Comic-Con 2020 is all set to be at home, but will Marvel be there?
San Diego Comic-Con is upon us. And pandemic or not, Comic-Con was determined to make sure the best week in fandom wouldn’t be 100 percent canceled this year. So, in order to please the fans while also making sure everyone stayed safe in their respective homes, Comic-Con decided to throw its first-ever online convention: Comic-Con@Home. This marks the first year in Comic-Con’s 50-plus year history that the convention has been canceled officially, but still, the show must go on.
And so, Comic-Con has announced a pretty solid lineup of panels that will all be done virtually from Wednesday, July 22 to Sunday, July 26, ranging from Star Trek to The Walking Dead. But will Marvel be participating in this week of virtual fun? Yes, but probably not in the way you expect it.
Typically, Marvel Studios graces its presence in Hall H, the hall where fans line up around the block just to get a chance to be in the room where it happens. Elsewhere, Marvel might have panels on gaming, TV and (of course) comics! This year, though, that’s going to be very scaled back. There will be no Marvel Studios-specific panels, i.e., no updates on future movies coming from Marvel Studios like Eternals or Shang-Chi, nor will there be updates on shows like WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Solider or Loki.
But the good thing is that Marvel announced there will be a panel for The New Mutants — the movie that it acquired from Fox. And there will be several other Marvel panels, which you can see below.
Marvel’s Comic-Con@Home panels
Disney+/Marvel’s 616: Thursday, July 23, 1 p.m. PT
Official description:
"Marvel’s 616 explores how Marvel’s rich legacy of stories, characters and creators exist within the “world outside your window.” Each documentary, helmed by a unique filmmaker, explores the intersections of storytelling, pop culture and fandom within the Marvel Universe. Join directors Gillian Jacobs, Paul Scheer and executive producers Sarah Amos and Jason Sterman as they discuss the making of this Disney+ original anthology series with moderator Angélique Roché."
The New Mutants: Thursday, July 16, 2 p.m. PT
Official description:
"Writer/Director Josh Boone and the cast of Twentieth Century Studios and Marvel Entertainment’s The New Mutants, including Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, and Henry Zaga discuss the upcoming original horror-thriller moderated by Ira Madison III."
MARVEL HQ: Thursday, July 23, 4 p.m. PST
Official description:
Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing: Friday, July 24, 11 a.m. PST
Official description:
"Join Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski as he breaks down all the latest and greatest coming from the House of Ideas with some of Marvel’s most epic creators! Tom Brevoort, Al Ewing and Dan Slott will dive into the cosmic calamity coming to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the pages of EMPYRE! An army is gathering in the latest X-Men crossover event, X OF SWORDS, and Jordan White, Tini Howard and Gerry Duggan have all the juicy details! Nick Lowe, Nick Spencer and Mark Bagley will discuss the landmark AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #850 ushering in the return of the Green Goblin! Plus Nick Lowe rejoins the panel to discuss the return of the classic Marvel character, Werewolf by Night, with creators Taboo and Ben Jackendoff!! Be there, True Believers!"
First Look at Hulu’s Helstrom: Friday, July 24, 3 p.m. PST
Official description:
"Talk about some family drama! Join Helstrom showrunner Paul Zbyszewski and cast — Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, and Alain Uy–for one hell of a sneak-peek look and conversation around bringing this terror-filled comic to life as Hulu’s next horror series. Moderated by IGN’s Laura Prudom."
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