• Doctor Who fans, including a stone angel from the series, snap photos during San Diego Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
    Doctor Who fans, including a stone angel from the series, snap photos during San Diego Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
  • A woman dressed as the character Katniss Everdeen from the movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, poses in front of Comic-Con. AP Photo
    A woman dressed as the character Katniss Everdeen from the movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, poses in front of Comic-Con. AP Photo
  • A couple in costume walk hand-in-hand on the second day of the 45th annual Comic-Con outside the San Diego Convention Center. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    A couple in costume walk hand-in-hand on the second day of the 45th annual Comic-Con outside the San Diego Convention Center. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Actors Natalie Dormer, left, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau speak onstage at the MTVu Fandom Awards during Comic-Con. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP
    Actors Natalie Dormer, left, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau speak onstage at the MTVu Fandom Awards during Comic-Con. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP
  • Attendee Genevieve Nylen is dressed as Cat Woman on the third day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    Attendee Genevieve Nylen is dressed as Cat Woman on the third day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Attendee George Koutsikides is dressed as a combination of the two Batman villains Two-Face and The Joker at Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    Attendee George Koutsikides is dressed as a combination of the two Batman villains Two-Face and The Joker at Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Allie Shaughnessy, who is dressed as Mystique, poses during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
    Allie Shaughnessy, who is dressed as Mystique, poses during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
  • Cast member Elle Fanning poses with a Boxtrolls character at a press line for The Boxtrolls during Comic-Con. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
    Cast member Elle Fanning poses with a Boxtrolls character at a press line for The Boxtrolls during Comic-Con. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
  • Costume designer and viral marketer Chad Evett, right, and members of his family are dressed as the Mad Hatter outside the San Diego Convention Center on the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    Costume designer and viral marketer Chad Evett, right, and members of his family are dressed as the Mad Hatter outside the San Diego Convention Center on the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Sirisha Verigonda, centre, of San Diego, California, poses as Michonne from the show The Walking Dead with two zombies, Emily Zheng, left, and Gina Huang, both of San Diego, during Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
    Sirisha Verigonda, centre, of San Diego, California, poses as Michonne from the show The Walking Dead with two zombies, Emily Zheng, left, and Gina Huang, both of San Diego, during Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
  • M Night Shyamalan, executive producer of the upcoming television series, Wayward Pines, chats with people after the 5th Annual FOX International Channels San Diego Comic Con Press Breakfast in San Diego, California on 25 July 2014. David Maung / EPA
    M Night Shyamalan, executive producer of the upcoming television series, Wayward Pines, chats with people after the 5th Annual FOX International Channels San Diego Comic Con Press Breakfast in San Diego, California on 25 July 2014. David Maung / EPA
  • Cast member Jack Black speaks to Slappy the Dummy at a panel for the movie Goosebumps during Comic-Con. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
    Cast member Jack Black speaks to Slappy the Dummy at a panel for the movie Goosebumps during Comic-Con. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
  • Jill Olsen, right, has her picture taken inside a giant cocoon, from the Falling Skies TV series, during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
    Jill Olsen, right, has her picture taken inside a giant cocoon, from the Falling Skies TV series, during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
  • William Pasini, of Santa Barbara, California, protrays the Star Trek character Worf during Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
    William Pasini, of Santa Barbara, California, protrays the Star Trek character Worf during Comic-Con. TJ Kirkpatrick / Getty Images / AFP
  • A Transformers statue stands on display at the Hasbro booth during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
    A Transformers statue stands on display at the Hasbro booth during Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
  • Actors Mark Ruffalo, left, and Chris Hemsworth attend the Marvel Studios panel during Comic-Con. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP
    Actors Mark Ruffalo, left, and Chris Hemsworth attend the Marvel Studios panel during Comic-Con. Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP
  • A giant Homer Simpson head appears to be buried in the ground on the second day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    A giant Homer Simpson head appears to be buried in the ground on the second day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who voices “Classified”, poses with the character “Skipper” at a press line for the movie Penguins of Madagascar. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
    Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who voices “Classified”, poses with the character “Skipper” at a press line for the movie Penguins of Madagascar. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
  • Erien Hodge and his son Adonis Hodge, 13, are dressed as Batman and Robin on the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    Erien Hodge and his son Adonis Hodge, 13, are dressed as Batman and Robin on the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Attendees dressed as Star Wars characters ride the escalator on the third day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    Attendees dressed as Star Wars characters ride the escalator on the third day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
  • Maia Blackman, dressed as Lorne from the television series Angel, attends Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
    Maia Blackman, dressed as Lorne from the television series Angel, attends Comic-Con. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
  • Lyndsay and Don Smith have their photo taken next to a man dressed as a zombie at a booth for The Walking Dead. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
    Lyndsay and Don Smith have their photo taken next to a man dressed as a zombie at a booth for The Walking Dead. Sandy Huffaker / Reuters
  • An attendee dressed as the Disney villian Hades the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo
    An attendee dressed as the Disney villian Hades the first day of Comic-Con. Robyn Beck / AFP photo

In pictures: Highlights from San Diego Comic-Con


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Highlights from San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California. More than 150,000 fans are expected to attend the sold-out four-day event.