US EditionThe Time 'Star Wars' Went to Comic-Con Before Anyone Knew What It Was
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 11 – George Lucas headlines a Comic-Con panel with Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang to preview the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, set to open in 2026 in Los Angeles.
- On Sunday, July 27, 2025, George Lucas will appear at Hall H in San Diego Comic-Con, headlining the panel titled `Sneak Peek of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art`.
- The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson and to be located in Los Angeles, traces its roots to Comic-Con’s first Star Wars promotion in 1976 by Charles Lippincott.
- During the panel, Lucas and fellow creators, including Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang, will explore illustrated storytelling while offering a Sneak Peek of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
- According to David Glanzer, chief communications and strategy officer of Comic-Con, he expressed being 'beyond thrilled' to welcome George Lucas for the first time and called his return 'a true full-circle moment' as he debuts the museum.
- When it opens in 2026 in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will span 11 acres with a 300,000-square-foot building housing galleries, theaters, and community spaces.
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