Memory: San Diego Comic-Con Museum 2019 & 2021
/March 2019
In the spring of 2019, the museum had a “soft open” event and a gallery show of art created for Comic-Con posters and souvenir books from the collection of Jackie Estrada. This event coincided with San Diego Comics Fest. At this point, only one gallery in the front of the museum was open.
July 2019
During Comic-Con 2019, Batman was the first character inducted into the Museum’s Character Hall of Fame. The Batman show, curated by Michael Uslan, had an impressive array of props, a video game arcade, and a special effects room where visitors could hit a punching bag and see 1966-style sound effects appear on the walls. On the lower floor were the winners of the museum’s cos-play contest.
November 2021
After California emerged from the Covid shutdown, San Diego Comic-Con did a Special Edition of the convention over the Thanksgiving weekend. The museum had exhibits of Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, the Art of Charles Addams, and a costume exhibit. There are a lot of long shots, as I was trying to document the recent remodel of the space as well as the exhibits.
