Wizard Entertainment’s “Anaheim Comic Con” Pop Culture Expo Debuts At Anaheim Convention Center April 16-18, 2010
Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) March 29, 2010
Wizard Entertainment’s “Comic Con,” North America’s largest pop-culture touring expo, will debut in Southern California with a three-day run at Anaheim Convention Center, Friday by means of Sunday, April 16-18, 2010. The Anaheim Comic Con will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and much more than 150 celebrities and sector specialists to celebrate the best in pop culture films, comics, toys, video gaming, tv, anime, manga, horror, wrestling, MMA, original art, collectibles, contests, movie screenings, and far more.
Anaheim Comic Con will make history with a rare reunion of Batman, Robin, Catwoman and the original Batmobile delighting event-goers with a rare chance to meet actors Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, and Lee Meriwether at their very first look together in much more than fifteen years. Fans will also have the chance to interact with Star Trek legend William Shatner Verne Troyer (Austin Powers) Steven Bauer (Scarface) Larissa Gomes (Saw VI and Resident Evil: Apocalypse) Ed Asner Tia Carrere Lori Petty (Tank Girl), and cast members from pop-culture classics including the SAW film series, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, X-Men, Iron Man, Star Trek, Dark Knight, Seinfeld, and so on., as nicely as market specialists which includes comic book and motion picture icon Stan Lee, Director Irvin Kershner (Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) Avi Arad (Iron Man, Spider-Man) J.C. Spink (The Hangover, Preacher, Y: The Last Man) Adrian Askarieh (Hitman, Hack/Slash, Jonny Quest) Daniel Baldwin, and several a lot more.
Children and adult attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite villain, superhero or pop culture personality for the possibility to win specific prizes in every day costume contests. Event-goers may possibly also attempt their hand at games and interactive item exhibits by trend-setting brands such as Xbox, Ubisoft, Microsoft, THQ, EA Sports, Disney Interactive, LEGO, Nintendo, and Warner Bros. shop for collectible comics, film and television memorabilia, toys, games and more and knowledge the show’s Horror Pavilion dedicated to writers, artists, musicians, and actors well recognized in that genre.
Sanctioned trading card gaming tournaments for THQ’s YuGiOh, Pokemon, World of Warcraft, and Magic the Gathering will take spot throughout the weekend offering casual and competitive players the opportunity to win valuable prizes and increase their rankings. Furthermore, event- goers are invited to bring their own brief films to the expo, and enter the NYC Horror Film Festival’s Killer Brief Sudden Death Competitors. Winners will be inducted into the NYC Horror Film Festival program later this year. And, on Saturday, April 17 at 7:00pm, Wizard Entertainment will treat occasion-goers to a special advance screening of “The Drawn Together Film: The Film!” the very first animated film based on the “Drawn Together” series.
Anaheim Comic Con is the initial and only Southern California cease on Wizard’s 12-city North American tour. Doors open Fri., April 16 at 3:00 pm till 9:00 pm. Saturday hours are 10:00 am till 7:00 pm, and hours on Sunday are ten:00 am until five:00 pm (all times pacific). Tickets are accessible in advance by calling 1-866-882-5860 and on the web at http://www.wizardworld.ticketleap.com/anaheim at up to a 15% savings over tickets bought at the door. Adult single-day tickets are $ 25 three-day tickets are $ 45, and tickets are cost-free for kids age ten and under when accompanied by a paid adult (limit two children per adult). Discount are available for students and faculty with identification.
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