{"id":411860,"date":"2026-07-25T10:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411860\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:10:45","slug":"best-comic-con-panels-at-san-diego-marvel-lanterns-percy-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411860\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Comic Con Panels at San Diego: Marvel, Lanterns, Percy Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFrom July 23-26, comic book aficionados, gamers, cosplayers and\u200b\u00a0caped crusaders will descend on\u200b\u00a0San Diego for Comic-Con. And\u200b\u00a0as much as SDCC\u2019s programmers\u200b\u00a0focus on for superhero lovers and\u200b\u00a0sci-fi nerds, this year\u2019s lineup has\u200b\u00a0a little something to satisfy every\u200b\u00a0type of fandom \u2014 and create new\u200b\u00a0bands of devotees. In addition\u200b\u00a0to updates on the latest Marvel\u200b\u00a0and DC projects, the major panels include first looks at eagerly\u200b\u00a0awaited projects like \u201cLanterns,\u201d\u200b\u00a0\u201cAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender\u201d\u200b\u00a0and \u201cSpaceballs: The New One.\u201d\u200b\u00a0The event wouldn\u2019t be complete\u200b\u00a0without returning favorites (\u201cThe\u200b\u00a0Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,\u201d \u201cReacher,\u201d \u201cThe Vampire Lestat,\u201d \u201cThe Walking Dead:\u200b\u00a0Dead City\u201d and the \u201cStar Trek\u201d TV\u200b\u00a0shows), as well as reunions of cult\u200b\u00a0classics (\u201cSuper Troopers,\u201d \u201cPan\u2019s\u200b\u00a0Labyrinth\u201d and \u201cGrimm\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow are some of the buzziest\u200b\u00a0titles expected at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\tAvengers: Doomsday \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tSaturday, July 25, 5:30 pm \u2014 Hall H<\/p>\n

\n\tThe last time Marvel hosted a Hall H presentation, the studio rocked the fandom with the reveal that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU \u2014 not as Iron Man (he died in \u201cEndgame,\u201d after all) but as the \u00fcber-villain Doctor Doom. Two years later, Marvel returns with the promised film, \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d directed by the Russo brothers. December\u2019s clash of superheroes features Chris Hemsworth\u2019s Thor, the Fantastic Four, warring factions led by Anthony Mackie\u2019s Captain America and Florence Pugh\u2019s New Avengers (aka the Thunderbolts), the MCU debut of the original X-Men and the shocking return of Chris Evans\u2019 Steve Rogers. Before that, the studio (and Sony) must promote Tom Holland\u2019s fourth solo Spider-Man outing, \u201cBrand New Day,\u201d which hits theaters on July 31. Both movies are potential blockbusters and hopeful indicators of the future as Marvel prepares for Phase 7, following December 2027\u2019s \u201cAvengers: Secret Wars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLanterns<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of HBO\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, July 24, 1:30 pm \u2014 Hall H<\/p>\n

\n\tKyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre lead DC Studios\u2019 new twist on the \u201cGreen Lantern\u201d comics, with a detective story largely set in rural Nebraska, a dusty backdrop that infuses the HBO series with dread. From creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, the so-called superheroes of \u201cLanterns\u201d are flawed men who have their own agendas, and with a supporting cast that includes Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt and Nathan Fillion, the show feels like it\u2019s in a different galaxy from the 2011 \u201cGreen Lantern\u201d movie that starred Ryan Reynolds. The ambitious drama premieres on Aug. 16 and is wisely using the convention floor as a massive launchpad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tCoyote vs. Acme \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tSaturday, July 25, 7:30 pm \u2014 Fan Screening at AMC Mission Valley<\/p>\n

\n\tLast year, the team behind the beleaguered Looney Tunes legal comedy \u201cCoyote vs. Acme,\u201d which was infamously shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery for a tax write-off and ultimately rescued by scrappy indie Ketchup Entertainment, used its Hall H panel to announce an August 2026 release date. Now, the live-action\/animated movie \u2014 which follows Wile E. Coyote\u2019s legal fight against Acme Corp., whose products repeatedly malfunctioned during his pursuit of the Road Runner \u2014 returns for a victory lap ahead of its theatrical debut. Star Will Forte showed up for last year\u2019s panel, and his co-star Lana Condor will be on hand this time. Fingers crossed that the lone protester who braved a rainstorm to picket the movie\u2019s cancellation (dressed as the cartoon coyote) will also be in attendance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tRay Gunn<\/p>\n

