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Comic-Con International 2013 PRESS ONLINE BADGE REGISTRATION is Now Open!

If you have been approved as press for 2013 or if your press verification status is NOT DUE (see below), you should have already received an email with the link to EPIC Online Press Registration. If you have not received this email notification, please contact pressreg@comic-con.org. Emails are sent out in batches, please allow 4 - 6 hours for delivery before contacting press registration. 

Press Online Badge Registration will close May 31, 2013. No badges will be issued after this date.

To receive press notifications via email, please be sure to sign in to your Member ID account and confirm that you did not opt-out of email correspondence from Comic-Con. This information is found in the "Change My Preferences/Unsubscribe" section once you have logged in. If you have selected to opt-out of email notifications from Comic-Con, you will not be notified when Press Online Registration opens.

 

Verification Status Flags

Verification Status Flags

To determine your press verification status, log in to your Comic-Con Member ID account here. If you are returning or approved press, your member class will be "Press" and your press verification status will be "DUE" or "NOT DUE" (see examples to the left). If you are a first-time press applicant, no press verification status will be displayed and you will not be eligible for Press Online Badge Registration. 

For additional information, please review our Press FAQ.

Comic-Con Press Terms & Conditions
There will be NO onsite registration. The Comic-Con 2013 Press Application Period is now closed and we will no longer be able to consider any press applications at this time. Verified press must register online each year they plan to attend, and provide verification materials every two years.
 
A Comic-Con press badge is good for entry to all of the events held at Comic-Con (space permitting). The Comic-Con press badge, however, does not allow for early entry into the Exhibit Hall, programming rooms, events, or guaranteed seating. Please keep in mind that press registration is a courtesy and your Comic-Con press badge is non-transferable. You may not transfer or sell your Comic-Con press badge. Unfortunately, a press badge does not allow for plus ones, guests, or child badges.
 
Press will not be allowed into the Exhibit Hall prior to 3:00 pm on Wednesday July 17, or during closed Exhibit Hall hours. There are no exceptions. Any pictures posted of, or within, the Exhibit Hall prior to 3:00 pm on Wednesday July 17, will result in the forfeiture of your Comic-Con 2013 press badge. 
 
Because of a variety of rules governing the San Diego Convention Center and Comic-Con International, wheeled carts or hand carts are not allowed in the convention center. Additionally, camera crews, while free to roam the center, cannot set up equipment in a fixed manner (i.e. lights, chairs, etc.).
 
Members of the press that want to videotape, film, and/or record any matter that will be used for commercial purposes (non-news) must first obtain written permission from Comic-Con International as well as permission of the panel participants. Please email pr@comic-con.org to request the appropriate consents along with detailed information regarding your interest in recording at Comic-Con International.
 
PLEASE NOTE: Names, outlets, and email addresses of confirmed Comic-Con 2013 press will be made available to studios, exhibitors, programming participants, etc. prior to the convention (Comic-Con 2013 Press List).
 
As always, the issuance of a press badge is at the sole discretion of Comic-Con International.