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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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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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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This might be the coolest San Diego trolley wrap for Comic-Con 2026! Promoting Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes, the graphics include multiple Marvel superheroes and supervillains!
Do you dare board a trolley featuring Doctor Doom, Loki, Ultron and Kang?
Never fear! You’ll be accompanied by the likes of Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch and Black Widow!
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Lovers of Comic-Con in San Diego should head over to Balboa Park. The Comic-Con Museum recently opened a new exhibit called Cover Story: Six Decades of Comic-Con.
The lower level of the museum now features tons of artwork representing years of creativity and fun at the world’s biggest and best popular arts convention.
Visitors can look closely at original art used for the covers of Comic-Con souvenir books and other publications, beginning back in 1970 when the event was attended by only 300 fans. There are fine examples of interior art, too. You’ll see the work of legendary artists, from Jack Kirby to Frank Miller to Alex Ross.
Fans of DC and Marvel superheroes will love this exhibition. As will fans of fantasy, and science fiction, and comic strips, and cartoons . . . All things pop culture are celebrated!
Here are only a few examples…
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Are you a fan of Comic-Con? You should know that Will Eisner Week is March 1-7, 2026. The theme this year is Dream Big: Read a Graphic Novel!
San Diego’s amazing Comic-Con Museum will be celebrating “Will Eisner Day” with a special event. Four panels will be held in the museum’s theater on March 4, from 12 pm to 4 pm. Participation is included with museum admission, and free for museum members.
The panels are: Cats vs. Dogs: Panelists’ Pet Comics; Will Eisner Hall of Fame 2026; Graphic Novel Adaptations from Literature; and Graphic Memoirs by Women.
Administrator of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Jackie Estrada, will be among the panelists!
If you’re a creator seeking inspiration, a lover of graphic novels, or simply curious about this certain-to-be-awesome, one-of-a-kind event, check out this webpage for more information!
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When I was a kid, one of the best things about Sunday morning was opening up the newspaper to find the funny pages. Lying there on the carpet, going through the comic strips, was like falling through two-dimensional doors into so many magical universes.
I must admit that as a boy I often skipped over the comic strip Luann. But now I have a new appreciation for the Luanniverse, because yesterday I enjoyed an exhibit at San Diego’s Comic-Con Museum: Growing Up Luann.
I hadn’t realized Luann’s universe was so vast and complex. Luann herself, and the strip’s large cast of characters, experience evolving relationships, lifelike troubles and humorous situations that stimulate in the reader a range of emotions. But Luann’s essential happiness is never far away.
The award-winning strip was launched in 1985 and continues to this very day. That’s forty years of living. Fortunately, time in Luann’s universe unfolds very slowly!
What interests me most about the comic strip is its evolution–both the art and Luann’s story. By reading the displays, one can follow the creative process undertaken by Luann’s creator, writer and artist Greg Evans.
Visitors to the exhibit learn how fleshing out a beloved character and her universe took years of dreaming, experimentation and work. And how the effort has resulted in worldwide popularity and the National Cartoonist Society’s ultimate award, a Reuben.
Are you fascinated by the creative process? Do you love art? Do you love Luann?
Pay this exhibit a visit!
A bit of what you’ll discover…
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In 2025, the variety and quality of cosplay inside and outside of the San Diego Convention Center is simply amazing.
Here’s another batch of cosplay photos taken while walking around outside!
Wilma and Fred FlintstonePee-wee HermanStay Puft Marshmallow ManDoctor DoomSnoopy lying on his doghouse and WoodstockTigraDeath Eater, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Bellatrix Lestrange and Knight Bus driverWolverine and DeadpoolLuigi and MarioMauiHmm. I really don’t know.E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialLegend of ZeldaEkkoRiddlerBlack Cat and Spider-ManWonder WomanZoidbergCaptain PicardRorschachObi-Wan KenobiRogue and Cyclops
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Peanuts has returned to San Diego for Comic-Con 2025 with a fun pop-up shop on MLK Promenade, across Harbor Drive from the San Diego Convention Center.
This Comic-Con offsite celebrates the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, the legendary, highly influential comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz back in 1950. If you love Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the entire Peanuts gang, this is where you need to be!
Entering the family-friendly pop-up shop is free. On Thursday afternoon of Comic-Con, I had only to wait in line for about five minutes. I was watching for a surprise visit by Snoopy, but my timing was off. The Peanuts pop-up shop opens every morning during Comic-Con at 10 am. It closes at 6 pm, except on Sunday when it closes at 4 pm.
In addition to tons of merchandise, including a wide variety of exclusive collectibles, there is plenty of nostalgia and several photo opportunities inside the offsite. Here are a few photos I took…
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A cool cosplay photoshoot was held this evening at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Marvel comic book characters who’ve appeared in the Savage Land posed in front of the Marriott Marquis San Diego’s outdoor fountain!
Which cosplays can you recognize?
I see a cyberpunk Black Widow, Wolverine, Squirrel Girl, Storm, Wild Child, Professor X, Sabretooth, Wiccan, Gambit, Rogue and another Wolverine!
The photoshoot was titled Resistance in the Savage Lands.
Perhaps the hidden Savage Land was suddenly transported from Antarctica to sunny San Diego. If that’s the case, be on the lookout for dinosaurs!
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