Comic-Con 2026

Comic-Con 2026

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10:00am PDT

Bob's Burgers Ballroom 20 A Look Back at Comic-Con's Early Years Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Audible: Goddamnit, Donut: A Totally Professional Panel with Matt Dinniman and Jeff Hays Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego BayfrontMatt Dinniman Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall Room 6A Building Sustainable Careers in Comic Art Room 4 Comic Creator Connection All-Stars Room 29AB Cultural Appropriation: How It Can Affect Cosplay Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Dark Horse: Star-Powered Storytelling Room 23ABC Hello Darkness, My Old Friend Room 7AB Image Comics: Storytelling, Genre, and Crafting Unforgettable Comics Room 28DE Making Fiction Real: The Art of Writing Authentic Characters Room 25ABC MeTV's Svengoolie Returns: Camera Ready Room 6DE Small Press Comics and Independent Production Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Student Activism vs. Student Participation Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Terrible Toys and Problematic Playthings Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Why Do Saturday Morning Cartoons Still Matter and How Are They Shaping the Next Generation? Room 9 Wig Masters: Customize Your Wig Block Room 3 Comic-Con Film School 103: Working with Actors and a Crew Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Inside the Writers Room: Re-imagining Television for the New Normal Room 24ABC Wizards Wrestling Each Other: A 5e Tag Team Competition Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor

10:30am PDT

Abrams Spotlight Panel Room 29CDMark Evanier • Nicole Goux Comics Arts Conference Session #9: Superman's Co-Creator Jerry Siegel: Do We Have the Whole Story? Room 26ABMark Waid The Ringer-Verse's 2026 Franchise Power Rankings Room 5AB Threads of Tension: Heartbreak Feels Good in a Place Like This Room 10 Toys That Made Us: Beloved Blunders Room 6BCF Comic Book Law School® 303: Trademark Parody Limitations, Taylor Swift and Showgirls, A.I. Updates, and Other Hot Topics Room 11 Game Pitch Review Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

11:00am PDT

Futurama Ballroom 20 Archie Comics: 85th Anniversary Celebration Room 7AB Black Dog and Leventhal's Spider-Man Total Universe Panel Room 23ABC Cosplay Hacking Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina John J. Pearson: The Painted Art of The Patron and The Smart Division Room 28DEJohn J. Pearson Middle Eastern/North African Representation in Media Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina New and Upcoming Kodansha Manga Revealed Room 9 Next Stages of Movie and Theater Evolution Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library State of the Board Game Publisher in 2026 Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Teaching with Comics to Celebrate Immigrant Stories Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The Best Advice I've Ever Gotten: Graphics Edition Room 29AB The Guild Web Series: Back as a Movie! Room 25ABC Top Cow: 2026 and Beyond Room 4 Live Audition and Casting Director Q&A: Sci-Fi + LitRPG Audiobooks Room 3

11:15am PDT

Avatar Origins: ATLA Legacy and Future Room 6A Concert Heroes: Film, Comedy, and Rock 'n' Roll! Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront DC's Metropolis and Beyond Room 6DEMark Waid • Stephanie Williams The Animation Show of Shows Origin Story: A Mix of Art in Advertising and Beyond Hall H

11:30am PDT

Heads Will Roll: Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne on Crafting Audible's Hit Medieval Comedy Series Room 5AB How to Pitch Your Story for Comics, Graphic Novels, Film, and Animation Room 10Briana Loewinsohn Spotlight on Kelly Sue DeConnick Room 29CDKelly Sue DeConnick • Matt Fraction What's Next from WEBTOON Entertainment Room 24ABC Comics Arts Conference Session #10: An Oddly Compelling Conversation about Denis Kitchen Room 26AB

11:45am PDT

The Simpsons Ballroom 20 Quick Draw! Room 6BCFMark Evanier • Scott Shaw!

