NYCC 2012 – Marvel Celebrates Spider-Man’s Birthday

At New York Comic Con, Marvel will be celebrating Spider-Man’s birthday with a bunch of events and panels. Marvel and the New York City Mayor’s Office and Marvel Entertainment for a special proclamation of Marvel-ous proportions! At 10:15am on Friday, October, 12 in the Marvel booth (#1838), join Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, NYC Commissioner of Media and Entertainment Katherine Oliver, Captain America, and Spider-Man himself to kick off the celebration. Don’t miss out on the big announcements and chance to be part of Marvel history!

Then, be one of the first to sign the larger than life (6’x 8’) Spider-Man Birthday Card, produced by Hallmark, as Marvel attempts to shatter the Guinness World Record for “Most Contributions to a Greeting Card.” With the help of Marvel fans in attendance we’re sure we can do it—but we have limited space on this giant card! This card will be on display in the Marvel booth (#1838) at different times each day, both for contributions and for photo ops, so make sure you check in frequently so you don’t miss out!

On Saturday, October 13 head over to room 1E13 at NYCC for the “Marvel Television Presents” Panel! Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television, gives you the latest on season two of Ultimate Spider-Man, the hit animated series on Disney XD, along with an inside look at the anticipated new animated series, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.!

Then, on Sunday, October 14–  the final day of New York Comic Con—Marvel’s celebrating the official birthday of Spider-Man with more events, news and fun than you can Thwip! First, in  Room 1E07, check out the Amazing Spider-Man & Beyond panel, where the minds behind your Spider-Man comics come together to give you all the news about the wall-crawler. What’s next for Spider-Man? Find out here!

Next, calling fans of all ages—come to the IGN Theatre for an interactive event like nothing you’ve ever seen before! The cast of Spider-Man: Turn off The Dark, the hit Broadway show, arrives at New York Comic Con for a panel—nay, a performance!—that involves you, fans of all-ages!

Did you get up early for New York Comic Con? Miss your Sunday Morning cartoons? We’ve got the solution– come on down to the IGN Theatre to view one of the most acclaimed episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.

Plus, all convention long, check out the Marvel Booth (#1838) for special Spider-Man signing events with the creators behind your favorite comics, exclusive giveaways and more!