Comic Con 2018: 10 Biggest Rumours‏

In the absence of Marvel, DC prevails...

by Ewan Paterson
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Though fans could be forgiven for thinking that SDCC 2018 is setting up for something of a disappointment, with neither Marvel Studios nor LucasFilm opting to grace the convention floor, this year's Comic Con will still pack its fair share of surprises. Warner Bros., DC Comics and more will all be leading the way with a bevy of trailers, announcements and panels - some considerably more significant than others.

Kicking off this Thursday, July 19, fans of film, TV, video games and of course comics will get to see a whole host of new surprises, and while the likes of Warner Bros., Sony and more can all do their best to ensure their surprises remain just that - surprises - rumours surrounding what we could see at the convention have hotted up considerably in recent weeks.

Everything from surprise stage entrances to brand new films being announced have done the rounds online, and though pop-culture’s premier event has placed less of an onus on its namesake in recent years, exciting reveals for both DC and Marvel Comics have been promised too.

Marvel Studios’ absence might be hard to stomach, but with so much still there already, this Comic Con still has a chance of making a big impression.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.