BROOKLYN — The New York Comic Con (NYCC) announced that the premiere pop culture convention and its stars will have a powerful presence at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival.

NYCC will have its own colorful and exciting programming area at the free festival, which draws nearly 30,000 visitors to experience readings and panels featuring international literary superstars, buzz-worthy newcomers and more than 150 booksellers, publishers, independent presses and literary organizations.

“The Brooklyn Book Festival is an awesome gathering, and I have had tremendous respect for the festival from the moment it started,� notes Lance Fensterman, vice president for New York Comic Con.

“These days, Brooklyn is a hotbed of pop culture, high-tech culture, literary and blog culture, ethnic culture, indie culture, and has basically become an international hub for in-your-face creativity,� says Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “It’s only fitting that the Brooklyn Book Festival would form a dynamic duo with New York Comic Con!�

NYCC’s programming area at the Brooklyn Book Festival will include a performance tent, guest presentations, guest autographing sessions and a dedicated marketplace area. NYCC’s participation will be a positive way to spread further awareness of comics and graphic literature while providing free interaction and entertainment for thousands of NYCC fans.

The next NYCC will take place Oct. 8 to 10, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Ranked by Crain’s New York Business as the second-largest annual event in NYC, it has grown from a convention that attracted 33,000 visitors when it was launched in 2006 to a show that will occupy the entire Javits Center and will attract well over 75,000 fans next year.

Comic book writer and editor Denny O’Neil, creator Phil Jimenez, and writer and editor Tom DeFalco are just a few of the many popular guests who will appear in the NYCC programming area at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Some of the companies who will be participating include Captain Action, Midtown Comics, Moonstone Publishing and Disney Publishing.

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