The Comic-Con Museum is taking a roll of the dice with a new attraction – and it’s shaking off the covers for another one.
Museum officials at the WonderCon pop culture convention over this weekend talked about new events at the Balboa Park museum.
The latest attraction is “Cover Story,” an exhibit showcasing artwork produced each year for the special souvenir program books for the Comic-Con International convention.
The covers of the program books are created by distinguished comic book artists and they have been replicated over the years on T-shirts sold at the convention.
This exhibit will feature six decades of covers created by iconic artists including Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Milton Caniff, Frank Miller, Jim Lee and Alex Ross.
“It’s not only the history of Comic Con, it’s the history of comics,” Gary Sassaman, curator of the exhibit.
Sassaman said Comic-Con has built up a repository of great art. Organizers wanted to show it off to fans. The exhibit has already opened.
“I think there’s a really big difference in seeing something on a computer screen, and even holding a physical piece of printed matter in their hands, and seeing the actual original art,” said Sassaman.
Museum officials also are gearing up for summer nights of Dungeons & Dragons games.
The games will be played in the museum May 30, June 6 and 13, with room for as many as 150 people.
Newcomers will learn how to play the fantasy role-playing game, which has an avid following.
Eddie Ibrahim, senior director of programming for Comic Con, said the games will help people experience a connection to a community of fans and even help them become better storytellers.
“Dungeons and Dragons is not just about rolling dice,” said Ibrahim.
Tickets for the event are expected to go on sale in mid-April and advance purchases are recommended.
