Comic-Con 2026

Comic-Con 2026

3:30pm PDT

Teaching and Learning with Comics Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library

10:00am PDT

12th Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero and Other Heroes Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Breaking into Comics: The Huda Fahmy Spotlight Panel Room 32ABHuda Fahmy Bringing Films to Life: Building Professional and Fan-Made Props Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Comics, Spanish, Library Magic! Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Creature Craft: Visionaries of Horror Comics Share Their Secrets Room 29AB Hasbro G.I. Joe Panel Room 25ABC Independent Comics in Action: Building Worlds Outside the System Room 5ABDenys Cowan Levitz & Waid Talk Universes Room 4Paul Levitz • Mark Waid Meet the New New Media Studio Room 6A The Creator's Symposium Room 23ABC Dark Horse & Dungeons & Dragons & Comics Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor

10:30am PDT

Comics Arts Conference Session #1: Panels, Pages, and the Past: Using a Comics Archive to Teach Cultural and Historical Inquiry Room 26AB Conan the Barbarian: Beyond the Comics Room 24ABC How to Get News Coverage Room 10 Comic Book Law School® 101: Basic Training . . . in IP Rights Room 11

11:00am PDT

Bud Plant: Fifty Years at the Center of Comics History Room 4Bud Plant Comadres y Comics Podcast: A Decade of Comics and Community Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Comics: Where Do We Draw the Line? Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Comixology: Stripping Down the Panels Room 25ABC Cosplay 101: Bringing Your Dreams to Life Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Oni Press: The Countdown to 30 Years Room 28DE Spotlight on Denys Cowan Room 32ABDenys Cowan Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! Room 9Mark Evanier Learn to Draw Professional Comics Room 3

11:15am PDT

Bite Me: Calling All Vampires Ballroom 20

11:30am PDT

DC's Jim Lee and Friends Room 6DEJim Lee Image Comics: Comics Characters Fans Will Love or Hate . . . or Love to Hate! Room 24ABC The Jewish Experience in Comics: Characters and Creators Room 10 Comics Arts Conference Session #2: How Comics Work Room 26AB

12:00pm PDT

3rd Annual From Script to Screen: Behind the Camera of Film and TV Room 7AB Banned in the USA?! Freedom, Comics, and Education Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Dark Horse Licensed Comics: More from Your Favorite Fandoms! Room 25ABC Exquisite Corpses: The Game and Beyond Room 5AB Godzilla Smashes San Diego and the Comic Industry Room 29AB Making Collaborative and Independent Anthologies Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Secret Identities: American Superheroes in International Comics Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Tales from the Toy Industry: Navigating the World of Licensed IP Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor

12:30pm PDT

Farewell to Seasons: Mike McCready's Alternative History of Grunge Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront The Horror (Inspiration)! Oh, the Horror (Inspiration)! Room 29CDPornsak Pichetshote • Victoria "V. E." Schwab • Kelly Sue DeConnick • John J. Pearson • Nicole Goux

12:45pm PDT

Spotlight on Jim Lee Room 6DEJim Lee

1:00pm PDT

Absolute Crisis: Relaunching Comics and the First Amendment Room 11 Canadian Price Variant Comics: Rarity & Demand Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Comics Arts Conference Session #3: Three Historians Approach the Cold War in Comics Room 26AB Comixology: The Evolution of a Comics Creator Room 23ABC Robert Kirkman Live! Room 6BCF Shadow House: Steranko's First Foray into Film Room 4 The Asian Corner: LeUyen Pham Talks Comics and Kids' Books with Gene Luen Yang Room 29ABLeUyen Pham On the Mic Podcast with Tim Drake LIVE from SDCC Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library TOKYOPOP: 247 Comics: The Ultimate Manga-Comics Mashup! Room 28DE

1:30pm PDT

Finding the Funny in Six Panels or Less Room 24ABCPeter Bagge • Mimi Pond Main Character Energy: Black Female Storytellers Room 10 No Studio, No Publisher, No Problem! Room 29CD

1:45pm PDT

Between the Pages of Marc Maron's WTF: WTF Is a Podcast Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Marvel Comics: Avengers: Armageddon Room 6A

2:00pm PDT

Descend into Madness: Exploring Horror Through Comics Room 25ABC Fear the Future! Making Dystopian Comics Room 23ABC Figure Drawing for Popular Media Room 11 Library Manga for "Eager Readers" Room 28DE Spotlight on Katie Skelly Room 29ABBriana Loewinsohn • Katie Skelly Spotlight on William Stout Room 4William Stout Teaching Afghan Girls Through Comics! Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The Human Fly vs. Dracula: Amazing Artwork and Edgy Stories Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Comics Arts Conference Session #4: How Comics Change the World Room 26AB

2:30pm PDT

When Worlds Collide: Using Comics to Resolve Conflict Room 29CD

3:00pm PDT

A Web of Design: Caught in the Creation of Sony's TV Series Spider-Noir Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Blind Bags, Chases, and the Psychology of Collecting Room 23ABC Comics Will Break Your Heart: Coping Conversation for Fans and Creators Room 7AB Doblaje de Voz para Hispanohablantes en EE. UU. y Latinoamérica Sala 28DE Print Is the New Digital Room 29AB Spotlight on Peter Bagge Room 4Peter Bagge Teaching on Genocide and Totalitarianism Using Comics Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Ultraduck: Soaring into a New Era of Superhero Cinema: Exclusive First Look Room 32AB Voice Acting for Spanish Speakers in the U.S. and Latin America Room 28DE Neon Ichiban: Live Digital Remarques Room 25ABC

3:15pm PDT

The Year of Jack Kirby: A Star-Studded Celebration! Room 6DEMark Waid

3:30pm PDT

Heroes After the Uniform: Veterans, Comics, and the Stories That Help Us Reclaim Ourselves Room 26AB Spotlight on Scott Williams Room 24ABCScott Williams The Comic Book Couples! Room 10Jeff Smith Drawing with Todd Nauck Room 3

4:00pm PDT

Apex Comics Group 2026-2027 Exclusive Previews Room 23ABCGordon Purcell Carousel: Comics Performances Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaKatie Skelly How Sonic the Hedgehog's First Cartoonist Rescued His Stories for a New Sonic Book! Room 4Scott Shaw! Teaching With Comics in Latin America: A Silly Idea or a Brilliant One? Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The National Cartoonists Society Turns 80! Room 32AB The Reality of A.I. Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Weirder Together: Meow Wolf + Titmouse Room 25ABC Transgender and Nonbinary Creators Stay Relevant and Proud Room 9

4:15pm PDT

Thematic Tunes from Star Wars to Pokémon Room 6A

4:30pm PDT

How Webtoons Have Changed the Comics Industry Room 24ABCDerek V. Song The Cuphead Show 2: Electric Boogaloo! Room 6DE The Night Hawk, 1828: The First Superhero? Yes. Room 26AB

5:00pm PDT

A Comics Reading Club . . . for Faculty! Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library A Master Class in Comic Coloring Room 3 Get Yer Jollies!: Creating 'Zines in Your Local Comics Community Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Inside Indie Manga Publishing: Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel Room 29AB La Llorona Comics: The Latin American Challenge of Creating Comics . . . Before Tapping Out Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Magma Comix: Pitching Your Vision and Developing IP Room 25ABC Monsters and Cryptids in Comics Room 32AB Power Rangers: The Next Era Begins Room 23ABC The Future of Collecting Room 28DE

5:15pm PDT

Comic Pitch Review Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

5:30pm PDT

Past, Present, Future of Comics Distribution Room 10 Why Comics Matter Now More than Ever Room 26ABPornsak Pichetshote

5:45pm PDT

The Tony Swatton: Next Chapter Room 6DE

6:00pm PDT

Build Your Own World and Intellectual Property Room 3 Creating Comics: Ask the Pros Room 32AB Flip-Or and the Champions of Nefarity Toy Panel Room 28DE I Want to Read the Comics, but I Don't Know How! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Keenspot Power Hour: Maids, Monsters, and Pooh Bears, Oh My! Room 5AB Manga Publishing Industry Roundtable Room 29AB Marvel Rivals: Meet the Cast Room 6BCF Publishing a Comic in Mexico: An Impossible Task? Room 9

6:30pm PDT

Gay Geeks and Where to Find Them Room 26AB Headlocked and Masked Republic: Taking Wrestling Beyond the Ring Room 10 Making Mormon Characters in Comics Room 29CD Marvel, Moana, Manga, Mānēs, and 'Merica (Melting Pot Comics: America at 250) Room 24ABCBriana Loewinsohn

7:00pm PDT

Fight the Future! Resistance in Comics Room 9Kelly Sue DeConnick Four Decades of Robotech Room 7AB How to Use Hypnotic Language for Dynamic Storytelling Room 11 Igniting Romance in Comics Room 23ABC Reels to Register: Is Short-Form Video the New Comics Journalism? Room 25ABC When the Void Screams Back: The Latest in Sci-Fi Horror Room 6DE Worst Cartoons Ever! Room 5AB Comic Creator Connection Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

7:30pm PDT

Trina Robbins: Comics Activist Room 10

8:00pm PDT

Black Vampires in Comics and Popular Culture Room 9 Hot Takes Only: The Pullbox Power Rankings Room 32AB Making Indie Comics on Microbudgets Room 23ABC Sam Kieth: Celebrating an Artistic Life Room 3 Trivia for Chocolate Room 28DE Using Public Domain Properties to Tell Stories Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Warren Kremer: Harvey Comics' Cover Genius Room 29ABMimi Pond The Comic Shop Series Roundtable Room 25ABC

8:15pm PDT

Stan Lee: The Final Chapter: Exclusive Documentary Screening Room 6DE

8:30pm PDT

Invincible: The Price of Power and the Strength of Connection Room 29CD Comics on Comics: LIVE Room 26AB

9:00pm PDT

How Science May Give You Superpowers Room 28DE The Looks of Love: The Evolution of Romance in Comics Room 29AB

10:00am PDT

A Day in the Life of a Comics Writer Room 4Kelly Sue DeConnick Deniz Camp and Friends Room 23ABCDeniz Camp Intro to TV Writing: From First Draft to Getting Staffed Room 28DE Leap into Action-Filled Graphic Novels Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Love in Every Universe: The Great Romance Trope Debate Room 32AB Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . Room 7AB Side Quests and Splash Pages Room 9 Spotlight on Briana Loewinsohn Room 29ABBriana Loewinsohn TMNT: Shellebrating 300 Issues of Turtle Power and Last Ronin Room 25ABC Eisner Hall of Fame Room 29CD

10:30am PDT

Kyle Higgins: Radiant Black, the Massive-Verse, and More Room 6A Smallville's Kristin Kreuk: Black Star Room 24ABC Comic Book Law School® 202: Show Me the Money! Room 11 Comics Arts Conference Session #5: Comics and Horror Room 26AB

11:00am PDT

Building Connections with Middle-Grade Graphic Novels Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Cosplay 102: Taking It to the Next Level and Beyond Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Dreams Come True: Making the Creator-Owned Comic Room 28DE Pitching Your Comic to Publishers Room 4 The Rocketeer: Helmets and Rocket Packs Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina What If Artists' Alley Never Closed? The Dawn of Digital Remarques Room 23ABC

11:15am PDT

DC's Gotham City Room 6DEMatt Fraction

11:30am PDT

Don't Call It a Comeback! Celebrating 40 Years of SLG Publishing Room 10 Dynamite Entertainment 2026 Publisher Spotlight: Warner Bros. Room 29CD Marvel Legends Panel with Hasbro Room 5AB

11:45am PDT

Nerd Stuff and Sword Things: Storytelling in the Masters of the Universe Film World Room 6A

12:00pm PDT

A Galaxy of Star Wars Comics from Mad Cave Studios and Lucasfilm Publishing Room 7AB Comics Arts Conference Session #6: Cancer-Con: Graphic Medicine Comics from Cancer Patient and Caregiver Cartoonists Room 26AB Doing Comics Differently: Ignition Press Year One and Beyond Room 23ABC Drawing Courage: YA Graphic Novels That Speak Up Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library HEROTALK: Black Comics' (Old School) Message Board/Independent Creators United Room 4 Image Comics: Artists Unleashed Room 25ABCCaspar Wijngaard Spilling the Tea on Animation IP Room 9 Spotlight on Howard Mackie Room 29ABHoward Mackie The Law of Collecting Room 11

