Press Release
Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”), Kaare Andrews (“Astonishing X-Men,” “Iron Man”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“X-Treme X-Men,” “Venom”) and Ethan Van Sciver (“Green Lantern,” “Flash”) headline the roster of more than 50 top comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Austin Comic Con, Thursday through Saturday, October 2-4 at the Austin Convention Center. The 13th of 16 events in the 2014 series produced by Wizard World, Inc., (OTCBB: WIZD), the event will also feature dozens of well-known celebrities and a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions.
Other superstar comics creators scheduled to attend include Ramon F. Bachs (“Infinity: Heist,” “Red Robin”), Rob Prior (“Heavy Metal,” “Spawn the Impaler”), Pere Perez (“Birds of Prey,” “Marvel Adventures Spider-Man”), Kevin Maguire (“Justice League,” “Batman Confidential”), Greg Horn (“Walt Disney,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Michael Golden (“Spider-Man,” “Hulk”), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”) and many others.
VIP attendees will receive a copy of Captain America #25, with limited-edition exclusive variant cover by Totino Tedesco. VIPs also can claim a selection of exclusive prints from various top artists as part of their admission.
Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” Boondock Saints), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, “Burn Notice”), Evan Peters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, American Horror Story), WWE Phenom The Undertaker®, Katie Cassidy (“Arrow,” “Gossip Girl”), Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf,” Maid in Manhattan), Manu Bennett (“Arrow,” The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Rebecca Mader (“Once Upon a Time,” “Lost”), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Rudy), Shannen Doherty (“Charmed,” “Beverly Hills 90210”) and Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed,” “Picket Fences”) are among the celebrities scheduled to attend.
Wizard World Austin Comic Con show hours are Thursday, October 2, 4-9 p.m.; Friday, October 3, 2-9 p.m.; and Saturday, October 4, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
For more on the 2014 Wizard World Austin Comic Con, visit http://wizd.me/AustinPR.
About Wizard World:
Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons 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, the Wizard World Film Festival, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more.
Full event information can be found at http://www.wizd.me/PR.