12:00pm PDT

Blade Runner Comics: The Tokyo Nexus Saga Room 4 Crowns: Honoring the Beauty of Black Girls and Femmes in the Comics and Pop Culture Space Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor From 1999 to EverQuest Legends Room 28DE From Playlists to Panels: Pop Culture in the ELA Classroom Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Indie Toy Makers Unite! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Ravished and Left No Crumbs Room 29AB Space Command: Epic Adventures! Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Spotlight on V. E. Schwab Room 25ABCVictoria "V. E." Schwab Wertham's Revenge: Mental Health, Media, and What Kids Should Read Room 11 You Got Comics in My Games. You Got Games in My Comics. Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Z2: Where Comics and Culture Collide Room 7AB Set Decoration of Spider-Noir Room 9 Venture Forth: An Immersive D&D Actual Play Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor

12:30pm PDT

Building the Media Company of Tomorrow Room 5AB Comic Books for the Blind Room 3 Dark Horse: Usagi Yojimbo Room 24ABC DC's Absolute Universe Room 6DEPornsak Pichetshote How Does a Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) Book Get Made? Room 10 Image Comics: The Future of Comics Room 6A What Is the Best Superpower? Room 29CDDeniz Camp • Matt Fraction • LeUyen Pham • Caspar Wijngaard • Stephanie Williams Yaga (AMC+) Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Star Trek Universe Hall H Comics Arts Conference Session #11: Endless Scrolling, Timeless Stories: A Panel Exploring the Comic Platform WEBTOON Room 26AB

12:45pm PDT

American Dad! Ballroom 20

1:00pm PDT

Boss Level: Women Shaping Video Games Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Classic Monsters, Modern Art Room 9 HypeFriend! Podcast with Ashley Eckstein and Michael James Scott Room 29AB Legendary Comics: Street Fighter, Dune, Godzilla/Kong, and More Room 4 Mischief and Magic Room 25ABC Tamashii Nations Unveiled: S.H.Figuarts Exclusive Panel Room 7AB The Comic Art of David Lynch Room 11 The Greatest American Hero Returns Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina To You, Your X-Pod: A Live X-Men '97 Fan Experience Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library What's Ahead for D&Q Room 28DE Will Eisner's New York Room 23ABCPaul Levitz • Frank Miller • Jeff Smith Wired to Read: Comics and the Science of Literacy Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Ultima Comics: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina The Saturday Cartoon Voices Panel Room 6BCFMark Evanier Gaming Creator Connection Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

1:30pm PDT

Family Guy Ballroom 20 Battle of BookTok Tropes Room 10 How to Draw an Octopus . . . Returns! Room 3 Inside FLUX HOUSE with Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt Room 5AB Neon Ichiban: Welcome to the Future of Digital Comics Room 24ABC Winx Club: The Magic is Back Room 29CD Funding Your Director's Vision Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

1:45pm PDT

Actors-Turned-Comic-Book-Writers Room 6DE Marvel Comics: Midnight Universe Room 6A The Rookie Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront

2:00pm PDT

Building a Pop Culture Podcast Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Celebrating Dungeons & Dragons 2026 Room 25ABC Comic Making for Kids and Teachers Room 11 Dynamite Entertainment 2026 Publisher Spotlight: Coming in Hot Room 29AB Hispanic Creators and Artists Discuss the Comic Book Industry Room 9 Last Man Standing Room 23ABCPaul Levitz Spotlight on Yôichi Nishikawa Room 7ABYôichi Nishikawa The Forgotten Trio: Letterers, Inkers, and Colorists Room 28DE The Masters of Comic Book Horror Room 4Stephanie Williams The Science of Spider-Man's New Challenges Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Women's Color Code: Demystifying the Game Industry Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Fans Assemble for Marvel Causeplay Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Science in Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Comics Arts Conference Session #12: The Poster Session Room 26AB StoryQuest D&D Live: Oops All Dungeon Masters! Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor Apple TV Panel Hall H

2:30pm PDT

Entertainment Weekly's Brave Warriors Ballroom 20 Comixology: Sci-Fi Comics and Beyond Room 5AB Narrating Bestselling Audiobooks Room 10 Spotlight on Matt Fraction Room 24ABCMatt Fraction • Kelly Sue DeConnick Women on the Dark Side Room 29CDStephanie Williams How-To Comics with Dustin Nguyen and Friends Room 3

2:45pm PDT

Designing Games in Middle-earth Room 6BCF

3:00pm PDT

Batdriven West: Batman '66 to Life on the Road Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Build the World: Live Ideation Workshop Room 11 Conan the Barbarian: Tides of the Tyrant-King Room 28DE Cozy Escapes: Finding Comfort in Romantic Fantasy Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Fantagraphics at 50: (Still) Publishing the World's Greatest Cartoonists Room 29AB From Short Films to Sinners: How Hollywood Creates Virtual Worlds . . . and You Can Too Room 25ABC Jericho (TV Show/Graphic Novel) 20th Anniversary Panel Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Mad Rewind: Talking About Mad TV Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Marvel Fanfare Room 6A Photo Editing Tips Anyone Can Use Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Spotlight on Frank Miller Room 6DEFrank Miller Start a D&D Club Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The Mighty Crusaders Room 9Steven Butler Vibe Check: Terrifying Room 23ABC Spotlight on Belén Ortega Room 4Belén Ortega Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics Live Room 7ABScott Shaw!

