SETTING THE STAGE A huge portion of what used to be The Block was reserved this year for SYFY Wire NYCC Live's stage. A series of interviews over the four days were featured online. I arrived early for the AEW interview and saw acclaimed former comic writer and current Marvel Television Executive Vice President Jeph Loeb with the stars of Marvel Studios' Hulu-exclusive Runaways. They chatted about the upcoming surprises in store for Season 3 and how excited they were to be working with Elizabeth Hurley. I’m a big fan of the comic and definitely looking forward to catching up on the TV series. —LV
Young Bucks fans
BIG POP Days before NYCC '19 the WWE finally had a big league challenger with the debut of AEW Dynamite. With an actual billionaire owner and a primetime spot on TNT, the wrestling world was abuzz. On the SYFY Wire NYCC Live stage, AEW had a large presence with appearances by Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley. Brandi Rhodes, Jungle Boy and Awesome Kong (who I was super-excited to see after her run on GLOW). A huge and excited crowd gathered to shower the wrestlers with A-E-Dubbs chants. Jericho and Brandi worked the mic well as the clear spokespeople for this quickly growing brand. It made me wonder why WWE never has a presence at NYCC. —LV
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