As the Comic-Con Museum beams into its second year, opportunities to celebrate, learn from and meet comic creators and interact with new exhibits await starting February 4.
Kicking off 2023 with Animation and Comic Art Legends
The Museum’s new headline exhibit, “The Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels” invites visitors to transport themselves behind the scenes where imagination becomes reality. The many interactive stations in this exhibition provide opportunities for visitors to experiment and create their own stop-motion animated short, learn about the art of storyboarding, go behind the scenes with artists and animators, snap photos in the sets of their favorite animated TV shows, and see the world’s largest traveling 3D zoetrope. From traditional hand-drawn cels to exciting breakthroughs in stop-motion and CGI, visitors can see how their favorite characters came to life.
The greats of the comics art world shine in “Cover Story,” an exhibit displaying program covers and art, including original drawings, from the Comic-Con convention over the past 50+ years and featuring comic artists such as Will Eisner, Jack Kirby and Jim Lee.
Popular Arts for All
The Museum’s mission is to celebrate comics and related popular arts to all. One way it makes its popular arts wonderland accessible is by arts-inspired education through its Education Center and School Access Fund, which helps defray costs for San Diego Title 1 school field trips. For more information on supporting the Museum or becoming a member, visit www.comic-con.org/museum.
