For those who have not heard the massive annual flood of news from the Comic-Con International Trade Exhibition — popularly known as San Diego Comic-Con, or SDCC — one of the big news coming in 2024 is that this year, for the first time since 2019, the con will not have a corresponding virtual or online event. That will leave fans looking for more ways to keep up with all the announcements coming out of one of the biggest fandom events of the year. But don’t worry, Polygon has you covered.
Marvel and DC both go into the big show in 2024 with big questions. Marvel has announced its plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after some big disappointments at the box officea new wave of “superhero fatigue” and the condemnation and condemnation of actor Jonathan Majors, once the centerpiece of the MCU’s upcoming strategy. Comic-Con will be a preemptive victory lap for the company, with Deadpool and Wolverine Theatrical release on 25 July and already Tracking as a hitBut at this year’s Marvel panel, we’ll also catch up on Marvel projects that seem to have disappeared and learn how Marvel plans to reinvigorate its fanbase and reshape Phase 5 and 6. Replace Kang with Doctor Doom? Replace Majors with another actor? Something else entirely?
DC, meanwhile, experienced its own major reboot in 2022, when Protector of the Galaxy And The suicide squad Director James Gunn took over the company’s film and television franchise – but Gunn says he won’t be at Comic-Con for any kind of major DC presentation because he’s too busy developing his version of Superman. Parent company Warner Bros. will have a small presence and the upcoming HBO series The Penguin And My adventures with SupermanInstead of a presentation, DC will be present with a stand and try to generate enthusiasm for new DC Comics merchandiseHowever, it’s always possible that DC will make a major announcement during Comic-Con just to maintain its presence.
Apart from these two major companies (and Disney, which has announced its its annual D23 Expo), there is still plenty of media to do at the convention, with panels on upcoming franchise plans for Star Trek, Doctor Who, Transformers, Walking Dead and Alien, as well as upcoming seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerand much more.
The event will take place from July 25-28, and Polygon will be covering the whole thing. Stay tuned to this page for all the latest news, trailers, announcements, casting reveals, previews of upcoming projects, and more.
