San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Starts Today! What To Expect At This Years Convention

The annual pop-culture extravaganza, Comic-Con, is upon us once again and this year's comic book convention is going to be even geekier than last year.

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More than 125,000 pop-culture devotees are expected to invade the San Diego Convention Center. Many in costumes and transformed into their favorite characters from the hottest TV shows, movies, comic books, and much more.

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The popularity of Comic-Con doesn't just attract thousands of fans each year but also huge celebrities. A-listers Hugh Jackman of "The Wolverine" and Sandra Bullock of the sci-fi drama "Gravity" will be on hand for their movies. Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green and Rodrigo Santoro will tout "300: Rise of an Empire."

Joss Whedon brings the new show "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which takes the world of superhero films to HD TV this fall. And The X-Files stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back together for a special 20th-anniversary reunion panel.

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Heavy-metal rock band Metallica will even be showing up to the convention to promote their movie "Metallica Through the Never" September 27. It is rumored the will also be playing a secret show.

Each year Comic-Con rolls out major surprises and who knows what will happen this year. Check out a tentative schedule of the events to come at this year's Comic-Con event in San Diego thanks to IGN's website.

Thursday, July 18th

• 1:00: San Diego Comic-Con Show Preview
• 1:30: Nothing Left to Fear: Interview with Slash (of Guns N' Roses fame)
• 1:40: To Do List: Interview with Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Bilson and Maggie Carey
• 2:00: Cosplay Superstars: Interview with LeeAnna Vamp, Vampy and Meagan Marie
• 2:15: The Conjuring: Interview with Lili Taylor
• 2:30: The Games of Comic-Con: Discussion with Steve Butts and Marty Sliva
• 2:45: Ender's Game: Interview with Gavin Hood and Roberto Orci
• 3:00: Doctor Who: Interview with Matt Smith
• 3:15: The Walking Dead: Interview with Robert Kirkman
• 3:30: Ender's Game: Interview with Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin
• 3:45: Octodad: PS4 game demo
• 4:00: Divergent: Interview with Shailene Woodley, Neil Burger and Veronica Roth
• 4:15: Batman Origins: Interview with Troy Baker, Roger Craig Smith, and WB Producer
• 4:30: Marvel Comics: Interview with Joe Quesada
• 4:45: Comic-Con: News wrap-up

Friday, July 19th

• 1:00: Comic-Con: Friday Preview
• 1:15: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: 3DS game demo
• 1:30: Power Rangers: Interview with Jason David Frank
• 1:45: NTSF:SD:SUV:: Interview with Karen Gillan and Paul Scheer
• 2:00: Falling Skies: Interview with Noah Wyle, Will Patton and Moon Bloodgood
• 2:20: Nintendo: Wii-U game demo
• 2:30: The Legend of Korra: Interview with Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko and Janet Varney
• 2:45: Vikings: Interview with Travis Fimmel and Kathryn Winnick
• 3:00: Godzilla: Gareth Edwards Interview
• 3:15: The Walking Dead: Panel discussion with Roth Cornet
• 3:30: The World's End: Interview with Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
• 3:50: 300: Rise of an Empire: Interview with Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro and Eva Green
• 4:00: I, Frankenstein: Interview with Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski and Stuart Beattie
• 4:15: Pikmin 3: Wii-U game demo
• 4:30: Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Interview with Cast
• 4:45: Comic-Con: News wrap-up

Saturday, July 20th

• 1:00: Comic-Con: Saturday Preview
• 1:15: The Walking Dead: Interview with Greg Nicotero, Scott Gimple and David Alpert
• 1:30: Nikita: Maggie Q Interview
• 1:45: Kick-Ass 2: Interview with Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jeff Wadlow and Donald Faison
• 2:00: Evil Dead: Interview with Fede Alvarez and Jane Levy
• 2:15: Godzilla and More: Panel discussion with Jim Vejvoda
• 2:45: Orphan Black: Interview with Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris and Dylan Bruce
• 3:00: Bates Motel: Interview with Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore
• 3:15: Arrow: Interview with Katie Cassidy, Emily Bett Rickards and David Ramsey
• 3:45: Scribblenauts Unmasked: game demo
• 4:00: Marvel Movies: Interview with Kevin Feige
• 4:15: Marvel Movies: Discussion with Joey Esposito
• 4:30: Community: Interview with Gillian Jacobs, Allison Brie and Yvette Nicole Brown
• 4:45: Comic-Con: Show wrap-up