Comic-Con 2026: Full Schedule

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10:30am PDT

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am PDT

A first look at upcoming graphic novels, comics, and illustrated books from Abrams ComicArts, Abrams Fanfare, and Abrams. Editors Charles Kochman (editor-in-chief, Abrams ComicArts), Charlotte Greenbaum, and Connor Leonard, along with creators Mark Evanier (The Essential Peanuts), Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (This Place Kills Me), Shay Mirk (Making Nonfiction Comics), Meggie Ramm (Batcat 4: Seeing Stars), and Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson (Feo the Chupacabra), discuss their latest projects and the books they are bringing to readers in 2026 and 2027. From middle-grade comics and nonfiction comics to literary graphic novels and classic comic strip collections, this panel offers an inside look at the creators, editors, and books shaping the future of comics publishing at Abrams.

Special Guests

Nicole Goux

Booth #2203, Comic-Con Special Guest

Nicole Goux (she/her) is an Eisner Award–nominated illustrator and cartoonist from Los Angeles. She's the artist of DC's Shadow of the Batgirl and co-creator with Dave Baker of Forest Hills Bootleg Society (Simon and Schuster: Atheneum). She has been published by DC, Dark Horse... Read More →

Mark Evanier

Comic-Con Special Guest

Mark Evanier attended his first San Diego Comic-Con in 1970 and has been to every one of these annual events ever since. He was then an assistant to the great Jack Kirby, whom he wrote about in his book Kirby, King of Comics. Mark has also written for live-action TV shows, animat... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
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1: Programs, Books, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics

11:30am PDT

Spotlight on Kelly Sue DeConnick

Saturday July 25, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT

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Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (FML) is joined by her husband, writer Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals), for a wide-ranging conversation about comics, mythology, true crime, collaboration, music, parenthood, and the strange emotional math of making art in complicated times. The conversation includes behind-the-scenes stories from across DeConnick's career in comics, film, television, and stage, audience Q&A, and at least a few debates over which family stories are still legally available for adaptation.

Special Guests

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Comic-Con Special Guest

Kelly Sue DeConnick is best known for reinventing Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel at Marvel and for the Black Label standard-setting Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at DC. Her independent comics Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly (both from Image) have ranked as New York Times be... Read More →

Matt Fraction

Comic-Con Special Guest

Matt Fraction co-created the New York Times bestselling books Sex Criminals and Hawkeye. He co-created and worked as a writer and executive producer on Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and is executive producer on the adaptation of SEX CRIMINALS coming to Amazon Prime next... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics, Movies, Music, Mysteries & Crime Dramas, Television, Writers & Writing

12:30pm PDT

What Is the Best Superpower?

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT

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It's flight, right? No, wait, teleportation? Maybe it's always finding a parking spot? Moderator Jazzlyn Stone puts Comic-Con special guests Deniz Camp, Matt Fraction, LeUyen Pham, Stephanie Williams, and Caspar Wijngaard to the test as she discovers who knows what really is the superpower to beat all others.

Special Guests

LeUyen Pham

Comic-Con Special Guest

LeUyen Pham is the artist of over 120 books for adults and children. Her graphic novels include the multi-Eisner Award–winning Lunar New Year Love Story with Gene Yang, the Eisner Award–nominated Templar, and the bestselling Friends series with Shannon Hale. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Caldecott Honor, The Society of Illustrator’s Bronze Medal, and the Fay B. Kaigler Southern Miss Medallion. She is the creator of the Vampirina book series, which has been... Read More →

Matt Fraction

Comic-Con Special Guest

Stephanie Williams

Artist Alley GG-16, Comic-Con Special Guest

Stephanie Williams is a research scientist turned prolific comics writer. She’s best known for helping to bring Nubia back to relevancy for DC Comics with Nubia and the Amazons and Nubia: Queen of the Amazons. She has worked on such titles as Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck... Read More →

Deniz Camp

Comic-Con Special Guest

Deniz Camp writes comics. The son of Turkish and Filipina immigrants, born in the Philippines but raised in the American midwest, he’s known for 20th Century Men (Image Comics), Ultimates (Marvel), Absolute Martian Manhunter (DC), Bleeding Hearts (Vertigo), and Assorted Crisis ... Read More →

Caspar Wijngaard

Comic-Con Special Guest

Caspar Wijngaard is an award-winning, Eisner and Hugo Award–nominated comic artist from the U.K. Best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Image Comics series The Power Fantasy, which he co-creates with writer Kieron Gillen, his other notable creator-owned titles incl... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics, Humor & Satire, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Superheroes

1:30pm PDT

Winx Club: The Magic is Back

Saturday July 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT

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Lenny Brown (Rainbow business and creative development), Manuel Torres Port (entertainment IP and franchise global strategist), Georgia Manolas Walker (Playmates Toys vice president of marketing and product development), and Jessica Shen (Kayou senior marketing manager, U.S.) discuss Winx Club, highlighting new episodes, exclusive content, and upcoming collaborations. The panel includes a video message from Iginio Straffi, creator of Winx Club. Moderated by Daniel Pickett (founder, Action Figure Insider).

