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With Emerald City Comic Con 2026 creeping ever closer, we hope you've made a list of all the panels you just can't afford to miss this year. What's that, you haven't? You choose to go wildly into Seattle Convention Center unplanned and unprepared? Well, look, we can't help but give you points for spontaneity, but still, how do you know you're not going to miss the biggest events at the show?

That's hypothetical, of course, you're not going to miss the biggest events at the show because we're not going to let you. Popverse has thrown together the following list of what we think will be the biggest panels at this absolutely stacked convention, and so long as you bear in mind that these are just our personal opinions and that there are plenty more panels than just this list, we invite you to check it out below.

Friday, March 6

With The Boys' fifth and final season on the way, now is the perfect time to hear from the cast before the world knows how the show will end. Join Karl Urban and Laz Alonso as they look back on (and forward to) the franchise - but don't stop there. Friday attendees can also make their way to:

• Looking Back on The Boys: A Retrospective (Main Stage, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Inside Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Main Stage, 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM)
• Uncharted: Celebrating the Adventure (Main Stage, 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM)

Saturday, March 7

Emerald City Comic Con will be blessed by the presence of an actual living legend this year, as Star Trek's own William Shatner (who just happens to also be T.J. Hooker's own William Shatner), takes the Main Stage for a conversation you can't miss. Some other options that same day include:

• Boldly Going: A Spotlight on William Shatner (Main Stage, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Jamie Campbell Bower Spotlight (Main Stage, 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM)
• Hooked on a Feeling: A Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Panel (Main Stage, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

Sunday, March 8

From personal experience, I can tell you that Seattle has some of the most dedicated Critters in the world, and we expect them to be out in full the Saturday of the convention. The OG crew of Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Matthew Mercer will be rolling initiative on the Main Stage, but don't think the adventure ends with them. There's also:

• Adventures in Exandria: Live with Critical Role (Main Stage, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Return to Old Detroit: Inside RoboCop with Peter Weller & Nancy Allen (Pine Stage, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
• Spotlight on Ming-Na Wen (Main Stage, 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM)

Sunday events with Popverse

And finally, we'd be remiss if we didn't personally invite you to the Popverse-led panels happening at ECCC '26. From conversations with some of the most iconic comic book creatives working today to a brand new trivia game, we'd be thrilled to see you there. You can find Popverse at:

• Gab with Gail! Gail Simone in Conversation with Popverse (Room 345, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM)
• DC vs. Marvel in Popverse’s Popversus (Room 345, 2:45 - 3:30 PM)
• Popverse's Pop Quiz (Room 345, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM)

Can't get enough? Here is:

• How to watch the ECCC 2026 Main Stage livestream for free!
• Where to find Popverse at Emerald City Comic Con 2026!
• The ECCC Artist Alley creators we're most excited for (and how to commission them to draw something for you!)