On the exact date of his 80th birthday we are pleased to announce that Batman will be the 1st inductee into the Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of Fame. The ceremonies will take place at our inaugural fundraising event on July 17th, 2019. More info:
Spy vs. Spy was created by cartoonist Antonio Prohias, who fled from his native Cuba to New York City in May 1960 after the Cuban Revolution. His first Spy vs. Spy strip was published in MAD
#60
in January 1961. Happy 60th Anniversary, Spy vs. Spy!
#spyvsspy
Breaking news! Every attendee at The Gathering’s Black Carpet Reception will receive a copy of this exclusive Jim Lee litho - thank you
@JimLee
!!! Just a tiny handful of tickets remain, grab them here:
#Batman80
#BatmanExperience
#CCMGathering
Today is the day you have been waiting for! We are excited to announce key features of the Museum as well as what the Museum will look like. See more on our website and share with us what you are most excited about.
#ComicConMuseumReveal
SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION ANNOUNCES WONDER WOMAN AS THIRD INDUCTEE INTO THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM CHARACTER HALL OF FAME!
Virtual Ceremony to be Held on October 21, 2021
It's craft time! We are so excited to present our newest
#ComicConMuseumatHome
program... Mini
#CardboardSuperheroes
. Throughout the summer, co-founders Connor and Bauer Lee will lead us through weekly at-home tutorials on how to build mini
#cardboard
models of pop culture icons
Today is the 103rd birthday of Jack “King” Kirby, the creator of some of comics' most enduring characters. Head to
@comicconmuseum
on Facebook and Instagram for a look at the renowned storyteller’s lasting legacy and drop your favorite Kirby moment in the comments!
#jackkirby
Opening April 25: “Trino’s World” exhibit! More information on this exhibit featuring art from world-famous Mexican cartoonist
@trinomonero
in collaboration with
@ConsulMexSdi
coming soon …
Tickets available now at .
#SanDiego
#Trino
Whether your room has a poster or figure of Stan Lee, Ein, All Might,
#Gumby
,
#PACMAN
, or the Comic-Con Toucan, Comic-Con Museum has an exhibit for you this summer, opening July 18:
We are excited to announce that for his 40th anniversary, PAC-MAN™ will be the 2020 Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame inductee! The ceremony will take place virtually on December 17, 2020. For more information
#PACMAN
@bandainamcous
@officialpacman
It’s official! The Comic-Con Museum has been awarded
#1stplace
in
@USAToday
’s
@10Best
Readers Choice Awards for “Best Pop Culture Museum”! We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for your votes!
Get your tickets to visit the Museum today at .
Just announced: We’ll have a special guest on Saturday night at Mask-O-Raid! 🎃
Join us for a panel and meet-and-greet w/ David Kirschner, Hocus Pocus creator & Child’s Play & Chucky producer. A few 🎟️s remaining to celebrate
#Halloween
with
@funko
: .
Snag your spot for the PAC-MAN™ virtual induction to the Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of Fame! Register and join us for a fun, live streamed event Dec 17th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PST. Keep an eye out for more updates as we inch closer to the big day!
The Comic-Con Museum is thrilled to announce the world-premiere exhibition of Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing - The Exhibition. Opening to the public on July 1, 2022, and on display through the end of the year. Tickets on sale now.
#SpideyBeyondAmazing
Win ultimate access for you and a friend at San Diego Comic-Con 2022! ENTER: . Donations will help bring the magic of the convention to life year-round at the Comic-Con Museum.
The Comic-Con Museum is opening on November 26, 2021, but the building in Balboa Park needs a new paint job. A big thank you to the Balboa Park Committee of 100 who has started a GoFundMe for this project. If you’d like to donate click here:
There’s a party down in Fraggle Rock and we're celebrating at the Comic-Con Museum! Join us at the Comic-Con Museum this weekend for special screenings of the first two episodes of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Get tickets here:
“Mask-O-Raid” is back and is happening two nights this year! Get your tickets for Fri., Oct. 27, or Sat., Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. for a night of spooky giveaways, a costume contest, a meet-and-greet with
@OriginalFunko
Funmaker Mike, and much more:
The
#ComicConMuseum
has debuted CBS's
#Picard
, and will be offering another screening today! If you weren't able to RSVP for the screening, the museum will be open, free-of-charge for anyone who wants to check-out a special
#StarTrek
mini-exhibit from 6 PM - 9 PM tonight.
For our final Fun Book of the week we're celebrating LatinX artists, creators, and characters in Comics! Find your favorite LatinX comic book superheroes in our Word Search, check out the amazing Coloring Sheet by San Diego artist Gloria Muriel and Lorena Alvarez Gomez, and more!
The
#ComicConAtHome
2020
#CharterMember
Drive is LIVE!! Starting today, we're calling on pop culture fans to join, upgrade, or gift a Charter Membership to a friend or loved one and help us raise critical funds for the opening of the
#ComicConMuseum
in 2021.
