Star Wars creator George Lucas made his first Comic-Con appearance ever on Sunday. The Hollywood Reporter describes the scene:Thousands waited hours just to get inside, chanted "Lu-cas, Lu-cas!" while they waited, and then gave a wild standing ovation as the filmmaker took to the stage, introduced by rapper-actress Queen Latifah, and sat down next to filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and Star Wars production designer Doug Chiang. If the 6,500-strong crowd was disappointed he didn't talk a whiff about Star Wars or Indiana Jones, it wasn't shown, as cries of "I love you, George!" and waving lightsabers punctuated the air several times. Lucas even received a standing ovation when he left the presentation, which was devoted entirely to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. He, along with museum board member and fellow art collector del Toro and Chiang, were there to not only give a first look at the museum but also make a case for the importance and validity of narrative art, which includes comic book art, as a vital form of expression... A video presentation showed interior looks at the museum — there are no right angles anywhere, Latifah underscored — as well as images that will be in the collection. A cover of DC comic Mystery in Space, featuring the first appearance of Adam Strange; the first ever Flash Gordon comic strip; a cover of 1950s EC comic Tales from the Crypt; strips of Peanuts and Garfield; art ranging from Brian Bolland and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola to underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, Windsor McKay and Moebius; art of Astro Boy and Scrooge McDuck. But there were also images of art by Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth and Frieda Kahlo. Also in the museum will be concept and storyboard art from Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark by Ralph McQuarrie and Jim Steranko, as well as the props of starships and speeders from various Star Wars movies. Chiang explained that comic art in particular had long been discounted. "It's not taken seriously," he said, and when he was younger was told, "You will outgrow it one day.... I'm so glad I didn't," he said, before driving home the point that one of the strengths of narrative art is that it's driven by story. "Story comes first. Art comes second...." The museum, which has had its opening pushed back several times, is slated to open in 2026. More Comic-Con highlights:Pennywise, the scary clown, returns in the upcoming HBO series "IT: Welcome to Derry"Comic-Con also saw a trailer for the new rock mockumentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. (Bassist Derek Smalls is now apparently into cryptocurrency...) Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has a new series called Pluribus coming to AppleTV+, a nine-episode sci-fi drama starring Rhea Seehorn from Better Call Saul. (Watch its bizarre trailer here.)Read more of this story at Slashdot.