Meet 'Torchwood,' 'Arrow' Star John Barrowman At Wizard World Portland

Meet 'Torchwood,' 'Arrow' Star John Barrowman At Wizard World Portland Perhaps best known for roles as Captain Jack Harkness from "Doctor Who/Torchwood" and Malcolm Merlyn in the hit series "Arrow," John Barrowman will appear at Wizard World Portland, Saturday and Sunday, February 20-21. The Scotland-born Barrowman is a burgeoning star on both sides of the Atlantic. He's also familiar to fans of "Desperate Housewives," on which he had a recurring role as Patrick Logan. Always a hugely popular Wizard World guest, Barrowman will meet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and appear in an unforgettable interactive Q&A session at the Oregon Convention Center. Find Your John Barrowman VIP Admissions Here! Find Your WW Portland Admissions Here! ★ ★ ★  Meet 'Serenity,' 'Firefly' Star Jewel Staite At Wizard World Portland Jewel Staite, who portrayed "Kaylee Frye" on Serenity and "Firefly" and "Dr. Jennifer Keller" in the hit series "Stargate: Atlantis" among more than 40 TV and film roles, will appear at Wizard World Portland later this month. The stunning Canada-born actress has also had high-profile roles in "The L.A. Complex," "Higher Ground" and "Wonderfalls." Last year she appeared in several episodes of the cable series "The Killing." Don't miss Staite as she'll be on hand at Wizard World's return to Portland on Saturday and Sunday, February 20 and 21, meeting fans, signing autographs, posing for photo ops and conducting an interactive Q&A session. Find Your Jewel Staite VIP Admissions Here! Find Your WW Portland Admissions Here!  ★ ★ ★ Capcom To Feature Street Fighter® V At Wizard World Gaming Beginning In Portland Wizard World and Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, have announced an agreement to feature the highly-anticipated Street Fighter® V fighting game at Wizard World Gaming events throughout 2016, beginning in Portland this month. Event attendees can visit the Capcom free play area at Wizard World Gaming shows to play Street Fighter V. Additionally, at the main event stage, gamers can compete in a tournament for $3,000 in cash as well as other prizes, with the action streamed live online for a global audience. Wizard World Gaming Portland kicks off a season-long series of gaming-focused events which will coincide with Wizard World comiccon shows throughout 2016 in the following additional cities: St. Louis (April 1-3); Minneapolis (May 6-8); Philadelphia (June 2-5); Sacramento, Calif. (June 17-19); Columbus, Ohio (July 29-31); Orlando, Fla. (August 5-7); Chicago (August 18-21); Austin, Texas (September 23-25); and Pittsburgh (Nov. 4-6). Learn more here.     'Bad Kids' Screening, Panel Featured At Wizard World Portland Booth #2 Fans at Wizard World Portland can experience the comedy thriller "Bad Kids Go To Hell," right from the source. At the comic con, fans can meet the guys who Yahoo! Movies claimed broke the big publisher and "Hollywood mold" to create the successful Bad Kids comic book/movie franchise when Barry "Bazz" Wernick (Creator, Producer), Matthew Spradlin (Creator, Director), James Hallam (Writer, Producer) present their insights on the comic/movie franchise in an Independent Creatives panel (Time/Date TBD), highlighting a weekend of all things "Bad Kids." On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve out their detentions. Is a fellow student to blame, or perhaps Crestview's alleged ghosts are behind the terrible acts? Learn more here. ★ ★ ★ Test Drive The New GenZe Electric Scooters At Wizard World Portland Wizard World Portland fans can take their first step toward joining the electric revolution with a visit to our friends at GenZe during the show, Feb. 19-21. Fans can stop by Genze to take a new electric scooter or electric bicycle for a test ride and enter to win a new GenZe 2.0 electric scooter. For that great photo op, fans can take a picture on a GenZe and use the hashtag #seenonmygenze, post to social media for additional changes to win prizes. The 100% electric GenZe 2.0 carries all your gear, delivers first-from-the-line pickup, and rides like no other. ★ ★ ★   2016 SCHEDULE ADMISSION VIP ADMISSION
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