Our first Special Edition
#FunBook
is available now on the
#ComicCon
website and we're setting the tone for a thriving week of
#ComicConAtHome
, courtesy of
#Kaiser
Permanente! We're kicking things off with health and wellness inspired activities like daily stretches, a fruit &
Swing into action and get your tickets for the biggest celebration of
#SpiderMan
🕷️ A world-premiere exhibition with original comic art, interactive installations and priceless artifacts from the past six decades! 🕸️Book your tickets today at .
Delighted to announce that actor, comedian and radio host
@RalphGarman
will be emcee of The Gathering tomorrow night. To prove how big a
#Batman
fan he is, here's a photo of the "batcave" in Ralph's basement. That's an entire Museum right there!
#ccmgathering
#LongLivetheBat
The "Eight Decades of
#Archie
" and "Dave Stevens & the
#Rocketeer
: Art for Arf' Sake" exhibits will be on display for two more weeks. Enjoy these comic icons before we make way for a new exhibit coming early September!
Visit the Museum today: .
Comic-Con 2024 4-day plus Preview Night badge and Comic-Con Museum membership all in one – the all-new Legend membership goes on sale to the public tomorrow, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. exclusively through Comic-Con's official eBay account:
Grab your tickets now for Mask-O-Raid! 🎃
Limited tickets left for this weekend's event featuring a dazzling exhibit of
@OriginalFunko
mascot heads & vintage Halloween masks, a costume contest, & a Funko prototype raffle. Get your tickets here: .
Although the Comic-Con Museum exhibits are temporarily closed as we get ready for Spider-Man's arrival on July 1, 2022, the Comic-Con Museum retail shop remains open. Visit the retail shop's hours of operations here:
A few tickets left for
@Funko
&
#ComicConMuseum
’s "Mask-O-Raid" on Sat. 10/29 @ 7 p.m.🎃 Enjoy spooky beats & bites while exploring a world-class exhibit of
#vintage
masks & costumes from
#FunmakerMike
's collection, original
#Funko
art for sale & more.🎟: .
The Comic-Con Museum eBay for Charity site is now live! The auction will close at 7PM PST on November 27th. Kick-start your pre-holiday gift shipping and snag a Taylor Academy Series guitar turned into an acoustic Mandalorian inspired work of art by American portrait artist
Introducing: Legend membership, the first-ever membership level that includes year-round access to the Museum and a Comic-Con 2024 four-day plus Preview Night badge (Wednesday - Sunday). 🦸
Sale for existing members starts Saturday, October 7 at 10 a.m. PDT ... (1/2)
d4: Tabletop Creative Conference takes place virtually June 5–6! Learn from tabletop industry experts and chat live w/ other viewers! For details as they're ready, inc. info on our LIVE game pitch review, bookmark
We're celebrating the First Lady of Star Trek! Come check out her original costumes now on display at the Comic-Con Museum. Visit the link to purchase tickets:
#Roddenberry
#StarTrek
@roddenberry
Join us for the first two episodes of
#StarTrekDiscovery
on Fri., April 5 at 3 & 4 p.m. in the Museum theater! ☄️ Plus, arrive in cosplay & get 10% off your ticket. Seats are first come, first serve. Book your museum tickets today at . 💫
@paramountplus
Comics & Tarot: The Art of Fortune and Fantasy is heading to the Museum
@Home
website on November 5th! If you're a fan of comics, tarot, art, or looking to create a deck of your own, this is a panel you don’t want to miss.
@MarkeiaMccarty
#tarot
#comics
#comicconmuseum
Thursday, December 17 is our induction of PAC-MAN™ to the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame. PAC-MAN™ is being honored as the original digital game hero. Register to get your PAC-MAN™ swag while supplies last
#pacman
@bandainamcous
@officialpacman
The 2021 Comic-Con Museum Charter Member T-Shirt is coming to a mailbox near you! To everyone who has joined, upgraded, or donated, we thank you for your support! Head to the
#ComicConMuseum
website: for directions on how to get yours today.
#chartermember
She’s an animated icon and was the first female animated screen star. Can you guess who it is? “Boop oop a doop” your way to our newest exhibit with
#fleischerstudios
and
@bettyboopnews
, “Becoming Betty Boop,” opening June 27.
Tickets go on sale today at
Next week, on Tuesday, December 3rd, the Comic-Con Museum invites you to participate in our annual Giving Tuesday Campaign! Help us Give the Gift of Education.
Join us next weekend for a screening of "Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection" in the theater🎥 Free with museum admission on Saturday, Sept. 3 @ 2 p.m.
Tickets available at: .
Please take your seats! The Comic-Con® Museum Character Hall of Fame induction of PAC-MAN™ is about to begin! Join us by clicking the link here: or by tuning into our youtube channel!
#pacman
@officialpacman
@BandaiNamcoUS
Check out the new update from Balboa Park Committee of One Hundred We are excited to announce that everyone who donates $25.00 or more will be entered into a drawing for one of 25 limited-edition red variant Astronaut Toucan Funko Pop! figures. Visit link!
Save the dates for this two-day virtual event! Learn from creators in the tabletop gaming industry as they share what it takes to create, develop, & market games, & keep tabs on emerging trends.