12:30pm PDT

The Groo Panel Room 10Mark Evanier DC's Next Level Room 6DE

1:00pm PDT

Breaking Ground: Building New Worlds with Caspar Wijngaard Room 25ABCCaspar Wijngaard Bringing Fantasy High to WEBTOON: Spotlight on Derek V. Song Room 32ABDerek V. Song Comixology and Superfan Promotions: Origin Stories Room 29AB From Fan Art to Careers Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina McFarlane Toys: Unreleased, Unannounced, Unleashed Room 6A Sus Stories with Atif Myers Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Room 4 Visual Literacy for Early Readers Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Women in Comics: Horror Edition Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Anime, Manga, and K-Comics Censorship Room 11 Comics Arts Conference Session #7: Storyworlds and Survival: The Balance of Storytelling and Resilience Room 26AB

1:30pm PDT

25 Years of Pearls Before Swine: Stephan Pastis and Bill Amend Room 29CDStephan Pastis Artist's Editions and More: What's Next at Act 4? Room 24ABC BOOM! Comics for You: Behind the Scenes Room 5AB Focus on Jenny Blake Isabella Room 10Mark Evanier

2:00pm PDT

Breaking into Comics and Staying In Room 11 Creating and Maintaining Your Comics Community Room 28DEBriana Loewinsohn Female Comic CEOs: Women Making Comics Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina From Burnout to Brainstorm Room 9Huda Fahmy Get Your Story into Comics or Animation Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina How to Use Mixed Media in Comics and Illustration Room 3 Original Comic Art: An Open Discussion with the Insiders Room 23ABC Super Teachers Unite! Engaging Students with Comics in the Classroom Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library The Scribe Awards and Media Tie-in Panel Room 32AB Writing for Indie Comics Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Silver Lake Shorts: Championing Independent Animation Through Community Organization Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina LGBTQIA+ Activism in Comics Room 4 The Kaiju Kingdom Podcast: The Year of Mothra Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library

2:15pm PDT

Marvel Comics to Screen: X-Men '97 Room 6A

2:30pm PDT

Comics Arts Conference Session #8: Focus on Shawn Martinbrough: Graphic Novel Storytelling, From Art to Words Room 26ABShawn Martinbrough John Cusack Showcases the Surreal World of Momo Room 5AB Two Marks Explain Everything Room 10Mark Evanier • Mark Waid

3:00pm PDT

Black Women in Conversation: Pink Riot Comic Show and Stephanie Williams Room 29ABStephanie Williams Collider's Showrunners on Showrunning Ballroom 20 Comic-Con Goes Plop! Room 4Paul Levitz Frightening and Fantastic Worlds of James Tynion Room 25ABC From Ordinary to Dynamic: Reimagining Everyday Scenes Room 3 Hermes Press Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Dark Shadows with a New Art Book and Graphic Novel Room 32AB Seeing the World Through Comics Memoir Room 28DEMimi Pond So You Want to Be a Retailer? Room 23ABC What Now?! Comics Censorship in Schools and Libraries Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Yen Press Industry Panel Room 9 International Comics from Around the World Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina No Capes Required: Women Powering Pop Culture Room 6DE

3:30pm PDT

BOOM! Comics for You: Owning Your Story Room 5AB Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Room 6A

4:00pm PDT

Australian Comic Creators Collaborating with the World Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Comics in the Classroom: The Benefits of a Comics-Based Curriculum Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Comixology: For the Love of Fiction Room 25ABC Expressive Color Design for All Entertainment Art Room 11 Finance for Creatives Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Graphix Unboxed: The Next Big Graphic Novels for Kids Room 9 Reviving Native American Languages, Song, and Sequential Art Through Comics Room 4 So You Want to Start a Comic Book/Entertainment YouTube Channel Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Spaceballs: The Comic-Con Panel Hall H Terry Moore Talks Comics and the Future Room 29AB The Return of Cute! Room 3 Spotlight on Javier Fernández Room 23ABCJavier Fernández Tarzan and John Carter of Mars Live! Room 32AB That's, Like, Seriously Funny! Room 28DEStephan Pastis • Mimi Pond • Huda Fahmy • Howard Mackie

4:15pm PDT

Fire, Earth, Water, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy Room 6DE Kirkman, McFarlane, Liefeld, Silvestri, Stephenson: Image Comics Legends Together on One Stage Ballroom 20

