A Decade of Collaboration on New York Comic Con

Leap Event Technology and ReedPop announced 10 years in partnership with New York Comic Con (NYCC). The partnership has included numerous technology and process innovations that the two companies developed collaboratively to enhance the attendee experience and increase the success of NYCC's event year after year.

In 2013, Leap deployed a specialized RFID access control scanning solution to better manage huge crowds at NYCC and keep transactions securely organized. This enabled attendees to simply tap their secure RFID badges or wristbands for immediate verification, resulting in faster, shorter lines and better, safer fan management.

Three years later, ReedPop wanted a way to make sure real fans had access to tickets. They challenged Leap to integrate Fan Verification into the on-sale process - attendees must now sign up for an exclusive Fan Verification account in order to be eligible to purchase tickets. This helps to ensure resellers and bots don't beat true fans to tickets.

In 2020, during the pandemic, Leap developed a virtual meet and greet platform for NYCC to be able to bring safe and secure meet and greet opportunities for fans to meet their favorite celebrities during a time when such staples of Comic Cons were not possible in-person.

The following year, ReedPop wanted to be able to offer their fans yearly membership to Popverse, which opened up exclusive fan entitlements for those who purchase this annual subscription.