Comic-Con 2026: Full Schedule

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10:00am PDT

Sunday July 26, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Rob Reger (creator, Emily the Strange) and panelists discuss the Emily the Strange Tarot Card with a strange tarot reading; the 25th anniversary of the first-ever published book, Emily the Strange (Chronicle Books): Emily's first diary, The Lost Days (HarperCollins), back in print: and a new Emily the Strange coloring book. Updates on the development of a feature animated film with Warner Bros. Animation will also be shared. As always, audience participation will be encouraged, with rewards for being strange. Bring your Q's for some A's. Be there, or get lost.

Sunday July 26, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 32AB

1: Programs, Animation, Books, Writers & Writing

11:00am PDT

WATCHERS: The Trading Card Game . . . The Cinematic Universe

Sunday July 26, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Room 32AB

The WATCHERS Cinematic Universe (WCU) brings a sci-fi and fantasy approach to trading card gaming (TCG). A clean, balanced, and fast-paced game, WATCHERS brings players back to the roots of TCG while launching a universe of heroes and villains waging a galactic war spanning worlds. Through bio-forging ferocious and intelligent creatures to populate the world of the game, players help shape the expanding mythology of the WCU. WATCHERS creators Justin Waldner and Alexander Gray guide attendees through the WCU. Every panel attendee will receive a limited edition (total of 300 printed) playable WATCHERS card. Moderated by Gary Miereanu.

Sunday July 26, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 32AB

U: Updated, Games, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy | 1: Programs, Games, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy

12:00pm PDT

Critical Entertainment Showcase

Sunday July 26, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT

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Christopher Reda (CEO, Critical Entertainment) discusses Critical Entertainment's newly formed Indie Comic Alliance with partner Thomas Cho, as well as the new comic imprint K-Toon Studios. Christopher also discusses Critical Entertainment's upcoming schedule of original comic books with writers Mike Smith (Tazara, Rhythm & Combat), Jackson Little (JuvenileX), Thomas Huls (Kingsville), Jonathan Chance (Moonlit Palms), Jack Roberts (Swat Man), and Francis Marforne (The Wheel Turner), along with Christopher's new issues of The First Americans and Planetary Expansion, the Zombie Zero hardcover Zoop campaign, and the Patriot Comic Books imprint's new graphic novels Blackout and God Is a Bullet. A Q&A follows.

Sunday July 26, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 32AB

1: Programs, Comics

1:00pm PDT

No One Gets Out Alive: Creators Look Back at a Lifetime in Comics

Sunday July 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

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Danny Fingeroth (Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald's Assassin), Barbara "Willy" Mendes (Queen of Cosmos Comix Trilogy), Barbara Randall Kesel (Crossgen Chronicles), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), and Comic-Con special guest Mimi Pond (Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me) discuss their careers in comics. Moderated by Jon "Bean" Hastings.

Special Guests

Mimi Pond

Comic-Con Special Guest

Mimi Pond is an American cartoonist, humorist, and writer. In 1982, her book The Valley Girls Guide to Life (Dell) became a bestseller and launched her career. Her works include humor books such as Secrets of the Powder Room (1983) and Splitting Hairs (1998) as well as acclaimed... Read More →

Sunday July 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 32AB

U: Updated, Comics, Writers & Writing | 1: Programs, Comics, Writers & Writing

2:00pm PDT

A.I. and the Creative Industries: Where We Stand

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

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Four years after the mainstream launch of generative A.I. image-making systems, a clearer picture is emerging of what the technology can and cannot do, its impact on creative industries, and the power of consumer sentiment to influence technologies aimed at replacing humans. Ben Zhao (professor, University of Chicago; president, ETCH), Deana Igelsrud (Concept Art Association), voice actor Tim Friedlander (president, National Association of Voice Actors), and Tim Fielder (Matty's Rocket) discuss ongoing legal, legislative, and technological efforts to protect artists and debate whether there are any practical, ethical use cases for the technology to expand opportunities rather than constrain them. Moderated by Rob Salkowitz (Forbes, University of Washington).

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
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1: Programs, Art and Illustration, Education, Technology - Science - STEM

3:00pm PDT

Time Traveling Through Film and TV Set Decoration

Sunday July 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

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Set decorators from popular TV shows that feature time travel discuss the challenges and joys of decorating for a new century in every episode. Featuring Lisa Clark SDSA (set decorator, Future Man), Brent Mannon SDSA (Quantum Leap, 2022–2024 series), Janessa Hitsman SDSA (set decorator, Timeless), and moderated by set decorators Michelle Hall SDSA and Rae Deslich SDSA. Part of the Set Decorators Society of America's series of panels on film and TV set decoration.

Sunday July 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 32AB

1: Programs, Action/Adventure, Education, Historical, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television

4:00pm PDT

Adapting Famous Books, Movies, and TV Shows for Comics

Sunday July 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

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Writers, artists, and publishers discuss and answer questions about using iconic characters from movies, TV, and fiction in comics. Panelists include Tom Mason (Emmy winner, writer/editor, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes), Kris Longo (PANICK Entertainment), Jok LP (artist, Dark Shadows), Joseph Kuhr (Emmy-nominated writer, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Justice League), Jenni Powell (Emmy-winning producer, game developer/designer), and writer/moderator Steven Peros (Disney's Around the World in 80 Days, Stoker & Wells).

Sunday July 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 32AB

1: Programs, Movies, Television, Writers & Writing

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