3:30pm PDT

Comics vs. Authoritarianism! Room 10 Image Comics: The New Wave of Comics Storytelling, Character, and Talent Room 24ABC Jack Kirby's Greatest Villains Room 26ABMark Evanier Neon Ichiban: The Future With Digital Remarques Room 5AB O.P.P.: Writing Other People's (Intellectual) Property Room 29CDBriana Loewinsohn Reacher's Back and Neagley's In Ballroom 20

4:00pm PDT

Beyond the Mainstream: Literary Manga, Manhwa, and Manhua Room 23ABC Bringing Star Wars Zero Company to Life: Meet the Cast Behind the Highly Anticipated Tactical Star Wars Game Room 6BCF Creating 3D Models for Storytelling in Blender 3D Room 11 DNA of Fear: How New England Shapes Horror Room 9 How to Transform Reference into Character Design Room 3 No Safety Net: Health Care, Aging, and Life as a Creative Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Parillo and Cohen Live: From Aftermarket Demand to Career-Defining Covers with CovrPrice Room 29AB Slaughterverse Unmasked: Inside the World of Something Is Killing the Children Room 28DE Spotlight on Mimi Pond Room 25ABCMimi Pond Spotlight on Nicole Goux: Mainstream Illustrator and Indie All-Star Room 4Nicole Goux The Future of Libraries 2036 Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The Future of TwoMorrows Publishing Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Trek Marry Kill Live! Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Wellness for Geeks Who Sit Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Unlocking Virtual Production for Indie Filmmakers Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina The Dungeon Run's Flagship D&D Campaign Live Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor Creators Assemble: Comics Camaraderie, A Networking Event Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4:15pm PDT

Entertainment Weekly's Bold School Hall H 40th Anniversary of Castle in the Sky Room 6AYôichi Nishikawa Dugout Dads: From the Sandlot to the Dugout Room 6DE Inside Season 2 of TNT's The Librarians: The Next Chapter Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront

4:30pm PDT

From Raw to Slab: The CGC Grading Experience Room 26AB Hip-Hop and Comics: Cultures Combining Room 24ABC Nacelle's Star Trek Action Figures Room 10 Spotlight on J. Michael Straczynski Room 7ABJ. Michael Straczynski Transformers and G.I. Joe: The Energon Universe Is Unstoppable Room 5AB Walking the Line: Balancing the Personal and the Political in Comics Room 29CD

5:00pm PDT

2000 AD: The Galaxy's Greatest Panel! Room 9 Black Mask: Debuting Tomorrow's Legends Room 28DE Comics and Advocacy Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Documentary Preview: Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy Room 25ABC Dread the Hall H 2026: More (Fictional) Comic Convention Horror Stories Room 23ABC Eberron and Beyond with Keith Baker Room 4 Ever-Expanding Worlds: Comics and Games Collide! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Hollywood Myopia Room 29AB Level-Up: Taking Your Comics to the Next Tier Room 11 Meet the New Class of Carrie Ballroom 20 Self- and Small Press Publishing: Making Your Own Way in the Comics Industry Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina The Marco Polo Loose Inking Technique Room 3 The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Live Podcast Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library What Comics Teach Us: How Professional Educators Are Using Comics in Schools Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library

5:15pm PDT

Crafting the Art and Sound of the Next Aliens: Fireteam Elite Room 6BCF

5:30pm PDT

Collectible Figures and More News from Playmates Toys Room 10 Collider Ladies Night with Perri Nemiroff Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Crowdfunding in Today's Economy Room 7AB From Indies to Blockbusters: The Storytelling Power of Diversity Room 6A Layer by Layer: How to Build a Tiny Onion Story Room 24ABC Marvel Studios Hall H Presentation Hall H The Future of Kickstarter Comics Room 26ABJeff Smith 1980s Comic-Con Lost Videos Part III: The Trilogy Room 29CD Danny Trejo's Year of the Devil Room 6DE

6:00pm PDT

Comixology: For the Fear of Comics Room 28DE Frazetta's Fiercest Females: Space Vampires, Cave Girls, and Egyptian Queens Room 9 From 0 to 50: Pro Tips for High-Speed Webtoon Production and Studio Workflow Room 25ABC How-To Motion Graphics for Film, TV, and Entertainment Room 3 Legends Live Here: 100 Years of Comic Strips Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Masters of the Universe: The Power of Storytelling Room 23ABC Salaam Fandom! Anime, Manga, and Islam Room 29AB The Track You've Never Heard: Audio Description and the Stories Behind the Stories Room 11 We Are All Superfans Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Mad Maze of the Murder Mage 4: The Legends of the Zodiac Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor Out in Comics: Year 39 Room 4

6:30pm PDT

A Look Back at Animated Series from the '80s Room 7AB ActionFigureInsider: Action Figure Designers from Concept to Collectibles Room 10 CONTROL Resonant: Exclusive Updates with Cast Members Room 6BCF Kids Comics Creators on "Growing Future Comics Fans!" Room 26AB Magic: The Gathering Blogatog Live Room 24ABC Rey Mysterio vs. The Darkness: From Screen to Comics Room 5AB The Unsung Heroes of Superhero Films Room 29CD Filmmaking in the New Era: Partnerships, Distribution, and Audience Growth Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

6:45pm PDT

The Hillywood Show: A Star Wars Parody Panel Room 6A The Tiny Chef Show Rides Again Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront X-Men Fandom Panel Room 6DE

7:00pm PDT

Creating India's Superheroes for the World Room 28DE Did Drop Culture Break Comics? Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Fangoria and PANICK: Horror Now: Echoes of Fear in Comics and Beyond Room 25ABC From Idea to Page to Screen Room 9 Shattering the Fourth Wall: Breaking into a Gaming Career Room 11 Spiritual Themes in Comics Room 29AB The Dad Batch Podcast: Walking Workbench Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina The Design Is in the Details: Graphic Designers in Film and Television Room 3 What Might Have Been: Lost Disney Room 23ABC

7:15pm PDT

An Evening with Kevin Smith Hall H

7:30pm PDT

Entre2Mundos: Manga Beyond the Page Room 29CD Grogu's World: The Science Behind The Mandalorian Room 5AB Indie Action Figures: Behind the Scenes Room 10 Taking Off with Rocketship Entertainment Room 26AB Why Immersive Worlds Work (and Why Some Don't) Room 24ABC Selling the Hit: What You Always Wanted to Know About the Stunt Industry: In Memory of Eric Cajiuat Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Star Trek's Future in a Time of Flux Room 7AB

7:45pm PDT

Isla Monstro Unleashed Room 6BCF

8:00pm PDT

Frankenstein: VFX in Guillermo del Toro's Vision Room 29AB Gerry Conway Celebration Room 3Paul Levitz How to Create Your Own Novel Room 25ABC Made by Humans: Immersive Storytelling in the Age of Machines Room 9 The Science of Science Fiction: All Your Questions Answered Room 28DE Villains Do It Better Room 23ABC AAPI Representation in Comics and Media Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Cyanide & Happiness: Stuff We Shouldn't Draw Room 6DE Not So Strange Bedfellows: The Relationship Between Comics and Pro Wrestling Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

8:30pm PDT

Best Spider-Man Villain: Great Pop Culture Debate Live Room 24ABC Brand New Day: Comics and the Art of Reinvention Room 7AB Breathe Life into Your Toys: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation Room 26AB Science of Tom Cruise Room 10 You Can't Do That Anymore! Room 29CD Masquerade Simulcast: The Comic-Con International 2026 Masquerade Room 6A The Comic-Con International 2026 Masquerade Ballroom 20

9:00pm PDT

Advancing STEM Through Comics Room 9 EC Fan-Addict Club: The Crypt of Covers! Room 28DE Trivia for the Rest of Us: Let's Play! Room 29AB Troma Celebrates Independence Room 25ABC Saturday Hall H and Ballroom 20 Panel Playback Room 23ABC

10:00pm PDT

Advanced Screening: House of the Dragon Season 3 Room 6DE