City leaders kicked off the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con International Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center, ushering in days of comics, games, movies and art. This year's edition seeks to improve on the pared-down 2023 version, which was limited by last year's Hollywood actors and writers strikes. As a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike, Comic-Con in 2023 had no HBO, Netflix, Marvel, DC, Sony or other big studio representation. Not so in 2024, where the big presenters will again fill the convention center's largest stages for the 55th running of one of San Diego's largest events. "Comic-Con is an iconic event that brings people from all over the world to San Diego for four days of unforgettable fun," Mayor Todd Gloria said at the kickoff event Wednesday morning. "This convention not only celebrates creativity and innovation in popular arts, but also generates significant economic benefits for our local businesses, community and the city itself -- the hotel room taxes that these visitors generate make up a healthy portion of our city's budget." MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/entertainment/events/comic-con/mayor-gloria-city-leaders-kick-off-comic-con-ahead-of-preview-night/509-b0063e38-4758-4387-b42f-17dafc4bbc9a