DC Comics and DC Entertainment look to build upon a great 2017 with a plethora of San Diego Comic-Con activities.
Even if you can’t make it to San Diego, DC will host live editions of DC All Access throughout Thursday and Friday. Once an hour, the webshow will interview some of DC Comics’ biggest names, while also covering some of the breaking news from the first two days.
There will also be an Injustice 2 tournament at the DC Comics booth on Thursday and Saturday at 6 p.m. PDT, so be sure to swing by and check out all the action if you’re attending Comic-Con (and buy some awesome DC Comics gear).
But if you’re all about DC Comics, the movies or the CW shows, here is a comprehensive list of all the panels and screenings that revolve around the DCU with the official convention descriptions.
COMIC BOOKS
Geoff Johns (Thursday, July 20 3:15 p.m.)
On Thursday, a panel spotlighting DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns will take place. New information on the upcoming event Doomsday Clock will be given. If you’re interesting in the upcoming DOOMSDAY CLOCK event, which Johns scripted, this is the panel to attend.
Dark Nights: Metal (Friday, July 21 1:45 p.m.)
Also on Friday, get the inside scoop on the publishing event that will rock comic book fans to the core when DARK NIGHTS: METAL, written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo, makes its debut in August, setting the stage for the upcoming DARK MATTER line of comic books in 2018. The best-selling talent team of Snyder and Capullo will join the top names in comics – including some surprise guests – to share more details about summer’s must-read Batman event and this new, artist-driven line of comic books at Friday’s DC Dark Metal/Dark Matter Panel. Snyder and Capullo will also greet fans during a signing in the DC booth Saturday at 3 p.m.
DC’s Justice For All (Sat. July 22 10 a.m.)
Be here as the creative folks behind your favorite Justice League characters take center stage. Tony Daniel (JLA), Dan Jurgens (Action Comics), Tom King (Batman), Steve Orlando (Justice League of America), John Semper Jr. (Cyborg), Nicola Scott (Wonder Woman), Liam Sharp (Wonder Woman), Brad Walker (Aquaman), and Joshua Williamson (Flash) have a lot to share about your favorite DC superheroes and their fight for justice!
TELEVISION/ANIMATION
Justice League Action (Thursday July 20 12:30 p.m.)
Get the low-down on all the upcoming new episodes of the animated series, Justice League Action. Producers and members of the voice cast will be on hand to screen an all-new episode as well as participate in a Q&A.
DC Universe Original Movies 10th Anniversary (Thurs. July 20 2:15 p.m.)
Ten years. Thirty films. Five shorts. And innumerable fan-favorite moments. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment celebrates a decade of animated DC Entertainment-infused films with an exciting panel in conjunction with the release of the DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection, a comprehensive box set of the films, shorts, dazzling new enhanced content, and a few exclusive collectible items, coming in fall 2017. Producers Bruce Timm (Superman: Doomsday, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) and James Tucker (Justice League: War, Justice League Dark) and co-producers/screenwriters Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series) and Jim Krieg Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox) will lead a panel discussion that will include actors Kevin Conroy (Batman and Harley Quinn), Tara Strong (Batman: The Killing Joke), John DiMaggio (Batman: Under the Red Hood), Vanessa Marshall (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths), Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs, Ugly Betty, Justice League vs. Teen Titans), and some very special guests. Moderator Gary Miereanu will have some very exclusive gifts for the most intelligent, inquisitive fans.
Young Justice (Fri. July 21 10 a.m.)
Young Justice is back! Series producers and key members of the creative team will be on hand to answer your burning questions about the first two seasons of this beloved fan-favorite series; and, if you're lucky, you might learn a thing or two about the highly anticipated Young Justice: Outsiders.
Supergirl (Sat. July 22 3:30 p.m.)
If you want to know what’s going on in the upcoming season of Supergirl, you’ll want to attend this panel. Join the series' cast and creative team for a special video presentation followed by a discussion of the new season.
Black Lightning (Sat. July 22 4:50 p.m.)
Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life on the line and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his superhero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad. Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Christine Adams), suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce's crime-fighting days are long behind him -- or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns -- to save not only his family but also the soul of his community.
The Flash (Sat. July 22 5:10pm)
Running up against an evil time remnant version of yourself is something no one should ever have to do, but that's exactly what faced Barry Allen (a.k.a. the Flash) as he fought to save the life of fiancée Iris West from the God of Speed known as Savitar. Barry's victory was short-lived, however, as an unbalanced Speed Force began to wreak havoc on Central City, forcing Barry to sacrifice himself for the greater good. With the Fastest Man Alive now trapped inside an extra-dimensional energy and unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, it will be up to Team Flash to free Barry from his own personal Hell. Join the cast and creators of The CW's highest-rated series and be among the first to find out where things will pick up when Season 4 returns this fall.
Arrow (Sat. July 22 5:50 p.m.)
With the future of the team left hanging in the balance, Arrow gave new definition to the phrase "blowing up the show." The emotional showdown between Oliver Queen and Adrian Chase was the perfect conclusion to a stellar fifth season of The CW's gritty superhero series. Now the focus shifts to uncovering the fate of every member of Team Arrow. Could anyone have possibly survived an island-wide explosion, or has the book closed on them, as it has the five-year flashback story? The cast and creators will be on hand for an eye-opening conversation about the upcoming season.
MOVIES
Warner Bros. Presentation (Sat. July 22 11:30 a.m.)
On Saturday, July 22, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Warner Bros. will light up Hall H with a presentation showcasing some of its eagerly awaited upcoming releases, with exclusive footage and revealing conversations, helmed by master of ceremonies Chris Hardwick. The lineup includes director Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, based on the hugely popular Ernest Cline novel, with stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, and T.J. Miller, author/co-screenwriter Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn and Spielberg on the panel; the long-awaited Blade Runner 2049, Alcon Entertainment's sequel to the cult classic, which takes us 30 more years into the future, with stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford as well as Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Lennie James and Mackenzie Davis, writers Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and the film's director, Denis Villeneuve; and the greatest superheroes of the DC universe, united for the first time on the big screen, with stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher talking all things Justice League , as well as an early look at director James Wan's Aquaman.
