SDCC 2026: DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES
PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2026
Stop by the Dark Horse Comics booth #2615 in the center of the exhibit hall (map) to meet some of your favorite creators and get your hands on free items, including comics, posters, and more! This year, Middle Earth Enterprises, Zing Toys, and Absurd Ventures will be partnering with us at our booth with exciting displays and activations of their own.
Details and guests may be added or are subject to change.
DARK HORSE SDCC 2026 SIGNING SCHEDULE |
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All creators signing in our booth offer their autographs for FREE. At Dark Horse booth signings, FREE cards or poster prints are provided (while supplies last). Select books, comics, products, and convention exclusives can be purchased at our booth, or you can bring your own items to be signed; however, we may limit the type or number of items to be signed as necessary. See details for each signing below. WRISTBAND INFO: Some signings require a wristband for entry, as noted on the schedule. Drawings for wristbands for these events will begin when the exhibit hall opens to the public the day before and the day of each signing, and will end when all allotted wristbands have been given out. Come to the Dark Horse booth early (9:30 am is when the exhibit hall opens, though be prepared for earlier entry at the convention’s discretion!) for wristband drawings and for the best chance to attend these events. Note: Dark Horse does not begin distributing wristbands until attendees enter the hall; exhibitors cannot get in line or draw for wristbands earlier than fan attendees. Lines may also be closed for some signings due to crowding or time restrictions. All events are subject to change, and some restrictions apply. Please see Dark Horse Comics staff at the booth if you have questions. |
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026 |
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10-10:50 AM 11-11:50 PM 12-12:50 PM 1:10-2:00 PM 2:10-3:00 PM 3:30-4:20 PM 4:30-5:20 PM – POSED PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED WITH COPIES OF THE GUY IN THE CHAIR 6-6:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY |
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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026 |
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10-10:50 AM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 11:30-12:20 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 1-1:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 2:00-2:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 3-3:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 4-4:50 PM 5:15-6:05 PM 6:10-7:00 PM |
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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026 |
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10-10:50 AM 11:15-12:45 PM NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 1-1:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 2-2:50 PM – LIMIT ONE FREE PRINT AND ONE OTHER ITEM TO BE SIGNED PER PERSON 3-3:50 PM 4-4:50 PM 5-6:30 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY |
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SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026 |
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11-11:50 AM 12-12:50 PM 1-1:50 PM – NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY 2-2:50 PM |
Fans can prepare their convention shopping lists with the latest exclusives from Dark Horse, available at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Visit the Dark Horse Comics Booth #2516 in the center of the exhibit hall (map) and pick up these special, limited-edition exclusives while supplies last.
Below, please find a complete list of this year’s convention exclusives. We’ll also have a variety of Dark Horse comics, graphic novels, art books, and collectibles available for purchase.
Convention Exclusive Sofubi
Hellboy Sofubi
(Red & Variant Edition)
Dark Horse is thrilled to have partnered with Gawakoto Collectibles to bring you this convention exclusive Hellboy Sofubi Figure! Each Sofubi stands 10.5-inches tall at the tip of Hellboy’s horns and has been expertly hand-painted. This collection includes only 170 Hellboy Sofubi Figures (Red Edition), alongside only 30 one-of-a-kind, hand-painted variants that will be available only on preview night, Wednesday, July 22nd! Don’t miss your chance to grab this unique and creative interpretation of Hellboy!
Limited to 170 available
Price: $175
Limit 1 per person per day
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Hellboy Sofubi Variant Edition
AVAILABLE ONLY ON PREVIEW NIGHT (7/22)
Limited to 30 available
Price: $200
Limit 1 per person
Convention Exclusive Skate Decks
BERSERK SKULL KNIGHT (GOLD) SKATE DECK
Our first convention exclusive Berserk Skate Deck will bring the “Foe of the inhumans” to the show floor with our gold foil variant of the Berserk Skull Knight Skate Deck! Only 200 of this variant will be available at San Diego Comic-Con, so prepare yourself to defy all evil with this limited-edition skate deck!
Limited to 200 available at the show
Price: $100
Limit 2 per person per day
HELLBOY IN CHAINS SKATE DECK
Our newest limited-edition skate deck bring Mike Mignola’s cover of Hellboy: The Chained Coffin to life in the all-new Hellboy Skate Deck: Hellboy in Chains. Made with 7 plies of 100% Canadian maple and measuring at 31.87″ long by 8.25″ wide, celebrate with one of the short stories that made us fall in love with Hellboy with this convention exclusive skate deck!
