Marvel, DC and Johnny Depp Drive Comic-Con 2026 Buzz as DC Sweeps 8 Eisners
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 28
Marvel, DC and Johnny Depp Drive Comic-Con 2026 Buzz as DC Sweeps 8 Eisners
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 28
Summary
Marvel and Johnny Depp emerged among the biggest attention-getters at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, with Marvel touting Black Panther III, Ghost Rider and Avengers: Doomsday while Depp used Ebenezer to stage a high-profile return.
DC matched that momentum on TV and comics: HBO’s Lanterns won strong reactions after a new trailer and seven clips, and DC Comics led the Eisners with eight wins plus two shared awards.
Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie series for Prime Video also broke through with a well-received trailer, while Amazon MGM’s Spaceballs sequel drew a standing ovation for Rick Moranis but disappointed fans by withholding footage.
Blade Runner 2099 and Star Trek showed the convention’s weaker spots, with Blade Runner facing mixed online reaction and Paramount offering little fresh Trek news amid its production drought.
San Diego Comic-Con itself still looked diminished versus pre-pandemic years, with thinner news flow, overcrowded Hall H lines and an Eisner winners leak undercutting the event.