This past weekend at L.A. Comic Con Jessica Alba, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and Kadir Nelson joined the likes of Guillermo Del Toro, Doug Chiang, Queen Latifah and George Lucas on panel stages expressing full support and endorsement of the LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART set to open in 2026.

The Museum was founded by George Lucas and Melody Hobson, designed by renowned architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects and is currently under construction in an 11-acre campus in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park.

Robert Rodriguez on the L.A. Comic Con stage gave high praise to his friend and mentor George Lucas to what is commonly known in the industry as “Lucas Foresight” highlighting the many times Lucas was ahead of the Hollywood curve with his many creations, inventions, and techniques which are all a standard today including Digital filmmaking which Rodriguez’s best known work, SIN CITY fully incorporated into a box office success. Rodriguez did cheekily mention how an impromptu SIN CITY panel was happening with Alba moderating and Frank Miller as one of the panelists. Also Rodriguez revealed the museum would be revolving every 6 months with different art pieces!

“The only museum you are gonna want to go see” – Robert Rodriguez

At both presentations at the two Comic Cons it was emphasized art from all eras from cave paintings, oil paintings, comic strips, watercolor, comic books, sculptures, murals, photography, book and magazine illustrations, and digital media will be on display.

The museum itself is a flowing piece of art comprised of 300,000 square feet of expansive galleries, two state-of-the-art theaters, dedicated spaces for learning and engagement, retail, dining, and events.

On the Comic Con stages the message was clear. This is the people’s art which is for everyone to visit, be inspired, and share in the great experience that is art from all across human history no matter what medium.

https://www.lucasmuseum.org

At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, George Lucas made his first-ever appearance to highlight the upcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, set to open in 2026 in Los Angeles. Moderated by Queen Latifah, the panel focused on the museum’s mission to celebrate storytelling through comics, illustration, film, and other narrative forms. Joined by Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang, Lucas shared a first look at the museum’s unique design and vast collection, calling it “a temple to the people’s art.”

About the Lucas Museum:

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art believes illustrated stories connect us and reflect the shared beliefs that create community. Co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson and set to open in Los Angeles in 2026, the museum has a collection with rich holdings of works by illustrators including Norman Rockwell, Jessie Willcox Smith, Kadir Nelson, Beatrix Potter, Maxfield Parrish, and N. C. Wyeth; comic artists including Winsor McCay, Frank Frazetta, George Herriman, Jack Kirby, Chris Ware, Alison Bechdel, and R. Crumb; and much more. Additionally, the museum is the holder of the Lucas Archive, which includes props, models, concept art, costumes, and more, that span the full extent of Lucas’s filmmaking.

The building is designed by renowned architect Ma Yansong of MAD with assistance from US-based architecture firm Stantec. It sits in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park on an 11-acre campus that includes expansive new green space designed by Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA. The 300,000-square-foot structure will feature galleries, two theaters, a retail store, a library, a café, a restaurant, as well as event spaces.
For more info visit: lucasmuseum.org.

During his spotlight panel at C2E2, writer Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and fan-favorite artist Dan Mora (Superman, Justice League Unlimited, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest) announced and revealed covers and concept art for Immortal Legend Batman. Higgins and Mora will also be joined by Writer Mat Groom (Ultraman, Inferno Girl Red) and artist Erica D’Urso (Captain, Marvel, Inferno Girl Red) for this six-issue limited series launching under DC’s Elseworlds banner.

Available for preorder Friday, May 23, Immortal Legend Batman arrives at participating comic book shops and digital retailers Wednesday, August 27. This series combines the best elements of superhero storytelling with elements of the Japanese “tokusatsu” genre of entertainment, like the Western sci-fi/fantasy, encompassing everything from Japanese kaiju to manga. “In Immortal Legend Batman,Dan, Mat, Erica, and I are using elements of ‘superhero tokusatsu,’ so readers can expect to see cool and recognizable elements like mech/armor-style transformations, specifically named combat moves, a gradually expanding team, and more,” said writer Higgins.

Many centuries from now, humanity becomes a galactic civilization with capital megacities on multiple planets and smaller outposts on dozens more. To conquer the vast distances between solar systems, humanity tapped into dark matter to bend space-time around spacecraft, from hulking colony vessels to one-man mech suits. In accessing this dark power, humanity broke the barrier between their universe and their universe’s shadow. This resulted in the creation of “Shadows”: mindless, soulless apparitions craving nothing but violence and destruction. Due to the actions of these Shadow creatures, newly colonized worlds were brought to the brink of collapse. But three warriors found a way to access the energy that bound their universe to the shadow universe, becoming “immortal legends”: Immortal Legend Batman, Immortal Legend Robin and Immortal Legend Nightwing.

For more information on Immortal Legend Batman and the World’s Greatest Super Heroes, follow @DCOfficial on social media and visit the DC website at https://www.dc.com. A robust selection of classic new Elseworlds series is available to read with a subscription to the DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription platform (DCUI). For more information and a free trial, visit the DCUI website at https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com.