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\n\tThursday, July 23, 6 pm \u2014 Hall H<\/p>\n

\n\tFor more than 30 years \u2014 even before \u201cThe Iron Giant\u201d \u2014 Oscar-winning director Brad Bird has been batting around an idea for an animated movie that blends sci-fi with detective noir. The result: Netflix\u2019s \u201cRay Gunn,\u201d a retro-futuristic caper starring Sam Rockwell as Raymond Gunn, a small-time private eye, and Scarlett Johansson as Venus Nova, the world\u2019s most famous pop star, whose secrets are at the center of the plot. Bird says his elevator pitch for the movie, streaming Dec. 18, is \u201c\u2018The Maltese Falcon\u2019 meets \u2018Buck Rogers.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tForgotten Island<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: DreamWorks\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, July 24, 10 am \u2014 Ballroom 20<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore the DreamWorks movie launches in theaters on Sept. 25, its stars will descend on Comic-Con. Set in the 1990s, the Filipino folklore-tinged animated tale stars H.E.R. and Liza Soberano as Jo and Raissa, best friends who embark on one last adventure after their high school graduation. Their journey takes them into a night filled with shape-shifters, demons and witches, testing their friendship as they fight to find a magical portal and return home. The movie also stars Dave Franco and Tony winner Lea Salonga as the story\u2019s villain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tStuart Fails to Save the Universe \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: HBO Max\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe latest \u201cBig Bang Theory\u201d spinoff puts the perpetually unlucky comic book-store owner in the driver\u2019s seat as he travels through space-time to try, and apparently fail, to save the universe. Kevin Sussman returns as Stuart Bloom and stars alongside Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie. \u201cHappy Gilmore 2\u201d director Kyle Newacheck helms the series, which was created and written by \u201cBig Bang\u201d mastermind Chuck Lorre. HBO Max gives \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d a single-cam makeover, which feels like a significant leap in production value from the original TBS multi-cam comedy, which was a Comic-Con staple for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tBlade Runner 2099<\/p>\n

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\n\tFriday, July 24, 10 am PT\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Hall H<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the works at Amazon since 2022, this new entry in Ridley Scott\u2019s \u201cBlade Runner\u201d universe \u2014from showrunner Silka Luisa (\u201cShining Girls\u201d) \u2014 revolves around characters in distress. Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh plays Olwen, a Replicant at the end of her life, who teams up with Hunter Schafer\u2019s Cora in the Los Angeles of the future. Undoubtedly, they\u2019ll all face the existential question of what it means to be human that Scott\u2019s been posing since the original \u201cBlade Runner\u201d film in 1982.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe battle for Middle-earth continues on Nov. 11 with the third season of Prime Video\u2019s big-budget \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d prequel series. Season 2 ended with Charlie Vickers\u2019 evil Sauron amassing his army of orcs after being disguised as the unassuming human Halbrand. After a fiery battle, he defeated the heroes, led by Morfydd Clark\u2019s Galadriel and Robert Aramayo\u2019s Elrond, who barely escaped with their lives to the elvish sanctuary of Rivendell. To make things worse, Sauron has the nine rings for Men, which \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d fans know turn their wearers into deadly Ringwraiths, but the elves still have their three rings to combat him. Season 3 will up the stakes and jump ahead several years into the height of the elves\u2019 war against Sauron.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tCarrie<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Robert Falconer\/Prime\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSaturday, July 25, 4:45 p.m. \u2014 Ballroom 20<\/p>\n