#tabletopgames
#tabletopgaming
#comicconmuseum
The PAC is BACK at
#SDCC
! More tickets have been added to the *FREE*
@officialpacman
Celebration on Thursday 7/21 at the
@comicconmuseum
. Enjoy food, drinks, live music, and a playable demo of the upcoming
#PACMAN
WORLD Re-PAC game. RSVP at .
This weekend we are celebrating 20 years of
#EverQuest
, the groundbreaking
#MMORPG
. An action-packed schedule includes an exhibit of original oil paintings by renowned fantasy artist - and San Diego native - Keith Parkinson.
#EQ20
#ComicConMuseum
#ComicCon
Join us on Sat, Feb 1, as we say farewell to the
#ArtofShag
exhibit at the
#ComicConMuseum
! The retrospective look at the artist's career will make its final appearance from 11 AM - 4 PM with a presentation and Meet & Greet with the artist from 2 - 4 PM. We'll see you there!
Creativity awaits! Join in on the Comic-Con fun with the
#cardboardsuperheroes
workshop Thursday, July 20 and build some of your favorite characters and heroes out of recycled cardboard. Free with Museum admission.
#SDCC2023
Powered by
@CoxCalifornia
, next summer the Museum will open the Cox Innovation Lab! The Lab will provide a space for active learning that leverages the power of pop culture to engage learners of all ages in the areas of STEAM education. Thank you, Cox for your support!
Visit the place that brings the magic of
#ComicCon
year-round. And then visit again. And again.💫Become a member & enjoy new exhibits,
#populararts
programming and special events all year long. Visit to renew or join today.
Reminder to join us tomorrow May 28 at 2PM as experts discuss the science of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's vision and how it inspired the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE. Purchase tickets here:
The iconic Will Eisner was born on March 6, 1917. Learn abt him & his impact on comics w/ a look back at last year's Eisner Day panels feat. writers, historians, & educators, available now on the Comic-Con Museum YouTube page!
#comicconmuseum
#willeisner
What is the oldest example of
#animation
? Why are
#comics
important? These answers & more at “From Cave Paintings to Comics: A Brief History of Animation” - our 1st panel with
@fleetscience
- on Sat. 2/25 at 2p @ the Museum. Free with Museum admission.
Sign-ups are now open! If selected, you'll pitch LIVE to a panel of industry experts who will give feedback on your idea & pitch. Spots are available (but limited!) on both June 5 & 6. To be considered, fill out the submission form:
Join us online LIVE on Thursday, December 3, at 4:30 p.m. PST as Eisner and McDuffie Award winner Christina "Steenz" Stewart ("Heart of the City," Archival Quality) shares her tools of the trade and leads fans in the creation of their own zine.
It’s
#GivingTuesday
! We’re celebrating by honoring those special people in our communities who make learning fun! Thank you
@SanDiegoCOE
for inspiring young learners! Help us spread the love and visit our Give the Gift of
#Education
page:
On Feb. 19, 1942, E.O. 9066 was signed, resulting in the imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans, inc. a young George Takei. "They Called Us Enemy" shares Takei's story, from his childhood spent in American internment camps, to rebuilding after WWII & his lifelong activism.
Get to the table for all manner of
#tabletopgaming
chatter! Anyone can join; no event registration or
#comicconmuseum
membership required. Visit our d4 landing page & click on the "Join the Comic-Con Discord Channel here!" link to get set up:
#ccmrollsd4
The Comic-Con Museum is thrilled to announce the world-premiere exhibition of Beyond Amazing: Spider-Man - The Exhibition. Opening to the public on July 1, 2022, the exhibit will be on display through the end of the year. Tickets on sale soon.
#SpideyBeyondAmazing
PAC-MAN™ is the star of this week’s Fun Book! Learn about the history of PAC-MAN™ through our Word Play, draw PAC-MAN™ and ghosts into a winter scene, cut out a PAC-MAN™ snowflake, and more!
Find this week’s Fun Book on the Comic-Con Museum website:
We're talking "
#Hemingway
in Comics" with curator & author
@robertkelder
on Sat. 12/17 @ 1 p.m.!
The
#exhibit
featuring Hemingway w/ heroes & icons (like Mickey Mouse) in 120+
#comics
worldwide (40+ in Museum) is on display until 1/3. Book signing to follow; free w/ admission.
Step into our box office!🎟️Tickets for the worldwide debut exhibit “Becoming Betty Boop” opening June 27, are available for purchase.
Tickets on sale now at to see never-before-seen artifacts, glamorous costumes, exclusive merchandise, and more!
Join the experts as they discuss the science of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry's vision and how it inspired the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE. Purchase tickets here:
Join us Sat., 12/17 @ 1 p.m. for a talk with "
#Hemingway
in Comics" Author
@robertkelder
! Plus, check out the
#exhibit
featuring Hemingway alongside heroes & icons in 120+ comics worldwide (40+ of them on display until 1/3). Book signing to follow; free w/ Museum admission.
Support King T’Challa in his fight to protect the future of Wakanda! Bring your family & friends for a screening of Black Panther on Sat. Feb. 19 at 2:00 p.m. Seats are limited & available on a first-come, first-served basis. Free with admission.
Tickets: