Entertainment Earth Celebrates 20thAnniversary Popular Online Toys and Collectibles Retailer Provides Groundbreaking Industry Innovations for 20 Years

SIMI VALLEY, CA: March 31, 2016   April 2016 is a long-awaited milestone for the Labowitz brothers, Aaron and Jason. On April 1, 2016, the company they founded - Entertainment Earth - will celebrate its 20th anniversary.   Since its website first went live 20 years ago, Entertainment Earth has distinguished itself as the authoritative source for toys and collectibles, offering tens of thousands of unique items available for order and pre-order at any given time. With a staff of experts who are themselves personal collectors, Entertainment Earth serves as the "go-to" source for the latest and greatest action figures, bobble heads, toys, gifts, and collectibles.   Entertainment Earth wasn't always the force it is now, however; in the early days, it was staffed by just three employees in a small garage in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. But the dreams of Aaron and Jason Labowitz were far greater than the expanse of their 1996 workspace, and the company soon grew into the true powerhouse it is today, with an acclaimed warehouse and a staff of over 125 employees - and growing.   "I'm a collector myself," says Jason Labowitz, President and Co-Founder of Entertainment Earth. "I knew in 1996 that it was impossible to have the newest action figures and toys shipped to my house, at retail prices, in mint condition, and Aaron and I decided to do something about it. We originally started this company as a one-stop source for the Star Wars action figure collector. Over the years, our dear clients have led us to apply our deep knowledge of the collector market to cover all corners of the pop culture industry. From gift buyer to fan of the latest blockbuster movie to serious collector of anything licensed, we have something for you."   One-stop source indeed, because with the unveiling of the Entertainment Earth News site in 2014, Entertainment Earth became not only a source for finding gifts and collectibles, but also for enjoying the first scoop on hot news in the toys and pop culture industries.   Among the many successes of Entertainment Earth over the years are the conception of its wholesale division, EE Distribution, along with the formation of the company's own manufacturing arm, Bif Bang Pow!, and its associated licensor partners.   By spearheading game-changing industry innovations such as hosting one of the first major toy booths at San Diego Comic-Con since 1997, Entertainment Earth has truly become the champion of the toys and collectibles industry. In fact, the company boasts over one million copies of the Entertainment Earth catalog mailed out to date.   Entertainment Earth is thanking its clients for 20 years by giving them a free gift with every order in the month of April, and is celebrating with various employee appreciation events, social media giveaways, and a company history video. With 20 years under its belt, the company strives to further advance its groundbreaking Mint Condition Guarantee™, Risk Free Shopping, Hassle Free 90-Day Returns, and Low-Price Guarantee with the sagacity of an impactful business in an ever-evolving industry. About Entertainment Earth®, Inc. Entertainment Earth® - entertainmentearth.com - is the preeminent pioneer and innovator in the worldwide online retail and wholesale toy, gift, and collectibles industry, offering unparalleled expertise and an ever-expanding selection of over 22,000 licensed products.  Founded in 1996 and based in Simi Valley, California, Entertainment Earth is renowned for its popular website and print catalog, and its groundbreaking best practices that include a Mint Condition Guarantee™, Risk Free Shopping, and Hassle Free 90-Day Returns.

Wynonna struggles to abide by the rules imposed by the Black Badge Division.

 Henry the drifter makes a deal he may be unable to upload.

Valiant's 2016 Convention Tour Adds 10 New Dates – Beginning at Emerald City Comicon 2016!

This year, Valiant is taking the most critically acclaimed publishing line in comics on the road and gearing up to meet more than a million fans in the US and Canada throughout 2016! 

Valiant is proud to announce a slew of new dates for the Valiant 2016 Convention Tour – a months-long, coast-to-coast celebration coming soon to a town near you! Continuing at Seattle's Emerald CityComicon 2016 (ECCC) in April, Valiant's one-of-a-kind convention road show is slated to storm through Los Angeles; Houston; Denver; Washington, D.C.; and more:

Friday, March 18th – Sunday, March 20th
C2E2 2016
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL

Friday, March 25th – Sunday, March 27th
Wondercon 2016
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, April 2nd – Sunday, April 3rd
SC Comicon 2016
TD Convention Center
Greenville, SC

Thursday, April 7th – Sunday, April 10th:
Emerald City Comicon 2016
Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, WA

Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th
LA Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Thursday, April 28th – Sunday, May 1st :
Calgary Expo 2016
Stampede Park
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wednesday, May 11th – Saturday, May 14th
BookExpo America
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL

Saturday, May 21st – Sunday, May 22nd
3 Rivers Comicon
Century 3 Mall
West Mifflin, PA