\n\tStephen King\u2019s first novel has been adapted into films, a Broadway production and a very special, peculiar episode of \u201cRiverdale.\u201d Now, \u201cCarrie\u201d will become a miniseries, debuting this fall on Prime Video. Created by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan \u2014 the first project under his new Amazon deal \u2014 the show features newcomer Summer H. Howell in the lead role of Carrie White and Samantha Sloyan as Carrie\u2019s domineering mother, Margaret White, with whom she\u2019s lived a life of seclusion. After her father\u2019s death, Carrie goes to school for the first time, only to be met with a harsh bullying scandal. The all-star cast features Siena Agudong, Matthew Lillard, Alison Thornton and Amber Midthunder. As with every Flanagan project, expect twists, turns, jump scares and a good amount of blood. Cue the prom queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tReacher and Neagley<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jasper Savage\/Prime\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSaturday, July 25, 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Ballroom 20<\/p>\n

\n\tJust weeks before the Season 4 debut of \u201cReacher,\u201d the cast is heading to San Diego not only to tease what\u2019s to come on the Prime Video action drama, but also to introduce the world expansion. Alan Ritchson will guest star on \u201cNeagley,\u201d the spinoff drama set to premiere in September, which follows private investigator Frances Neagley (played by Maria Sten), a former military prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Jack Reacher. Greyston Holt, Adeline Rudolph, Jasper Jones, Matthew Del Negro and Damon Herriman also star.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tSpaceballs: The New One<\/p>\n

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\n\tFriday, July 24, 4 pm \u2014 Hall H<\/p>\n

\n\tYour father\u2019s brother\u2019s nephew\u2019s cousin\u2019s former roommate is coming to San Diego. The team behind \u201cSpaceballs: The New One,\u201d with Rick Moranis returning to acting after a long hiatus to play Lord Dark Helmet, will celebrate the sci-fi spoof movie\u2019s 40th anniversary and preview the long-awaited sequel. Comedy legend Mel Brooks, who just turned 100, also returns for the film, which riffs on \u201cStar Wars\u201d lightsaber fights, the \u201cAvatar\u201d and \u201cHarry Potter\u201d franchises and Hollywood\u2019s merger madness. Josh Greenbaum directs the film from a script by Josh Gad, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez. Gad is among the new stars joining returning actors George Wyner, Daphne Zuniga and Bill Pullman. Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman (Bill\u2019s son) and Anthony Carrigan are also newbies. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\tPercy Jackson and the Olympians<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Disney\/David Bukach\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Disney+ series \u201cPercy Jackson and the Olympians\u201d is gearing up for its third season. Based on the third book in Rick Riordan\u2019s series, \u201cThe Titan\u2019s Curse,\u201d the new episodes will follow the titular demigod, played by Walker Scobell, and his pals Grover (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) as they rescue the goddess Artemis from the clutches of the evil Titan lord Kronos. Charlie Bushnell returns as Percy\u2019s rival Luke Castellan, while new to the ensemble cast are Dafne Keen and Saara Chaudry, who are set to play Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and the moon, and Zo\u00eb Nightshade, a fierce lieutenant in Artemis\u2019 militia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tAdult Animation<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"KING\"KING
\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Disney\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney and Hulu are rolling out the red carpet for four animated shows. Seth MacFarlane serves as star and co-creator of \u201cFamily Guy\u201d and \u201cAmerican Dad!\u201d In the former, which just wrapped its 24th season, his fellow cast members include Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mila Kunis. In the latter, which is currently airing Season 22, MacFarlane stars alongside Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane and Dee Bradley Baker. Mike Judge\u2019s irreverent middle America comedy \u201cKing of the Hill\u201d was rebooted for Hulu in 2025 after its original 13-season run (1997 to 2009). Season 15 will launch on July 20; Judge pulls double duty as a star and creator. Fellow cast members include Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon and Stephen Root. Finally, \u201cFuturama,\u201d which was also rebooted for Hulu in 2023, launches Season 14 on Aug. 3. Co-created by David X. Cohen and Matt Groening, the show features Billy West, John Dimaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Phil LaMarr and Lauren Tom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tGhosts and Eternally Yours<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Philippe Boss\u00e9\/CBS\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFriday, July 24, 1:30 pm \u2014 Ballroom 20<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGhosts\u201d has been a staple at San Diego Comic-Con for years, so it\u2019s no surprise that the CBS comedy, adapted for the U.S. by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, will be back to promote the sixth season. Plus, \u201cthe Joes\u201d are debuting a brand-new title this year, \u201cEternally Yours.\u201d The family comedy follows a vampire couple (played by Ed Weeks and Allegra Edwards) who, after 500 years together, feel like they\u2019re stuck in a rut. Then their daughter brings home a human boyfriend, and that shakes everything up. Per usual, expect the living, the dead and a whole lot of laughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tCelebrating Star Trek<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jan Thijs\/Paramount+\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStar Trek\u201d is beaming up to San Diego to celebrate its 60th anniversary. William Shatner\u2019s James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy\u2019s Spock and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise\u2019s crew first explored the far reaches of space back in 1966, and \u201cStar Trek\u201d stars from multiple generations of the franchise are expected to reunite at the convention. The cast of \u201cStrange New Worlds\u201d will also be on hand to tease their penultimate Season 4. Filming on the fifth and final season wrapped last year, so it\u2019s sure to be an emotional panel for Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn and the rest of the prequel\u2019s cast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe Vampire Lestat<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Sophie Giraud\/AMC\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Reid\u2019s rock-and-roll vampire Lestat will take a victory tour at Comic-Con, with the AMC series airing its season finale right before the convention. The first two seasons of \u201cInterview With the Vampire\u201d were based on Anne Rice\u2019s Gothic horror novel, while Season 3 moved on to her second book and followed the rock-star career of the hedonistic bloodsucker. And Lestat is far from the only creature lurking in AMC\u2019s Immortal Universe, which is based on Rice\u2019s novels. Fans may get updates on \u201cMayfair Witches\u201d Season 3, which wrapped filming this year, and \u201cNight Island,\u201d based on the vampire resort in Rice\u2019s \u201cThe Queen of the Damned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tJim Lee and Friends<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images for SDCCMalaga\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the past few years, the annual panel led by DC Comics president, publisher and CCO Jim Lee has been the venue to announce breaking movie and TV news, with surprise appearances by DC Studios co-chief James Gunn. In 2024, Gunn beamed in from the \u201cSuperman\u201d set to tease the HBO Max series \u201cCreature Commandos\u201d; last year, the big boss showed up in person for a mini-victory lap after \u201cSuperman\u201d\u2019s $220 million opening weekend. With \u201cThe Batman 2\u201d and the \u201cSuperman\u201d sequel \u201cMan of Tomorrow\u201d both in production and \u201cClayface\u201d headed to theaters in October, one can expect updates on the upcoming DCU and Elseworlds projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tMatchbox: The Movie<\/p>\n

