Traveling comic convention comes to Sacramento for first time March 7-9.
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The list of guests at this event is going to be huge, with people from the comic world, movies, TV shows and much more. There will be chances to get your photos, autographs, buy wonderful memorabilia, and to get custom drawings from many top artists.
Some of the big talent will be Stan Lee who is responsible for famous comics like Spider-Man, X-men and the Avengers. He has also acted in many movies like Clerks, had cameos in Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and recently on marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He is a legend in the comic world, without him we wouldn’t have all the wonderful Marvel movies that are in theaters today. He will be there Friday and Saturday, and it will be an extra fee to get a picture with or an autograph from him.
Williams Shatner will also be there, who is best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek series, but he has done more than that. He has had cameos on Third Rock from the Sun, has done voices on Futurama and Over the Hedge and was also on Boston Legal for many seasons. He will be at the event Friday and Saturday, and there will be opportunities for photos and autographs for an extra fee.
There will also be Billy Dee Williams from Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, but he was also in Batman and the film The Ladies Man, he will be there on Saturday and Sunday. Chris Hemsworth will also be there, best known for his portrayal of Thor, but was also recently in the film Rush directed by Ron Howard.
Ralph Macchio from the Karate Kid movies will also be at the convention, and he was also on Dancing with the Stars, he will be at the convention all three days. James Hong will also be there, who was Cassondra’s dad in Wayne’s World 2, voiced Po’s goose father in the Kung Fu Panda films and was also in Revenge of the Nerds 2 and Balls of Fury. Jason David Frank will also be there, who is best known for being the Green and White Ranger from the show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
There will also be comic creators there like Neal Adams who has worked on Batman and Superman; Paolo Rivera who works on the new X-men and Spider-man; Ethan Van Sciver who has worked on Green Lantern and The Flash; Phil Ortiz who has worked on the Simpsons and Muppet Babies, and many more.
There will be many exciting events going on like celebrity Q and A’s, a costume contest, movie screenings, evening parties and much more. Sunday March 9th is also Kids’ Day, with many activities and programming designed for the younger fans.
The convention will be a chance to bring together fans of all ages to enjoy the best in sci-fi, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video games, television, collectibles and much more.
The hours are Friday 3-8pm, Saturday 10am to 7pm, and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. For more information on this event visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-sacramento.html.
The full event schedule can be found and tickets can be bought for the event at www.wizardworld.com
This will be an amazing event, go to it with friends and family, you won’t want to miss it, who knows when Sacramento will have a convention like this again with so many big celebrities. It will be an absolute blast.
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