Friday, May 27 – Sunday, May 29th
Space City Comic Con
NRG Center
Houston, TX

Thursday, June 2nd – Sunday, June 5th
Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Convention Center, Hyatt Regency
Phoenix, AZ

Friday, June 3rd – Sunday, June 5th
Awesome Con
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

Friday, June 17th – Sunday, June 19th
Denver Comic Con
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado

*More dates to be added all summer long!*

The year’s greatest celebration of your favorite superheroes takes flight in Seattle, WA at Emerald CityComicon 2016 (ECCC)! From Thursday, April 7th through Sunday, April 10th, join Valiant at the Washington State Convention Center for a weekend packed with programming, special guests, and ECCC exclusives that no fan will find anywhere else!

Visit Booth #1702 all weekend long to find out why Valiant has captured the nation’s biggest headlines with a complete collection of trade paperbacks and hardcovers featuring Valiant’s world-class roster of superheroes and villains, including X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT REBORN, NINJAK, BOOK OF DEATH, RAI, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE, and more!

Come for the highest-proofed exclusive of the weekend with the A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1 ECCC EXCLUSIVE VARIANT – featuring the artwork of fan-favorite artist Ian McGinty (Adventure Time)! Red-hot writer Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and superstar artist David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man) kick off the FIRST ISSUE of Valiant’s next blockbuster series here with “IN THE BAG” – an insane rescue mission sending Archer into the depths of Armstrong’s bottomless satchel to free his roguish partner from an ages-old enemy…but only if he can fight his way through a mind-bending maze of history’s greatest lost treasures first!

Then, meet the minds behind your favorite superhero sagas with signings throughout the weekend from an all-star cast of special guests, including superstar artist Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.), acclaimed artist Adam Gorham (DEAD DROP), breakout writer Jody Houser (FAITH), and New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR)! And get ready for the bottomless satchel’s worth of brand-new Valiant merchandise screaming into Seattle, including t-shirts featuring X-O MANOWAR, NINJAK, HARBINGER, FAITH, and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, infant snapsuits, and more!

Then, get the inside scoop on the most celebrated superhero universe in comics on Thursday, April 7th at 5:30 PM in Room T301 with Valiant 101: New Fans Start Here! You've heard the buzz… You've seen the reviews… Now find out where to start with Valiant Comics! From X-O MANOWAR to NINJAK to FAITH and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, jump on board here with a concise and fun-filled introduction to Valiant's biggest, most memorable characters…and find out for yourself why Buzzfeed calls Valiant "a universe full of your new favorite superheroes!"

But Valiant’s seismic plans are just warming up! On Saturday, April 9th at 12:15 PM in Room W3A, blast into Valiant’s most ambitious blockbuster event yet with Valiant: The Summer of 4001 A.D.! This summer…the future of Earth will be decided in the stars when Valiant presents the blockbuster crossover event of the year in 4001 A.D.! Now, get primed for the epic showdown between Rai and the forces of New Japan right here at Emerald City Comicon with an exclusive panel presentation from an all-star cast of Valiant staff and creators! Plus: don't miss an all-new round of news and announcements for ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, BLOODSHOT REBORN, DIVINITY, FAITH, NINJAK, X-O MANOWAR, and more!

As Valiant’s chart-topping place in comics climbs ever higher, the road to this year’s most exciting announcements, exclusives, and can’t-miss comics begins right here with one of the biggest shows of the year, only at Emerald City Comicon 2016!

And look for new dates to be added to the Valiant 2016 Convention Tour all summer long!

For more information, visit Valiant on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and ValiantUniverse.com.

For Valiant Merchandise and more, visit ValiantStore.com
 

Valiant 2016 Convention Tour Poster – Image by Pere Perez with Ulises Arreola


A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1 ECCC EXCLUSIVE VARIANT – Artwork by Ian McGinty

ALL’S FAIR IN ESPIONAGE ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “STITCHERS,”

AIRING TUESDAY, APRIL 19 ON FREEFORM

Michael Graziadei (“The Young and the Restless”) Guest Stars

The team is forced to disobey Maggie’s direct orders, on an all-new episode of “Stitchers” airing TUESDAY, APRIL 19 (10:00–11:00 p.m. EDT) on Freeform.

When a young woman falls to her death with a cryptic note attached to her body, Kirsten is convinced the message is somehow tied to her own past.  But when the stitch reveals the victim was brainwashed to kill movie director Roman Bain (Michael Graziadei), the team ends up in a race against time to find the person responsible before someone gets seriously hurt. Meanwhile, Camille’s defense training unexpectedly reunites her with Liam (Jack Turner).