Limited to 200 available
Price: $80
Limit 2 per person per day
Convention Exclusive Variant Comics |
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These special convention variants have only 500 copies each, |
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: TOTAL PARTY KILLERS #1
Glow in the Dark Variant by Matias Bergara
The wizard Custos has died, and his lair lies ripe for the taking! As adventurers raid the lair for treasure, the monsters enthralled by Custos in life must protect his domain even after his death. That is unless the creatures can trick someone into releasing them! Thus, a lycanthrope, gelatinous cube, mind flayer, death knight, and baby beholder form their own adventuring party to win their freedom in a hostile world!
Limited to 500 copies
Price: $25
Limit 2 per person per day
Fountations One-Shot (3W3M)
Foil Variant by Mike Huddleston
Across a distant solar system and countless millennia-long cycles, a war has been fought between the forces of magic and science, and order and chaos. When astronaut and explorer Tajo Vallar undertakes a doomed expedition to a dormant moon full of mysteries, the conflict begins anew, and more dangerous than ever before!
Limited to 500 copies
Price: $25
Limit 2 per person per day
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1
Facsimile: Black & White Cover Art by Mike Mignola
Collect the first issue of Hellboy reprinted in its original glory! The debut issue that launched the Hellboy universe is recreated with the original design, ads, and “Monkeyman and O’Brien,” the backup story by Art Adams.
Limited run of 500 copies
Price: $25
Limit 2 per person per day
Convention Exclusive Products
Mass Effect Premium Collectible Pin Set
4 pins featuring the M29A Grizzly, M-44 Hammerhead, ND1 Nomad, and the M35 Mako. Each pin is approximately 2.25″ long.
Limited Edition of 500
Price: $40
Limit 10 per person per day
The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins Vinyl Figure (Invisible Variant)
Our The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins Vinyl Figure stands at 6-inches tall and is invisible by the power of his magic ring! He features a swappable arm that allows him to wield his mighty blade Sting or his beloved pipe. With only 500 of these available, you’ll surely want to grab yours before he sneaks out of the convention center and back to the cozy Shire!
Limited to 500 available
Price: $60
Limit 5 per person per day
Dark Horse Comics 40th Logo Hat (Pink Logo)
Get your Dark Horse Convention Exclusive hat with the 40th Anniversary logo in Pink. Limited edition of only 40.
Limited to 40 available
Price: $40
Limit 2 per person
Dark Horse Comics 40th Logo Hat (Yellow Logo)
Get your Dark Horse Convention Exclusive hat with the 40th Anniversary logo in Yellow. Limited edition of only 80.
Limited to 80 available
Price: $40
Limit 2 per person
Dark Horse Retro Surf Cap
Get your Dark Horse Convention Exclusive Retro Surf-style hat with an all new Dark Horse 40th anniversary inspired print! Limited edition of only 80.
Limited to 80 available
Price: $30
Limit 2 per person
Get Your Dark Horse Merch Tote!
Hold all your exclusives in this retro flair tote! While supplies last.
Price: $20
Or free with purchase of $100 or more!
While supplies last, don’t miss these prior year
convention exclusives available only at the Dark Horse booth!
Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #1
Retro 3D Variant Cover by Ben Turner
After shaking off a mysterious encounter with a strange “dog” while out at the Drive-In Cinema, Hawkins science teacher Scott Clarke is inspired to teach his students all about how 3D glasses work and it spirals into theories about alternate dimensions and how they might be perceived. Dustin keeps it a secret that the weird “dog” could be nothing other than Dart, his missing pet demodog.
Get a pair of special Stranger Things/Dark Horse 3D glasses with your copy to get the full effect of this retro-stylized cover!
Limited to 1000 copies
Price: $25
Limit 2 per person per day
The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1
Variant by Mike Huddleston
After the mass release of The City’s greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy face their most fearsome challenge to date–their other brothers and sisters.
Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective—control, and the obedient glare that comes with it.
