{"id":97185,"date":"2025-07-27T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97185\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T16:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:53:14","slug":"george-lucas-guillermo-del-toro-to-appear-at-san-diego-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97185\/","title":{"rendered":"George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro to appear at San Diego Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stan<\/a>At the 2019 Comic-Con, Stan Lee, Jim Henson and George Lucas busts honor people who have made large contributions in comics, movies and TV. (File photo by Chris Stone)<\/p>\n

George Lucas<\/a> \u2013 the man who arguably launched an iconic era in pop culture nearly 50 years ago \u2013 is set to make his debut Comic- Con appearance Sunday to offer a preview of his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old icon will be joined in Hall H at 11 a.m. by fellow filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro<\/a> and art director Doug Chiang for a panel discussion moderated by Queen Latifah<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Del Toro and Chiang, both Academy Award winners, will join Lucas to \u201cexplore the power of illustrated storytelling and offer a sneak peek of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0organizers said.<\/p>\n

Co-founded with his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson<\/a>, the museum broke ground in March 2018, adjacent to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and is scheduled to open in 2026. It\u2019s meant to \u201cbring together mass-produced images with academically rooted art forms to unpack visual storytelling in its richness and complexity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The museum will feature works by artists including Norman Rockwell, Kadir Nelson, Jessie Willcox Smith, N. C. Wyeth, Beatrix Potter, Judy Baca, Frida Kahlo and Maxfield Parrish; comic art legends such as Winsor McCay, Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Alison Bechdel, Chris Ware and R. Crumb; and photographers Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Dorothea Lange.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are beyond thrilled to welcome George Lucas to Comic-Con for the very first time,\u201d said event spokesman David Glanzer. <\/p>\n

\u201cNearly five decades ago, `Star Wars\u2019 made one of its earliest public appearances at our convention, along with a booth featuring Howard Chaykin\u2019s now legendary Star Wars poster as a promotional item.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, to have Mr. Lucas return \u2013 this time [in person] to debut the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art \u2013 is a true full-circle moment. His lifelong dedication to visual storytelling and world-building resonates deeply with us and our community, and the museum\u2019s mission to celebrate narrative art in all its forms perfectly reflects what Comic-Con has championed from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of \u201cStar Wars,\u201d fans of \u201cthe Force\u201d will finally be able to get their hands on the latest cache of collectibles at Sunday\u2019s \u201cECHOES from the GALAXY\u201d live and onlline auction at Balboa Park\u2019s Comic-Con Museum.<\/p>\n

The Julien\u2019s Auctions-Turner Classic Movies offerings, assembled by crew of super collectors, come at the end of a two week exhibition that has been on display at the museum since July 14.<\/p>\n

Some of the highlights include:<\/p>\n