C.B.L.D.F. 2026 San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party [UPDATE July 15]
The Annual Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party is returning for another round a socializing and bidding, all for the greater good. As one of the C.B.L.D.F’s signature fundraising events, the event is a chance for fans, creators and industry professional to mingle and celebrate comics, while raising critical funds to defend the freedom to read.
Join Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in Thursday, July 24 at the Westgate Hotel Terrace (1055 Second Avenure, San Diego) from 8pm unitl midnight.
Mad Cave Studios & Ignition Press, the Marquee Sponsors, in addition to Gold Sponsor GlobalComix and Silver Sponsors Kickstarter & CGC will be providing gift bags for the first 100 attendees through the door.
Included in the gift bags are:
- Mister Nemo #1 Cover A by Duncan Rouleau, courtesy of Mad Cave Studios
- One of 4 books from Ignition Press: Â Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Ignition Exclusive Cover by Jeremy Haun, Voyeur #1 Ignition Exclusive Cover by Tula Lotay, Murder Podcast #1 Cover by Shaun Martinbrough, or Roots of Madness #1 Ignition Exclusive Cover by Karen Darboe.
- CGC Premium Memberships (which include $150 in
submission credit) - CGC luggage tags
- 25th Anniversary CGC pins
- Other surprises
Throughout the evening guests will have the opportunity to bid on exclusive silent auction items
donated by creators, publishers, and industry partners. Confirmed donations include a Conan the Barbarian statue courtesy of Heroic Signatures, Mad Cave Studios contributions, including a complete set of Speed Racer #1-5 limited edition metal variant covers, an
autographed Pop Kill #1 limited edition metal variant by Marguerite Sauvage, and a signed
Battlecats Omnibus hardcover, a CGC Signature Series 9.8 graded Krypto the Last Dog of Krypton #1, signed and sketched by Dan Mora, original art from Local Man by Tim Seeley, a CGC-graded classic from the censored EC line, and so much more.
Entry is free for current members of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Tickets for non-members are $44.52 with fees and include a basic membership to the C.B.L.D.F.