“Midnight Stitcher” is written by Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg and directed by Norman Buckley.

“Stitchers” is executive-produced by Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken. The series stars Emma Ishta as Kirsten Clark, Kyle Harris as Cameron Goodkin, Ritesh Rajan as Linus Ahluwalia, Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Maggie Baptiste, Allison Scagliotti as Camille Engelson and Damon Dayoub as Detective Quincy Fisher.

THE FAITHFUL ARE TARGETS AS A MINISTER USES HIS UNIQUE ABILITY TO INCREASE HIS FLOCK - WILLIAM MAPOTHER GUEST STARS -

An evangelical preacher (guest star William Mapother) has a tent revival unlike any other when he uses his Wesen identity to gain more believers.

Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) are called to the scene as things escalate when a group of "true believers" are hell bent on saving the preacher and his flock by any means necessary.

Meanwhile, Capt. Renard (Sasha Roiz) takes further steps to gain power in local government.

Elsewhere, Eve (Bitsie Tulloch) uses Adalind's (Claire Coffee) ol' hat trick to gain more access to Black Claw.

Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee and Bree Turner also star.

*AIRDATE AND TIME CHANGE*

“SHADOWHUNTERS” CAST TALKS FAVORITE MOMENTS OF SEASON ONE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO SEASON TWO IN “SUPERFAN SUITE: SHADOWHUNTERS,”
AIRING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8

With a season full of demon hunting wrapped up and a mega cliffhanger leaving fans clamoring for season two, the cast of Freeform’s hit saga series “Shadowhunters” comes together to chat about season one and more, in “Superfan  Suite: Shadowhunters” airing on FRIDAY, APRIL 8 (10:30 – 11:00 p.m. EDT). *Please note airdate and time change.

During “Superfan Suite: Shadowhunters,” the cast will give fans an inside look at what their favorite scenes were, behind-the-scenes secrets, a look into Isabelle’s fierce Shadowhunter fashion and what the cast hopes to see happen in season two. The cast will also participate in some fun games that will challenge their Shadowhunter knowledge, as well as read some fan tweets that have been collected throughout the season.

Hosted by Stephanie Gray, Ashley Mova, Meghan Lamontagne and Sinead de Vries, “Superfan Suite: Shadowhunters” will include interviews with “Shadowhunters” cast members Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Harry Shum Jr., Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia and Isaiah Mustafa, as well as showrunner Ed Decter and executive producer McG. “Superfan Suite: Shadowhunters” is produced by Fine Brothers Entertainment and executive produced by Benny & Rafi Fine, Brandie Tucker, Max Benator and Tara Siener.

“Shadowhunters” is produced by Constantin Film and executive produced by Ed Decter and McG. The series stars Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Alberto Rosende as Simon, Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway and Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane.  

Gaming Fans Press Start at Wizard World St. Louis

Tekken 7, Street Fighter VNaruto Shippuden Tournaments Free Play, Demos & Celebrity Events Highlight the Twitch Live Stream from America’s Center; Major Brands On Hand To Enhance Gaming Experience For Fans Friday Through Sunday

ST. LOUIS, March 30, 2016 - Video Gaming fans have a lot to look forward to this weekend as Wizard World St. Louis will feature a major fan experience gaming area with free to play games, pre-release game demos and eSports tournaments for several favorites all weekend with finals played on the Streaming Gaming Stage on the Wizard World show floor at America’s Center, as well as a few fun bonuses such as  fun sessions with “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star James Marsters and features with top gaming pros likeGootecks and Justin Wong.

“St. Louis is an awesome event on our tour and getting better each year,” says Patrick Bradley, Wizard World’s EVP.  “We’re privileged to work with favorite local brands like the St. Louis Cardinals and national gaming partners like Twitch, to continue to upgrade the fan experience.”  

Friday is a great day to get acquainted with three of the games that will be firing up all weekend. At 4 p.m., Gootecks and Wong will treat fans to some one-on-one training on Capcom’s Street Fighter V . That’s followed at 5:30 with free play ofTekken 7, Bandai Namco’s latest offering, before most fans will ever see the game. Then at 7, Marsters takes on all comers in a variety of games.

Saturday is a full day of gaming goodness, starting at 10:30 a.m. with Street Fighter V Bootcamp, when Gootecks and Wong get fans ready to battle the competition. At noon, Tournament play begins for Bandai Namco’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, with spots in the Final 8 up for grabs. Then at 2 p.m., Tekken 7 players hit the Gaming Stage for a tournament with $3000 on the line. Halo universe stars Steve Downes (“Master Chief”) and Jen Taylor (“Cortana”) will do a special Q&A for fans at 4 p.m., followed by Street Fighter V tournament play at 5.

