George Lucas, innovative street scenes and folding chairs mark Comic-Con 2025
George Lucas attends a panel for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art during Comic-Con International on Sunday Photo by Richard Shotwell Invision Associated Press Comic-Con came to an end Sunday after four days and nights of crowds costumes and comics Here s a look back at several of the sights sounds and observations of the past week George Lucas makes his first visit Comic-Con is known for creating specific amazing pop lifestyle moments but maybe none can top what happened on the final day of the event Sunday when legendary Star Wars creator George Lucas made his first panel appearance We ve been waiting five decades for this noted actress Queen Latifah who moderated a panel on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The museum is scheduled to showcase various of the pieces of art Lucas has collected including never before seen comics and props and costumes Lucas described it as a temple to the people s art Lucas received a thunderous standing ovation from the fans packing the -seat Hall H Several waved glowing replica lightsabers Others shouted out their love for Lucas The rest of the event was anticlimactic as Lucas didn t discuss his Star Wars films and there was no usual Hall Q A with the fans The scene outside Various days the action outside the San Diego Convention Center can be as abundant as that inside as studios look to build buzz with activations promoting new films and shows The the majority fun activation was the Twisted Metal site in a parking lot near the Children s Museum The site featured tricked-out cars from the apocalyptic Peacock show but the highlight was a bumper car activity that gave frustrated Southern California motorists a chance to legally and safely channel their rush hour frustrations The most of innovative activation was the Google Play site promoting the new Fantastic Four movie Fans entered different sections that showcase the powers of each member of the superhero group They could fly thanks for a green screen set and show off their strength by stomping on an LED floor with a video featuring different levels you had to smash through The the majority elaborate site was the FX arrangement activation promoting its upcoming Alien Earth show Fans walked through a set featuring a crashed spaceship and containers carrying the scary Alien pods A set recreating a dark and scary spaceship corridor recreated the scary scenes in the Alien movies The tastiest activation was the King of the Hill site promoting the show s return It featured various photo opportunities and games but it also gave fans samples of sliced tri-tip in BBQ sauce and grilled polish sausage bites Exhaustion and folding chairs Oh I m so tired stated a fan climbing the approaches on the pedestrian bridge heading to Petco Park The Comic-Con floor is where fans go to buy comics collectibles and other stuff The bulk uncommon pop lifestyle item we saw were oven mitts with pop civilization designs on them But the the majority popular item seen all week were various versions of folding chairs that fans used to take a break while waiting on a multitude of of the lines to get into panels A happy place with nice people I love the people that come to conventions They re all very nice mentioned comics icon Jack Kirby in an interview on a video of Comic-Con s early years The CCI Lost Videos panel was a nostalgic trip through the Con s history that delighted fans At last let s hear from fan-favorite filmmaker Kevin Smith who entertained a crowded Hall H with stories jokes and observations He has been attending Comic-Con since and has become a convention regular This is my happy place reported Smith
