball: Daima.
The trailer shows Goku and his friends become pint-sized after making a wish! Faced with the challenge to fix this, they set off to new adventures in a mysterious different world filled with intense battles. To compensate for his petite stature, Goku reunites with his Nyoibo (Power Pole) to fight. If you’re a fan of the anime, this is something we haven’t seen in a long time!
Find out what made Goku shrink in Dragon Ball: Daima set to release fall 2024.
Masked Slashers Seek Fresh Blood
Remember back in 2008 when classic horror film The Strangers released? Well, they’re back again for more thrills and kills.
Director Renny Harlin and Lionsgate have teamed up to bring not one, but three sequels to The Strangers franchise. Although not much information has been shared, the first chapter stars Madelaine Petsch as a young woman going on a road trip with her fiancé (Froy Gutierrez). When they stop in a remote vacation rental in the woods, they soon become the target of unprovoked violence by the haunting gang of masked strangers. Joining The Strangers: Chapter One are Gabriel Basso, Rachel Shenton, and Richard Brake.
The short clip from the NYCC panel shows Petsch’s character putting down her phone as looks out the window of their cabin when she hears noises, suspecting it to be her fiancé. A dark figure appears at the front door asking, “Is Tamara here?” and then quickly disappears. That is, only to reappear in the cabin while Petch’s character is focused at the door. Harlin explained the following movies will continue to follow Petsch’s character amid the cruel attacks and how it affects her.
All three movies are planned to release in 2024.
Wait, Clones Are Real?
AMC released a teaser for Orphan Black: Echoes, a spin-off to the original sci-fi show Orphan Black. However, this story is far from the original with its unique look and feel.
The teaser shows Lucy, played by Krysten Ritter, as she wakes up in a doctor's office with no idea who she is. When she gets flashbacks of knives and blood, she freaks out and asks why she can’t remember who she is. The doctor tells her she’s had a procedure and, as she’s asking what kind of procedure, she stumbles upon a lab with a hand eerily reaching the side of a glowing pink tube.
The show will follow a group of women as they try to untangle the mysteries of who they are and what has happened in a futuristic 2052 world. Amanada Fix, Avan Jogia, Keeley Hawes, James Hiroyuki Liao, and Zariella Langford join the clone world.
Scared to find out if you could ever be a clone? Orphan Black: Echoes is set to release its first 10 episodes in 2024 on AMC+.
First The Moon, Then Mars, Now Asteroids
The space race just got real as Apple TV+ releases the fourth season trailer of For All Mankind. After successfully landing on Mars, now they must run a self-sustaining Mars colony.
For the next two years, strangers accepted into the space exploration program must survive in their new home of Mars. Suddenly, an asteroid full of valuable minerals could change everything for the program. This sets up a whole new space race among North Korea, KGB, and the CIA. Tensions rise as the capturing of the asteroid becomes more valuable than protecting the people and the earned achievements are now threatened.
The returning cast for season 4 includes Joel Kinnaman, Wrenn Schmidt, Krys Marshall, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, and Coral Peñaalong with new series regulars Toby Kebbell, Tyner Rushing, Daniel Stern, and Svetlana Efremova.
Who will prevail? Find out on November 10, followed by a new episode every week through January 12, 2024 on Apple TV+.
More The Walking Dead Spin-Offs
If you can’t get enough of the apocalyptic world of The Walking Dead, prepare yourself for the spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
The Ones Who Live focuses on Rick Grimes and Michonne after years of separation from the original show. AMC released new photos, additional cast information, and a brief teaser at their panel at NYCC.
The short teasers show Rick and Michonne as they separately fight off walkers as Rick narrates, “I tried so get away. Please know I tried. I tried, but I failed. Just know I love you.” Joining the new show are Terry O’Quinn, TWD returning star Pollyanna McIntosh, Matt Jeffries, and previously announced Lesley-Ann Brandt.
The network also announced Melissa McBride will join the second season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, subtitled The Book of Carol.
The Ones Who Live is set to release in February 2024.
DC Revives the Elseworlds Imprint
During their “Elsewhere in the DC Multiverse” panel at NYCC, DC announced the forthcoming Elseworlds line that will encompass six new titles at its inception. These titles will include re-imaginings of original tales in different universes and continuations of esteemed classics.
The six new titles include Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Batman The Barbarian, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter, Green Lantern: Dark, Batman: Nightfire, and DC v. Vampires: World War V.
“We’re excited to bring a whole new slate of titles under the Elseworlds banner in 2024, combining some all-new titles from top storytellers, as well as sequels from the current DC line that fit that same out-of-continuity aesthetic,” said DC executive editor Ben Abernathy.
All titles will begin publishing in 2024.
The Seven Evil Exes of Ramona Flowers
Netflix released a new trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off that shows glimpses of Ramona Flowers’ seven evil exes that Scott has to battle.
The trailer starts with a dream sequence of Ramona as she utters “It’s time to wake up, dude” to Scott. Shortly after this dream, Scott awkwardly asks out Ramona and learns about all of her evil exes. We see the high-energy, colorful battles combined with classic video game fight music, the returning casts’ characters, and even Scott shredding the guitar.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off premieres November 17 on Netflix.