Saturday July 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Animation, International, Movies

2:30pm PDT

Women on the Dark Side

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

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Women on the Dark Side returns for its tenth year at SDCC. Whether it's comic books, novels, film, or art, these are the women creating content that connects with the deeper, darker side of us all. Madeleine Holly-Rosing (Boston Metaphysical Society, Lady Mechanika), Deborah Daughetee (Kolchak, the Nightstalker, Dark Shadows), Stephanie Williams (Nubia, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur), Megan Hutchison (Coffin Girls, Rockstars), and Susan Lee (founder, Women on the Dark Side; Wraith of Love) discuss their work. Moderated by Barbra Dillon (editor-in-chief, Fanbase Press).

Special Guests

Stephanie Williams

Artist Alley GG-16, Comic-Con Special Guest

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Action/Adventure, Art and Illustration, BIPOC, Books, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics, Fandom, Horror and Suspense, LGBTQIA+, Mysteries & Crime Dramas, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Superheroes, Writers & Writing

3:30pm PDT

O.P.P.: Writing Other People's (Intellectual) Property

Saturday July 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

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Working with beloved cultural icons can be both a dream and a nightmare. Longtime industry professionals Jennifer Lee (Frozen), Amy Chu (Borderlands), Jordan Morris (Teen Titans Go!), Thien Pham (Baby Garfield's Firsts), Melissa Flores (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Gene Luen Yang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) share how they navigate the tricky task of writing IP. Moderated by Comic-Con special guest Briana Loewinsohn (Raised by Ghosts).

Special Guests

Briana Loewinsohn

Artist Alley HH-16, Comic-Con Special Guest

Briana Loewinsohn is the author of the graphic memoir Ephemera (Fantagraphics, 2023), which was listed as one of the ALA’s top graphic novels of 2023 and was awarded the 2023 Foreword Indies Editors Prize for nonfiction. Her latest book, Raised by Ghosts (Fantagraphics, 2025), won... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics, Horror and Suspense, Writers & Writing

4:30pm PDT

Walking the Line: Balancing the Personal and the Political in Comics

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT

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Lalo Alcaraz (La Cucaracha), Henry Barajas (Death to Pachuco), Ivan Ehlers (The New Yorker cartoonist), and Lonnie Millsap (The New Yorker; Thurber Prize–nominated cartoonist) discuss using life experience and personal and political beliefs to create comics. Moderated by Jon "Bean" Hastings.

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Cartooning and Comic Strips, Comics

5:30pm PDT

1980s Comic-Con Lost Videos Part III: The Trilogy

Saturday July 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT

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Digitized Betamax tapes gifted to the Comic-Con Archives by Greg Koudoulian to David Glanzer (Comic-Con International chief communications and strategy officer) anchor this screening and discussion of rarely seen Comic-Con TV footage from the early 1980s. Highlights include 1982 interviews with Jack Kirby and George Clayton Johnson; Sergio Aragonés (MAD magazine) onstage (including a dance); Comic-Con history as told by Shel Dorf; a "Marvel vs. DC" game show featuring Joe Kubert, Paul Levitz, and others; Masquerade clips hosted by Gary Owens; and Inkpot Awards footage, including the awards' origins, plus appearances by Dave Stevens, Archie Goodwin, Richard Kyle, and more. The program also includes an exclusive mystery clip.

Saturday July 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
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6:30pm PDT

The Unsung Heroes of Superhero Films

Saturday July 25, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT

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Behind every epic battle and breathtaking moment is a team of creative powerhouses and unsung heroes bringing superhero worlds to life. Costumer Gaby Acosta (Captain Marvel), composer Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Deadpool VR), stunt coordinator Thom Khoury Williams (Doom Patrol, The Punisher), sound mixers Ryan Collins and Nick Offord (Spider-Noir), stunt coordinator Chelsea Bruland (Descendants: The Rise of Red, Black Widoow), composer Roger Suen (Daredevil, Krypton), and stunt coordinator Cory DeMeyers (Venom, Project Power) share how their craft transforms imagination into cinematic impact, building worlds, shaping action, and giving every punch, explosion, and emotional beat its power. Moderated by Lumos PR CEO Stephanie Pfingsten.

Saturday July 25, 2026 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
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7:30pm PDT

Entre2Mundos: Manga Beyond the Page

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm PDT

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Jorge Gutierrez (creator of The Book of Life, Maya and the Three, and El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera) moderates a conversation with Marc "GIVE.ME.MÁS" Sánchez (Entre2Mundos creator) and the Entre2Mundos team on the rise of independent manga, creator-owned comics, and building stories that can grow beyond the printed page. Using Entre2Mundos, a manga rooted in Latin American myth, history, and culture, as a case study, the panel explores how indie creators develop original worlds, build teams, pitch projects, grow audiences online, and create pathways from comics into animation, publishing, and larger transmedia opportunities.

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Anime & Manga, Comics, Writers & Writing

8:30pm PDT

You Can't Do That Anymore!

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm PDT

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Hosts of the You Can't Do That Anymore! podcast Terrence Tatum (actor, podcaster) and Anastasia Washington (Grind, Addams Family) discuss the state of the superhero genre and its impact, including whether superhero stories are stronger when villains stay alive or are rehabilitated. Joined by Teri Gamble (Horror Movie Survival Guide, Grind), Matthew Price (Grind, Its Nerd House), Issac Robinson Smith (X-Men '97, Voltron), David Crownson (Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer), and Matt Acevedo (Smosh Pit, G4TV).

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
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1: Programs, Movies, Podcasts, Superheroes, After Dark

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