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\n\tSaturday, July 25, 2 pm \u2014 Hall H (as part of the Apple TV panel)<\/p>\n

\n\tComic-Con is a one-stop shop for collectibles, but Apple Original Films is bringing a limited-edition item in the form of \u201cMatchbox the Movie.\u201d John Cena stars in the action adventure inspired by Mattel\u2019s popular die-cast toy vehicles. Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who returns to his small town and unwittingly enlists his childhood friends in a globe-trotting mission to save the world. Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Arturo Castro, Teyonah Parris, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Golshifteh Farahani and Danai Gurira round out the stellar cast. The movie, directed by \u201cExtraction\u201d filmmaker Sam Hargrave, begins streaming on Oct. 9.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\tNimrods<\/p>\n

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\n\tWritten and directed by Lee Kirk, \u201cNimrods\u201d is inspired by Green Day\u2019s pre-\u201cDookie\u201d success, and yes, you\u2019ll see Billie Joe Armstrong, Tr\u00e9 Cool & Co. in the movie. \u201cNimrods\u201d is the story of aspiring Kansas City rockers who fall for a prank that Green Day wants them as their opening act on New Year\u2019s Eve \u2014 as long as they can make it to Los Angeles. Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust and Mckenna Grace star, with supporting turns from Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Bobby Lee, Fred Armisen and Sean Gunn. It\u2019s scheduled for release on Aug. 14. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From July 23-26, comic book aficionados, gamers, cosplayers and\u200b\u00a0caped crusaders will descend on\u200b\u00a0San Diego for Comic-Con. And\u200b\u00a0as much…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[71831,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-411860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-comic-con","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}