The time is finally upon us. Yes, at this time next week, the world of pop culture will pull a Sauron and turn its eye to San Diego for Comic-Con 2026. For four straight days, everything you love about comics, movies, TV, games, toys, and more all gather under one roof to celebrate what has been and what will be. And once again, io9 will be on the scene.
This past weekend, Comic-Con revealed its full schedule of panels, and while it’s not quite as shockingly impressive as previous years, we still think there is a ton of potential for exciting news, releases, and more. Below, we rank the 15 panels we’re most excited for at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 (click here to see the entire schedule). Brad Bird’s new movie, Ray Gunn (Image: Netflix) 15. Inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The massive museum, co-founded by George Lucas, opens later this year in Los Angeles, and this panel promises to provide its most exciting news updates to date. Last year, Lucas himself showed up, and while he’s not scheduled this year, Seth Green and Jim Lee are. Which just speaks to how much bigger than Star Wars this is going to be. When and where: 4:45 p.m., Thursday, July 23, Hall H 14. Collider’s Producers on Producing Collider is hosting a number of big movie panels this year, and this one, focusing on producing, has one very intriguing guest. Simon Kinberg, who produced The Martian, Logan, Star Wars Rebels, and more, is on the panel along with horror masters Andrew Form and Brad Fuller. Kinberg, though, is also currently writing the next Star Wars trilogy. And even though he won’t say anything about that, we’re even interested to see what he doesn’t say.
