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Welcome to our San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Panel Swag and Giveaways Guide and Schedule!<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve spent hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a badge, lodging, transportation, parking, food, etc. to attend San Diego Comic-Con, \u201cfree\u201d stuff might not actually feel all that free. Still, walking away with something extra just for attending a panel is a long-standing SDCC tradition and one of the better feelings attendees can experience.<\/p>\n

To help you in your quest, we\u2019ve gone over every description in the entire SDCC 2026 panel schedule<\/a> \u2013 SO MANY WORDS \u2013 to compile a panel schedule that promise freebies (or a chance at them). Some descriptions are more specific than others, so we work with what we have.<\/p>\n

The announced panel swag and giveaways so far for San Diego Comic-Con 2026 include a Gundam swag bag, a 5\u00d77 bust commission, a malware 1-year subscription (sure!), plus the usual assortment of comics, books, pins, prints\/posters and, of course, chocolate. Panels bringing promises of goodies include those from: Bad Idea, ENHYPEN, Gundam, Ignition Press, Keenspot, Kodansha, Legendary Comics, McFarlane Toys, Meow Wolf, Mondo, Pan\u2019s Labyrinth, Ramayana, Simon & Schuster, Svengoolie, Tamashii Nations, and Top Cow.<\/p>\n

[Quick aside: Obviously, this schedule doesn\u2019t include panels with unannounced surprise swag, like the glorious Facehugger mask pictured here from 2024\u2019s Alien: Romulus panel.]<\/p>\n

If nothing has changed from 2025 in terms of procedure or pick-up location, then swag and giveaways for 2026 are handed out (1) directly in the room or (2) via a ticket to be redeemed at the Panel Premiums Room (aka fulfillment room) in Grand Hall B at the Manchester Grand Hyatt (entering from the Seaport Village\/water\/southside of the hotel). The map below comes from the official 2025 Events Quick Guide<\/a>, as the 2026 one has not been released:<\/p>\n

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Panel Premiums Room hours for 2026 have not been officially announced. but are typically posted in the Quick Guide (which can be picked up in the Sails Pavilion; more info here<\/a>) and on the screens in rooms in between panels. For reference: in 2025, the Room\u2019s hours were 10am-8pm on Thursday-Saturday and 10am-6pm on Sunday (and we\u2019d expect the same for 2026).<\/p>\n

The panel swag and giveaway schedule below includes days, times, titles, rooms, along with any available details or panel description excerpts.\u00a0Where available, we\u2019ve linked to additional sources for information not provided in the panel descriptions.<\/p>\n

Click on the individual panel titles for the full panel description and to add it to your own Sched schedule.<\/p>\n

As we move closer to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, this page will be updated frequently with any new information or news that we find. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often.<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, there were a lot of words to sift through on the schedule and we\u2019re not perfect, so drop us a line<\/a>\u00a0or tweet us at\u00a0@SD_Comic_Con<\/a> if we overlooked anything!<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 23<\/p>\n


