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Click here to create your Comic-Con Member ID. A Member ID is free and available to all adults and juniors (ages 13 to 17) with a unique and valid email address.

Your Outlet Key Contact must submit the Press Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 for Comic-Con 2026 consideration.

Your Outlet Key Contact* must submit the Press Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 for Comic-Con 2026 consideration.

*Outlet Key Contact (OKC) is the primary person responsible for facilitating communication between the press outlet and Comic-Con. This includes applying for and registering press badges for the outlet if approved. There can only be one OKC per press outlet. However, an OKC may be the OKC for multiple outlets.

If your press outlet is approved, your OKC will use your Member ID credentials and Press Title to register you for a Comic-Con 2026 press badge once registration opens. You do not need to sign up for a new Member ID if you already have one.

The Outlet Key Contact (OKC) is the primary person responsible for facilitating communication between the press outlet and Comic-Con. This includes applying for and registering press badges for the outlet if approved. There can only be one OKC per press outlet. However, an OKC may be the OKC for multiple press outlets.

每个出口只接受一份申请。

• Individual members wishing to attend as press should submit the application for the outlet they wish to represent and designate themselves as the Outlet Key Contact on the application. This includes freelance press, who must specify the outlet they are representing. An assignment letter from the outlet they wish to represent must be submitted with the application.
• If multiple members from an outlet wish to attend as press, the Outlet Key Contact should submit the application and list the additional members within that one application.

Your Outlet Key Contact* must submit the Press Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026 for Comic-Con 2026 consideration. 

*Outlet Key Contact (OKC) is the primary person responsible for facilitating communication between the press outlet and Comic-Con. This includes applying for and registering press badges for the outlet if approved. There can only be one OKC per press outlet. However, an OKC may be the OKC for multiple outlets.

To update or change the OKC of a press outlet, email pressreg@comic-con.org for assistance. The new OKC must have their own valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID. To create a Comic-Con Member ID, please click here.

No, Comic-Con is unable to accept any faxed or emailed applications and/or verification materials.

Comic-Con is able to provide complimentary press badge(s) to press outlets that meet the published guidelines and requirements established by the organization. This requires you to provide information and examples of work in order for us to verify the legitimacy of the applying press outlet and work.

Press outlet verification approval status is valid for two consecutive years (for example, approved press outlets for our upcoming convention will be valid for 2026 and 2027), under the discretion of Comic-Con.

Freelance press members’ verification approval status is only valid for the year approved.

如果您的奥特莱斯关键联系人无法或选择不提供所需的验证材料，我们建议您购买参会胸卡（如果有的话）。如果您的分店关键联系人不提供验证材料，我们将无法处理您的媒体申请。仅在申请表上列出新闻机构信息并不能视为核实。

Please allow 4 – 6 weeks for processing and review. All press applications are processed in the order in which they are received. The Outlet Key Contact will be notified via email if the press outlet has been approved or declined.

Once your Outlet Key Contact has successfully submitted the Press Application, they will receive an emailed Order Receipt from donotreply@comic-con.org with the subject “Press Application Submission – WonderCon and Comic-Con 2026” The Outlet Key Contact should forward the Order Receipt to pressreg@comic-con.org for further assistance.

Comic-Con 2026 Press Badge Registration is now OPEN! Outlet Key Contacts of approved press outlets may now register for Comic-Con 2026 press badges. Instructions on this process can be found in the “HOW TO REGISTER FOR A PRESS BADGE” section of the Comic-Con Press Page.

• Press badges registered by Thursday, May 7, 2026 will be eligible for advance shipping.
• Press members registered by Wednesday, July 8, 2026 will be included on the official Comic-Con 2026 Press List.

Comic-Con 2026 Press Badge Registration is now OPEN! Outlet Key Contacts of approved press outlets may now register for Comic-Con 2026 press badges. Instructions on this process can be found in the “HOW TO REGISTER FOR A PRESS BADGE” section of the Comic-Con Press Page.

• Press badges registered by Thursday, May 7, 2026 will be eligible for advance shipping.

• Press members registered by Wednesday, July 8, 2026 will be included on the official Comic-Con 2026 Press List.

Press badge registrations completed by Thursday, May 7, will be eligible for advance shipping. Your badge will be mailed to the designated shipping address that’s on file in your Comic-Con Member ID account as of that date. All badges will be shipped at least 3–4 weeks prior to the event.

Your shipping address will be marked with a gray ‘Shipping’ bubble. To view, add, or update your shipping address, log in to your Member ID account and click ‘My Addresses’ from your Account Dashboard.

• If your primary address is where you want badges mailed, click ‘Edit’, check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address,’, and click ‘Save.’.

• If your primary address is correct but you want your badges to be mailed elsewhere, click ‘+Add Address.’. Enter your shipping address information, check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address,’, and click ‘Save.’.

We cannot ship to international or APO/FPO/DPO addresses. If you are an international attendee but have a US mailing address to which you’d like your badge shipped to, click ‘+Add Address,.’, and enter a domestic shipping address. Check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address,’, and click ‘Save.’.

No. A Comic-Con press badge is provided free of charge as a courtesy for covering our convention, and therefore we cannot provide you with a plus-one, guest, or child badge.

There will be NO on-site registration for press. Press Applications submitted after FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026, will not be considered for Comic-Con 2026. We are no longer considering any additional press applications or requests.

Your Outlet Key Contact must have submitted the Press Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026, for Comic-Con 2026 consideration. We are no longer considering any additional press applications or requests.

未经 Comic-Con 事先书面同意，不得发布或播放超过 15 分钟的小组讨论内容。现场直播也是不允许的。注册媒体成员若要录像、拍摄和/或录制任何将用于商业目的（非新闻）的内容，必须首先获得动漫展和任何其他被录制参与者的书面许可。如需申请相关许可，请发送电子邮件至 pr@comic-con.org提供有关有意在动漫展上进行录制的详细信息。

未经 Comic-Con 事先同意，不得发布或播放超过 15 分钟的小组讨论内容。现场直播也是不允许的。注册媒体成员若要录像、拍摄和/或录制任何将用于商业目的（非新闻）的内容，必须首先获得动漫展和任何其他被录制参与者的书面许可。如需申请相关许可，请发送电子邮件至 pr@comic-con.org提供有关有意在动漫展上进行录制的详细信息。

Additionally, you must submit a Press Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2026. Approval is not guaranteed.

Yes, Comic-Con has a press workroom located inside the San Diego Convention Center that will have dedicated Wi-Fi for our registered press members. You must have a Comic-Con 2026 press badge to enter this room. 

请注意： 您不得将任何个人物品留在此房间内。详细情况将在会前通过电子邮件发送给已登记的媒体成员。

持有 Comic-Con 记者证并不能提前进入我们的任何小组讨论或节目录制室，也不能获得特别通道或指定座位。您必须和普通观众一样排队等候。