Limited to 1000 copies
Price: $25
Limit 2 per person per day
FROM THE WORLD OF MINOR THREATS: BARFLY #1
Glow in the Dark Variant by Ryan Browne
Back in Twilight City…
The Lower Lair bar is home to all sorts of supervillains, lowlifes, and scumbags… but only one of them has to puke digestive fluids onto his food to eat. $#!%eater, the humanoid mutant fly, is a loser–a lifelong minion who lives to serve his criminal master. But what happens to a henchman when he no longer has anyone left to hench for?
Limited to 1000 copies
Price: $25
Limit 5 per person per day
HELLBOY: SEED OF DESTRUCTION #1
30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Black & White Variant by Mike Mignola
This exclusive variant features art by Mike Mignola in a Black & White edition and includes an additional 16 pages of content
This special 30th anniversary edition of the first issue of Hellboy depicts his arrival on earth in the midst of WWII, to the return of his adoptive father from a failed Arctic expedition, and Hellboy’s first encounter with Mignola’s infamous frog monsters. Includes a bonues section of never before published artwork.
Limited to 1500 copies
Price: $25
Limit 5 per person per day
USAGI YOJIMBO 40th ANNIVERSARY CHANOYU
Variant by Stan Sakai. Tom Luth
A color special issue celebrating Usagi Yojimbo’s 40th anniversary year and the art of the Japanese tea ceremony, Stan Sakai’s historically accurate and heartbreaking “Chanoyu” short story is presented with interior color work by Emi Fujii and a cover by Sakai and longtime collaborator Tom Luth.
Limited to 500 copies
Price: $20
Limit 5 per person per day
Cyberpunk 2077: Roach Race Enamel Pin
The perfect nod to a fan-favorite in-game crossover, the Roach Race enamel pin will show off your love for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, all in one! High quality vibrant enamel captures the pixelated details of Roach’s face as well as her beloved carrots. This 1.5″ long pin is affixed with two secure metal backings.
Limited to 300 available
Price: $10
Limit 5 per person per day
Mass Effect Premium Collectible Pin Set
4 pins featuring the Turian Cruiser, Andromeda Tempest, Normandy SR-2, and Reaper Sovereign. Each pin is approximately 2.25″ long.
Limited Edition of 500
Price: $40
Limit 10 per person per day
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Pin Set I –Vex’ahlia, Vax’ildan,
Percival Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III & Keyleth
Includes four pins each approximately 1.75″ in height made of zinc alloy with copper plating. Weighing approximately 2 oz each and featuring a 5.9″ x 5.12″ backing card in a polybag. Collect the entire set of pins from the Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins comic series — art by Olivia Samson. There will only be 1000 sets made, making these a true Critter collectors item.
Limited to 1000 sets
Price: $20
Limit 5 per person per day
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Pin Set II — Grog Strongjaw,
Pike Trickfoot, Scanlan Shorthalt & Vex’ahlia and Keyleth on Trinket
Complete the party with four pins approximately 1.75” in height made of zinc alloy with copper plating. Weighing approximately 2 oz each and featuring a 5.9” x 5.12” backing card in a polybag. Collect the entire set of pins from the Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins comic series — art by Olivia Samson.
Limited to 1000 sets
Price: $20
Limit 5 per person per day
Usagi Yojimbo Puzzle
Usagi Yojimbo has turned 40! Our favorite rabbit ronin is featured on this 1,000-piece puzzle, with Stan Sakai’s delightful, brilliant artwork honoring the Year of the Dragon. The puzzle measures 20″ x 27″.
Limited to 500
Price: $25
Dark Horse Comics DH Logo Baseball Hat (Red Logo on Black)
Get your Dark Horse Convention Exclusive snapback hat with an all new DH baseball style logo! Limited edition of only 100.
Limited to 100 available
Price: $40
Limit 2 per person per day
Dark Horse Comics DH Logo Hat Baseball Hat (Black Logo on Black)
Get your Dark Horse Convention Exclusive snapback hat with an all new DH baseball style logo! Limited edition of only 100!
Limited to 100 available
Price: $40
Limit 2 per person per day
Dark Horse Comics Logo Hat — Retro Logo (Army Green)
You loved this Dark Horse convention exclusive snapback hat with our retro logo so much that we brought it back in an all-new Army Green colorway
Limited to 100 available
Price: $40
Limit 2 per person per day
DARK HORSE SDCC PANEL SCHEDULE
Join Dark Horse Comics at the panels below! Please visit the convention website for more panels featuring Dark Horse creators and guidelines for attending panels.
