Convention - SDCC 2022 : A night at the Comic-con Museum

By Mulder, San Diego, Comic-Con Museum, 20 july 2022

Our media was present at the event A night at the Comic-con Museum and you can discover our selection of great photos. For the Spider-man fans, this museum is the best place in San Diego to celebrate this Marvel character

The Comic-Con Museum has honored the world's favorite web-slinging Super Hero as the fourth inductee into its Museum Character Hall of Fame at Night at the Comic-Con Museum – a special event that took place on Comic-Con's Preview Night, July 20.

“Night at the Comic-Con Museum” serves as a celebration of the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego's Balboa Park and feature a special induction ceremony honoring Spider-Man. The event included the opportunity to experience Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing - The Exhibition, which opened on July 1. In addition to the displays of art, costumes, and interactive experiences in the exhibit, the event will feature live entertainment, special guests, food, and signature cocktails. 

The event has presented the winners of the Comic-Con Museum and Feeding San Diego’s Hunger Action Hero Art Contest and debut two Hunger Action Heroes created by two local K-12 students. The Hunger Action Heroes fight hunger through “food rescue” championing the collection of surplus food from grocery stores, hotels, restaurants and farms before it goes to waste and providing food assistance to people facing hunger. 

The Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame pays tribute to the timeless characters who have shaped popular arts and culture. On July 20, Spider-Man will be recognized for his impact on pop culture. With the generous support and participation of Marvel, the event will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man.

In addition to the displays of art, costumes, and interactive experiences in the exhibit, the event featured live entertainment, special guests, food, and of course a lot of signature cocktails. 

With purchase of museum admission, guests can see all the exhibits, including:
-  “Pac-Man Arcade” – Pac-Man, a neon-lit arcade room featuring one of the most recognized images on the planet, including arcade games, artwork and memorabilia. During Comic-Con, the Museum will also host the first playable demo stations of “PAC-MAN WORLD™ Re-PAC,” a remastered and enhanced version of one of the most popular PAC-MAN games of all time. 
-  “Dave Stevens and the Rocketeer: Art for Arf’ Sake” – In addition to over 40 original covers and pages from “The Rocketeer,” this one-of-a-kind exhibit will also feature Stevens’ early works, his artwork for Comic-Con, animation storyboards, and other uniquely designed props and pieces.
-  “Eight Decades of Archie” – a unique exhibition that explores artifacts including vintage comic books, animation production materials, priceless pieces of original art and pieces from the WB’s popular “Riverdale” series.

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Everyone can experience the magic of Comic-Con – that was one of the goals when San Diego Comic Convention created the Comic-Con Museum. Open for its first year since the return of the full-scale Comic-Con Convention, the Museum offers an opportunity for San Diegans and visitors to join in the fun of celebrating art and popular arts. 

Throughout Comic-Con, July 20-24, the Museum will host a variety of hands-on activities, talks and film screenings for all ages. All activities are free with Museum admission, except for the “Night at the Comic-Con Museum,” which is a separate ticketed special event.

“Not everyone can get into Comic-Con, but everyone can come visit the Comic-Con Museum,” said Museum Executive Director Rita Vandergaw. “If you’re a movie buff, love to draw, Hemingway aficionado, future astronomer or coder, or fan of Marvel’s Spider-Man or Pac-Man, we’ve got an event for you during Comic-Con!”

Key offerings, free with Museum admission, include:
- Movie screening of “The Rocketeer” on Friday, July 22 at 3 p.m. Theater seating is limited – first come, first served.
- Archie comic book artist Dan Parent will lead a “How to Draw Archie” Workshop on Saturday, July 23 from 3-4 p.m. (space is limited), followed by an autograph session during which Parent will sign exclusive Archie comics for sale from 4-5 p.m.
- Tied to the sneak preview of the “Hemingway in the Comics” exhibit, showing Ernest Hemingway as an artist and a pop culture icon through the lens of comics, Robert K. Elder will be on hand for book signings on Saturday, July 23 from 4-5 p.m.
- Signing with author, artist and illustrator Pablo Leon on Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. with limited, free advanced reader copies of “Miles Morales: Stranger Tides” from Scholastic Publishing. 
- Chat with Patrick A. Reed and Dr. Ben Saunders, Curators of “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition” on Sunday, July 24, from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- IF/THEN STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) ambassador career talks and hands-on experiments, from coding a video game to caring for live animals, led by female scientists on July 21-24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Pac-Man AR Experience: An exclusive look at the limited time Pac-Man AR Experience on Snapchat at the Comic-Con Museum. PAC-MAN will be making appearances on Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, during Comic-Con Museum operating hours.

Comic-Con Museum is a division of San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC) a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public's awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities which celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer Comic-Con (the premier comics convention of its kind in the world), SDCC organizes the Anaheim-based WonderCon each spring, and the SAM: Storytelling Across Media symposium in the fall. On the web: Comic-Con.org/Museum, Facebook.com/ComicConMuseum, and follow us on Twitter (@ComicConMuseum) and on Instagram (@comicconmuseum).

The Comic-Con Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last entry at 5 p.m. Standard admission, including “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition,” (adults ages 18+) is $30; children (ages 4-12) are $18; seniors (65+), students (13-17) and military are $24; and group bundles for 10 or more are $25 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased in advance through Fever: https://feverup.com/m/116125.

Photos and video : Alvin Revilas

(Source : press release)