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CM Punk™, WWE® Superstar, Joins the Wizard World Comic Con Tour!“The Straightedge Superstar” Coming to Philadelphia & Chicago Comic Cons!
Stan Lee, POW!’s Comic Book Legend, Joins the Wizard World Comic Con Tour!“Excelsior!” The legendary creator coming to Philadelphia, Chicago, Ohio & New Orleans Comic Cons!


			Tom Felton, Draco Malfoy, “Harry Potter,” Coming to Chicago Comic Con!“Well, I can certainly see why we’re trying to keep them alive. Who wouldn't want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?”

Mike Sorrentino, “The Situation,” The Jersey Shore, Coming to Chicago Comic Con!Situation GTL
Laura Vandervoort, Kara/Supergirl from “Smallville,” Coming to Chicago Comic Con!“I guess the humans are right, Kal-El. Girls do mature faster than boys!”
Humberto Ramos & Paul Jenkins, Fairy Quest, Join the Wizard World Comic Con Tour!Fairy Quest is set in the world in Fablewood, where all of the stories that have ever been told live side-by-side!

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Special Guests

William Shatner EMMY AWARD WINNER (Captain Kirk - Star Trek, Actor - T.J. Hooker) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!	Scott Bakula GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER (Actor - Star Trek: Enterprise; Quantum Leap; Men of a Certain Age) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!	Jeri Ryan (Actress - Star Trek: Voyager [Seven of Nine]; Boston Public; Down with Love; Shark; Body of Proof) *Appearing SUNDAY Only!

Stan Lee EISNER AWARD HALL OF FAMER (Creator - Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Comic Book Legend) *Appearing FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY!	Tom Felton (Actor - Harry Potter; Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Anna and the King; The Disappeared) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Nina Dobrev (Actress - The Vampire Diaries [Elena Gilbert]; Chloe; Fugitive Pieces; Degrassi: The Next Generation) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!

WWE® Superstar CM Punk™ (WWE® Superstar) *Appearing SATURDAY Only! 2:00 - 6:00PM	Bruce Campbell (Actor - Army of Darkness; Evil Dead; Burn Notice; Spider-Man) *Appearing SATURDAY Only	Jon Bernthal (Actor - The Walking Dead; The Ghost Writer; Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian; World Trade Center)

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (Reality TV Star - The Jersey Shore) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!	Frank Vincent (Actor - The Sopranos; Goodfellas; Raging Bull; Casino)	WWE® Superstar Booker T® (WWE® Superstar, Smackdown Commentator, WWE Tough Enough Trainer) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!

Norman Reedus (Actor - The Walking Dead; Boondock Saints I & II; Blade II; Pandorum; Charmed) Appearing SAT & SUN Only! Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Sean Patrick Flanery (Actor - Boondock Saints I & II; Saw 3D; Powder; The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones; Dead Zone) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	David Della Rocco (Actor - The Boondock Saints; The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars

Amy Acker (Actress - Angel; The Cabin in the Woods; Alias; Dollhouse; Happy Town)	Kate Mulgrew (Actress - Star Trek: Voyager; Remo Williams; Star Trek: Nemesis) *Appearing THURS & FRI Only!	Avery Brooks (Actor - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Spencer for Hire; American History X) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!

Sean Young (Actress - Blade Runner; Stripes; Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; No Way Out) *Appearing Courtesy of Coolwaters Productions	Lesley-Ann Brandt (Actress - Spartacus: Gods of the Arena; Spartacus: Vengeance; Zombie Apocalypse) *Appearing FRI, SAT & SUN	Katrina Law (Actress - Spartacus: Vengeance; Legend of the Seeker; 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

Craig Parker (Actor - The Lord of the Rings; Spartacus; Legend of the Seeker; Underworld; Xena)	Holly-Marie Combs (Actress - Charmed; Picket Fences) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Brian Krause (Actor - Charmed; Another World; Sleepwalkers; Return to the Blue Lagoon) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars

Sam Trammell (Actor - True Blood; AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem; Undermind; Going to California) *Appearing FRI, SAT & SUN Only!	Denis O’Hare (Actor - American Horror Story; True Blood; Milk; The Proposal; Michael Clayton; 21 Grams) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Laura Vandervoort (Actress - Smallville; V; Instant Star, Voice Actor - Spider-Man; Family Guy) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

