For individuals who comply with the large annual barrage of stories out of the Comedian-Con Worldwide commerce expo — popularly often called San Diego Comedian-Con, or SDCC — a part of the large information in 2024 is that the con gained’t have a corresponding digital or on-line occasion this yr, for the primary time since 2019. That’ll go away followers searching for extra methods to comply with all of the bulletins streaming out of one of many yr’s largest fandom occasions. However don’t fear, Polygon has you lined.
Marvel and DC are each heading into 2024’s massive present with main inquiries to reply. Marvel dialed again its plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after some main box-office disappointments, a brand new wave of “superhero fatigue” discourse, and the conviction and sentencing of actor Jonathan Majors, as soon as the centerpiece of the MCU’s upcoming technique. Comedian-Con might be a preemptive victory lap for the corporate, with Deadpool & Wolverine opening in theaters July 25, and already monitoring as successful. However this yr’s Marvel panel can also be the place we’ll make amends for Marvel initiatives that appear to have disappeared, and learn the way Marvel plans to invigorate its fan base and retool Phases 5 and 6. Changing Kang with Physician Doom? Changing Majors with a special actor? One thing fully totally different?
DC, in the meantime, went by means of its personal main reboot in 2022, when Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn took over the corporate’s film and TV franchise — however Gunn says he gained’t be at Comedian-Con for any type of massive DC presentation as a result of he’s too busy capturing his tackle Superman. Mother or father firm Warner Bros. can have a small presence, repping the upcoming HBO collection The Penguin and My Adventures with Superman. As an alternative of a presentation, DC can have a sales space the place it’ll attempt to fire up pleasure over new DC Comics merch. But it surely’s all the time potential DC may drop a significant announcement throughout Comedian-Con simply to take care of its presence.
Leaving apart these massive two (and Disney, which saves its bulletins for its annual D23 expo), there’s nonetheless so much occurring in media on the con, with panels on upcoming franchise plans for Star Trek, Physician Who, Transformers, Strolling Lifeless, and Alien, in addition to upcoming seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy, and much more.
The occasion will run from July 25-28, and Polygon might be protecting the entire thing. Keep tuned to this web page for all of the information, trailers, bulletins, casting reveals, sneak peeks at upcoming initiatives, and extra.