Pop-culture fans of Atlanta: get ready for the last local convention of the year! Atlanta Comic Con is coming up this next Saturday and Sunday (that's December 4 and 5) and will host over 150 celebrity guests, leading comic book artists, and creative directors. This is your last chance of the year to get in your fanboy/fangirl pictures, autographs, collectibles, and more, all of which make great holiday gifts!
Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con is part of North America’s largest pop-culture tour, produced by Wizard Entertainment. The event will take place at the Cobb Galleria Centre located conveniently at 285 and 75N. This event will bring together thousands of fans of all ages, with celebrities and industry professionals, to celebrate the best in pop culture, movies, comics, television, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests, and more.
Stars from "Happy Days", the original "Batman" series, "Ghostbusters", "Star Wars", any many more, will be in attendance, giving panels and meeting with their fans. Celebrity guests will include:
- Adam West (Batman, Mayor West from "Family Guy")
- Burt Ward (Robin, the Boy Wonder)
- Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calissian, "Star Wars")
- Linda Blair ("The Exorcist")
- Henry Winkler (The Fonz, "Happy Days")
- Mimi Rogers ("The X-Files", "Lost in Space" 1998 film, "Austin Powers")
- Pam Grier (Jackie Brown, "The Justice League", "Smallville", "Miami Vice", "The L Word")
- Richard Roundtree ("Shaft" TV series, "Heroes")
- Kristanna Loken (The T-X in "Terminator 3")
- Ernie Hudson (Winston, "Ghostbusters")
- Walter Koenig ("Star Trek", "Babylon 5")
- Vivica A. Fox ("Independence Day"
- Fred Williamson (Frost, "From Dusk Till Dawn")
- Tom Woodruff Jr. (Academy Award winner for Best Effects, Visual Effects for "Death Becomes Her", also worked on "Aliens", "Terminator", AVP 1 and 2)
- Five actors from AMC's popular new zombie show "The Walking Dead"
- and many more!
In addition to the stars of favorite TV shows and films from over the years, fans can also meet their favorite comic creators and artists, including:
- Ethan Van Sciver ("Green Lantern", "Superman/Batman")
- Mike Grell ("Green Lantern", "Green Arrow")
- Greg Horn ("Blackest Night", "Elektra", "Ms. Marvel")
- Michael Golden ("Wolverine: First Class", "New Exiles)
- Arthur Suydam ("Marvel Zombies", "Batman")
- Renee Witterstaetter (Editor - "She Hulk", Colorist - "Avengers")
- and many other national and local creators.
The Atlanta Comic Con will also include wrestling divas Torrie Wilson, Christy Hemme, and Amy Dumas (Lita), along with Kevin Nash, Ted DiBiase, and Virgil. Interactive product exhibits and over 100 dealer booths will be set up to give fans the chance to shop for comics, collectibles and memorabilia, and more. There will also be a "Magic: The Gathering" card game tournament, professional photo ops, movie screenings with the celebrity guests, and so much more. Take at look at the online programming schedule to take a sneak peek at what is in store!
Like most fan conventions, Atlanta Comic Con attendees are encouraged to take part in cosplay, dressing up as their favorite heroes, villains, or other pop culture personalities for the chance to win prizes in various costume contests. Costumed attendees at fan conventions love having their pictures taken, so don't forget your camera!
Atlanta Comic Con is the final stop on Wizard World's eight-city 2010 North American tour. According to Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard World, "The spirit of the Atlanta convention was very much in line with our own shows. The fans in Georgia appreciate the festival feel of this show."
Atlanta is no stranger to pop-culture conventions, and the fans in Atlanta really support events like this and allow convention producers to keep doing what they do best. "The fans here are savvy, and we're excited to bring the Wizard enhancements to the event," said Shamus.
Atlanta Comic Con will take place at the Cobb Galleria Centre located at 2 Galleria Parkway 30339 in Atlanta. The convention will run from 10am until 6pm on Saturday, December 4, and 10am to 5pm on Sunday, December 5. Tickets are available in advance through online purchase at www.wizardworld.com/atlanta.html or by calling 1-866-882-5860. VIP packages with special entry and exclusive items are also available online, such as prepaid Photo Ops and celebrity guest schedules.
For the most up to date event information, please visit www.wizardworld.com and become an Atlanta Comic Con Fan on Facebook. If you can't make this year's Atlanta Comic Con, or you would like to attend more cons next year, check out the 2011 Wizard World Convention Schedule:
January 29-30 – New Orleans Comic Con
February 26-27 – Miami Comic Con
March 18-20 – Toronto Comic Con
April 29 - May 1 – Anaheim Comic Con
May 21-22 – Big Apple Comic Con "Spring Edition"
June 17-19 – Philadelphia Comic Con
August 11-14 – Chicago Comic Con
September 17-18 – New England Comic Con
September 24-25 – Big Apple Comic Con
October 28-30 – Central Canada Comic Con
November – Austin Comic Con
December – Atlanta Comic Con
TBA – New Jersey Comic Con
TBA – Cincinnati Comic Con
TBA – Cleveland Comic Con
TBA – Nashville Comic Con
Comments
I am honestly wayy too excited to go to this con! I'll be volunteering there and I think I'm gonna faint if I see some of these people. :D YAY! fan girl time!!!! \0/
Oh I know it was awesome! I chatted with Vivica A. Fox and got an autograph from the Bicycle Girl Zombie from The Walking Dead! It was also surreal seeing the Fonz standing just a few feet away from me.
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