Mystery Character Coming To Five Nights at Freddy’s Film
During the Blumfest panel at NYCC, Jason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse, revealed there is a mystery character set to appear in this long-awaited film. Who could it be? While Blum didn’t reveal further than that, this doesn’t stop fans from theorizing who it could be.
Fans inside the panel also got to see an exclusive clip of Josh Hutcherson’s character Mike watching an eerie Freddy’s Security Training video.
Whether it’s an animatronic or a human character, stay tuned to any news leading up to the premiere of Five Nights at Freddy’s on October 27.
Musical Numbers and Cast Announcements for Hazbin Hotel
Vivienne Medrano’s Hazbin Hotel series coming next year just got some major additions!
The panel shared the first opening musical number for the series titled “Happy Day In Hell.” It features Charlie Morningstar prancing around a burning Hell while singing a melodic song reminiscent of a NSFW Disney princess.
The end of the short clip announces the brand new cast featuring Erika Henningsen as Charlie, Stephanie Beatriz as Vaggie, Blake Roman as Angel Dust, Keith David as Husk, Kimiko Glenn as Niffty, Amir Talai as Alastor, Alex Brightman as Sir Pentious, Joel Perez as Valentino, and Christian Borle as Vox. What a good day to be in Hell!
Hazbin Hotel premieres on Prime Video this January.
Kingsman 3 and Kick-Ass Are Back!
After years of delay, director Matthew Vaughn announced that the third movie in the Kingsman franchise will start shooting soon, but that’s not all! He also shared that we’ll be receiving a Kick-Ass reboot.
The Kingsman franchise focuses on the young British Gary “Eggsy” Unwin as he’s recruited by a secret intelligence agency and must defend the world from major threats. Fans have been waiting for this film after mixed reviews on the other two films.
As for the superhero film Kick-Ass, Vaughn explains none of the original characters will be featured in this reboot as it’s a completely different storyline. However, it's possible they could appear in the future.
These are both definitely worth waiting for so keep your eyes peeled to any further developments.
Meet the Gods of Percy Jackson and The Olympians
Ready to take the first look at the new photos of the all-mighty gods of the world in Disney’s Percy Jackson and The Olympians?
Lance Reddick portrays Zeus, Toby Stephens as Poseidon, Jay Duplass is Hades, Adam Copeland plays Ares, Lin-Manuel Miranda is Hermes, and Timothy Omundson rounds out the Gods as Hephaestus. We also got a look at Megan Mullally as Mrs. Dodds, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa, Suzanne Cryer as Echidna, Dior Goodjohn as Clarisse La Rue, Charlie Bushnell as Luke Castellan, Glynn Turman as Mr. Brunner, Jason Mantzoukas as Mr. D, Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano, and Virginia Kull as Sally Jackson.
Fans at the New York Comic Con panel even got to see three exclusive clips, one presented after a special appearance by Rick Riordan and Becky Riordan themselves. We got to see the Minotaur chase, capture the flag at Camp Half-Blood, and the first SEVEN minutes of the pilot episode.
Stay tuned on December 20 to see how it all plays out in Percy Jackson and The Olympians on Disney+.
Mark Grayson Returns To Fighting Crime
Based on the Robert Kirkman graphic novel Invincible, the Prime Video series puts Mark Grayson at the center of a world where he’s the son of the world’s most powerful superhero.
The trailer shows Mark’s desire to come back to fighting crime as Omni-Man, his father, left him beaten. However, as much good as he believes he’s doing and dealing with a dark secret from his father, Mark experiences conflicts greater than ever. We see Allen the Alien begging the Coalition of Planets to see Mark as a good guy and as vastly different from his father, while others continue to paint him as dangerous.
The season two trailer also showcases the rise of villain Angstrom Levy who can create multiple alternate universes. Troubled by Invincible’s intervention with his experiment, he seeks out revenge — adopting an accurate portrayal from the comics. Fans inside the panel also got to see a clip of the Guardians going up against the Lizard League.
Will Invincible stay invincible? Find out November 3 with the first four episodes of season two on Prime Video.
San Francisco Is Taken Over By Monsters
Following the events of the 2014 Godzilla film, we get to learn the secrets of the elusive Monarch and the monsters behind it in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
The trailer, shown at Apple TV’s NYCC panel, depicts a journey across two time periods: the 1950s studies of Army Officer Lee Shaw and present day revelations of the lead siblings trying to uncover their family secret ties to the Monarch. Filled with action packed scenes and emotions, this trailer will have you grabbing onto your seats.
Unlock all the giant creatures in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premiering November 17.
Kid Cudi x Star Trek Collab
You heard that right! Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, surprised fans during Day 2 at NYCC at the Star Trek Universe panel.
After his introduction, Star Trek’s executive producer Alex Kurtzman debuted never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage of Kid Cudi’s collaboration with Star Trek in the “Boldly Be” campaign. Afterwards, Kid Cudi came out on stage to discuss his love for the franchise and shares details behind the partnership which includes a capsule streetwear collection, an immersive Fortnite gaming experience, and the new single “Heaven’s Galaxy,” out now. Kid Cudi also surprised fans on the show floor by heading down to the official Star Trek x Kid Cudi Booth.
Run, don’t walk to purchase the new exclusive items, experience the colorful Fortnite landscape, and enjoy the vibes of Kid Cudi’s music — all available now!
