STEVEN YEUN, DAVE BAUTISTA, MANU BENNETT, JAMES MARSTERS, Headline Celebrity Guests At Inaugural WIZARD WORLD RICHMOND COMIC CON, SEPTEMBER 12-14
Steven
Yeun, Michael Rooker and Jon
Bernthal of
“The Walking Dead,” Adam
West and Burt
Ward of
“Batman”, Manu
Bennett (The
Hobbit,
“Arrow”), Dave
Bautista (a.k.a.
WWE® Superstar Batista™,
also starring in the summer blockbuster Guardians
of the Galaxy),
WWE® Hall of Famer Ricky
‘The Dragon’ Steamboat™
and James
Marsters (“Buffy
The Vampire Slayer,” “Torchwood”) are among the celebrities
scheduled to attend the inaugural Wizard
World Richmond Comic Con,
September 12-14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.It is the
11th of
16 events scheduled in the 2014 series produced by Wizard World, Inc.
(OTCBB: WIZD) and will also feature a top-drawer collection of
well-known comics artists and writers and a variety of activities,
exhibitors and special attractions.
Yeun
will appear on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14; the WWE stars will
attend on Saturday only; the others are scheduled for all three days.
Other
notables scheduled include Eliza
Dushku (“Buffy
The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel”), Giancarlo
Esposito (“Once
Upon a Time,” “Breaking Bad”), Alan
Tudyk (“Firefly,” Wreck-It
Ralph), Michael
Madsen(Reservoir
Dogs, “24”), Ernie
Hudson (Ghostbusters,
“Heroes”), Lou
Ferrigno (“The
Incredible Hulk,” “The King of Queens”), Jason
David Frank (“Mighty
Morphin’ Power Rangers”), Sara
Underwood (“Attack
of the Show”) and the Boondock
Saints duo
of Sean
Patrick Flanery and David
Della Rocco.
Superstar
comics creators scheduled to attend include Eisner Award Hall of
Famer Neal
Adams(“Batman,”
“X-Men”), Ethan
Van Sciver (“Green
Lantern,” “Flash”), Kevin
Eastman (Co-Creator,
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), Kevin
Maguire (“Justice
League,” “Batman Confidential”), John
Tyler Christopher(“Amazing
Spider-Man,” “X-Men”), Michael
Golden (“Hulk,”
“Star Wars”), Arthur
Suydam (“Marvel
Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”) and Greg
Horn (“Guardians
of the Galaxy,” “The Avengers”).
Wizard
World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages
to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels,
cosplay, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Richmond
Comic Con show hours are Friday, Sept. 12, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept.
13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
A
first-class lineup of topical programming takes place all three days
at the event, with celebrity Q&A’s, the Wizard World Film
Festival, comics-themed sessions, costume contest, movie screenings,
evening parties and more. Sunday, Sept. 14, is also Kids Day, with an
array of activities and programming specially designed for the
younger Wizard World fans.
Richmond
Comic Con is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old
showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as
every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will
roam the convention floor, often stopping by the Show Stage, the
ideal place to see and be seen.
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