Highlights from 2025 San Diego Comic-Con
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Matt Patches
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Summary
The 2025 San Diego Comic-Con featured limited participation from major players like Marvel and DC, allowing smaller entities to shine. Highlights included Marvel's release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps and James Gunn's promotion of Peacemaker season 2.
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James Gunn only popped by to promote Peacemaker season 2, but nothing more from his larger Warner Bros./DCU initiative
But the absence of two major players in the superhero tentpole space meant there was more room than ever for the littler guys (relative) to squeeze through
Here are some of the highlights from out of this weekend’s fan mecca. But first, that DC TV show that did show up
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