{"id":242830,"date":"2026-03-30T02:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242830\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T02:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:23:08","slug":"comic-con-museum-presents-one-for-the-tribe-with-dungeons-dragons-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242830\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic-Con Museum presents one for the tribe with Dungeons &#038; Dragons play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ComicCon-museum-11.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ComicCon-museum-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park had a soft opening. Photo by Chris Stone\" class=\"wp-image-167322\"  \/><\/a>The Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. (File photo by Chris Stone\/Times of San Diego)<\/p>\n<p>The Comic-Con Museum is taking a roll of the dice with a new attraction \u2013 and it\u2019s shaking off the covers for another one.<\/p>\n<p>Museum officials at the WonderCon pop culture convention over this weekend talked about new events at the Balboa Park museum.<\/p>\n<p>The latest attraction is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/museum\/event\/cover-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cover Story<\/a>,\u201d an exhibit showcasing artwork produced each year for the special souvenir program books for the Comic-Con International convention.<\/p>\n<p>The covers of the program books are created by distinguished comic book artists and they have been replicated over the years on T-shirts sold at the convention.<\/p>\n<p>This exhibit will feature six decades of covers created by iconic artists including Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Milton Caniff, Frank Miller, Jim Lee and Alex Ross.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not only the history of Comic Con, it\u2019s the history of comics,\u201d Gary Sassaman, curator of the exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>Sassaman said Comic-Con has built up a repository of great art. Organizers wanted to show it off to fans. The exhibit has already opened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a really big difference in seeing something on a computer screen, and even holding a physical piece of printed matter in their hands, and seeing the actual original art,\u201d said Sassaman.<\/p>\n<p>Museum officials also are gearing up for summer nights of Dungeons &amp; Dragons games.<\/p>\n<p>The games will be played in the museum May 30, June 6 and 13, with room for as many as 150 people.<\/p>\n<p>Newcomers will learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game, which has an avid following.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Ibrahim, senior director of programming for Comic Con, said the games will help people experience a connection to a community of fans and even help them become better storytellers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDungeons and Dragons is not just about rolling dice,\u201d said Ibrahim.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event are expected to go on sale in mid-April and advance purchases are recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. 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