Black Adam made a shocking live appearance at San Diego Comic Con today at the Warner Bros. panel, descending from the heavens amid a lightning storm into Hall H.

Through fog and lightning, the Man in Black has finally arrived to Hall H. #BlackAdam #SDCC pic.twitter.com/CaVR88w8Sk

— DC (@DCComics) July 23, 2022

Not long after Black Adam had come and gone, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson emerged, saying "I heard Black Adam was here, that's so cool." Very cool, Mr. Johnson, very cool indeed.

Johnson, who obviously plays Black Adam in the upcoming film, spoke on stage about his experience with the role:

“The journey for Black Adam, it has been a long journey, fueled with passion, with commitment, with grit," he said. "It’s been easily over 10 years. I’ve been working with Jaume [Collet-Serra] for about five years now and so that’s when he came on board for this. The journey has been an incredible one. I love coming to Comic-Con. To be here in Hall H, representing a DC anti-hero is a dream come true. The dream, having been in the business for years now, I’d bring movies here and hope you guys would like them but this is a dream come true."

Later on the panel, Johnson was asked who would win in a fight: Black Adam or Superman.

“Don’t threaten me with a good time. As you guys know, since we’re in deep with this mythology. Pound for pound they’re pretty close. I think it all depends on who’s playing Superman. I’ll just say that. I’ll leave it at that.”

And a kid also asked him if Kevin Hart got jealous when Johnson was cast as Black Adam.

"Yes, Kevin Hart gets jealous with everything," he replied. "Also, you’re already taller than Kevin Hart."

Black Adam is set for release on October 21, introducing the DC antihero in live-action for the first time, and Johnson has teased that it's the start of a series of movie appearances. Joining him are Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, Noah Cintineo as Atom Smasher, and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone.

There's tons of news for all your favorite shows, films, games, and more coming out of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and we've got the full schedule to guide you through the weekend of panels, announcements, trailers, and surprises.

Legendary X-men writer Chris Claremont is returning to the franchise once more, this time to revive the fan-favorite series X-Treme X-Men.

Marvel revealed the news at Comic-Con's Retailer Panel, confirming that Claremont and artist Salvador Larroca are both returning for a new five-issue series that picks up where the original left off in 2004.

X-Treme X-Men was one of Marvel's three flagship X-books in the early 2000's, alongside Grant Morrison's New X-Men and Chuck Austen's Uncanny X-Men. X-Treme distinguished itself by taking a more global approach to the X-Men, with Storm spearheading a team that operated away from the confines of the Xavier Institute.

The new series looks to revolve around Kitty Pryde, who is dealing with a psychic attack from her old nemesis Ogun. Kitty will reunite the X-Treme gang (including Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop, Sage and Phoenix) to deal with this renewed threat.

“I’m very happy to be teaming up with Chris again to bring back the adventures of the X-Treme X-Men!” Larroca said in Marvel's press release. “It’s been a long time and I’ve missed this team and this book that I consider a child of mine. I hope fans enjoy what we’re doing with this new run–there’s lots of new histories to tell. This is the book that Chris Claremont fans have been waiting for and I’m proud to once again illustrate his awesome plots. Let’s make this an instant classic!”

X-Treme X-Men #1 is slated for release in November 2022.

In other X-Men news, we got our first look at the X-Men '97 animated series at Comic-Con, and we have some theories about which classic comics it may adapt.

There's tons of news for all your favorite shows, films, games, and more coming out of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and we've got the full schedule to guide you through the weekend of panels, announcements, trailers, and surprises.

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Shazam: Fury of the Gods has finally received a first full trailer, showing the next adventure of Zachary Levi's Shazam and his superpowered family.

Revealed as part of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the trailer begins with Shazam doubting his role in the DCEU and as a superhero while also saying he feels like a fraud when compared to the other heroes like Batman, Aquaman, and The Flash.

We also get a glimpse of Helen Mirren's Hespera, the Shazam-ily, Lucy Liu's Kalypso, Shazam throwing a truck at a dragon, and even a Fast and Furious reference. That last bit is funny because Helen Mirren starred in F9 as Queenie.