Sunday, it’s the Top 8 finals of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 at 10 a.m., Tekken 7 at noon and Street Fighter V at 2 p.m.

Esports tournaments will be promoted on the Twitch front page all weekend for tune-in on the Wizard World Gaming channel:  twitch.tv/wizardworldgaming

On Saturday Night, it’s the Launch party for the upcoming and much anticipated Dark Souls III video game at the Official Wizard World After Party at Budweiser Signature Club, upstairs at the Dome at America’s Center, beginning at 8 p.m. Bandai Namco will provide lucky party goers with exclusive  Dark Souls III giveaways.

The Gaming area will be abuzz all three days with goodies and giveaways from Wizard World Gaming’s partners including Bandai Namco, Newegg, Capcom, ASUS and live streaming on Twitch. Origin PC and Mad Catz will also have a presence all three days.

In addition to Marsters, Downes and Taylor, “Doctor Who” stars Matt Smith, David Tennant and Billie Piper, “Daredevil” trio Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal and Elden Henson , Elizabeth Henstridge (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), William Shatner(“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”) and Mike Colter (“Jessica Jones”) headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza, the fifth event on Wizard World's calendar of comic con & gaming cons in 2016.

Wizard World comic & gaming con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World St. Louis show hours are Friday, April 1, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wizard World 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. The famed Wizard World St. Louis Costume Contest will take place on Saturday night.

For more on the 2016 Wizard World St. Louis, visit http://wizd.me/StLouisPR .

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com ) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched Wizard World Store ( www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ ( www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

The Wizard World 2016 schedule is available at: http://wizardworld.com/searchby/city/ .

                                                   

The eighteenth episode of Supergirl is called, “World’s Finest”. If memory serves, that is the name of some famous comics from way back when. This is also the episode that officially puts “Supergirl” in the “Arrowverse”, along with “Arrow”, “The Flash”, and “Legends of Tomorrow”. If you’ve been watching “The Flash”, then you know that Barry Allen (The Flash) is able to travel through time. He’s also recently discovered that he can travel through different dimensions. Unfortunately, I believe that Supergirl takes place in one of these other dimensions, instead of the same dimension as the other CW shows.

The episode picks up right where last week’s episode left off. Siobhan is with the DEO, where they’re running all sorts of tests on her. Kara is still dealing with the fallout from her attacks on the public. No one really knows why Siobhan suddenly got her powers and she’s frustrated. We also see Lucy interrogating Livewire, who we haven’t seen in months.

I’m pleased to see Cat and Kara back on seemingly good terms. They ponder over Kara’s love life before Siobhan, plagued with her new powers, waltzes in. She has some sort of sonic boom and uses it on Kara, which knocks her out as she falls out of the building. However, before she hits the ground, something (or someone?) stops her, speeding off. As soon as I heard the theme music, I got all excited! After catching up with The Flash, Kara and he both realize that neither has heard of the other. Again, if you’ve been watching The Flash, you know that there are alternate universes. It’s the only way they can explain away the “where’s Superman” issue in those CW shows, really. Also, if you’ve been watching The Flash, you’re going to scratch your head because currently, it makes no sense for Barry to even be wherever he is right now. They better explain this pronto!

So, Barry’s explaining the “multiverse theory”, which is one of those popular DC Comics things, really. You can totally tell that James is jealous of Barry, who is the “fastest man alive”. For someone who left Metropolis because he was tired of living under Superman’s shadow, this one has got to sting a little. Siobhan visits an aunt, who seems to have an idea as to where her power might be coming from. After talking with her aunt, Siobhan gets the idea to team up with Livewire. Knowing that she can’t take both on by herself, Kara asks Barry to take care of Livewire. He agrees.

So, the two of them, after finding out where Livewire is located, try and take her on together. Barry is used to a plan, Kara just sort of punches her way through things. You can already tell it’s not going to end well for the two of them the first time around. And sure enough, Barry makes the mistake of using her lightning to charge Livewire. Siobhan has transformed into the Silver Banshee. Still, Flash and Supergirl aren’t enough for Livewire and Silver Banshee, so they retreat. I do want to make a quick mention of the fact that Kara tried to help both Silver Banshee.

So, Barry and Kara have a bit of a pep talk, where Kara admits that she rushed in without a plan all because she wants to prove herself to the people of National City again. Barry, after benefiting from the same kind of wisdom, tells Kara that she needs to slow down. While all that is going down, Livewire and Siobhan reappear at Catco. Winn tries desperately to appeal to Siobhan’s better nature. It doesn’t work. They kidnap Cat and taunt Kara. Barry, being the Good Samaritan hero that he is, tags along.

