After virtual and scaled-back events due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Comic-Con is back at nearly full force this year in San Diego.
Well over 100,000 people are expected to attend the celebration of all things pop culture. Masks will still be required.
Organizers called the decision to cancel Comic-Con "heartbreaking" when they did so in April 2020, one year after the event commemorated its 50th anniversary.

A cosplayer dressed as The Joker from DC Comics laughs at Comic-Con in San Diego, California, on Friday, July 22.
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Children look at the animatronic Grogu Baby Yoda puppet from Star Wars "The Mandalorian" at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 23, 2022. The starting price for the lifelike moving and emoting collectible is more than $100,000.
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Cosplayers dressed as horror movie icons attend Comic-Con in San Diego, California, on Friday, July 22.
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Melissa Croft speaks on stage at "Ship-it Show Live" on Thursday, July 21.
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The Tirado family shows off their Spider-Man and Venom-inspired costumes on July 21.
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A cosplayer dressed as Michael Myers from the "Halloween" movies rides the trolley on July 21.
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People dressed in costumes walk near the San Diego Convention Center.
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Attendees watch an episode of "Abbott Elementary" before a remote panel featuring the show's cast on July 21.
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An attendee dressed as a Jedi carries a lightsaber on the convention floor on July 21.
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Fiona Andaya wears her homemade animal mask on July 21.
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People cross San Diego's Harbor Drive on July 21.
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An attendee shows his phone to cosplayers dressed as Batman and Red Hood on July 21.
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A man dressed as Pennywise, the clown from the film "It," stands near the San Diego Convention Center on July 21.
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Kristin Ringard, dressed as an undersea god, waves her fan outside the San Diego Convention Center on July 21.
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Nicholas Prior, dressed as the Last Stand Spider-Man, poses for a photo near the San Diego Convention Center on July 21.
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People walk near the San Diego Convention Center on July 21.
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An attendee gestures July 21 while cosplaying as the Pale Man from the film "Pan's Labyrinth."
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Jay Acey, right, dressed as A-Train from the television series "The Boys," mingles with Maddox Cruz outside the Comic-Con preview night on Wednesday, July 20.
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