4:30pm PDT

Bruce Dickinson's The Mandrake Project: Year Two Room 5AB Comics One-on-One: Pornsak Pichetshote and Jock Room 29CDPornsak Pichetshote Love (& Rockets) and Hate Room 26ABPeter Bagge Pro Writers AMA: Ask Me (Almost) Anything! Room 24ABC The Avant-Garde Edition: Inside the Making of a Fine Art Comic Room 10

5:00pm PDT

Bad Idea: The Comic-Con Panel Room 32AB Cosplay Is a DRAG: The Draggening Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Devils and Dreamscapes: How Horror Comics Changed the Way We See the World Room 9 Expect More with AHOY Comics! Room 28DE Hasbro Transformers Panel Room 25ABC J. Michael Straczynski Workshop Room 11J. Michael Straczynski The Collapse of the Billionaire Hero Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library

5:15pm PDT

Comic Pitch Review Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

5:30pm PDT

Breaking into Comics Without a Publisher: Stop Asking for Permission Room 10 Dark Horse: Three Worlds/Three Moons Room 5AB Indigenous Comics and Nature's Advocacy Room 24ABC Divine Design for Demigods: Creating the Costumes for Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 Room 6DE

6:00pm PDT

Best and Worst Manga of 2026 Room 4 Challenge Everything: The Future of Wrestling and Culture Room 6A Fiction in the Time of Fascism Room 28DE Unmasking Cultura: Latino Legends in Cosplay Room 32AB William Morris Endeavor (WME): The Role of a Talent Agency in an Evolving Entertainment World Room 23ABC

6:30pm PDT

From Paradise Hills to Comic-Con: The San Diego Roots and Creative Journeys of Bobby Rubio & Keithan Jones Room 24ABC Queer Horror Room 10

7:00pm PDT

Inside the Hacker's Mind: Cybersecurity, Culture, and the Code Behind the Chaos Room 32AB Manga Recommendations for Non-Manga Readers Room 4 Why We Make Comics: The Urge, the Obsession, the Necessity Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Comic Creator Connection Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

7:15pm PDT

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence Room 6A

7:30pm PDT

Bombshells: The Art and Business of Pin-Up Room 10 Making A Living Being Creative Room 29CD San Diego Kids to Hollywood Artists! Room 24ABC

8:00pm PDT

The Psychology of Minions Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Halloween Man and Making Comics as Therapy Room 25ABC Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront

8:15pm PDT

LUMPIA POP! Unwrapping Contemporary Filipino American Pop Culture Room 6BCF

8:30pm PDT

The Fortress of Solitude and the Batcave: Exploring the Archival Records of Superman and Batman Room 10 Christian Comic Arts Society Mixer Room 26AB

10:00am PDT

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 Hello Darkness, My Old Friend Room 7AB Image Comics: Storytelling, Genre, and Crafting Unforgettable Comics Room 28DE Small Press Comics and Independent Production Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor A Look Back at Comic-Con's Early Years Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Dark Horse: Star-Powered Storytelling Room 23ABC

10:30am PDT

Abrams Spotlight Panel Room 29CDNicole Goux • Mark Evanier 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 Comic Book Law School® 303: Trademark Parody Limitations, Taylor Swift and Showgirls, A.I. Updates, and Other Hot Topics Room 11

11:00am PDT

Archie Comics: 85th Anniversary Celebration Room 7AB Black Dog and Leventhal's Spider-Man Total Universe Panel Room 23ABC 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 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

11:15am PDT

DC's Metropolis and Beyond Room 6DEStephanie Williams • Mark Waid

11:30am PDT

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

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 Indie Toy Makers Unite! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina 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

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 Image Comics: The Future of Comics Room 6A What Is the Best Superpower? Room 29CDLeUyen Pham • Matt Fraction • Stephanie Williams • Deniz Camp • Caspar Wijngaard Comics Arts Conference Session #11: Endless Scrolling, Timeless Stories: A Panel Exploring the Comic Platform WEBTOON Room 26AB

1:00pm PDT

Legendary Comics: Street Fighter, Dune, Godzilla/Kong, and More Room 4 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 23ABCFrank Miller • Paul Levitz • 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

