Once you’ve spent hundreds or thousands on a badge, lodging, transportation, parking, food, etc., “free” stuff at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 might not actually feel all *that* free.
Still, walking away with something extra for attending a panel is a long-standing SDCC tradition and one of the better feelings attendees can experience. We’ve gone over the entire panel schedule and read every description cover to cover. From art prints to books and chocolate to 3D STL models, we compiled the ultimate “swag” schedule consisting of panels that promise freebies in their descriptions. We’ve listed them below with times, titles, rooms, and any additional details on the giveaway if the description provided them beyond generic terms like swag, giveaways, etc. We’ve also tried to include panels where giveaways have been confirmed elsewhere, even if not in the official panel description.
Of course, this doesn’t preclude other panels from giving out unannounced goodies, whether directly in the room or in the form of a ticket that needs to be redeemed at Programming Premiums.
For the full descriptions, click on the individual panel titles or view our Sched schedule to see all the descriptions on one page:
THURSDAY, JULY 20
- 11am–12pm – @SuperheroIRL: Mental Health and Changing the World with Comics – Room 29AB
- 12pm–1pm – Everyday Magic: Pop Culture Tarot and Live Readings – Room 32AB – Tarot card print for first 100 guests
- 1:30pm–2:30pm – Master Class: Writing for Animation and Comics – Room 10
- 1:45pm-2:45pm – Women of Concept Art for Film and TV – Room 6A – “One lucky attendee will have a chance to win a pen tablet, courtesy of Xencelabs!”
- [NEW] 2pm-3pm – FX’s What We Do in the Shadows Sneak Peek Screening and Giveaway – Ballroom 20
- 2pm–3pm – Kodansha USA’s Manga Roundup – Room 9
- 2pm–3pm – The DSTLRY Live Draw with Tula Lotay, Jock, and Mirka Andolfo – Room 29AB
- 3pm–4pm – Geek Franchise Collectibles and Fandom: The Most Important Relationships in Fandom – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
- 3pm–4pm – Ultraduck Unleashed – Room 32AB – Collectible pins, comics, and graphic novels
- [NEW] 3:15pm-4:15pm – FX’s Archer: 14th and Final Season Exclusive Screening and Giveaway – Ballroom 20
- 4pm–5pm – Designing the X-Men: A This Week in Marvel Special Event – Room 7AB – Color-focus sketch variant of New Mutants: Lethal Legion #5 by Javier Fernandez and Matt Milla.
- 5pm–6pm – How to Become Superhero Fit: Becoming Your Own Superhero – Omni Hotel, Omni Grand Ball – Room DE, 4th Floor – Wellness-themed giveaways
- 6pm–8pm – The Her Universe Fashion Show 2023 – Harbor Ballroom, Manchester Grand Hyatt – Technically on the panel schedule! Attendees will have the opportunity to “spin Oogie Boogie’s prize wheel”
- 6:30pm–7:30pm – What’s the Scoop with Simon & Schuster? – Room 4
- 8pm–9pm – Crazy Cats of Comics – Room 9
- 8pm–9pm – Krapopolis Special Screening – Room 5AB Not in description, but we confirmed there will be a t-shirt giveaway (it’s the cover photo of this post!)
- 8pm–9pm – StreetPass OC: Nintendo Quiz Bowl VI – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
FRIDAY, JULY 21
- 10am–11am – Official 50th Star Trek Animated Celebration – Room 25ABC
- 11am–12:30pm – Collider: Directors on Directing – Hall H – The Creator poster
- 11:30am–12:30pm – Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension; Special Guests from – DC and Gearbox – Room 6BCF
- 11:45am–12:45pm – The McFarlane Toys Multiverse – Room 6A
- 3pm–4pm – Big Nate’s Big Panel – Room 25ABC – Lincoln Peirce print
- 3:30pm-4:30pm – BAD IDEA: The Panel – Source
- 4pm–5pm – Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Centennial: A Century of Adventure with Tarzan and John Carter of Mars – Room 32AB
- 4:15pm–5:15pm – Marvel Fanfare with C. B. Cebulski – Room 6DE – Captain America #750 variant by Joe Quesada
- 5pm–6pm – @SuperheroIRL: Harnessing the Power of Pop Culture for Mental Health Awareness – Room 32AB
- 5pm-6pm – Star Wars Fandom in the Immersive Frontier: Galaxy’s Edge, Galactic Starcruiser, and Beyond – Room 7AB – Badge ribbon, trading card, and 5×7″ art print; see them here.
