Comic-Con 2023 Press Badge Registration is now OPEN!
Outlet Key Contacts of approved press outlets may now register for Comic-Con 2023 press badges.
Major changes have been implemented to the registration process. Please see below.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Friday, January 27, 2023: Press Outlet Application submitted for Comic-Con 2023 consideration
Friday, May 12, 2023: Press badge registration completed to be mailed out in advance
Friday, May 12, 2023: Verify, change, or update your shipping address for badge shipment
Friday, June 30, 2023: Press badge registration completed to be included on the Comic-Con 2023 Press List
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Click here to create your Comic-Con Member ID. A Member ID is free and available to all adults and juniors (ages 13 to 17) with a unique and valid email address.
Your Outlet Key Contact must have submitted the Press Outlet Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 for Comic-Con 2023 consideration. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
To attend Comic-Con as press, your outlet must submit an application for approval. Your Outlet Key Contact* must have submitted the Press Outlet Application no later than FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 for Comic-Con 2023 consideration. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
*Outlet Key Contact (OKC) is the primary person responsible for facilitating communication between the press outlet and WonderCon/Comic-Con. There can only be one OKC per press outlet. However, an OKC may be the OKC for multiple outlets.
If your press outlet is approved, your Outlet Key Contact can now register for Comic-Con 2023 press badges. You do not need to sign up for a new Member ID if you already have one.
The Outlet Key Contact is the primary person responsible for facilitating all communication between the press outlet and WonderCon/Comic-Con. There can only be one Outlet Key Contact per press outlet. However, an Outlet Key Contact may be the Outlet Key Contact for multiple press outlets.
Press applications are submitted by the outlet, each person does not need to apply individually. However, your Outlet Key Contact* must have submitted the Press Outlet Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 for Comic-Con 2023 consideration. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
*Outlet Key Contact (OKC) is the primary person responsible for facilitating communication between the press outlet and WonderCon/Comic-Con. There can only be one OKC per press outlet. However, an OKC may be the OKC for multiple outlets.
To update or change the Outlet Key Contact of a press outlet, email pressreg@comic-con.org for assistance. The new Outlet Key Contact must have their own valid and confirmed Comic-Con Member ID. To create a Comic-Con Member ID, please click here.
No, Comic-Con is unable to accept any faxed or emailed applications or verification materials. The deadline to submit a Press Outlet Application was January 27, 2023. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
As a nonprofit organization, Comic-Con is able to provide complimentary press badge(s) to press outlets that meet the published guidelines. This requires you to provide information and examples of work in order for us to verify the legitimacy of the applying press outlet.
Press outlet verification approval is valid for two consecutive years (for example, approved press outlets for our upcoming convention will be valid for 2023 and 2024), unless earlier verification is requested by Comic-Con.
Freelance press members’ verification will only be valid for the year approved.
If your Outlet Key Contact cannot, or chooses not to, provide the required verification materials, we suggest that you purchase an attendee badge, if available. A Press Outlet Application cannot be processed if your Outlet Key Contact does not provide verification materials. Simply listing press outlet information on the application is not considered verification.
Please allow 3 - 6 weeks for processing and review. All press applications are processed in the order in which they are received. The Outlet Key Contact will be notified via email if the press outlet has been approved or declined. If the Outlet Key Contact does not receive a response from us within 6 weeks, please forward the “Press Outlet Application Submission - WonderCon and Comic-Con 2023” email to pressreg@comic-con.org.
The Outlet Key Contact should forward the “Press Outlet Application Submission - WonderCon and Comic-Con 2023” email to pressreg@comic-con.org for further assistance.
My press outlet submitted the Press Outlet Application and was approved as press for 2023. Now what?
Comic-Con 2023 Press Badge Registration is now OPEN! Outlet Key Contacts of approved press outlets may now register for Comic-Con 2023 press badges. Press badge registrations completed by Friday, May 12, 2023, will be eligible to be mailed out in advance. Press badge registration must be completed by Friday, June 30, 2023 to be included on the Comic-Con 2023 Press List
Detailed instructions on how to register can be found HERE.
Comic-Con 2023 Press Badge Registration is now OPEN! Outlet Key Contacts of approved press outlets may now register for Comic-Con 2023 press badges. Press badge registrations completed by Friday, May 12, 2023, will be eligible for advance shipping. Press badge registration must be completed by Friday, June 30, 2023 to be included on the Comic-Con 2023 Press List
Detailed instructions on how to register can be found HERE.
Press badge registrations completed by Friday, May 12, 2023, will be eligible for advance shipping. Your badge will be mailed to the designated shipping address that’s on file in your Comic-Con Member ID account as of that date. All badges will be shipped at least 3-4 weeks prior to the event.
Your shipping address will be marked with a gray ‘Shipping’ bubble. To add or update your shipping address, log in to your Member ID account and click ‘My Addresses’ from your Account Dashboard.
If your primary address is where you want badges mailed, click ‘Edit’, check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address’, and click ‘Save’.
If your primary address is correct but you want your badges to be mailed elsewhere, click ‘+Add Address’. Enter your shipping address information, check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address’, and click ‘Save’.
We cannot ship to international or international APO/FPO/DPO addresses. If you are an international attendee but have a US mailing address you’d like your badge shipped to, click ‘+Add Address’, and enter a domestic shipping address. Check the box next to ‘Primary Shipping Address’, and click ‘Save’.
No. A Comic-Con press badge is complimentary and therefore we cannot provide you with a plus-one, guest, or child badge.
There will be NO on-site registration for press. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
Your Outlet Key Contact must have submitted the Press Outlet Application by FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 for Comic-Con 2023 consideration. We can no longer consider any additional press applications or requests for Comic-Con 2023.
Posting or airing more than 15 minutes of a panel without prior consent from Comic-Con is not permitted. Live streaming is also not permitted. Registered press members that would like to videotape, film, and/or record any matter that will be used for commercial purposes (non-news) must first obtain written permission from Comic-Con and any other participants being recorded. To request the appropriate consents, please email pr@comic-con.org with detailed information regarding the interest to record at Comic-Con.
Posting or airing more than 15 minutes of a panel without prior consent from Comic-Con is not permitted. Live streaming is also not permitted. Registered press members that would like to videotape, film, and/or record any matter that will be used for commercial purposes (non-news) must first obtain written permission from Comic-Con and any other participants being recorded. To request the appropriate consents, please email pr@comic-con.org with detailed information regarding the interest to record at Comic-Con.
Additionally, you must submit a Press Outlet Application by Friday, January 27, 2023. Approval is not guaranteed.
Yes, Comic-Con has a press workroom located inside the San Diego Convention Center that will have dedicated Wi-Fi for our registered press members. You must have a Comic-Con 2023 press badge to enter this room.
Please note: You may not leave any personal belongings in this room. Details will be sent via email to registered press members prior to the convention.
A Comic-Con press badge does not give you early access, special access, or assigned seating to any of our panels or programming rooms. You must wait in the same line as the general attendees.
For any additional questions regarding Comic-Con Press Registration, please email pressreg@comic-con.org.
For publicity questions that do not pertain to Comic-Con Press Registration, please email pr@comic-con.org.