The many international street artists who’ve converged upon San Diego for the epic Meeting of Styles event have completed their Marvel and DC character walls in time for Comic-Con 2026!
The walls are about a block east of the 12th and Imperial trolley station on Commercial Street.
I took photos of works in progress four days ago. See those images here.
I took photos of the finished spray paint art this morning!
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This coming Wednesday, July 22, 2026, during the evening of Comic-Con Preview Night, lovers of Chuck Jones art have a very special opportunity.
Craig Kausen, the grandson of legendary animation director Chuck Jones, will be visiting the Chuck Jones Gallery in Seaport Village.
He’ll be showing rare, original artwork from the Chuck Jones archives between 5:30 and 9:00 pm!
I learned about this super special event during my visit to the gallery this afternoon. I took a photo, too. As you can see, the gallery is getting ready for Comic-Con, now less than a week away!
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The windows of Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt are being painted for Comic-Con again!
Shirish Villaseñor (@shirishtheartist) decorates these windows every year with a different pop culture theme. You can find Sweet Things outside the Hilton Bayfront hotel near the San Diego Convention Center.
For 2026? Images from Mortal Kombat!
Shirish was just getting started today. How many Mortal Kombat characters do you recognize?
Once these windows are done, she’ll be painting the windows of nearby Starbucks with a different mystery theme!
UPDATE!
Next day photos…
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Meeting of Styles is an international gathering of street artists in San Diego before Comic-Con. They’re painting pop culture murals all around the city!
Today is the second day graffiti artists have been out spray painting cool graphics on approved walls.
I documented the first day of Meeting of Styles in a blog post yesterday. See those photos here.
I returned today to Commercial Street to view some of the artists’ progress…
First, at Millionaires HQ, Jubilee has joined the X-Men wall!
Gambit appears to be finished…
Around the corner, on a nearby wall, a group of artists from Hawaii are painting images from Dragon Ball. Bulma isn’t quite dressed yet!
Progress has been made with the Transformer mural I photographed yesterday…
East of 14th Street, near the 12th and Imperial trolley station, a big long mural has been repainted with pop culture characters every year before Comic-Con. They’re at it again!
Much of the wall is devoted to Marvel comics superheroes and villains.
Working on Ghost Rider…
Miles Morales looks a bit odd right now…
Black Panther with the Infinity Gauntlet from Secret Wars…
Storm…
Ultron is reaching for Storm!
Another section is reserved for DC characters. Behind a fence, it’s just getting started. That’s Cyborg…
Back at the Marvel section, early sketched art for Doctor Doom…
And here’s Thanos!
A big wall nearby will contain Star Wars street art. Right now it’s just black space!
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About 100 street artists from around the world have converged on San Diego before Comic-Con 2026. They’re painting a bunch of pop culture murals all over the city!
This special international gathering of artists is called Meeting of Styles.
The aim is to finish the murals before the start of Comic-Con. Some of the artists were already getting started today.
Colorful murals will be painted in Logan Heights, Barrio Logan, National City, San Diego International Airport…
I caught some of the action with my camera along Commercial Street, east of downtown.
These first photos are of the X-Men wall, at Millionaires HQ. Red Bull was there with a DJ providing cool beats during the big event.
As you can see, this wall includes Rogue, Deadpool and Gambit already. I was told Wolverine, Phoenix, Cyclops, Beast and other X-Men are on the way!
This is graffiti artist SEEKS619 working on Gambit…
Another wall several blocks to the west has a mural on the way. HERT1 was working on a cool Transformer…
KOOLS was there, too, making his own spray painted contribution…
I might return in a couple days to check on the progress of several murals!
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Attending Comic-Con 2026 in San Diego? Got some extra time? You might want to head up to Balboa Park, where the Comic-Con Museum now features a number of cool exhibits, including a big one all about Doctor Who.
The Comic-Con Museum’s newest exhibit showcases the art of Charles Addams, who is best known for his popular creation The Addams Family. It’s titled Chas Addams: Family and Friends.
You’ll see a huge selection of his artwork. His wry, dark, humorous images might bring back memories of the Addams Family television show or the movie.
A variety of other subjects in his art might give you a chuckle, too!
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This electrical box must have been painted very recently. I saw it for the first time during a walk yesterday. It’s located on J Street, near Petco Park, northwest of the Gallagher Square playground.
The four sides of the box show baseball kids (no doubt Padres fans) swinging a bat, reading a book (from the nearby Central Library?), holding happy potted flowers, and eating a ginormous hot dog with mustard!
The street art in Padres colors is signed Nicholas Danger. That’s the name used by local artist Nicholas McPherson. His fun, bold street art is all over San Diego!
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The America 250 exhibition at the San Diego History Center includes this cool display. It’s labeled San Diego Comic-Con Program (1970), Issue #1: Comic-Con Origins.
Under glass is what is described as an itinerary and artwork from comic artists supporting the inaugural San Diego Comic Convention, organized by Shel Dorf... The pages are all from the San Diego History Center’s Shel Dorf Collection.
Sheldon “Shel” Dorf was a founder of San Diego Comic-Con. That first con was called San Diego Golden State Comic-Con, and was held in downtown’s historic U. S. Grant Hotel in 1970. To learn more about the history of Comic-Con, click here.
Over half a century later, Comic-Con 2026 is a little over a week away! As a long-time downtown San Diego resident, I’ll be walking around the event again, photographing offsite activations, cosplay, and whatever catches my fancy.
Stay tuned!
The following two pages are from San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Minicon, the one day event in March 21, 1970 that preceded the three day San Diego Golden State Comic-Con held later that same year, on August 1–3, 1970.
Both events were at the U. S. Grant.
Admission $2 for all day! Old science fiction pulps! Original silent film Lost World! Flash Gordon serial! In person Forrest J. Ackerman!
And here’s from the later, three day San Diego Golden State Comic-Con:
Jack Kirby! Dealers tables! Displays of original art and fan art! Appearing in person A. E. van Vogt and Earl Kemp! Chalk talk by Bob Stevens! $3.50 for 3 days!
Jack Kirby art on wrap-around cover of what is essentially the first Comic-Con souvenir book.
A few hundred copies of the program book from the 1970 San Diego Golden State Comic-Con were printed, and only a few dozen of them are believed to still exist.
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If you love art that portrays coastal California landscapes and wildlife, you’ll love a free exhibition now showing in Balboa Park’s always wonderful Spanish Village Art Center. Simply step into Gallery 21!
The exhibition is titled Where the Sea Meets the Sky.
Three artists have beautiful pieces on display. I forgot to ask, but it appeared most or all of the art is available for purchase.
Ira Cosmos is Ukrainian born. She has contributed to the Art for Ukraine initiative. I noticed today that at least one of her beautiful paintings is dedicated to Ukraine.
During my visit, I was personally drawn to the ceramics created by Elena Miller. They’re organic, complex, full of life.
Approach Gallery 21 and you’ll notice a huge butterfly outside!
Friendly local artist Karen Haub was present and working on a canvas when I poked my head into the gallery. Her paintings are full of life, too, and bright California sunshine!
She described her plein air coastal landscapes as in the style of California Impressionism.
Make sure to visit Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center this week. The exhibition ends soon.
Where the Sea Meets the Sky continues in Gallery 21 through July 13, 2026.
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