General pop cultureAutographs: YesPhoto ops: n/a
Comic-Con International: San Diego
San Diego, CA · West
- Operator
- Comic-Con International (comic-con.org) (Comic-Con)
- Venue
- "San Diego Convention Center," "111 Harbor Drive"; Autograph Area is "the upper level in the Sails Pavilion" (San Diego Tourism Authority; Autographs)
- Typical timing
- July — "Jul 23-26, 2026"; next edition "July 22-25, with Preview Night on July 21" (San Diego Tourism Authority; Comic-Con)
- Scale / guests
- attendance not stated on fetched pages; described as "one of the largest pop culture conventions worldwide" (San Diego Tourism Authority); 2025 was "the 57th Comic-Con" (Comic-Con)
- Mail-in signing
- Not listed
- Booking or vendor contact
- On-site "Autograph Area Information desk"; no email published on fetched pages (Autographs)
Autograph notes
Yes, with rules: "Autograph Area participants may charge for their autograph in the Autograph Area," subject to coordination with "the Autograph Area Coordinator"; every participant "must sign one copy of an official Comic-Con publication… for any attendee at no charge," and "A purchase may not be required" for that signature. No photo-op program mentioned (Autographs)
Notes
Publisher/author signing schedules aggregated by SDCC Blog and Dark Horse's schedule; registration windows for the following year open in October/November (Comic-Con)
- Sources
- https://www.comic-con.org/cc/https://www.sandiego.org/events-festivals/comic-con-international/630788222ca011f1b563https://www.comic-con.org/cc/things-to-do/autographs/https://sdccblog.com/authors-and-publishers-autograph-signing-schedule-san-diego-comic-con-2026/https://sdccblog.com/2026/07/dark-horse-announces-san-diego-comic-con-2026-autograph-signings-schedule/