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Crazy creative fun on Saturday at Comic-Con 2026!

Saturday is the craziest, wildest, most creatively exciting day every year during San Diego Comic-Con. 2026 is no exception!

Look at what you might encounter by simply walking around downtown San Diego.

The Gaslamp Quarter in particular is absolutely jam packed with people, engaged in cosplay, enjoying the experience, coming and going to the convention center, offsites, restaurants, hotels…

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

CleanUp Kitsune cleans up San Diego Comic-Con!

Look who I spotted today picking up trash outside San Diego Comic-Con. Lila and Corey Cleary-Stoner, also known as CleanUp Kitsune!

CleanUp Kitsune combines picking up litter with performance art while wearing full Japanese costume. You’ve quite possibly seen them leading clean ups in Balboa Park. For example, here.

Hello you two! Thank you for all you do! Great to see you again!

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Saturday morning photos outside Comic-Con!

It’s Saturday morning in San Diego. Not your ordinary morning. Comic-Con 2026 has taken over the city!

Here come photographs from my morning walk outside the San Diego Convention Center.

Cosplay, fun sights, a mysterious activation setting up, workers cleaning yesterday’s mess, staff arriving, an endless Hall H line…

(Did you know today is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day?)

Yes, the Hall H line stretches forever. Star Trek and the big Marvel panels today!

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Adopt a Snoopy sibling at Comic-Con!

Peanuts is back for another San Diego Comic-Con. As before, their offsite in 2026 is on MLK Promenade across from the San Diego Convention Center. With its big Snoopy graphics, you can’t miss it!

Lovers of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang will enjoy photo ops, but more importantly, exclusive merchandise.

You can “adopt” one or all of Snoopy’s siblings: Spike, Belle, Olaf, Marbles and Andy! The plush dogs for purchase even come with adoption papers, I was told!

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Friday morning cosplay and more at SDCC!

Yes, another batch of photos this Friday morning of San Diego Comic-Con 2026!

I spotted fun cosplay, the Hall H line and more while walking around, waiting for offsites to open…

It’s Harley!

You just know Doctor Doom was bound to show up…

The annual Harry Potter cosplay get together was beginning to get together…

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Thursday morning walk outside Comic-Con 2026!

The first full day of Comic-Con 2026 and it’s just as wild and wonderful as ever!

People everywhere. Lines everywhere. Cosplay appearing more often. Excitement at a fever pitch!

The offsites are mostly ready. Two exceptions I noted are Nickelodeon and Apple TV’s silo.

Here we go! I took these photographs Thursday morning…

Donut Bar donuts are ready in the Gaslamp outside the Pendry. Eat a superhero, anime or Pokémon treat!

I was wondering about this Victorian, snow fringed offsite. It’s the office of Scrooge and Marley! Looks like the ghost of Marley has appeared on the doorknob…

Yikes! A xenomorph! Don’t let it attach to your face!

Swag awaits passengers at the 12th and Imperial trolley station pop-up…

Yes. Lots of people…

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Sharks invade a San Diego city park!

Beware! If you plan to walk through Children’s Park in downtown San Diego during Comic-Con 2026, look out for hungry sharks!

Several sharks have invaded the pool near the fountain, and are threatening people walking through the park!

Seriously?

No. It’s just a fun activation outside the convention center that promotes Shark Week on the Discovery Channel!

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

Ready or not, here comes Comic-Con 2026!

A big crowd is streaming toward the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con 2026 Preview Night. Fans are coming in on hotel buses. A huge line has formed in the Gaslamp Quarter for Paramount+ offsite The Lodge. Other offsite activations are putting on their final touches. There’s even a tiny bit of cosplay to be seen.

It must be late Wednesday afternoon!

Photos from a late walk…

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

KPop Demon Hunters Porsche at SDCC for Hot Wheels!

Check it out! Hot Wheels has a Porsche outside Comic-Con 2026 with a cool KPop Demon Hunters wrap that looks like Derpy!

Very cool!

A small crowd had already gathered around the car to take photos on Wednesday afternoon, before the opening of Preview Night at the San Diego Convention Center.

Here are my pics…

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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!

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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If you’d like to view my coverage of Comic-Con so far, which includes hundreds of cool photographs, click here!