So, the four of them duke it out. Livewire and Banshee eventually get the better of them, however. Using her electricity, Livewire electrocutes Kara, but not before she saves a group of citizens. It’s the people of National City, however, who really save the day, as they surround Supergirl and eventually use Livewire’s abilities against her.

It’s time for Barry to try and go back to his earth. Using Kara’s speed as well as his own, she slings him back to his earth (like those pesky breaches from earlier in the season of The Flash). He seemingly makes it back to his earth. It was an offhand comment, about Infinite Earths, but according to the theory, if two earths manage to vibrate at the same speed, then they can be one, or something.

Kara and James share their first kiss. However, his reaction is less than enthused. Eventually, it’s shown that that Myriad thing is to blame, as James isn’t the only one affected (they’re like mindless zombies). I have to assume that this is due in part to Kara not being of earth. We are greeted by Non once again.

World’s Finest was a very good episode, if you’ve never watched The Flash. Kara was able to win back public support, and we learned about more earths. I’m hoping that this crossover wasn’t a one-time deal and that it has lasting impressions on the rest of the Arrowverse, namely, finding a way for Barry to get back to Earth-2 (what better way than to use Kara again). And if we can get a world where both Kara and Barry exist at the same time, we get much closer to a Justice League on TV!

 Supergirl airs Mondays at 8pm Eastern Standard Time on CBS.

Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Michael J. Fox, Norman Reedus Headline Robust Celebrity Roster At Wizard World Philadelphia, June 2-5

Marvel Franchise Stars Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, ‘BTTF’ Standouts Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, ‘X-Files’ Duchovny, Many Others Among Field Of Standouts; Talented ComicsCreators, Variety of Exhibitors, Cosplayers, Programming At Pennsylvania Convention Center

PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2016 - In what may be its largest collection of top headliners ever, Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2016 schedule with its 16th trip to the Pennsylvania Convention Center at one of its flagship events, Wizard World Philadelphia, June 2-5. The once-in-a-lifetime collection of stars includes Marvel franchise headlinersChris Evans ( Captain America:The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, Civil War), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers), Sebastian Stan ( Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The First Avenger) and Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Civil War, The Winter Soldier, Avengers) and others plus Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson, David Duchovny (“The X-Files”), Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”) and many more at the pop culture extravaganza, the 10th event on Wizard World's calendar ofcomic con and gaming conventions in 2016.

Evans, Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Stan, Mackie, Duchovny, Reedus, and Thompson are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5; Fox will appear on Saturday only; Lloyd will attend Friday through Sunday.

Other well-known Wizard World Philadelphia confirmed guests include Marvel heroes Dominic Cooper (“Agent Carter,” Captain America: The First Avenger), Stanley Tucci (Captain America: The First Avenger, The Hunger Games ), Georges St-Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier , 3-time UFC champion) and Hayley Atwell (“Agent Carter,” Captain America: The First Avenger ), Stephen Amell(“Arrow”), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints , “Dexter”), “The X-Files duo of William B. Davis and Mitch Pileggi, Billy Martin (lead guitarist/keyboardist, Good Charlotte, artist-”Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), James Remar (The Warriors, “Dexter”), Jason David Frank (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” “My Morphing Life”), Chris 51 (“Epic Ink”) and Bob Gale (co-creator, Back to the Future).

Wizard World is also the home of the most creative comics artists and writers on the planet. Artist Alley in Philadelphia will feature  Joe Quinones (“Howard the Duck,” “Savage Wolverine”), Dan Schoening (“Back to the Future,” “Ghostbusters”),Michael Klastorin (writer, Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History ), Salvador Larroca (“Iron Man,” “Uncanny X-Men”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“X-Treme X-Men,” “Venom”), Genese Davis (author, The Holder’s Dominion), Gerhard(“Cerebus”), Danny Fingeroth ("Spider-Man," “Iron Man”), Tom Cook ("He-Man," "She-Ra"), Clinton Hobart (Disney fine art), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”), Glenn Fabry (“Batman,” “Preacher”), Dean Haspiel (“Bored to Death,” “American Splendor”), Brad Guigar (“Evil Inc.,” “Phables”) and many others.

Wizard World comic and gaming con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Philadelphia show hours are Thursday, June 2, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, June 3, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wizard World 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. The famed Wizard World Philadelphia Costume Contest will take place on Saturday night.

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Philadelphia, visit http://wizd.me/PhiladelphiaPR .

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com ) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched Wizard World Store ( www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ ( www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

The Wizard World 2016 schedule is available at: http://wizardworld.com/searchby/city/ .