Levi was at the panel and shared some details on what he and his Shazam-ily have been up to since the first film.

"We got this really cool look into the kids getting their powers," Levi said. "Now, it’s a couple of years on. We’ve been flying around and doing missions and helping the people of Philadelphia. Lots of growing pains. Not just in our own powers but in trying to figure out who we are as heroes and as real people.”

Hespera also discussed how she loved her time as Hespera as she was a "delicious baddie to play" before looking at Levi and saying she had "such a marvelous time kicking the s*** out of you."

We previously saw footage from the movie at DC FanDome, but that was primarily made up of behind-the-scenes looks at the production. The movie, which will arrive on December 21, follows October's debut of Black Adam – Shazam's traditional comic book nemesis.

The story will see the Shazam family (established at the end of the first movie) balancing normal life with being superheroes, before two goddesses – Mirren's Hespera and Liu's Kalypso – visit the world and cause trouble. The new movie will seemingly be more adult comedy and feature "more adult stakes" than the kid-friendly original.

Alongside Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Black Adam recieved a new trailer that featured DC's newest anti-hero face off against the Justice Society's Atom Smasher, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, and Cyclone. It was also confirmed that Amanda Waller will once again play Amanda Waller in the film.

For more on San Diego Comic-Con, check out our roundup of everything announced so far!

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The future of the Marvel Multiverse is here, as San Diego Comic-Con is back with a bang for 2022. Ahead of the massive Saturday showcase, July 22 held host to the Marvel animation panel. Alongside the first look at Marvel’s What If…? Season 2, we got a peek at X-Men ‘97, Marvel’s Zombies and Spider-Man: Freshman Year.

Serving as a prequel of sorts to Tom Holland’s debut in Captain America: Civil War, executive producer and head writer Jeff Trammell’s cartoon plans to expand the wall-crawling hero’s story with a who’s who of Spidey favorites. Much like X-Men ‘97 and Marvel’s Zombies, it looks like Freshman Year takes place in one of the franchise’s alternate realities, meaning we can see anyone and everyone without messing with Holland’s live-action hero. Spider-Man: Freshman Year will hit Disney+ in 2024.

Here’s a full rundown of who’s stopping by (so far)…

Peter Parker

Front and center is the Webhead himself. The story follows Peter Parker’s first year of high school, but by the looks of it, he’s already established as a costumed hero. It’s currently unclear who will voice the series lead, but with Hudson Thames voicing Spidey in What…If?, it’s possible he could return here.

Daredevil

One of the few confirmed voice actors right now is a major one, with Daredevil’s Charlie Cox back as the Man Without Fear. Following a high-profile cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, many expected Matt Murdock to return to the MCU in some capacity. It’s not quite the long-rumored Daredevil Season 4, but it’s a huge win for fans of Cox and Netflix’s series.

Harry Osborn

With Harry Osborn confirmed to play a part in Spider-Man: Freshman Year, Peter’s comic book best friend is finally making his MCU debut. (Though it sounds like they won’t be best friends in the animated series…)

Norman Osborn

Willem Dafoe made his long-awaited return to the Spider-Verse for Spider-Man: No Way Home and might’ve gotten his happy ending when he was returned to his original timeline. In Freshman Year, Osborn takes on something of a mentor role – serving as a plot device similar to Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Osborn will cross paths with both Peter and Spider-Man, but it remains to be seen whether he’ll evolve into the Green Goblin.

Doctor Strange

Fresh off messing with the Multiverse in both No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Stephen Strange is back for more. Even though there’s no word on whether Benedict Cumberbatch will be reprising his role as the sorcerer, the fact that series is set in some version of the MCU coupled with him voicing Strange in What…If? makes it a possibility.

Aunt May

Back in the day, cartoon fans remember the white-haired Aunt May from Spider-Man: The Animated Series (and other shows), while her live-action film appearances also largely portrayed her as an older mother figure to Peter. That all changed with Marisa Tomei’s younger version, and from what we’ve seen of her, Freshman Year will bring back Aunt May following that No Way Home twist.