\n10:30am\u201311:30am \u2013 Gundam Showcase 2026: Unveil the Next Gundam<\/a> \u2013 Room 6BCF
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\nSource (w\/ image!)<\/a>: \u201cWhile supplies last, attendees will also receive a novelty nag packed with: \u201cMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway The Sorcery of Nymph Circe\u201d Mini Poster, T-shirt, Gundam Card Game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT Promotional Card (EXBP-029 EX Base), Inflatable Beam Saber, 1\/144 RX-78-2 GUNDAM workshop Kit Ver., Gunpla shopping bag, Gundam Headband, and Gundam Introduction Booklet.\u201d
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\n11am\u201312pm \u2013 Star Trek: The Collector Frontier <\/a>\u2013 Room 5AB
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\nPanel description: \u201cA celebration\u2026 featuring\u2026 prize giveaways.\u201d
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\n11am\u201312pm \u2013 Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! <\/a>\u2013 Room 9
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\nPanel description: \u201cFree Tales from My Spinner Rack! bookmark and set of collector\u2019s cards to the first 100 attendees.\u201d
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\n11:15am-12:15pm \u2013\u00a0Bite Me: Calling All Vampires<\/a>\u00a0(aka the ENHYPEN panel)\u00a0\u2013 Ballroom 20
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\nSource<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cSpecial gifts will be provided to all attendees!\u201d
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\n11:30am\u201312:30pm \u2013 Success in Creativity Mixer: Meet Other Creatives and Get Time with the Experts <\/a>\u2013 Marina D, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cEach attendee will receive three postcards covering topics and solutions from past panels.\u201d
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\n1:30pm\u20132:30pm \u2013 Main Character Energy: Black Female Storytellers <\/a>\u2013 Room 10
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cOne lucky audience member will have the opportunity to win a commissioned 5\u00d77 bust illustration.\u201d
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\n1:45pm\u20132:45pm \u2013 Marvel Comics: Avengers: Armageddon<\/a> \u2013 Room 6A
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAttendees who stay until the end will receive an exclusive copy of Avengers: Armageddon #2 with a secret new cover by Chip Zdarsky, teasing the future of Earth\u2019s Mightiest Heroes.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 10th Anniversary of Hero Within <\/a>\u2013 Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cLimited anniversary exclusives and giveaways are planned for attendees, while supplies last.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 Mondo Toy Talk <\/a>\u2013 Room 7AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cA giveaway is scheduled for attendees, while supplies last.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 Myths, Monsters, and Dumpster Fires: Coloring Outside the Lines with Camilla d\u2019Errico and Truck Torrence <\/a>\u2013 Room 9
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAttendees receive pages from their newest coloring books and can color along using complimentary colored pencils provided by Holbein Artist Materials.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 The Human Fly vs. Dracula: Amazing Artwork and Edgy Stories <\/a>\u2013 Omni Grand Ballroom DE, Omni San Diego Hotel
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\nPanel description: \u201cComics and graphic novel giveaway contest.\u201d
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\n3pm\u20134pm \u2013 Ultraduck: Soaring into a New Era of Superhero Cinema: Exclusive First Look<\/a> \u2013 Room 32AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAll attendees will receive a free exclusive\u00a0Ultraduck collectible pin to commemorate the experience.\u201d
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\n3:15pm\u20134:15pm \u2013 Academy Award\u2013Winning VFX Studio DNEG: Namit Malhotra\u2019s Ramayana: The Epic Begins<\/a> \u2013 Ballroom 20
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThe panel includes\u2026 special giveaways.\u201d
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\n3:15pm\u20134:15pm \u2013 The Year of Jack Kirby: A Star-Studded Celebration!<\/a> \u2013 Room 6DE
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAn SDCC 2026 panel-exclusive Marvel comic will be distributed to attendees.\u201d
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\n4pm\u20135pm \u2013 Weirder Together: Meow Wolf + Titmouse <\/a>\u2013 Room 25ABC
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThe session includes\u2026 exclusive giveaways.\u201d
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\n5pm\u20136pm \u2013 Inside Indie Manga Publishing: Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel<\/a> \u2013 Room 29AB
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\nPanel description: \u201cAnnouncements, prizes, and surprises are included.\u201d
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\n6pm\u20137pm \u2013 Keenspot Power Hour: Maids, Monsters, and Pooh Bears, Oh My! <\/a>\u2013 Room 5AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAt the 26th annual Comic-Con panel of pioneering comics conglomerate Keenspot, lucky audience members will win ultra-rare variant covers and other mystery prizes.\u201d
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\n6pm\u20137pm \u2013 What\u2019s the Scoop with Simon & Schuster<\/a> \u2013 Room 4
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAll attendees receive a surprise gift.\u201d
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\n7:15pm\u20138:15pm \u2013 Hollywood\u2019s Love Affair with Fencing<\/a> \u2013 Room 6BCF
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cGary Miereanu moderates and gives away a few exclusive prizes for the best questions from the audience.\u201d
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\n8pm\u20139pm \u2013 StreetPass OC: Nintendo Quizbowl XII: Rise of the Quiz<\/a> \u2013 Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cKiet Pham, Ryan Lu,\u00a0and\u00a0Adam Shere host a competition for an opportunity to win prizes.\u201d
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\n8pm\u20139pm \u2013 Trivia for Chocolate <\/a>\u2013 Room 28DE
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThe first audience member to call out the correct answer wins a small piece of chocolate. At the end, the person with the most small chocolates receives a really big (more than 1 pound) piece of chocolate, and runners-up receive quality chocolate bars. Everyone keeps any small chocolates they have won.\u201d
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Friday, July 24<\/p>\n


