Our first photo gallery from Comic-Con International 2015 focuses on Wednesday's Preview Night (July 8) and Day One on Thursday (July 9)!
The stage is set at the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con International 2015! Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
Captain America welcomes you to our first Comic-Con 2015 Photo Gallery! Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
The Wednesday night line in the Sails Pavilion, waiting for Comic-Con’s Preview Night to open. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Meanwhile, back in the hallway behind Ballroom 20, there waited … a line. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Easiest “Where’s Waldo?” ever: He’s in line on Preview Night! Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
Comics historian, writer and editor (and Toucan blogger) Maggie Thompson with Eisner Awards judge Dr. Susan Kirtley. Maggie’s spotlight panel talked about the Eisner judging process. Maggie was also a 2015 judge and a Comic-Con special guest. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
Brian Michael Bendis (Invincible Iron Man, Powers) brought Comic-Con special guest Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet) an early birthday cake at her Craft of Comics workshop. Photo by Ethan Blair © 2015 SDCC
Comics creators (left to right) Colleen Coover (Bandette), Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT), Fabio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Two Brothers) appeared on the "Dark Horse Originals: The New Mainstream" panel. Photo by Michael Boardman © 2015 SDCC
Bill Murray knows how to make an entrance! The star appeared in Hall H to talk about his new movie, Rock the Casbah. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
Bill meets up with none other than Jennifer Lawrence backstage in Hall H. We’re surprised, too, Jen! Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
The Batman team-supreme, writer Scott Snyder (left) and artist Greg Capullo signed at the DC Entertainment booth. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
One of the first stops on Preview Night for these young ladies was Comic-Con special guest Raina Telgemeier’s Artists’ Alley table. Raina did sketches (insert) for them. Photo by Name © 2015 SDCC
The cast of TNT’s The Last Ship backstage before their panel. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
The Flash considers his options before speeding off to shop the entire Exhibit Hall floor in 7 seconds flat. (He stopped for a soft pretzel.) Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
Fantasy authors Terry Brooks (Shannara series, second from left) and Pierce Brown (Red Rising, third from left) were joined by their respective editors Anne Groell and Michael Braff, for a very special “Generations in Conversation” panel. Photo by Michael Boardman © 2015 SDCC
It’s William Shatner’s world, we just live in it. Luckily, the original Captain Kirk beamed down for a Comic-Con appearance. Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2015 SDCC
Comic-Con special guest Jimmie Robinson (Five Weapons, Empty) at his Artists’ Alley table. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
A Preview Night look at the massive Comic-Con Exhibit Hall. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
The Teen Wolf cast takes the stage, including (left to right) Holland Roden, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Posey (standing), and Shelley Hennig. Photo by Name © 2015 SDCC
Comics color artist Laura Martin was a Comic-Con 2015 special guest. She also won an Inkpot Award and participated in our “Craft of Comics” programming track. Photo by Tony Amat © 2015 SDCC
DC Comics co-publisher and superstar artist Jim Lee takes time for a selfie with a fan. Photo by Tony Amat © 2015 SDCC
Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts on a special panel are (left to right, standing): Alex Galer (BOOM! Studios), Douglas Wolk (moderator), Cesar Gaellgos (Schulz Museum archivist), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), and Art Baltazar (Itty Bitty Hellboy); seated: Colleen Coover (Bandette) and Lex Fajardo (managing editor for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates). Photo by Tina Gill © 2015 SDCC
The Fantagraphics booth in the Comic-Con Exhibit Hall. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
The Doctor is in! Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman take the Hall H stage. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
Backstage in Hall H with Doctor Who stars (left to right) Jenna Coleman, Peter Capaldi, and Michelle Gomez. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