1:30pm PDT

Inside FLUX HOUSE with Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt Room 5AB Neon Ichiban: Welcome to the Future of Digital Comics Room 24ABC How to Draw an Octopus . . . Returns! Room 3

1:45pm PDT

Actors-Turned-Comic-Book-Writers Room 6DE Marvel Comics: Midnight Universe Room 6A

2:00pm PDT

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 The Masters of Comic Book Horror Room 4Stephanie Williams Fans Assemble for Marvel Causeplay Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina The Forgotten Trio: Letterers, Inkers, and Colorists Room 28DE Comics Arts Conference Session #12: The Poster Session Room 26AB

2:30pm PDT

Comixology: Sci-Fi Comics and Beyond Room 5AB Spotlight on Matt Fraction Room 24ABCKelly Sue DeConnick • Matt Fraction Women on the Dark Side Room 29CDStephanie Williams How-To Comics with Dustin Nguyen and Friends Room 3

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 Fantagraphics at 50: (Still) Publishing the World's Greatest Cartoonists Room 29AB Marvel Fanfare Room 6A Spotlight on Frank Miller Room 6DEFrank Miller The Mighty Crusaders Room 9Steven Butler 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 Neon Ichiban: The Future With Digital Remarques Room 5AB O.P.P.: Writing Other People's (Intellectual) Property Room 29CDBriana Loewinsohn

4:00pm PDT

Beyond the Mainstream: Literary Manga, Manhwa, and Manhua Room 23ABC DNA of Fear: How New England Shapes Horror Room 9 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 TwoMorrows Publishing Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Creators Assemble: Comics Camaraderie, A Networking Event Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

4:30pm PDT

From Raw to Slab: The CGC Grading Experience Room 26AB Hip-Hop and Comics: Cultures Combining Room 24ABC 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 Documentary Preview: Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy Room 25ABC Dread the Hall H 2026: More (Fictional) Comic Convention Horror Stories Room 23ABC Ever-Expanding Worlds: Comics and Games Collide! Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Level-Up: Taking Your Comics to the Next Tier Room 11 Self- and Small Press Publishing: Making Your Own Way in the Comics Industry Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina What Comics Teach Us: How Professional Educators Are Using Comics in Schools Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library

5:30pm PDT

Crowdfunding in Today's Economy Room 7AB 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 From Indies to Blockbusters: The Storytelling Power of Diversity Room 6A

6:00pm PDT

Comixology: For the Fear of Comics Room 28DE From 0 to 50: Pro Tips for High-Speed Webtoon Production and Studio Workflow Room 25ABC Legends Live Here: 100 Years of Comic Strips Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Salaam Fandom! Anime, Manga, and Islam Room 29AB We Are All Superfans Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Out in Comics: Year 39 Room 4

6:30pm PDT

Rey Mysterio vs. The Darkness: From Screen to Comics Room 5AB Kids Comics Creators on "Growing Future Comics Fans!" Room 26AB The Unsung Heroes of Superhero Films Room 29CD

6:45pm PDT

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 Spiritual Themes in Comics Room 29AB PANICK: Horror Now: Echoes of Fear in Comics and Beyond Room 25ABC

7:15pm PDT

An Evening with Kevin Smith Hall H

7:30pm PDT

Entre2Mundos: Manga Beyond the Page Room 29CD

8:00pm PDT

Gerry Conway Celebration Room 3Paul Levitz How to Create Your Own Novel Room 25ABC 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 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

10:00am PDT

Book-Talking with the Comic-Con Graphic Novel Book Clubs of San Diego Room 4 Manga Tutorials for Kids Room 11 Minicomics and the History of Tiny Books Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor Pop Culture and the Christian Church Room 7AB The Baby-Sitters Club at 40: Friendship Never Goes Out of Style Room 6DE Graphic Novel Storytelling: From Idea to Page Room 29AB Race, Gender, and the Comic Book Medium Room 29CDStephanie Williams The Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel Room 5ABMike Royer • Mark Evanier

10:30am PDT

Comics Arts Conference Session #13: Capes, Curls, and Culture: Black Women in Comics Room 26AB How to Work in Storytelling Room 23ABC Queer Comics in Color Room 10

