NATIONWIDE – The nation’s largest Comic-Con convention is going virtual due the coronavirus pandemic, but it's adding a little something special for fans—it’s free.

San Diego Comic-Con, which has gathered 130,000 attendees in previous years, changed its functionality this year to Comic-Con@Home.

The convention will have over 350 panels virtually accessible through YouTube between July 22-26. Fans can subscribe to the channel and stay up to date free of charge. The convention mentioned that these panels will also be viewable up to several days after those dates.

The San Diego Comic-Con website will also transform after 9 a.m. PST, allowing fans from anywhere everywhere access to an Online Exhibit Hall that features 700 exhibitors. There will also be events like the Virtual Masquerade and cosplay contests.

Some big-time convention names like Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment won’t be in attendance, but there will still be casts and directors from top TV shows and anticipated films. To name a few, host panels for all three shows within The Walking Dead universe will be discussing titles like "The Simpsons," "Bill & Ted Face the Music," "Wynonna Earp," and "The 100."

The Comic-Con app will not be used this year, but fans will still be able to create their own schedules though SCHED.com.

While other Comic-Con conventions have opted to cancel their events or postpone them into 2021, including several in Central and South Texas, San Diego’s international convention is giving an opportunity to fans who otherwise could completely miss out on the fandom experience.