Name: Spotlight on Maggie Thompson: Fan Experience
Start: 2026-07-26T16:00:00-0700
End: 2026-07-26T17:00:00-0700

Spotlight on Maggie Thompson: Fan Experience

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

Room 7AB

Pop culture has produced creative fans, and long-time fan Maggie Thompson is joined by three of them. Daughter Valerie Thompson, grandson Devon Jaruk, and friend Arthur Kyle, son of science fiction author and historian David Kyle, share memories and resources about fan activity.

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Maggie Thompson

Comic-Con Special Guest

The first ongoing comics fanzines were published in 1961. That was 65 years ago—when Maggie and Don Thompson published the first issue of Comic Art. Five years later in New York City, they attended the first multi-day comics convention. In 1976—two decades after Comic Art #1... Read More →

Sunday July 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 7AB

1: Programs, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Fandom, Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Tributes

Comic-Con 2026

Maggie Thompson

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