Thousands of people descended upon San Diego this weekend for the annual Comic-Con International event.

While the major studios skipped the convention amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes, comic-book fans still showed up and embraced the opportunity to dress up as their favorite characters.

The Los Angeles Times' Tracy Brown was at Comic-Con and joined host Lisa McRee on "LA Times Today" with more on how the event handled the strikes.

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