DC has unveiled its full New York Comic Con 2026 plans, and it's the publisher's biggest presence at the show in years — an expanded, multilevel booth (#4365), a new 360-degree cosplay photo installation, digital-queue signings, and exclusive merchandise fans won't find anywhere else. NYCC runs October 8–11 at the Javits Center.
The panel to watch: Jim Lee & Friends
DC's annual "Jim Lee & Friends" panel returns Saturday, October 10, 2:00–3:00pm in Room 405, moderated by Lee himself and promising surprise announcements and reveals. Separate panels will cover DC's Next Level initiative and the Vertigo/Black Label slate.
Signings: now digital-queue only
DC is moving away from physical line-camping this year in favor of digital queueing for booth signings and DC Shop exclusives. The one everyone will be chasing: the full Batman of Two Worlds creative team — Scott Snyder, Matt Fraction, Nick Dragotta, Javi Fernández, and Frank Martin — sitting down together Saturday, October 10 at 10am. Jim Lee signs that afternoon at 3pm, followed by a Jim Lee & Friends signing at 4pm. Every signing is free but capped at 100 fans through the digital queue.
What's exclusive to the booth
- Limited foil covers (while supplies last) for Absolute Batman #1, Absolute Wonder Woman #1, and Absolute Superman #1, all by Bill Sienkiewicz
- Exclusive hardcovers of the first volumes of Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman, and Absolute Wonder Woman with connecting dust jacket art by Mark Spears
- The first-ever Clayface movie merchandise anywhere, including an in-universe band tour T-shirt (the film opens October 23, less than two weeks after the con)
- Limited-edition Lanterns replica rings and light-up power battery keychains, timed to the show's first-season finale on October 4
- A 1950s-themed Daily Planet newsstand giveaway, tying into DC's ongoing 100th-anniversary decade retrospective, with a blank back cover designed for creator signatures
Worth knowing
DC Studios (James Gunn's film/TV side of the company) is not holding a panel at this year's show — this is purely the publishing side's presence.
Details sourced from DC Comics' official NYCC 2026 announcement, and reporting from AIPT, Bleeding Cool, and Cosmic Book News.