Colin Ferguson (Actor - Eureka; The Opposite of Sex; Because I Said So; Rowing Through)	Melissa Joan Hart (Actress - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Melissa & Joey; Clarissa Explains It All; Drive Me Crazy; Nine Dead) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Joey Lawrence (Actor - Melissa & Joey; Blossom; Gimme a Break!; Brotherly Love) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

Hayden Panettiere (Actress - Heroes; Bring It On; Scream 4; Racing Stripes; I Love You, Beth Cooper) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!	James Marsters (Actor - Buffy The Vampire Slayer; Caprica; Torchwood; Smallville)	Amber Benson (Actress - Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Supernatural)

James Hong (Actor - Blade Runner; Mulan; Kung Fu Panda; Balls of Fury; The X-Files; Seinfeld; Airplane!; Hawaii Five-O)	Jason Priestley (Actor - Beverly Hills, 90210; Call Me Fitz; Haven; Tombstone; Medium; Tru Calling) Appearing SAT & SUN only!	Luke Perry (Actor - Beverly Hills, 90210; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Fifth Element; Jeremiah; Oz)

Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor - Fullmetal Alchemist; Dragon Ball Z; Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle; Soul Eater; Wolverine)	Lauren Holly EMMY AWARD NOMINEE (Actress - NCIS; Picket Fences; Dumb & Dumber; What Women Want; All My Children) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Scottie Thompson (Actress - NCIS; Star Trek [2009]; Skyline; Lake Effects; Trauma)

Dean Cain (Actor - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; 90210; Out of Time; Smallville) *Appearance courtesy of The I.P.A. Network	Juliet Landau (Actress - Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel; Ben 10: Alien Force; Ed Wood)	John Hennigan (f.k.a. WWE Superstar John Morrison) (8-Time WWE Champion) *Appearing Courtesy of The I.P.A. Network

Carlos Pacheco EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Artist - X-Men, Green Lantern; Superman; Batman; Wolverine; Avengers; The Flash; Thor)	George Pérez EISNER AWARD WINNER (Writer/Artist - Superman; JSA; Green Lantern; Crisis on Infinite Earths; Wonder Woman)	Greg Capullo SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Batman; Spawn; Haunt; Creech; X-Force; Angela)

Rodolfo Migliari SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Green Arrow; Green Lantern; Blackest Night; Final Crisis; Rogue; Elektra; Wanted; Star Wars)	Brom SPECIAL GUEST (Illustrator - Dungeons & Dragons; The Plucker; The Devil’s Rose; The Child Thief)	CAFU (Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano) SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; X-Men; Action Comics; Superman)

Humberto Ramos EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Artist - Amazing Spider-Man; The Spectacular Spider-Man; Impulse; Crimson)	Paul Jenkins EISNER AWARD WINNER (Writer - Spider-Man, Batman; Hulk; Wolverine: Origin; Captain America; Thor)	Ken Kelly SPECIAL GUEST (Painter - Batman; Star Wars; Star Trek; Creepie; Eerie)

Pat Lee SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Spider-Man; Batman; Iron Man; X-Men; Fantastic Four; Transformers; Wolverine)	Kenneth Rocafort SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superman; Action Comics; Red Hood; Astonishing Tales)	Mahmud A. Asrar SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Supergirl; Adventure Comics; Star Wars; Avengers)

Budd Root SPECIAL GUEST (Creator - Cavewoman)	Shane Davis SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Bruce Wayne - The Road Home; Green Lantern; JLA; JSA; Superman; Superman/Batman)	Rob Lean SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Action Comics; Lady Death; AndreA-D)

R.B. Silva SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Supergirl; Action Comics; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Green Arrow)	Barry Kitson SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Uncanny X-Force; FF; Spider-Man; Iron Man; Captain America; Hulk; JLA; JSA; Avengers; Batman; Superman; Wolverine; Action Comics; The Flash; Green Lantern)	Clay Mann (Artist - X-Men; Dark Reign: Elektra; Thor; Daredevil; Ultimate X-Men; Heroes For Hire)

Mike McKone SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - X-Men; Avengers; Green Lantern; Spider-Man; Fantastic Four)	Yanick Paquette SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Batman; Superman; Wolverine: Weapon X; Wonder Woman; Amazing Spider-Man; Young X-Men)	Michael Golden SPECIAL GUEST (Batman; Spider-Man; Hulk; X-Men; Daredevil; Star Wars; BSG; The Punisher) CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SKETCHES