11:00am PDT

40 Years of James A. Owen Awesomeness at Comic-Con! Room 29CDMaggie Thompson Conspiracy Theories and Propaganda Throughout Pop Culture Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor GeekEd: Behind Batman's Mask: Rigid and Flexible Masculinity in Pop Culture and on College Campuses Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Harvey Pekar's American Splendor at 50 Room 4 Katsuya Terada, Manga Legend Live Draw Session Room 11 Spotlight on Gordon Purcell Room 28DEGordon Purcell The Art of Graphic Novels, for All Ages Room 24ABCLeUyen Pham Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: All Hail the Pumpkin King: A Conversation with Joshua Pruett Room 7AB Want to Be a Toy Designer? Room 3 Art Is Super! Room 29ABJavier Fernández • Belén Ortega • Scott Williams • Denys Cowan • Mark Waid Masters of the Public Domain Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

11:15am PDT

Steve Ditko: His "Amazing" Career Room 5ABFrank Miller

11:30am PDT

Comic-Con Museum: Bringing the Popular Arts to Balboa Park Room 25ABC Dynamite Entertainment 2026 Publisher Spotlight: Disney Room 23ABC Marvel Comics at Abrams Books Room 10 Comics Arts Conference Session #14: Enforcing and Challenging Codes of Gender and Sexuality Room 26AB

11:45am PDT

35 Years of Sailor Moon: Magical Girl Fandom Appreciation Room 6BCF

12:00pm PDT

Building a Universe with Impound Comics Room 11 Critical Entertainment Showcase Room 32AB Dark Horse Comics: 40 Years of Comics Nerds Room 7AB Gardner Fox: Architect of the DC Universe Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Life in Comics: Graphic Nonfiction Room 4Briana Loewinsohn Spotlight on Mark Waid Room 29ABMark Waid Spotlight on Mike Royer Room 28DEMike Royer The Choice Behind the Voice Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library Autism in Comic Books Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaDeniz Camp

12:30pm PDT

Artist Brand Collaborations: The Other Side of Merchandise Licensing Room 6DE Spotlight on Jeff Smith Room 25ABCJeff Smith Spotlight on Steven Butler Room 10Steven Butler When Comics Meet Indigenous Art Room 23ABC

1:00pm PDT

Bring on the Bad Girls! Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Cartoon Design for Creative Kids Room 11 Comics Arts Conference Session #15: Lost and Found Along the Color Line: Black and Brown Counterworlds in Early Comic Books and Comic Strips Room 26AB Fit to Print: The Comics Staple Panel Room 24ABC Tales of Saucer Country and Beyond: The High Strangeness of UFOs and UAPs in Comics Room 7ABGordon Purcell The Best Pop Culture Vacation Destinations Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library No One Gets Out Alive: Creators Look Back at a Lifetime in Comics Room 32ABMimi Pond

1:30pm PDT

Little Fish: Comics, Community, Collaboration! Room 23ABC Star Trek: 60th Anniversary Celebration Room 6A The Science of Frankenstein Room 29CD

2:00pm PDT

Comics for Education Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library Comics GOAT: Tribute to Archie Goodwin Room 4Paul Levitz Cover Story: The Art of the Cover Room 7ABSteven Butler • Nicole Goux • Mark Evanier Final Steps: Comic Book Lettering Room 11 Stan Lee and The Grindhouse Radio Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Streaming Has Changed Media Forever Room 29ABMatt Dinniman The Dos and Don'ts to Kickstart Your First Comic Room 28DE Rise of the Independents: The Indie Comics Revolution Revised! Room 24ABC Comics Arts Conference Session #16: Super-Traumatized Childhoods: Youthful Superheroism as Trauma Reconciliation in the Transnational, Post-War Imaginary Room 26AB

2:30pm PDT

Blank Cover to Graded Slab with Artgerm Room 3 Pop Culture in Museums: Comics, Film, and Other Fandoms on Display Room 25ABC Masquerade Replay Room 10

3:00pm PDT

Ask a (Comics) Librarian Room 4 Where Do Ideas Come From? Room 28DE

3:30pm PDT

Comics Inspire the Moon: Artemis and Apollo from Those Who Built Them Room 29CD The Power of Color: The Discussion Continues Room 26AB

4:00pm PDT

Success in Creativity Talks About Making the Best of Your Resources Room 24ABC You've Got the Power: A Live Hunger Action Hero Classroom Experience Room 11