THURSDAY, JULY 23
Dark Horse & Dungeons & Dragons & Comics
10:00AM – 11:45AM
Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor
Join Dark Horse and DM Mayanna Berrin of WOTC’s Dungeons Masters live play series as they lead comics creators Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Amy Chu, Becky Cloonan in a quick and dirty (and hilarious) one-shot inspired by Dark Horse Dungeons and Dragons comics “Total Party Killers.” and more! Stick around till the end for details of what’s coming soon from Dark Horse Comics and Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast. Moderated by Dark Horse Comics Publicity Manager Ally Raney.
Dark Horse Licensed Comics: More from your favorite fandoms!
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Room 25ABC
Dark Horse has the power…of fandom! Celebrate Masters of the Universe, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Cyberpunk 2077. Tomb Raider, and more as we dive into what it takes to bring your favorite characters and stories from the screen to the page.
Moderated by Aaron Knowles of The Oblivion Bar Podcast.
Black Hammer: 10th Anniversary Celebration
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Room 6DE
Join bestselling cartoonist Jeff Lemire and more creators from the world of Black Hammer as they discuss 10 years of the brilliant critically acclaimed and award-winning superhero saga! Be the first to learn exclusive details about what’s next for the Black Hammer universe and what the 10th anniversary holds in store.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Fire, Earth, Water, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy Panel
4:15pm – 5:15pm
Room 25ABC
Abrams Books, Dark Horse Comics, WEBTOON, and Magpie Games are thrilled to treat fans to a panel worthy of the Avatar! Join publishing’s creators and writers of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra for an exploration of the beloved world.
Moderated by Rotem Rusak of Nerdist.
Dark Horse: Three Worlds / Three Moons
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Room 5AB
Enter a universe like no other with Three Worlds / Three Moons! Jonathan Hickman (East of West, X-Men), Nick Spencer (Amazing Spider-Man, The Fix), and other creators discuss collaboration, worldbuilding, and more about the sci-fi mythology of 3W / 3M. The next great comics universe starts here!
Moderated by Chris Hacker of The Oblivion Bar podcast.
SATURDAY, JULY 26
Dark Horse: Star-Powered Storytelling
10:00am – 11:00am
Room 23ABC
Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor, and writer Patton Oswalt and fellow actor David Dastmalchian started out as fan favorite characters in beloved films and television, but now they’ve turned to creating the newest fan-favorite characters in their creator-owned comics! Together with showrunner and writer Jordan Blum and their comics cocreators, they’ll discuss building stories like Minor Threats, Witness Point, American Caper, The Guy in the Chair, Count Crowley, and Kingdom of Earth, what it’s like juggling writing duties with their co-creators, what they love most about the medium, and more.
Moderated by Ben Blacker.
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Room 24ABC
Learn more about the wandering rabbit ronin when Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) discusses 40+ years of creating his beloved comic book series. From past adventures to new horizons, Jared Cullum (Kodi) and Zack Rosenberg (T.S. Hullabaloo) join Sakai for a lively conversation moderated by Justin Eisinger (editor-in-chief, Dogu Publishing; It Rhymes with Takei).
SUNDAY, JULY 27
Dark Horse Comics: 40 Years of Comic Nerds
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Room 7AB
Dark Horse Comics invites comics nerds to celebrate 40 years with a showcase of creator-owned comics, licensed titles, and fan favorite products! Discover what’s new from Dark Horse, learn about upcoming projects, and hear stories from creators, editors and more about the legacy of Dark Horse Comics.
Moderated by Dark Horse Publicity Manager Ally Raney.
Be sure to follow DarkHorseComics on social media and check out their website, www.darkhorse.com for more news, announcements, and updates.
About Dark Horse Comics:
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics is an excellent example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant.
Over the years, Dark Horse has published the work of creative legends such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Kentaro Miura, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Wendy Pini, Richard Pini, and Gerard Way. In addition, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing exciting new creative talent throughout all of its divisions.
The company has also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, including Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Dragon Age, James Cameron’s Avatar, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect, StarCraft, The Witcher, and Halo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
About SDCC:
The SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (Comic-Con International) is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities which celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.