Arthur Suydam SPIKE TV SCREAM AWARD WINNER (Cover Artist - Marvel Zombies; Army of Darkness; Batman) ZOMBIE KING, ARTHUR SUYDAM!!!	Doug Wheatley SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Star Wars; Superman; Batman; Aliens; Conan, Production Design - Live Action Star Wars TV Series)	Tim Bruckner SPECIAL GUEST (Sculptor - DC Direct)

Greg Horn SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark; X-Force; Blackest Night; Wonder Woman; The Flash)	Chris Burnham (Artist - Batman Incorporated; Batman and Robin; The Amory Wars; Hack/Slash; Elephantmen; X-Men: Manifest Destiny; X-Men: Divided We Stand)	Mark Texeira SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Wolverine; Spider-Man; X-Men; Thor; The Punisher; Black Panther)

Featured Guests

Amy Acker (Actress - Angel; The Cabin in the Woods; Alias; Dollhouse; Happy Town)	Scott Bakula GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER (Actor - Star Trek: Enterprise; Quantum Leap; Men of a Certain Age) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!	Amber Benson (Actress - Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Supernatural)

Jon Bernthal (Actor - The Walking Dead; The Ghost Writer; Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian; World Trade Center)	WWE® Superstar Booker T® (WWE® Superstar, Smackdown Commentator, WWE Tough Enough Trainer) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!	Lesley-Ann Brandt (Actress - Spartacus: Gods of the Arena; Spartacus: Vengeance; Zombie Apocalypse) *Appearing FRI, SAT & SUN

Avery Brooks (Actor - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Spencer for Hire; American History X) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!	Jeremy Bulloch (Actor - Star Wars: Episode V, VI, III [Boba Fett]; Doctors; Doctor Who)	Dean Cain (Actor - Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; 90210; Out of Time; Smallville) *Appearance courtesy of The I.P.A. Network

Bruce Campbell (Actor - Army of Darkness; Evil Dead; Burn Notice; Spider-Man) *Appearing SATURDAY Only	Holly-Marie Combs (Actress - Charmed; Picket Fences) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Jarrett Crippen (Reality TV Star - Who Wants to Be a Superhero?)

David Della Rocco (Actor - The Boondock Saints; The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Nina Dobrev (Actress - The Vampire Diaries [Elena Gilbert]; Chloe; Fugitive Pieces; Degrassi: The Next Generation) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!	Tom Felton (Actor - Harry Potter; Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Anna and the King; The Disappeared) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

Sherilyn Fenn EMMY AWARD NOMINEE (Actress - Twin Peaks; Rude Awakening; Of Mice and Men; Wild at Heart) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Colin Ferguson (Actor - Eureka; The Opposite of Sex; Because I Said So; Rowing Through)	Lou Ferrigno (Actor - The Incredible Hulk; The King of Queens; Hercules)

Sean Patrick Flanery (Actor - Boondock Saints I & II; Saw 3D; Powder; The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones; Dead Zone) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator/Sword Master - Star Wars: Episode I-III; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)	Lisa Gleave (Suitcase #3 - Deal or No Deal)

Melissa Joan Hart (Actress - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Melissa & Joey; Clarissa Explains It All; Drive Me Crazy; Nine Dead) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	John Hennigan (f.k.a. WWE Superstar John Morrison) (8-Time WWE Champion) *Appearing Courtesy of The I.P.A. Network	Lauren Holly EMMY AWARD NOMINEE (Actress - NCIS; Picket Fences; Dumb & Dumber; What Women Want; All My Children) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

James Hong (Actor - Blade Runner; Mulan; Kung Fu Panda; Balls of Fury; The X-Files; Seinfeld; Airplane!; Hawaii Five-O)	Doug Jones (Actor - Fantastic Four, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth; Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) *Appearing Courtesy of Coolwaters Productions	Claudia Jordan (Suitcase #1 - Deal or No Deal, LA Talk Radio, Celebrity Apprentice, Benchwarmer)

Patricia Kara (Suitcase #9 - Deal or No Deal)	Lloyd Kaufman (Founder - Troma Entertainment)	Robert Knepper (Actor - Prison Break; Hitman; Transporter 3; Star Trek: TNG; Prison Break; Heroes; SGU) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars

Brian Krause (Actor - Charmed; Another World; Sleepwalkers; Return to the Blue Lagoon) *Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars	Juliet Landau (Actress - Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel; Ben 10: Alien Force; Ed Wood)	Katrina Law (Actress - Spartacus: Vengeance; Legend of the Seeker; 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!

