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He-Man and Masters of the Universe at New York Comic Con 2026

He-Man has one session on the NYCC 2026 schedule: the Dark Horse and Mattel comics panel on Sunday, October 11. Around it sit Dark Horse at booth 4451, four Masters of the Universe comics sold as exclusives, and a Super7 panel on Thursday. This page is where we keep all of it, and it is rebuilt for every NYCC.

  • DatesOct 8 to 11, 2026
  • WhereJavits Center, New York
  • Last updatedOctober 8, 2026
What to see Day by day Quick answers

The short version

The one He-Man session at NYCC 2026 is Dark Horse and Mattel Make Comics! on Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET in North Room 406.3. Dark Horse is at booth 4451, and Super7 founder Brian Flynn is on stage Thursday, October 8 at 3 PM ET. We have not found a Mattel He-Man convention exclusive or a Mattel booth. Schedule facts were read on October 4, 2026.

Confirmed

Three places to find He-Man at the show

Each card is a confirmed fact with its source and the date we read it, followed by where the story and the permanent pages live on this site.

Confirmed

Dark Horse and Mattel

Make Comics! Sunday 4 PM ET

Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET, North Room 406.3. Read on the official schedule October 4.

The glass front of the Javits Center in New York City, where New York Comic Con is held

The one session on the NYCC schedule that names He-Man. The listing says Dark Horse invites fans of Barbie and He-Man: Masters of the Universe to hear about the newest series and see sneak peeks of upcoming projects. The part of the listing we could read does not name the creators.

  • WhenSun Oct 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET
  • WhereNorth Room 406.3
  • Creators namedNot yet
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Confirmed

Dark Horse booth 4451, plus independent shops

MOTU comics exclusives

Read from the official exclusives page October 4. Sold by the exhibitors named below.

Dark Horse is on the show floor at booth 4451. We have not found a Mattel convention exclusive for He-Man on the exclusives page. Independent shops and creators have listed four Masters of the Universe comics: two Genesis variant covers from East Side Comics, a wrap cover from Comics Elite LLC and a villains comic from Sean Forney.

  • Dark HorseBooth 4451
  • Mattel He-Man exclusiveWe have not found one
  • Listed comicsFour, $20 to $25
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Confirmed

Super7

Brian Flynn panel, Thursday 3 PM ET

Thursday, October 8, 3:00 PM ET, at the Javits Center.

Super7 founder Brian Flynn sits down with Esoteric of CZARFACE for a Walmart Collector Con session at NYCC. Super7 says they will talk toys, collecting and all things Super7. It is not billed as a Masters of the Universe panel, and Super7 has not said it will cover the line.

  • WhenThu Oct 8, 3 PM ET
  • WhoBrian Flynn, Esoteric (CZARFACE)
  • Billed as MOTUNo
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Schedule

He-Man at NYCC, day by day

Only what we can source. If it is not here, we have not seen it announced.

Thursday, October 8

  • 3:00 PM ETSuper7 founder Brian Flynn and Esoteric of CZARFACE, Walmart Collector Con session. Not billed as Masters of the UniverseSuper7 Instagram
  • Show hoursDark Horse at booth 4451NYCC exhibitor list, read Oct 4

Friday, October 9

  • Show hoursDark Horse at booth 4451. No He-Man session found on the Friday scheduleNYCC schedule, read Oct 4

Saturday, October 10

  • Show hoursDark Horse at booth 4451. No He-Man session found on the Saturday scheduleNYCC schedule, read Oct 4

Sunday, October 11

  • 4:00 to 4:45 PM ETDark Horse and Mattel Make Comics!, North Room 406.3NYCC schedule, read Oct 4
  • Show hoursDark Horse at booth 4451. Sunday is the last day of the showNYCC exhibitor list, read Oct 4

Schedule, exhibitor list and exclusives were read on October 4, 2026 from the official NYCC schedule and exclusives page.

What we know and what we do not

Confirmed, our guess, and still open

Confirmed

  • Dark Horse and Mattel hold a comics panel on Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET, in North Room 406.3 (read on the official schedule October 4).
  • Dark Horse is at booth 4451 (read on the NYCC exhibitor list October 4). Mattel is not a standalone exhibitor on the list we read October 4, but Mattel will be on the floor at the DC booth, 4365, for a Mattel DC Collector reveal on Thursday at 12 PM ET (Toy Habits, Toyark). Those reports do not mention He-Man.
  • Four Masters of the Universe comics are listed as NYCC exclusives by East Side Comics, Comics Elite LLC and Sean Forney (read October 4).
  • Super7 founder Brian Flynn and Esoteric of CZARFACE hold a Walmart Collector Con session on Thursday, October 8 at 3 PM ET.

Our conjecture

These are our guesses. Nobody has announced them.

  • The "sneak peeks of upcoming projects" at the Sunday panel may include the next arcs of Masters of the Universe: Genesis. Dark Horse has already said later arcs will come from Cavan Scott, Nick Roche, John Harris Dunning, Giovanna La Pietra and Tiffany Smith, with no dates, so the panel is a natural place to put dates on them. This is our guess.
  • Mattel is on the show floor at the DC booth, 4365, and our guess is that booth is where He-Man and Masters of the Universe news could be revealed too, just not yet. Mattel has announced only the DC Collector reveal for Thursday at 12 PM ET. He-Man news could also come at Sunday's panel or through Mattel's own channels.

