Rumor Roundup: What Can we Expect to See at Comic-Con?

San Diego Comic Con starts on July 19th, which means we’re less than a month away from the biggest comic book show in the world. Comics aren’t the only focus of the mega-convention, though: movies, TV and video games are always heavily featured. What kinds of things can we expect to see, or not, at the show? Let’s talk comics! 

DC Shows and Movies 

The Warner Bros DC TV shows like Arrow, Black Lightning, Flash and more will be there. They’ve all confirmed their presence at panels, and we can expect to see trailers and teasers for all of them. That’s great news for fans of DC’s TV offerings! Also, given that there will be an Avengers-sized hole in the panels this year, it’s a great time for DC’s movies to make a splash. And who better to splash than Aquaman? A full trailer will certainly be on display at the show this year.  

Other DC movies we’re likely to see something from are Wonder Woman 1984, the Joker movie, Shazam and maybe even that new Batman project. Since every DC movie except Wonder Woman has been entirely forgettable, the strength of their next projects is entirely up in the air. While we have high hopes, we’re keeping our expectations realistic.  

Fox’s Properties 

The next two X-Men films, Dark Phoenix and New Mutants, will almost certainly be on display. However, the pending merger with Disney (or maybe Comcast, who knows right now,) could throw a wrench in those films’ production. If the MCU and the X-Men Universe are able to merge successfully, we’re likely to see the repercussions of that as soon as 2019.  

Other properties we’ll be seeing are the various X-Men TV shows. Legion, Runaways and the Gifted would likely all be on display.  

Sony’s Spidey-Films 

Venom and Spider-Verse are set to release later this year. More trailers for both of them are expected, and possibly panels featuring their casts. Fans are cautiously optimistic about Venom, and downright ecstatic about Spider-Verse. Keep your eyes peeled on this one. 

Notably Missing From Comic-Con: The MCU Films 

Spoiler warning for Infinity War! After the Snappening, the MCU is about half as populated as it was. The secrecy around Avengers 4 is still swirling and extends to the SDCC festivities. For the first time since the MCU launched, Marvel won’t have a film panel. The only film coming out between SDCC and Avengers 4, though, is Captain Marvel. While we still have few details regarding that project, we were hoping to see something about it at Comic-Con. 

That said, Marvel has promised details about its upcoming Netflix series Iron Fist are going to be the center of their Comic-Con showing. That’s pretty exciting if you’re an Iron Fist fan like me! After seeing the character’s more comic-like personality in Luke Cage Season 2, I couldn’t be more excited to see the martial artist return to the small screen.