Joey Lawrence (Actor - Melissa & Joey; Blossom; Gimme a Break!; Brotherly Love) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Sheryl Lee (Actress - Twin Peaks; Vampires; Backbeat; Winter’s Bone)	Stan Lee EISNER AWARD HALL OF FAMER (Creator - Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Comic Book Legend) *Appearing FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY!

Aubrie Lemon (Suitcase #23 - Deal or No Deal)	James Marsters (Actor - Buffy The Vampire Slayer; Caprica; Torchwood; Smallville)	Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling (Comedian - The Howard Stern Radio Show)

Peter Mayhew (Actor - Star Wars [Chewbacca]) Appearing Courtesy of Galactic Productions	Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor - Fullmetal Alchemist; Dragon Ball Z; Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle; Soul Eater; Wolverine)	Kate Mulgrew (Actress - Star Trek: Voyager; Remo Williams; Star Trek: Nemesis) *Appearing THURS & FRI Only!

Denis O’Hare (Actor - American Horror Story; True Blood; Milk; The Proposal; Michael Clayton; 21 Grams) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Maryse Ouellet (Former 2-Time WWE Diva’s Champion)	Hayden Panettiere (Actress - Heroes; Bring It On; Scream 4; Racing Stripes; I Love You, Beth Cooper) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!

Craig Parker (Actor - The Lord of the Rings; Spartacus; Legend of the Seeker; Underworld; Xena)	Luke Perry (Actor - Beverly Hills, 90210; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Fifth Element; Jeremiah; Oz)	Marisa Petroro (Suitcase #18 - Deal Or No Deal)

Jason Priestley (Actor - Beverly Hills, 90210; Call Me Fitz; Haven; Tombstone; Medium; Tru Calling) Appearing SAT & SUN only!	WWE® Superstar CM Punk™ (WWE® Superstar) *Appearing SATURDAY Only! 2:00 - 6:00PM	Norman Reedus (Actor - The Walking Dead; Boondock Saints I & II; Blade II; Pandorum; Charmed) Appearing SAT & SUN Only! Appearing Courtesy of Convention All Stars

Jeri Ryan (Actress - Star Trek: Voyager [Seven of Nine]; Boston Public; Down with Love; Shark; Body of Proof) *Appearing SUNDAY Only!	William Shatner EMMY AWARD WINNER (Captain Kirk - Star Trek, Actor - T.J. Hooker) *Appearing FRI & SAT Only!	Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (Reality TV Star - The Jersey Shore) *Appearing SATURDAY Only!

Dean Stockwell ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE EMMY AWARD NOMINEE (Actor - Quantum Leap; Battlestar Galactica; Married to the Mob; Blue Velvet)	Scottie Thompson (Actress - NCIS; Star Trek [2009]; Skyline; Lake Effects; Trauma)	Camden Toy (Actor - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) *Appearing Courtesy of Coolwaters Productions

Sam Trammell (Actor - True Blood; AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem; Undermind; Going to California) *Appearing FRI, SAT & SUN Only!	Laura Vandervoort (Actress - Smallville; V; Instant Star, Voice Actor - Spider-Man; Family Guy) *Appearing SAT & SUN Only!	Frank Vincent (Actor - The Sopranos; Goodfellas; Raging Bull; Casino)

Sean Young (Actress - Blade Runner; Stripes; Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; No Way Out) *Appearing Courtesy of Coolwaters Productions

Comic/Toy Creators

Dave Aikins (Artist - SpongeBob Squarepants; Dora the Explorer; Ni Hao Kai-Lan; Zombies!!! Game)	Amin Amat (Artist - Code Word: Geronimo; Kolchak the Night Stalker; Buckaroo Banzai Origins; Annex; Second Soul)	Scott Ambruson (Artist - Crime Wave Anthology)

Matt Anderson (Writer - Richie Rich: Rich Rescuel Kung Fu Panda; White Picket Fences; Shrek; Strawberry Shortcake)	Mahmud A. Asrar SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Supergirl; Adventure Comics; Star Wars; Avengers)	Brian Babendererde (Artist/Writer – Soul Chaser Betty, Game Designer – SepterraCore; Psi-Ops; Beavis and Butt-head in Virtual Stupidity)

Jeff Balke EAGLE AWARD NOMINEE (Colorist - Grimm Fairy Tales; Tales from Wonderland: White Knight)	Art Baltazar EISNER AWARD WINNER (Artist - Superman Family Adventures; Tiny Titans; Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!)	Kevin Bandt (Artist/Writer - The Carriers; Steve the Schnuazer; How Will I Die)

Thomas Barnett (Artist - Meanwhile...Comics!)	Sara Barrett (Fantasy Model - Magic: The Gathering; World of Warcraft; Dungeons & Dragons)	Hilary Barta (Artist - The Simpsons; Fear Agent; Creepy; SpongeBob Comics; Plastic Man; What The--?!)