\n10am\u201311am \u2013 Collector\u2019s Call with Lisa Whelchel and MeTV<\/a> \u2013 Room 6DE
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201c\u2026panel attendees will receive a Comic-Con exclusive\u00a0Collector\u2019s Call lenticular collectible.\u201d
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\n12pm\u20131pm \u2013 A Galaxy of Star Wars Comics from Mad Cave Studios and Lucasfilm Publishing<\/a> \u2013 Room 7AB
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\nPanel description: \u201cFans will hear from the comic creators crafting these tales, enjoy out-of-this-world giveaways, and get a peek inside some of these exciting new projects.\u201d
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\n12pm\u20131pm \u2013 Doing Comics Differently: Ignition Press Year One and Beyond <\/a>\u2013 Room 23ABC
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cEvery attendee will receive a secret, exclusive free giveaway.\u201d
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\n1pm\u20132pm \u2013 McFarlane Toys: Unreleased, Unannounced, Unleashed<\/a> \u2013 Room 6A
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThe McFarlane Toys team, along with surprise guests, provides an in-depth look at these highly anticipated products, with additional surprises and giveaways.\u201d
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\n1:30pm\u20132:30pm \u2013 Artist\u2019s Editions and More: What\u2019s Next at Act 4?<\/a> \u2013 Room 24ABC
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThere will also be some trivia questions (with a prize) and a raffle, with two recent Artist\u2019s Editions given away in a snazzy new Act 4 Publishing tote bag.\u201d
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\n1:45pm\u20132:45pm \u2013 Enter The Vale: World Premiere of a New Fantasy Universe<\/a> \u2013 Room 6DE
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201c\u2026 followed by premium giveaways.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 Original Comic Art: An Open Discussion with the Insiders<\/a> \u2013 Room 23ABC
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cPlus: original art giveaways.\u201d
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\n2pm\u20133pm \u2013 Writing for Indie Comics<\/a> \u2013 Omni Grand Ballroom DE, Omni San Diego Hotel
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cFree comics are available for anyone who asks a question.\u201d
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\n2:15pm\u20133:15pm \u2013 Marvel Comics to Screen: X-Men \u201997<\/a> \u2013 Room 6A
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cFeaturing\u2026 a special giveaway comic at the end of the presentation.\u201d
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\n3:15pm-4:15pm \u2013\u00a010 Years of\u00a0Watch Dogs 2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Room 6BCF
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\nSource<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cAttendees will receive a 1 year Malwarebytes Premium license plus exclusive Malwarebytes \u00d7 Watch Dogs 2-inspired swag you don\u2019t want to miss!\u201d
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\n3:30pm\u20134:30pm \u2013 Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing<\/a> \u2013 Room 6A
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAttendees who remain until the end will receive a special giveaway.\u201d
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\n4pm\u20135pm \u2013 Making of Star Wars: The Experience<\/a> \u2013 Room 7AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cAttendees receive a first reveal of renderings, key art, and more, with giveaways available only at Comic-Con.\u201d
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\n4:45pm\u20135:45pm \u2013 Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror: Tenth Anniversary Edition<\/a> \u2013 Room 6A
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cExclusive giveaways from\u00a0Camp Miasma\u00a0and\u00a0Victorian Psycho will be available for all attendees.\u201d
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\n5pm\u20136pm \u2013 Bad Idea: The Comic-Con Panel <\/a>\u2013 Room 32AB
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\nSource<\/a>: \u201cTo celebrate the upcoming launch of\u00a0WARBIRD\u00a0#1, all panel attendees will receive a special edition of the explosive, zero issue special \u2014\u00a0WARBIRD\u00a0#0,\u00a0double-signed\u00a0by writers\u00a0Derek Kolstad & Robert Venditti!\u201d
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\n5pm\u20136pm \u2013\u00a0Pow! Bang! Teach! Comic-Con in the Classroom!<\/a> \u2013 Shiley Special Events Suite, San Diego Central Library
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\nPanel description: The panel includes handouts and resources for educators, as well as freebies for kids.
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\n5pm\u20136pm \u2013\u00a0Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge: What\u2019s New on Batuu?<\/a> \u2013 Room 7AB
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\nSource (w\/ image!)<\/a>: Panel attendees will receive a free 11\u00d717 con-exclusive Galaxy\u2019s Edge print featuring original trilogy in-park characters.
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\n5:15pm\u20136:15pm \u2013 Cineverse: Return of a Masterpiece: The 20th Anniversary of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Pan\u2019s Labyrinth<\/a> \u2013 Hall H
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cthe panel includes\u2026 exclusive giveaways\u2026\u201d
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\n8:15pm\u20139:15pm \u2013 LUMPIA POP! Unwrapping Contemporary Filipino American Pop Culture<\/a> \u2013 Room 6BCF
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cFree print giveaway.\u201d
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\n8:30pm\u201310pm \u2013\u00a0Christian Comic Arts Society Mixer<\/a> \u2013 Room 26AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cThere will be time for people to network and the always-popular geek quiz, with prizes. Guests, networking, and prize opportunities will be featured.\u201d
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\n9pm\u201310pm \u2013 Fourth Annual Ghostface\u2019s Killer Trivia <\/a>\u2013 Room 25ABC
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cParticipants will need to be sharp as a knife to survive this year\u2019s contest and win prizes.\u201d
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\n9pm\u201310pm \u2013 Star Wars Trivia Party<\/a> \u2013 Room 7AB
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\nPanel description:\u00a0\u201cPrizes.\u201d
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Saturday, July 25<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 26<\/p>\n

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