Comic-Con 2024: The return of Hollywood
Editor's note: Comic-Con International 20024 ended July 28, 2024. Scroll down to read our coverage of the pop culture event.
The big Hollywood studios didn't make their annual appearances at last year’s Comic-Con International because of dual writers and actors' strikes.
"People who haven't been to the show really thought that the impact would be monumental," Comic-Con spokesperson David Glanzer said. "And I think what that tells me there's a lot of people that don't realize there are so many different elements to Comic-Con."
Glanzer was right — there was still plenty to see.
Studios and celebrities are due to return in 2024 — but so is the fandom we all know and love.
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KPBS Midday EditionHalle Barry, Colin Firth and Will Smith will be among the big-screen stars appearing at the San Diego Convention Center Thursday on the opening day of Comic-Con International, an annual celebration of pop culture. -
Comic-Con International, the annual celebration of the popular arts, is scheduled to conduct its annual preview night at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday night. -
Comic-Con brings its share of culture, comedy and creative personalities to San Diego, here is a look at the 10 best arts-inspired events. -
KPBS Midday EditionChelsea Cain has only written one comic book series, but she is already being called one of the best writers in the industry. -
KPBS Midday EditionComic-Con may not start until next week, but there are some events happening before the big weekend, plus some sophisticated comic-related options. -
The casts and creators of Netflix's "Stranger Things," HBO's "Game of Thrones" and AMC's "The Walking Dead" are among the headline appearances at this year's Comic-Con International, which will run from Thursday, July 20, to Sunday, July 23, at the San Diego Convention Center. -
Comic-Con International is staying at the San Diego Convention Center through 2021, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Friday. -
The Downtown San Diego Partnership reported Wednesday that workers on the organization's Clean & Safe team emptied around 6,720 bags of trash from Wednesday to Sunday — seven times more than a normal five-day period.
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KPBS Midday EditionAfter four days of pop culture celebration, it's time to return to the real world -
First-day highlights include a panel with filmmaker Oliver Stone, a world-premiere screening of the USA series "Falling Water," the 75th anniversary of Captain America, the 19th annual Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza and the Cartoon Network Costume Ball.
Into the Whoniverse Panel Series: Bigger on the Inside: Doctor Who Gadgets and the Future of Technology
Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 2 PM to 3 PM
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'Into the Whoniverse' panel series: Shaping Worlds of Wonder through Music and Sound
Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Comic-Con is offering a free shuttle service with stops in downtown, Mission Valley and hotels on Shelter Island and Harbor Island. Show your pass to take the shuttles to and from the convention center.
Wednesday, July 24
3:00 PM–7:00 PM: Every 20 minutes
7:00 PM–12:00 AM*: Every 15 minutes
Thursday, July 25 - Saturday, July 27
5:00 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
8:00 AM–9:00 PM: Every 15 minutes
9:00 PM–1:00 AM*: Every 30 minutes
Sunday, July 28
5:00 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
8:00 AM–7:00 PM*: Every 15 minutes
*The ending time indicated is the last departure from the convention center area to official hotels. The last bus departing the hotels going to the convention center area is approximately 30 minutes prior to the end time listed.
ACE Parking runs a lottery process for parking spaces. Entries were accepted until June 9.
If you'd like to attend Comic-Con via public transportation, the MTS Trolley Service, Amtrak and COASTER train will transport passengers toward the convention center sans the traffic headache.
Need more transportation information? Some KPBS readers offered their tips on getting to the con.
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