Photos: Inside preview night at Comic-Con 2016

Jude Stancill of Modesto poses for a picture by “The Walking Dead� booth on preview night at Comic-Con International.

Attendees take pictures of Star Wars costumes on Preview Night.

Fans line up to meet Walking Dead “roamers.�

Attendees grab free posters and other gear.

Gonzalo Glicia photographs Danah Hernandez next to a Lego sculpture of Captain America.

Attendees make their way toward the exhibition hall.

San Diego Police officers walk the exhibition floor at Comic-Con International.

Comic-Con conventioners walk past a replica of the White House that promotes the ABC television show “Designated Survivor.�

Charlie Pape and her father, Jim, try to solve a puzzle at the X-Men booth.

Thousands of attendees browse the boothsl.

A Comic-Con attendee sporting a Superman shirt.

Meredith Placko stops for a selfie with a “Dark Phoenix� sculpture.

Tanner Haas, 19, wears a Pikachu hat

Andrew Miranda, 21, top left, and his friends wait to enter the exhibition hall.

X-Men Archangel Todd Schmidt makes an early appearance at Comic-Con International.

“Costume Weapons Check� is a space where conventioneers can stow costume weapons that are not allowed inside the San Diego Convention Center.

Peter Tan, 5, sits on the shoulders of his father, Peter, from San Jose, as they joined thousands of others at the San Diego Convention Center to pick up tickets and credentials and attend Preview Night.

After waiting hours in liComic Con International exhibit hall in search of special deals and freebies.

Olivia Hare, 3, as Harley Quinn, rides her father Alex’s shoulders through the San Diego Convention Center.

Souvenir seekers crowd around the Marvel Comics table for some freebies.

Mae Bovenzi delivers prizes from behind the Adult Swim facade.