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More than 120,000 people are expected at the four-day expo,
which began in 1970 with a gathering of several hundred sci-fi
and comics fans and an in-person appearance from Marvel icon
Jack Kirby.
What to expect at Comic-Con 2026
Comic-Con has grown to include cosplay contests, autograph
booths, obstacle courses, concerts and panels covering
everything from video games — new titles feature Wolverine and
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — to movie poster art and
fencing. (Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and “Ghosts” actor
Asher Grodman will discuss “Hollywood’s Love Affair With
Fencing” on Thursday.)
DC Studios, which like Marvel sat out last year’s Comic-Con
because the publicity campaign timing wasn’t right, will
showcase its HBO “Lanterns” series with a “training
headquarters” activation in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter and a
Friday panel featuring stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler.
That presentation, like Marvel’s, will be in the convention
center’s 6,500-person premier showcase: Hall H. Livestreams
aren’t allowed inside but online reaction from fans in
attendance can swiftly lift — or doom — a film or TV show’s
prospects.
Another prestige TV highlight: Actors from “Widow’s Bay” are
expected to pay a visit to the bayside convention center on
Saturday as Apple TV celebrates the comedy-horror series’ 19
Emmy nominations.
Comedy fans won’t need to comb the desert to find updates on
“Spaceballs: The New One,” the focus of a Friday panel. The film
set for release next year features Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman
and 100-year-old Mel Brooks reprising their roles from Brooks’
1987 parody.
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