Star Wars creator George Lucas graces Comic-Con for first time

Comic-Con fans pulled out their lightsabers on July 27 to welcome Star Wars (1977 to present) creator George Lucas to the prominent pop culture convention for the first time.

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SAN DIEGO —

Attendees lined up for hours to grab a seat inside the 6,500-person capacity San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, to see the legendary American director behind the Indiana Jones (1981 to 2023) franchise speak at the event on its final day.

Comic-Con, which draws some 130,000 attendees, has become an important platform for movie studios and their stars to showcase the latest film and television offerings, especially those with a genre fan base.

"We've been waiting five decades for this," said panel moderator and American actress-rapper Queen Latifah, who oversaw the discussion by Lucas and other filmmakers.