Once again, I had the honor of receiving a professional educator pass for NYCC. Every year, NYCC is a weekend event in October and the Thursday is considered a professional day. This means that some industries, such as education, has specialized panels related to the field.
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| Storytelling Panel |
I love attending and this year was no different. I went to two panels: one about Minecraft in the classroom and one about storytelling through comics. Both panels were incredible. I did get up and ask a question during the storytelling session because these weren't teachers, they were professional writers who make a living in comics. I said that not everyone that wants to be a writer will be as successful as they are and what advice they would give students. The advice was great. One writer said that he didn't start as a comic book writer, he had a "real" job. He would write before work, and write after work, and just write whenever he found time. He said if you really enjoy it do it for that reason and the success will hopefully follow. |
Starfleet Academy
Orientation Certificate |
I checked out the Starfleet Academy display. I received my cadet ID card, and after going through the orientation activities, I was declared undeclared. That's right, I aparently don't have an assigned discipline for Starfleet Academy so I can go any direction from command to science officer.
In the expo hall, I once again met representatives from different publishing companies and receiving free Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs). I am planning to create an updated free eBooks blog post soon because there are so many new resources, along with changes from my original post five years ago.
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| Superhero coffee anyone? |
Of course I also needed to fuel up on every educator's favorite energy source, coffee. How cool is this company that creates comic branded coffee varieties. I'm not actually sure which superhero coffee I had because I ordered a mocha latte from the booth, but it was the perfect pick-me-up.
Another great teacher resource I discovered at this years event was directly from the New York City Department of Education.
"The Civics for All Comics Group began in early 2020 as a collaboration between the New York City Department of Education and various comics creators to publish non-fiction graphic texts for educational use. Spearheaded by the Department of Social Studies & Civics, the imprint has published thirty-eight comics as of July 2025. In addition to publishing comics, the Civics for All Comics Group regularly presents at conferences and freely shares its resources to educators and schools throughout the country."
While they had stacks of comic books at their booth to take, what I took away from them was the digital resources. All the comic books are available for free on their website and range from civil rights to historical events and more. They have comic books for all grade levels and unit areas.
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| Superman |
Finally, a non-education related awesome thing happened this year for me. Every year Funko requires reservations to get on their line to make a purchase of limited edition Pops. For the first time, I managed to snag a covited reservation and got on line at 2:00pm. After scanning my badge to verify my reservation, I was handed a flier showing all the available Pops along with three raffle tickets. A few of the designs I was interested in already sold out for Thursday (they limit each day so they have through Sunday) but I did get a really cool Superman, with the NYCC sticker showing it's limited status.
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| Shrunken Head in a Jar |
While many people walked away after they made their purchases, I hung around for the raffle and I'm so glad I did. I won a super limited edition (only 25 made specifically for Comic Con raffles) shrunken head in a jar. It is probably the most unique thing I could have brought home from Comic Con.
Disclaimer: I received free access on Thursday of New York Comic Con (NYCC) through their educator professional pass program.
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