Tom Batiuk PULITZER PRIZE NOMINEE (Creator - Funky Winkerbean; John Darling; Crankshaft)	Andy Bennett (Artist - Vampire the Masquerade; Saint Germaine; Kolchak; The Phantom)	Emily Bennett (Plush Designer - EeeBeeDee)

Jolly Blackburn (Writer/Artist - Knights Of The Dinner Table; HackMasters of EverKnight)	Craig Blake (CEO - High Evolution Studios, Writer/Artist - NGT; F-Man and F.U.(Freedom Unleashed))	Brom SPECIAL GUEST (Illustrator - Dungeons & Dragons; The Plucker; The Devil’s Rose; The Child Thief)

Tim Bruckner SPECIAL GUEST (Sculptor - DC Direct)	Chris Burnham (Artist - Batman Incorporated; Batman and Robin; The Amory Wars; Hack/Slash; Elephantmen; X-Men: Manifest Destiny; X-Men: Divided We Stand)	Lydia Burris (Dark Fantasy Artist)

CAFU (Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano) SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; X-Men; Action Comics; Superman)	Jim Calafiore SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Secret Six; Avengers Assemble; Batgirl; Batman and the Outsiders)	Clyde Caldwell (Fantasy Artist - Dungeons & Dragons)

Dennis Calero (Artist - Weapon X Noir; X-Men Noir; Spider-Man Noir; Punisher Noir; Uncanny X-Men; Wolverine Noir)	Greg Capullo SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Batman; Spawn; Haunt; Creech; X-Force; Angela)	Victor Carungi (Writer/Publisher - Pencilneck, Careful...; The Elite; The Monster’s Lullaby)

Echo Chernik (Artist/Illustrator - Shadowrun 4th Edition; Seattle 2072)	Lee Cherolis (Creator - Little Guardians; Hermanos Roboticos; Better You Than Me)	Sterling Clark (Creator - Ntombinde; The Renegade)

DJ Corchin (Author - Sam and the Jungle Band; You Got A Boogie; Band Nerds, I Feel...)	Shane Davis SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Bruce Wayne - The Road Home; Green Lantern; JLA; JSA; Superman; Superman/Batman)	Daxiong (Artist - Chinese Ghost Stories; Demi Gods and Semi Devils; MouWang)

Jerry DeCaire (Artist - Our Mythic World; Thor; The Savage Sword Of Conan; The Green Hornet)	Brian Defferding (Writer/Artist - The Gathering; School: A Ghost Story)	Luis Diaz (Illustrator - Garbage Pail Kids; Wacky Packages)

Dave Dorman EISNER AWARD WINNER (Artist - Star Wars; Batman; Aliens; Angel; G.I. Joe; Indiana Jones; Magnus; Predator; Star Trek)	Ashley E. Dozier (Writer - KTHNX)	Chris Dunn (Artist)

Jeff Easley (Fantasy Artist - Magic: The Gathering; Dungeons & Dragons; Creepy; Eerie; Vampirella; Savage Sword of Conan; Bizarre Adventures)	Chris Ehnot (Graphic Designer/Illustrator – Fallen)	Kurt Einhaus (Artist)

Topher Ellis (Co-Author - The Great American Cereal Book)	Clayton Faits (Writer - Our Fair City)	Funke Famoyin (Artist)

Josh Filer (Artist/Writer - Gross, Grandpa!; Hyper-actively attention defi-LET’S GO!)	Francisco Flores “Metal Hand” (Artist)	Jessica Flores (Charcoal Artist)

Jean Fromel (Chainmaille Designer - Lost in the Maille)	Eliza Frye EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Creator - The Lady’s Murder; Lucky House; Horse & Rider)	Jeffrey Gardner (Director - Our Fair City)

Bruce Gerlach (Artist - Star Wars; Indiana Jones; Vampirella; Topps, Lucasfilm, Upper Deck)	Kyle Edward Gnepper (Co-Founder - Unshaven Comics)	Michael Golden SPECIAL GUEST (Batman; Spider-Man; Hulk; X-Men; Daredevil; Star Wars; BSG; The Punisher) CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SKETCHES

