CDG at Comic-Con
The CDG’s participation in San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has evolved with the event. Costume designers, assistant costume designers, illustrators, and concept artists play a unique and pivotal role in imagining the garments that define a character. Comic-Con is an opportunity for CDG members to connect directly with fans through our shared enthusiasm for costume and character. The CDG thanks Sony Pictures Studio for their partnership and support of SDCC.
Cosplay Highlights
CDG Comic-Con Event Schedule
Comic-Con International: San Diego 2026
San Diego Comic-Con 2026 took place from Thursday, July 23 through Sunday, July 26, 2026, with the traditional Preview Night on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The event was held at the San Diego Convention Center, located at 111 W. Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego, CA.
Booth 4519
Partnership
The CDG thanks Sony Pictures Studio for their partnership and support of SDCC
To partner with the CDG at Comic-Con, contact Anna Wyckoff at awyckoff@cdgia.com or Kristin Ingram at kingram@cdgia.com
Comic-Con Director
Comic-Con Director Ivy Thaide is also the Vice President of the CDG. She was part of the team that initiated the Guild’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con and is deeply passionate about connecting costume designers and their teams to fans in a conversation of costume and cosplay which grows every year.
Comic-Con Committee
The CDG extends a warm thank you to the 2026 Comic-Con Committee:
Ivy Thaide : Director
Ariel Boroff
Cat Velosa
Dee Graham
Elissa Alcala
Gina DeDomenico
Laura Brody
Michi Tomimatsu
Samantha Kuester
Comic-Con 2026 Galleries
Photography by Morgan Rooms
Panel
A Web of Design: Caught in the Creation of Sony’s Spider-Nior’s Universe
Autograph Session & Cosplay
A Web of Design: Caught in the Creation of Sony’s Spider-Nior’s Universe
Interview With The Vampire S1
ACD, Laura L. Brody
Foundation S3
CD, Elissa Alcala
Scary Movie S6
CD, Ariyela Wald-Cohain
Panel
Divine Design For Demigods: Behind The Costumes
Autograph Session & Cosplay
Divine Design For Demigods: Behind The Costumes
Ray Gunn
CD, Neysa Bove
Panel
From Sketch to Stunt
Titans
Costume Concept Artist, Jennifer Davis Chen
Cosplay
Throughout the week
The Boys, Murderbot
Costume Concept Artist, Laura Jean Shannon
The Bluff
CD, Antoinette Messam and Costume Concept Artist, Gina Dedomenico
Masquerade 27th Anniversary
Backstage,Show and Awards
CDG Booth
Throughout the week
Mystery Science Theater 3000
CD, Samantha Kuester
Clueless
CD, Mona May
Agatha All Along
Costume Concept Artist, Xander Smith
Comic-Con 2025 Galleries
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Daniel Selon
Dressed for Deception: Iconic Costumes from Marvel’s Agatha All Along
Neysa Bove
Pop-Up Booth: WondLa
Jeriana San Juan
From Code to Couture: Designing
M3GAN 2.0
Hall of Fame
Masquerade
Booth: Showcasing Andor by CD Michael Wilkinson
Comic-Con 2024 Galleries
Trish Summerville
The Secret to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Costumes
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Daniel Orlando
Behind The Futuristic Costumes of Netflix’s Atlas
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Ordinary People Extraordinary Characters
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Hall of Fame
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Masquerade
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Pop-Up Event: Meet Laura Jean Shannon
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Booth: Showcasing Furiosa A Mad Max Saga
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Trading Cards
Photography by Ryan Hartford
Comic-Con 2023 Galleries
Collen Atwood
The Power of Costume: How Designers Inspire the World
Photography by Ryan Hartford and Shutterstock
Kate Hawley
From Concept to Reality: How Costume Design Helped Shape The Second Age of Middle-earth
Photography by Ryan Hartford and Shutterstock
Booth: Showcasing a Stillsuit from the movie Dune
Photography by Ryan Hartford and Shutterstock
Masquerade
Photography by Ryan Hartford and Shutterstock
Hall of Fame
Photography by Ryan Hartford and Shutterstock
Comic-Con 2022
