New York Comic Con is this week and DC is excited to return to the Big Apple with a full slate of activities, panels and screenings throughout the weekend! Check out the schedule of events below and be sure to follow @DCComics on Twitter and Instagram for more details and excitement!
ACTIVATIONS
HBO MAX PRESENTS S.T.A.R. LABS
Celebrating season four of DC Titans, HBO Max welcomes fans to S.T.A.R. Labs, an interactive lab facility complete with hero testing stations, supersuit reveals, fan giveaways, surprise guest appearances, and much more. Located on the Main Floor in booth #1001, S.T.A.R. Labs is where fans and Titans alike will learn to test the limits of their abilities, with new experiences and surprises to be discovered each day.
BATWHEELS GOTHAM CITY RACEWAY
The streets of Gotham City will come alive at Cartoonito’s “Batwheels” Gotham City Raceway activation! Located in front of the Javits Center, young Batfans can buckle up in their very own “Batwheels” vehicle as they help Bam the Batmobile – the star of Cartoonito’s newest preschool series—on a special mission through a racetrack.
The experience is open Thursday-Sunday (10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.) to New York Comic Con attendees and will feature Bat-tastic giveaways and a hero-approved photo experience for the whole family.
HARLEY QUINN’S 3OTH POP-UP CELEBRATION
On Friday, October 7th, from 9:00am ET to 3:00pm ET, DC will be celebrating Harley Quinn’s 30th outside the Javits Center on 36th St. between 10th and 11th Ave for New York Comic Con attendees and Harley Quinn fans to get free Harley Quinn comics, swag, and breakfast, as well as cupcakes to celebrate.
PANELS & SCREENINGS
EXPLORE THE DC MULTIVERSE PANEL
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Location: 406.1
DC and The World’s Greatest Super Heroes the home for fans of great superhero storytelling worldwide! The creative talent behind some of DC’s most popular characters are on hand to give behind the scenes details on their stories and how everything is headed towards huge events in the future.
PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN’S BUTLER SCREENING
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: 401
The DC origin series Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler follows Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier, who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents. Season three, premiering October 6 as a Max Original, begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse – ushering in a new age of Super Heroes and Super-Villains. Join series stars Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge along with executive producers Bruno Heller and John Stephens for a screening of the thrilling season three premiere, as well as a discussion of the new season, exclusive sneak peeks and more. The panel will be moderated by Christian Holub (Entertainment Weekly).
DC + WEBTOON: BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF FANS AND HEROES
Thu, Oct 6, 2022
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Location: 406.1
DC is home to legendary superheroes with its pantheon of characters breaking new ground in comics TV and film. And amongst the many first for DC’s cast of incredible characters is a foray into the swiftly expanding and ever more popular format: webcomics In the style of a classic comic book team-up WEBTOON and DC came together in 2021 to create a powerful creative partnership that merges the slice-of-life genre that reigns supreme on Webtoon with some of the DC Universe’s most well-established superheroes including Batman Vixen Zatanna and Red Hood. This panel will provide an in-depth look into how DC and WEBTOON are giving readers fresh stories that aren’t beholden to years of lore while also remaining true to these legendary heroes in an evolving format.
BATMAN: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES CAST AND PRODUCER PANEL
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Location: 401
Batman: The Audio Adventures, the Webby Award-Winning original scripted podcast, is returning to the ear waves with a second season coming soon to HBO Max. Join Emmy® Award-winner Dennis McNicholas (Saturday Night Live) alongside cast members Jeffrey Wright (The Batman) and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) for a preview of the all-new collection of Gotham City noir crime tales. Batman: The Audio Adventures is written and directed by Dennis McNicholas and features a star-studded cast including Jeffrey Wright, Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, Rosario Dawson, Bobby Moynihan, John Leguizamo, and more lending their voices to bringing the thrilling, fantastical, and sometimes comical stories of Gotham City to life. Listen to season one of Batman: The Audio Adventures now on HBO Max or wherever you get your podcasts.