- 5:30pm–6:30pm – Tor: Calling All Book Lovers – Room 29CD – “You may even leave with a free book!”
- 6pm–7pm – JAKKS Pacific and Disguise Costumes Upcoming Releases – Room 9
- 7pm–8pm – Sharknado 10th Anniversary – Room 6BCF
- [NEW] 8:15pm-10:30pm – Sand Land World Premiere Screening – Room 6BCF Original T-shirt and cap
SATURDAY, JULY 22
- 10am–11am – Dogu Publishing Hosts: Voltes V: Legacy – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
- 11:30am–12:30pm – The Immortal Storyverse: Building a New Martial Arts Universe – Room 24ABC
- 11:30am–12:30pm – The Smurfs 65th Anniversary: Celebrating 65 Smurf-tacular Years! – Room 29CD
- 12pm–1pm – Connecting through Pop Culture: Hallmark – Room 28DE
- 12pm–1pm – Top Cow Universe Relaunch – Room 4 – “Surprise gift” = mini-print “while supplies last” which you can see here.
- 1pm–2pm – Drawn & Quarterly – Room 25ABC
- 1pm–2pm – Halo-Halo: A Scoop of Filipino-American Voices in Comics – Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – Print by Don Aguillo
- 1pm–2pm – The Official Aspen Comics Panel 2023 – Room 4
- 3pm–4pm – Legendary Comics: From Monsterverse to Dune and Beyond – Room 28DE – “50 lucky people will have a chance at the end of the panel to receive an exclusive Godzilla and Kong metal print.”
- 3pm–4pm – Marvel: Next Big Thing – Room 6A – Amazing Spider-Man #29 variant by Leinil Yu and Sunny Gho
- 4:15pm–5:15pm – The Sights and Sounds of Lumpia, The Deep Fried Universe, and Beyond – Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront – Print by Kristoffer Tolentino
- 5pm–6pm – We Made a Movie in Budapest for $59K – Room 29AB
- 5:30pm–6:30pm – Legend of the White Dragon – Room 6DE – T-shirt
- 6pm–7pm – True Crime in Comics – Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
- 7:30pm–8:30pm – 3d Printed Action Figures – Room 26AB – “Free STL models to get you started with your own printed action figures”
- 8pm–9pm – Multiverse of Marvel: Secret Invasion, Across the Spider-Verse, and Loki too– Room 29AB
- 8pm–9pm – Trivia for the Rest of Us – Room 23ABC
SUNDAY, JULY 23
- 10am–11am – Emily the Strange Panel Experience – Room 32AB
- 10am–11am – The Saga Continues: A Sneak Peek at New Books from Saga Press – Room 24ABC – “All attendees will walk away with a book in hand!”
- 10:30am–11:30am – Women of Marvel – Room 6A – Color-focus sketch variant of Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1 by Mike McKone and Java Tartaglia
- 11am–12pm – Conan the Barbarian Comics Return – Room 29AB – Conan comic, minifigures, and stickers
- 12:45pm–2:45pm – The Little Mermaid Sing-Along – Room 6BCF – Unspecified “limited-edition collector’s item”
- 1:30pm–2:30pm – X-Men Fandom – Panel – Room 6A – Print by Marvel Stormbreaker artist Lukas Werneck
- 3:30pm–4:30pm – Trivia for Chocolate – Room 26AB – Take a wild guess what’s being given away here!
- 4pm–5pm – Success in Creativity: Making the Best of Your Resources – Room 24ABC – “Wacom is offering 30 lucky attendees a chance to win a One by Wacom Tablet, a digital drawing tool valued at $49.”