{"id":2509044,"date":"2026-07-20T07:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2509044"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:20:28","slug":"heres-why-san-diego-comic-con-2026-will-see-marvel-hbo-apple-tv-and-more-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heres-why-san-diego-comic-con-2026-will-see-marvel-hbo-apple-tv-and-more-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why San Diego Comic-Con 2026 will see Marvel, HBO, Apple TV and more return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is hard to keep a good convention down.<\/p>\n

One year after some of Hollywood\u2019s largest studios stayed away from Comic-Con International, they are back in force from July 23. The biggest of them all, Marvel Studios, will return to the 6,500-seat Hall H, as will HBO with its latest superhero show and dozens of other studios with star-studded casts.<\/p>\n

Comic-Con\u2019s line-up since the Covid-19 pandemic<\/span><\/a> has been cyclical, with the biggest names staying away one year and then a large push the next year.<\/div>\n
Last year was marked by an era of Hollywood belt-tightening, after some gigantic box office duds and some production moving out of Los Angeles. There were still some big studio bombs this year, such as Supergirl<\/em><\/span><\/a>, but the industry seems less likely to ignore a marketing opportunity this time around, says Heidi MacDonald, editor of the comic book news website The Beat.<\/div>\n

Why do studios pay for a Comic-Con panel?<\/h3>\n

MacDonald says large panels have proven they have the ability to cut through the noise of social media and other distractions to create excitement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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