MAD cartoonist Peter Kuper bows to the MAD master, Sergio Aragonés on the “Mad About MAD” panel. That’s a whole lot of MAD! Photo by Ethan Blair © 2015 SDCC
DC Comics’ All Access host Tiffany Smith moderated a number of Comic-Con panels for the publisher. Photo by Eric Oleas © 2015 SDCC
Comic-Con special guest Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals) and writer Marjorie Liu (Monstress) on the Image Comics “Where Creators Own the Mainstream” panel. Photo by Patrick Cristobal © 2015 SDCC
(Left to right) moderator Leslie Combemale joined Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones to discuss the life and art of animation on the “Looney Tunes Legacy” panel. Ruth and Linda are the respective daughters of famed animation directors Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones. Photo by Tina Gill © 2015 SDCC
Fan-favorite Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
Probably the only time these two guys weren’t smiling or laughing! Con Man creator Alan Tudyk and actor Nathan Fillion brought Tudyk’s dream project about pop culture convention life to Hall H. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
Con Man costars Mindy Sterling and Felicia Day in Hall H. Photo by Albert L. Ortega © 2015 SDCC
It goes on forever: The infinite loop of the Comic-Con Exhibit Hall. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
The brains behind Monkeybrain Comics: Co-publishers Allison Baker and Chris Roberson (iZombie). Photo by Ethan Blair © 2015 SDCC
Inkpot Award winning writer/artist Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) was a Comic-Con 2015 special guest. Photo by Oscar Benjamin © 2015 SDCC
Dark Horse publisher and founder Mike Richardson (far left) moderated the “Dark Horse Presents” panel featuring (left to right) Paul Tobin (Colder), Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer), Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Gene Ha (Mae), and Rafael Albuquerque (EI8HT). Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Writer/artist Amanda Conner on a DC Comics panel (Harley Quinn, Starfire). Photo by Tina Gill © 2015 SDCC
Comics superstar writer Grant Morrison (Multiversity, Batman and Robin) on the “Graphic India” panel. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
Comic-Con 2015 special guests (left to right): Sara Ryan (Escape from Alcatraz), Matt Phelan (The Storm in the Barn), and Ed Piskor (Hip Hop Family Tree) on the “Historical Comics and Graphic Novels” panel. Photo by Patrick Cristobal © 2015 SDCC
Vertigo executive editor Shelly Bond (left) and writer Gail Simone (Clean Room) on the “Vertigo: What’s the Story” panel. Photo by Scotty Oson © 2015 SDCC
The Sherlock crew (left to right), Steven Moffat (co-creator, executive producer and writer), Sue Vertue (executive producer), and actor Rupert Graves (Lestrade), with panel moderator Sandra Gonzalez (Mashable), backstage before their Ballroom 20 panel. Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2015 SDCC
Author Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl, Eleanor & Park) was a Comic-Con 2015 special guest. Photo by Fritz Harmon © 2015 SDCC
Artist Kevin Nowlan was a Comic-Con 2015 special guest and an Inkpot Award recipient. Photo by Jody Cortes © 2015 SDCC
Batgirl writers Brenden Fletcher (left) and Cameron Stewart signed at the DC Entertainment booth. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Left to right: Babs Tarr (Batgirl), Jim Lee (Batman: Europa), Lee Bermejo (We Are Robin), Billy Tan (Green Lantern), and Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn) on a DC Comics panel. Photo by Tina Gill © 2015 SDCC
Powers co-creators Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming on the Sony Playstation series panel. Photo by Bill Watters © 2015 SDCC
Left to right: Marvel Comics colorist Edgar Delgado, Comic-Con special guest and Inkpot Award recipient Humberto Ramos (Superior Spider-Man), writer Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn), writer Mark Waid (Black Widow, Archie), and Marvel Comics’ C. B. Cebulski at Ramos’ spotlight panel. Photo by Rudy Manhan © 2015 SDCC
Writer Mark Evanier and cartoonist Sergio Aragonés brought their “Sergio and Mark Show” panel back to Comic-Con 2015. Photo by Rudy Manahan © 2015 SDCC
Just three of the many fashion designs showcased at the Her Universe Fashion Show, held at Comic-Con 2015. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Her Universe creator Ashley Eckstein hosted the Fashion Show, held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on Thursday evening at Comic-Con. Photo by Kevin Green © 2015 SDCC
Goodbye, Day One. This peaceful shot of the Gaslamp Quarter at night showcases one of this year’s Marvel Studios Ant-Man movie banners. Photo by Chuk Gawlik © 2015 SDCC