JIM LEE & FRIENDS PANEL
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Location: 406.1
DC is highlighting some of the incredible talent and showcasing the biggest books coming out of DC this year and next!
WORLD PREMIERE – BATMAN AND SUPERMAN: BATTLE OF THE SUPER SONS
Fri, Oct 7, 2022
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Main Stage
Witness the unveiling of Warner Bros. Animation’s first-ever all-CG animated, feature-length film when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents the World Premiere of Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons. Ahhhh, to be young…and charged with saving the world from impending doom! That’s the burden that 11-year-old Jonathan Kent and reluctant young sidekick Damian Wayne face in this all-new DC Animated Movie. On his birthday, Jonathan Kent learns his dad is Superman and that he has latent superpowers of his own! He also meets the legendary Dark Knight and current Boy Wonder, Damian. But when the two boys are forced to team up to protect their loved ones from a hostile alien force, will they become the Super Sons they’re destined to be? Following the screening, filmmakers and key cast members will hold a panel discussion, including audience Q&A. Jack Dylan Glazer (Shazam!, Luca, It) and Jack Griffo (The Thundermans) lead the voice cast as Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne, respectively, and the supporting cast features Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Batman: The Long Halloween) as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Travis Willingham (Critical Role, Sofia The First) as Superman/Clark Kent, and Laura Bailey (The Legend of Vox Machina, Naruto: Shippûden) as Lois Lane. Matt Peters (Justice League Dark: Apokolips War) directs Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons from a script penned by Jeremy Adams (Mortal Kombat Legends franchise). Supervising Producer is Rick Morales (Injustice, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders). Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sonswill be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray and Digital starting October 18, 2022.
DC’S SUPERMAN PANEL
Sat, Oct 8, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Location: 406.1
This November marks the 30th Anniversary of The Death of Superman, at a moment when DC’s Superman story is more dynamic than ever. Writers Dan Jurgens (The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary), Joshua Williamson (Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths), Mark Russell (Superman: Space Age) and Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Action Comics) are joined by moderator Alex Segura (Superman: Kal-El Returns), to share what’s comings up for the iconic Super Hero in 2023.
DC’S GOTHAM CITY PANEL
Sun, Oct 9, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Location: 406.1
Find out what’s next for the famous—and infamous—Gotham City, and its denizens of Super-Villains and Super Heroes.
BATWHEELS
Sun, Oct 9, 2022 • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 401
The newest heroes of Gotham City are rolling into New York Comic Con for a special panel and screening featuring the premiere of two never-before-seen episodes of “Batwheels.” Join co-executive producer Michael G. Stern and supervising producer Simon J. Smithalong with voice cast Jacob Bertrand (Bam the Batmobile), Xolo Maridueña (Snowy the Snowcrawler), Lilimar (Batwing the Batwing Jet Plane), and AJ Hudson (Robin) for a look under the hood of DC’s first-ever Batman preschool animated series coming soon to Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and Cartoonito on HBO Max.
HBO Max and DC’s DOOM PATROL and TITANS
Sun, Oct 9, 2022 • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Main Stage
In the upcoming fourth season of DOOM PATROL, the team unexpectedly travels to the future to find an unwelcome surprise. Faced with their imminent demise, the Doom Patrol must decide once and for all which is more important: their own happiness or the fate of the world? Join series stars Brendan Fraser, Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, and Michelle Gomez for an exclusive discussion and first look of the upcoming season. The panel will be moderated by Andy Swift (TVLine). TITANS, debuting its fourth season this November on HBO Max, finds the team having saved Gotham, and hitting the road to head back to San Francisco. But after a stop in Metropolis, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a supernatural cult with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before. Join showrunner and executive producer Greg Walker and series star Brenton Thwaites, Ryan Potter, and Joshua Orpin, for a preview of the upcoming season, including first looks, exclusive reveals, and more. The panel will be moderated by Damian Holbrook (TV Guide Magazine).
Source: DC Comics
