The 8 Winners and 4 Losers of San Diego Comic-Con 2026
This year saw the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H in celebration of Avengers: Doomsday and the MCU’s future. There were some notable firsts: horror master Mike Flanagan made his SDCC debut, and Apple TV got its own Hall H moment to highlight its genre shows. And then, well, other stuff was not so great!
- ▪This year saw the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H in celebration of Avengers: Doomsday and the MCU’s future.
- ▪There were some notable firsts: horror master Mike Flanagan made his SDCC debut, and Apple TV got its own Hall H moment to highlight its genre shows.
- ▪And then, well, other stuff was not so great!
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- ▪ ENHYPEN tests K-pop storytelling at San Diego Comic-Con — Korea Times News
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We survived another San Diego Comic-Con! This year saw the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H in celebration of Avengers: Doomsday and the MCU’s future. There were some notable firsts: horror master Mike Flanagan made his SDCC debut, and Apple TV got its own Hall H moment to highlight its genre shows. And then, well, other stuff was not so great! Here are the winners and losers of SDCC 2026 in the eyes of io9. Winners Lanterns The new DC show Lanterns hit the rare Comic-Con trifecta. Incredible panel with great footage? Check. Jaw-dropping offsite experience that immersed fans in the world of the movie? Check. How about bringing fans who aren’t in town into the fun with an exciting new trailer release? Checkmate.
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