Under the Tents 2026: Z2, Tony Fleecs, Elfquest, Pudgy Penguins, Martin Hsu, Eggdrop Ramen, Chris Maze

We are now less than 100 days out until San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Hopefully by now you have secured both a hotel and a badge, which means you can start focusing on what really matters… all the fun things to do, see, and buy at the con.

Here’s a look at the news you might have missed:

Martin Hsu’s commission season is about to be in full bloom. He revealed that this year he’ll be offering commissions of your favorite fandom characters, gazing up at cherry blossom trees. Keep an eye on our site for more information this week on how to pre-order yours.

Hi everyone! I came up with a #SDCC commission idea that I’d love to make for you 😀 How’s your fav fandom characters looking up at 🌸🌸🌸?

Please follow @SD_Comic_Con for pre-order info this week. I hope you 💖 this idea! pic.twitter.com/F1SSi5vj3G

— Martin Hsu 徐 👨🏻‍🎨 (@MartinHsu) April 12, 2026

Attention commission hunters, our favorite and hopefully your favorite Eggdrop Ramen will have on-site commission spots open during SDCC. Your best bet is to get yourself a pre-convention commission, but in case life gets in the way, you will also have a chance to get one during the con. You can find Eggdrop Ramen at #DD-02 in Artist Alley this year.

I will have commissions onsite open at SDCC but they are super limited because of how crazy the show can get. The presale is a way to guarantee your commission and I would say to take advantage of other artists offering it as well!#sdcc https://t.co/xAJoN8MysY

— SDCC 2026 DD-02 / Artist Alley (@EggdropRamen) April 9, 2026

Eisner-nominated Tony Fleecs will be attending SDCC, according to the “Upcoming Events” page on Tony’s website. Tony has famously worked on everything from creator-owned Stray Dogs to Wolverine to Netflix’s My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.

Want to meet your favorite creators from Digital PIMP? The popular comic publisher group has San Diego Comic-Con listed on its “Tour Schedule” page on its website.

This is a heavy “appearance” edition of UTT, as independent comic publisher Essential Sequential also has San Diego Comic-Con listed on its Events page on its website, and they’re bringing along several artists from their roster, including Art Adams, Joyce Chin, Jeph Loeb, and David Finch, to name just a few.

Looking to add to your comic art collection or maybe start a collection? One of the booths you should stop by is Nostalgic Investments, which will have not one but two booths at SDCC this year according to its website. You will be able to find Nostalgic Investments at booths #4403 and #1006.

The upcoming film, …And Out Comes The Wolf, based on the 1995 Rancid album, will have a presence of some kind at the convention this year. The upcoming film, which was written, directed, and produced by Danny Peykoff with Jamie and Jason Neese (The Umbrella Academy), is also getting a graphic novel treatment thanks to Z2 Comics — and they’ve confirmed that the writers and producers will be in attendance at the Z2 booth at SDCC this summer.

Any company whose mission statement includes the word “Pandariffic” needs my business. And just who is that? P.M.B.Q. Studios, of course, who puts their love of pandas into everything they do, including a wide variety of garments. P.M.B.Q. Studios will be at SDCC this year according to their website.

- Eisner winner and New York Times Best Seller Brian Box Brown recently took to Bluesky to let their fans know they will be in attendance at SDCC this year.

guess ill be SDCC for a few days

— Brian Box Brown (@boxbrown.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM

- Golden State Gaming Network wants to get your games in front of all SDCC attendees. GSGN has opened up applications to board game publishers to have their games demoed, even if you’re not able to attend. You can check out their social media post on Bluesky below, which has the details on how to apply.

🎲 Calling all board game designers!
Showcase your game at San Diego Comic-Con this July with GSGN
👉 We run demos (even if you can’t attend)
👉 Limited spots
📩 email to apply
🔗 goldenstategamingnetwork.com/
Let’s get your game played 🎲🔥

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— GSGN (@gsgn.bsky.social) April 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM

- MAD magazine artist Tom Richmond will also be appearing at San Diego Comic-Con this year. You can stop by and see Tom at #H-02 to pick up some of his awesome work.

- It’s just not San Diego Comic-Con without some Elfquest. Co-creator Wendi Pini confirmed that she and Richard Pini will be in attendance this year, in part in celebration of Dark Horse Comics’ big 40th anniversary (and we expect big things from Dark Horse this year). While exact details as to what dates, panels, and signings are still TBA, we’ll share more information once we have it.

- We are going to end this edition of UTT with a tease from our friend Chris Maze who took to social media to let us know he was cooking up something good — so good, in fact, that he’s decided to create both a sticker and a print of one design.

Just finished the art for a new piece debuting at #SDCC this year. I’ll tell you this, it was originally designed as a sticker, but the art came out better than I expected, so now I’m considering making it a print. Maybe both? Choices.

— Chris Maze Creative (@MAZEhimself) April 11, 2026

Yeah, so I’m doing both. 😅 https://t.co/UhiVCoMQfK

— Chris Maze Creative (@MAZEhimself) April 14, 2026

Do you love artist Naoko Mullally as much as our team does? We doubt it. But good news is that she’ll be opening up her commission spots for SDCC “soon”, so be sure to keep an eye out.

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Hall H can already feel like a horror show — and this year, it’s leaning all the way in. Dread the Hall H, the horror anthology from Chris Ryall and Jordan Hart, is back for a second year, arriving once again on Preview Night at San Diego Comic-Con. Published by Image Comics, the new installment drags readers straight back into the convention center… where the lines are long, the crowds are intense, and the horror stories are very real.

Pudgy Penguins just can’t seem to put San Diego Comic-Con on ice. The digital brand is waddling back to SDCC this summer, though we’ll have to stay tuned for more of what they’re up to at the con.

CHILLIN’ with the Pudgy Penguins 🐧

Once again, community is everything.
It’s the foundation, the base, the roots.

Feels like the penguins are getting stronger by the day 🤝.
3 spaces back-to-back, more action, more penguins on the TL.

Several IRL events coming up:
Consensus… pic.twitter.com/8OseJzprcu

— versa 🌟 (@versabetweetin) April 17, 2026

Reptilian Media, which is currently producing the future franchise Escape to Earth, will be at San Diego this summer, sharing a table alongside Tim of Saltara Comics in Small Press.