MORENA BACCARIN, KAREN GILLAN, EVAN PETERS, WWE PHENOM THE UNDERTAKER® Headline Celebrity Guests At WIZARD WORLD AUSTIN COMIC CON, OCTOBER 2-4
Morena
Baccarin (“Homeland,”
“Stargate SG-1”), Karen
Gillan (“Doctor
Who,” Guardians
of the Galaxy),Evan
Peters (X-Men:
Days of Future Past, American
Horror Story),
WWE Phenom The
Undertaker® and Katie
Cassidy (“Arrow,”
“Gossip Girl”) are among the celebrities scheduled to attend
Wizard World Austin Comic Con, Thursday through Saturday, October 2-4
at the Austin Convention Center.It is the 13th of
16 events 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.
Baccarin
and Peters will appear on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4, while Gillan
and Cassidy will attend on Saturday only. The Undertaker is scheduled
for Friday only (4:30-8:30 p.m.).
Superstar
comics creators scheduled to attend include Neal
Adams (“Batman,”
“Green Lantern”), Kaare
Andrews (“Astonishing
X-Men,” “Iron Man”), Bob
Layton (“Avengers,”
“Captain America”), CAFU (“Earth-2,”
“Trigon – Villains Month”), Ethan
Van Sciver (“Green
Lantern,” “Flash”), Ramon
F. Bachs (“Infinity:
Heist,” “Red Robin”), Rob
Prior (“Heavy
Metal,” “Spawn the Impaler”), Kevin
Maguire (“Justice
League,” “Batman Confidential”), Greg
Horn (“Walt
Disney,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Michael
Golden (“Spider-Man,”
“Hulk”), Arthur
Suydam (“Marvel
Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”) and many others.
Other
notable celebrities on the Wizard World Austin Comic Con roster
include Manu
Bennett (“Arrow,”The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Rebecca
Mader (“Once
Upon a Time,” “Lost”), Sean
Astin (The
Lord of the Rings, Rudy), Shannen
Doherty (“Charmed,”
“Beverly Hills 90210”), Holly
Marie Combs(“Charmed,”
“Picket Fences”), Christopher
Judge (“Stargate
SG-1,” “X-Men: Evolution”), Alfonso
Ribeiro(“The
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Silver Spoons”), Grant
Wilson (“Ghost
Hunters”), Michael
Rooker (“The
Walking Dead,” Guardians
of the Galaxy), J.
August Richards (“Agents
of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Angel”), Jason
David Frank (“Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers”) and Eric
Roberts (“Doctor
Who,” The
Dark Knight).
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,
comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art,
collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Austin Comic Con show
hours are Thursday, October 2, 4-9 p.m.; Friday, October 3, 2-9 p.m.;
and Saturday, October 4, 11 a.m.-8 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.
Wizard
World Austin 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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