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Whether off-screen or on-, Bryce Dallas Howard has a career that many nerds would kill for — she’s been both a mainstay of the Jurassic (World) era and the original big-screen Gwen Stacy before she was a Spider in her own right (in 2007’s Spider-Man 3, in case you don’t remember), and behind the camera, she’s also been the director for four different Star Wars shows, from The Mandalorian and Ahsoka through Book of Boba Fett and Skeleton Crew. As if all of that wasn’t keeping her busy enough, she’s adding one more credit to an already packed resume: guest at Emerald City Comic Con 2026.

Howard will be at the show Friday through Sunday of the annual Pacific Northwest pop culture shindig, which is March 6 through 8, and will be available for photo ops and autographs during that time. Think of it as the best time you can to ask if shooting Rocketman was as fun as it looked onscreen. (What, am I the only fan of that Elton John biopic here? Surely not…)

Tickets for Emerald City Comic Con 2026 are on sale right now, and Popverse Superfans get special access to photo ops and autographs, plus much more. (In fact, Superfans should keep an eye out in their emails for a special pre-sale for photos and autographs very very soon.) Want to know more? Here's everything an ECCC Popverse Superfan membership will get at this year's show: 

• Guaranteed first access to tickets
• First access to artist alley
• Premium access to purchase photo ops, autographs, and exclusive merch
• Fast pass autos/photo ops
• Access to our ECCC Superfan lounge
• Access to Popverse's video archive from all ReedPop conventions, including NYCC, C2E2 and previous ECCCs

More information about what it takes to get a Superfan membership can be found here.

Emerald City Comic Con 2026 runs March 5 through March 8, 2026, at the Seattle Convention Center. Popverse is going to be there for a good time and a long time all weekend, and we’re excited to see you there.

Can't get enough? Here's everything you need to know about Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026.