Amadeus Cho

The MCU is continuing the story of Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk in She-Hulk, but we now have the first tease of Bruce Banner’s potential replacement. Much like how Riri Willaims takes over from Iron Man, Cho is the eventual successor to Banner – taking on the mantle of Brawn. Introduced in 2005, Cho then returned for the World War Hulk arc. Given his love of science, we bet Cho will be teaming up with Parker in the lab.

Nico Minoru

Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways might’ve not been as big a hit as something like Daredevil, but one of its characters is stopping by for Freshman Year. Nico doesn’t let her lineage as the daughter of two dark wizards get in her way. As the de facto leader of the Runaways in the comics, Nico Minoru has the chance to take Freshman Year beyond Peter’s high school drama. She’s been described as Peter’s best friend in the show.

Doctor Octopus

Another famous face from Spider-Man’s rogue's gallery is the legendary Doctor Octopus. Again with a style reminiscent of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, this version of Doc Ock also takes nods from the comics with his bowl haircut and goggles. There are enough villains to fill the Sinister Six (and beyond) on this show, and it seems like Otto will be leading the pack here.

Bentley Wittman/Wizard

Paul F. Tompkins voices Bentley Wittman in Freshman Year, but will he be taking on the mantle of the Wizard? Even though this supervillain might be remembered as an enemy of the Human Torch, the Wizard has also clashed with Spider-Man on plenty of occasions. Possessing superhuman strength and boasting an arsenal of wild weapons, Wittman is known as a founding member of the Frightful Four.

Mac Gargan/Scorpion

Better Call Saul’s Michael Mando had a minor role as Mac Gargan in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and although we never got to see him properly emerge as Scorpion, the character’s post-credit tease of the Sinister Six has become something of a cliffhanger. The Freshman Year concept art shown in the Marvel animation panel depicts Gargan in his classic Scorpion outfit – complete with green spandex and weaponized tail.

Dmitri Smerdyakov/Chameleon

Taking the honor of being Spider-Man's first adversary, Chameleon has a lot of comic book history as a master of disguises. Dmitri Smerdyakov is also known as the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter, and Fred Hechinger is rumored to be playing Chameleon in Sony’s Kraven the Hunter movie. The character has appeared in the MCU before as Numar Acar played Dmitri in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino

Another staple of the Sinister Six is Rhino. Alongside appearances in The Animated Series and Insomniac’s Spider-Man game, the bulky Rhino was played by Paul Giamatti in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Whereas his comic book origin features the Russian mobster undergoing an experimental procedure that gives him super-hard skin, he’s typically shown as a thug in a suit these days.

James Sanders/Speed Demon

Heading into the lower tiers of Spider-Man villains, James Sanders appears in Freshman Year as Speed Demon. Originally known as the Whizzer in the comics, the character has since adopted the name of Speed Demon since parting ways with the Sinister Squadron. As his name suggests, Sanders is another Marvel speedster.

Milos Masaryk/Unicorn

Soviet intelligence agent Milos Masaryk was assigned to track down Anton Vanko as the original Crimson Dynamo. Harnessing the power of Vanko’s tech, Masaryk became the Unicorn and used a horned helmet to shoot a beam of radiation at his enemies. Unicorn was then affected by mutagenic radiation and gained superhuman strength. Given that he’s usually associated with Iron Man, it’ll be interesting to see how he fits in here.

Anton Miguel Rodriquez/Tarantula

Finally, the Spider-like Tarantula is rounding off Spider-Man: Freshman Year’s cast. Known as a terrorist in his homeland of Delvadia, Anton Miguel Rodriguez was recruited by his government as a fascist Captain America under the name of Tarantula. When he took on a life of crime in America, he was stopped by Spider-Man and Punisher before escaping from prison with the help of the Jackal. Again, look out for another young reimagining of the character.

And those are the biggest character reveals from the Marvel animation panel. Which character are you most excited to see? Let’s discuss in the comments!