Tag: comic books

Become a superhero and fight hunger!

You can become a real life superhero! Join other superheroes fighting hunger by educating kids with a fun comic book!

I saw the Hunger Action Heroes Unite comic book today on sale in the gift shop of the Comic-Con Museum. The comic book was created by Feeding San Diego to educate young readers about the impacts of hunger and food waste…and to inspire them to be part of the solution!

By purchasing just one comic book (at the museum gift shop or online), you can help provide 14 nutritious meals to people facing hunger. You can also download teacher and parent resources by visiting this website.

People who love the Comic-Con Museum might remember the origin of these Hunger Action Hero characters: Hunger Halter and Demeter were created by students through the Hunger Action Heroes Art Contest. The contest, hosted by Feeding San Diego in collaboration with the Comic-Con Museum, invited students from across San Diego in kindergarten through 12th grade, to submit their vision of a hunger action hero, who helps to end hunger through food rescue. Nearly 300 students submitted their vision of a Hunger Action Hero.

How awesome that a cool idea and contest has grown to become something that truly assists those in need!

As the hunger heroes say, The World Needs You!

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Galactus threatens to devour San Diego?

Galactus has arrived in San Diego for Comic-Con 2026, and the giant devourer of planets appears to be hungry!

The cosmic menace came striding through the city past Petco Park, bewildering curious bystanders. Was he here to sate his enormous appetite?

No!

Galactus had traveled from deep space to Earth to delight Comic-Con’s many Marvel fans!

Check out this big human-driven puppet! I tried to get the creator’s name, without success.

If you know more about this cool puppet, please leave a comment!

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Artists, livestreams, creativity at Ignition Pavilion!

Ignition Press, the Los Angeles based publisher of comic books and graphic novels, has returned to San Diego Comic-Con with their Ignition Pavilion! You can find the two-story pavilion on MLK Promenade among many other activations.

As the Ignition Press website explains: The creator-driven company exclusively publishes original series including Murder Podcast, Voyeur, Roots of Madness, Deluge, NO Place, Arcadia, and Bloodland. Current film and television adaptations of Ignition Press series include The Beauty (FX/Hulu) and Extraction (Netflix).

Comic-Con goers don’t want to miss this. In addition to buying a wide range of comics and graphic novels, fans have the opportunity to speak at length with writers and artists, all of whom are very friendly and eager to discuss their work. (You might purchase something, too!)

I noticed that downstairs you can watch the “Revenge Of” podcast. Not familiar to me.

Upstairs, there is a coffee bar (you get one free), and eBay Live which you can watch in action.

The very best part of being upstairs, however, were the awesome creators behind tables with their books.

Here are Jim McCann and Joe Eisma. They’ve created individually and in collaboration with each other. Jim McCann has written for Marvel, including the series Hawkeye & Mockingbird. You can see their cool stuff at their table inside the coffee bar.

This is Ande Parks. He has created Bad Thoughts, a dark psychological thriller. As an artist he is best known for his work on Green Arrow. The art on his table immediately reminded me of work by Mike Grell. He liked my Neal Adams Superman t-shirt!

Lots of great creators to meet!

Dave Wielgosz is another cool creator I met. He wrote 2021’s Man-Bat and contributed stories to comic book anthologies including Batman: The Brave & The Bold and Superman: Man of Tomorrow. His first creator-owned project is Showdown..

Walking over to check out the eBay Live lounge area…

Pretty cool, huh?

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Wolverine beheaded a huge Sentinel at Comic-Con!

What’s this? The giant head of a mutant-hunting Sentinel outside San Diego Comic-Con?

Word is, Wolverine of the X-Men used his adamantium claws to behead the gigantic, deadly, cybernetic machine.

I see a crew of workers swarming around the Sentinel’s fallen head. They must be studying it.

Not sure if this is real life, or if I’m somehow in the Danger Room, with Colossus somewhere nearby…

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Portent of coming Doomsday in San Diego’s Gaslamp!

Yes, Doomsday is fated for San Diego. A portent of Doomsday is arising in the Gaslamp Quarter!

The historical Gaslamp Quarter sign is undergoing a sinister transformation. Doctor Doom seems to have recruited workers to prepare for his arrival. Some say the mighty throne of God Emperor Doom will be placed here in the center of Fifth Avenue.

Or perhaps this is a dimensional portal through which he’ll arrive to conquer Earth during Comic-Con 2026!

Avengers Assemble!

UPDATE!

The next morning I saw this…

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Marvel and DC street art painted for Comic-Con!

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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Marvel Super Heroes inside a Comic-Con trolley!

Black Panther.

Look at this! Marvel’s superheroes have gathered together and boarded a San Diego trolley car! Those going to Comic-Con 2026 ought to be protected from the dastardly doings of supervillains…possibly…

Trolley cars wrapped for Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes now have these cool interior graphics! Uh, oh. Heroes have been joined by Thanos and Doctor Doom…

Captain America.
Invisible Woman.
Doctor Doom.
Ms. Marvel.
Thanos.
The Incredible Hulk.
Daredevil.

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Awesome comics fanzine collection displayed at San Diego library!

Awesome examples from a collection of comics fanzines are now on display on the 2nd floor of San Diego’s Central Library, just in time for Comic-Con 2026!

This look back at comics history is courtesy of Larry Thomas, who’s been collecting for many years. You’ll see issues of Rocket’s Blast Comicollector, The Comic Reader, Outlooks, Star-Studded Fanzine, Vacation in Duckburg, The Golden Age, and various others.

Check it out!

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Comic-Con’s original 1970 program at San Diego History Center!

Check it out Comic-Con fans!

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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Wolverine slashes the San Diego Trolley!

Wolverine has slashed several cars of the San Diego Trolley!

Wolverine’s adamantium claws have really done some damage, it appears, and they’re giant sized, too! (I wonder if he utilized some of Ant-Man’s size altering Pym Particles?)

No, these are just new trolley wraps for Comic-Con 2026, promoting a new video game called Marvel’s Wolverine for the PlayStation 5.

As it says, Wolverine Happens!

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