Not known yet

  • Which Dark Horse creators are on the Sunday panel. The part of the listing we could read does not name them.
  • Whether Mattel shows any He-Man or Masters of the Universe toy at the panel. We have not seen Mattel say.
  • Whether Super7 will talk about its Masters of the Universe lines on Thursday. It has said toys, collecting and all things Super7, and nothing more.
  • Whether the official NYCC schedule and exclusives pages have changed since we read them on October 4. They load with scripts our tools cannot read, so we cannot say what they list today.

Latest

NYCC 2026 news on heman.org

October 8, 2026 Dark Horse and Mattel Make Comics! Is the One He-Man Panel at NYCC 2026 The Dark Horse and Mattel comics panel is on the NYCC 2026 schedule for Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET, North Room 406.3. What the listing says, who it does not name, and what we have not found. October 8, 2026 Masters of the Universe Comics Exclusives at NYCC 2026: Genesis Variants, a Wrap Cover and a Villains Comic Four Masters of the Universe comics are listed as NYCC 2026 exclusives by independent exhibitors, from $20 to $25. We found no Mattel He-Man convention exclusive. October 8, 2026 Super7's Brian Flynn Is on Stage at NYCC 2026 Thursday: What We Know for Masters of the Universe Fans Super7 founder Brian Flynn and Esoteric of CZARFACE hold a Walmart Collector Con session at NYCC on Thursday, October 8 at 3 PM ET. It is not billed as a Masters of the Universe panel.

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  1. Super7 founder Brian Flynn and Esoteric of CZARFACE hold a Walmart Collector Con session at 3 PM ET. Not billed as Masters of the Universe. Story
  2. Four Masters of the Universe comics are listed as NYCC exclusives by independent exhibitors. We found no Mattel He-Man convention exclusive. Story
  3. The Dark Horse and Mattel comics panel is on the Sunday schedule, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET, North Room 406.3. It is the only session we found that names He-Man. Story

History

Masters of the Universe at past New York Comic Cons

Masters of the Universe has turned up at the Javits Center before. Here is what our own archive holds.

The makers

Who makes Masters of the Universe in 2026, and where to read more

Mattel logo Mattel The He-Man and Masters of the Universe toys. Joins Dark Horse for the Sunday panel. Dark Horse Comics logo Dark Horse Comics The Masters of the Universe comics. Booth 4451 and the Sunday panel. Super7 Ultimates, Club Grayskull, Classics, Vintage and ReAction in our catalogue. Panel Thursday.

Quick answers

He-Man at NYCC 2026: your questions

Is He-Man at New York Comic Con 2026?

Yes, in one place we can find: the Dark Horse and Mattel Make Comics! panel on Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET in North Room 406.3. We read all four days of the official schedule on October 4 and found no other session that names He-Man or Masters of the Universe.

When is NYCC 2026?

Thursday, October 8 through Sunday, October 11, 2026, at the Javits Center in New York.

When is the He-Man panel at NYCC 2026?

Sunday, October 11, from 4:00 to 4:45 PM ET, in North Room 406.3. It is called Dark Horse and Mattel Make Comics! and the listing promises news on the newest series and sneak peeks of upcoming projects.

Who is on the Dark Horse and Mattel panel?

We do not know. The part of the listing we could read says Dark Horse editorial and creators will be on stage and does not name them. We will add names here when the show does.

Will Mattel have He-Man toys at NYCC 2026?

We have not seen Mattel say. Mattel is on the show floor, but for DC: the Mattel DC Collector reveal is at the DC booth, 4365, Thursday at 12 PM ET, and the reports do not mention He-Man. We found no Mattel convention exclusive for He-Man on the exclusives page when we read it October 4. Mattel is part of the Sunday panel.

Where is Dark Horse at NYCC 2026?

Booth 4451 on the show floor, according to the exhibitor list we read on October 4. Dark Horse publishes the Masters of the Universe comics.

Which Masters of the Universe comics are NYCC 2026 exclusives?

On the exclusives page on October 4 we found four: Masters of the Universe: Genesis #1 and #2 with a Skan Battle Armor action figure variant cover from East Side Comics ($25 each), Genesis #2 with a Bjorn Barends wrap cover from Comics Elite LLC ($20), and a Do You Pooh? MOTU Villains comic from Sean Forney ($25). The list is partial because exhibitors add their own.

When is the Super7 panel at NYCC 2026?

Thursday, October 8 at 3 PM ET. Super7 founder Brian Flynn talks with Esoteric of CZARFACE in a Walmart Collector Con session. It is not billed as a Masters of the Universe panel.

Will Super7 announce new Masters of the Universe figures at NYCC?

Super7 has not said. Its Masters of the Universe lines in our catalogue are Ultimates, Club Grayskull, Classics, Vintage and ReAction, and the Thursday session is billed as toys, collecting and all things Super7.

Did Masters of the Universe have exclusives at past New York Comic Cons?

Yes. Our archive covers Super7 ReAction exclusives in 2015 and 2019 and a Super7 Earl Norem print in 2017.

Sources

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