Lauren Gilbert, center, plays the victim of zombies Brandon Keller and Sarah Poteet on 5th Avenue. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Zombies Brandon Keller and Sarah Poteet haunt 5th Avenue near the San Diego Convention Center on Comic-Con’s Preview Night. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
A bottle of paint flies as Michelle Oakes smashes things such as paint, a dummy, and various other items with a bat while in the Harley Quinn Chaos Room at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Derek Kraneveldt uses a bat to smash bottles of paint and other items while in the Harley Quinn Chaos Room at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Daniel Vesco, left, plays a prison guard as he instructs a group before they suit up and go into the Harley Quinn Chaos Room at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Derek Kraneveldt, left, Bradley Nguyen, center, and Cecil Castellucci put on protective suits before they go into the Harley Quinn Chaos Room at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cyrene Quiamco, front, her mother Christine Ganzon, behind her, and sister Chris Joy Quiamco make their way through the Swamp Course at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Cyrene Quiamco is startled by a swamp monster as she and her mother and sister go through the Swamp Course at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Steve Orlando makes his way through the Swamp Course at The DC Universe Experience. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
The aisles were crowded during Comic-Con’s Preview Night. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sculptor Sam Gao creates a creature out of clay at the Weta Workshop booth. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sculptor Sam Gao creates a creature out of clay at the Weta Workshop booth. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
People use their phones to record the robotic Deadpool’s Super Duper Dance Party. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
People use their phones to record the robotic Deadpool’s Super Duper Dance Party. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
People wait at the front of the line for Preview Night. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
People ride down an escalator prior to the start of Preview Night. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Comic-Con volunteer Chris Perry wears a Superman costume as he guides people toward the badge pickup lines. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tyler Harbeke and Kayla Lawless, both from National City, look through the Comic-Con guide book as they wait in line for the start of Comic-Con’s Preview Night. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