Joseph Grau (Creator/Illustrator/Author - The Quarp!)	David Gruba (Editor - Instant Press Comics)	Shawn Harbin (Creator/Artist/Writer - The Dungeon Comic; Shawn Harbin’s Held Back)

Alan Hebert Jr. (Writer/Creator - Lazerman, Co-owner/President - HBComics)	Chris Hebert (Artist - Lazerman, Writer/Creator - Vindication, Co-Owner - HBComics)	Janet Hetherington (Creator - Eternal Romance, Writer - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark)

Casey Heying (Artist - The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles)	John Hoban (Writer/Artist - Apocalypse City)	Mike Hoffman (Fantasy Artist)

Greg Horn SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark; X-Force; Blackest Night; Wonder Woman; The Flash)	Michael Hoskins (Artist - Mushrooms and Argyle; Cherry; Frogs and Snails; Russian Fairy Tales)	Terry Huddleston (Artist/Inker - Big Bang Comics)

Eric Hutchins (Writer - White Picket Fences; Ape Entertainment’s Cartoonapalooza)	Chris A. Jackson (Author - A Soul for Tsing; Deathmask; Weapon of Flesh; The Cornerstones Trilogy)	Tyler Jacobson (Artist - Magic the Gathering)

Chad Jasper (Artist - Freaky Atomic Robot Twin Zombies Studios)	Paul Jenkins EISNER AWARD WINNER (Writer - Spider-Man, Batman; Hulk; Wolverine: Origin; Captain America; Thor)	Joe Jusko (Painter - Spider-Man; Conan; Vampirella; Captain America; The Punisher; The Hulk; 100 Bullets; Deadpool) CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SKETCHES

Abdullah Kassem (Illustrator/Concept Artist)	Cecilia Katan (Designer - Pinz‘n’Thingz)	Ken Kelly SPECIAL GUEST (Painter - Batman; Star Wars; Star Trek; Creepie; Eerie)

Tom Kelly (Creator/Illustrator - The Sword of the Savage Samurai; The Stuffed Animal Sagas)	Ryan Kennedy (Concept Artist/Illustrator)	Shane Kirshenblatt (Creator/Writer/Artist - Dorothy Gale Journey to Oz)

Gerry Kissell (Creator/Penciler/Colorist - Code Word: Geronimo)	Barry Kitson SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Uncanny X-Force; FF; Spider-Man; Iron Man; Captain America; Hulk; JLA; JSA; Avengers; Batman; Superman; Wolverine; Action Comics; The Flash; Green Lantern)	Onrie Kompan (Author/Co-Creator - The Yi Soon Shin: Warrior And Defender)

Michael Koogler (Author - Hade’s Gambit: Book One of the Krypteia Conspiracy)	Brian Koschak (Artist - Star Wars: The Clone Wars)	Heather V. Kreiter (Artist - Legend of the Five Rings; Vampire the Eternal Struggle; World of Darkness; Bella Sara)

Samantha Kyle (Cartoonist - Random Assembly)	Tom Kyzivat (Artist - Murderous Automaton, Inc.)	Gregory Lamberson (Author/Filmmaker – Johnny Gruesome; The Frenzy Cycle; The Jake Helman Files; Slime City; Slime City Massacre)

Rob Lean SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Action Comics; Lady Death; AndreA-D)	Pat Lee SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Spider-Man; Batman; Iron Man; X-Men; Fantastic Four; Transformers; Wolverine)	Stan Lee EISNER AWARD HALL OF FAMER (Creator - Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Comic Book Legend) *Appearing FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY!

Kurt Lehner (Animation Artist/Illustrator/Designer - Gargoyles; W.I.L.D. Cats; Marvel Action Hour; Rescue Heroes; Space Jam; Beauty & The Beast; Franklin the Turtle)	Daniel William Leister (Artist - Hack/Slash; Escape From Wonderland; Grimm Fairy Tales)	Jon Michael Lennon (Writer/Artist/Creator - Product of Society; King of the Bums; The Cyborg Dolphin of Doom)

Mike Lilly (Artist - Avengers Assemble; Nightwing; Detective Comics)	Ant Lucia (Artist/Creator - Spookshow Pinups)	Robert James Luedke (Author/Illustrator/Colorist - Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth; Acts of the Spirit; Rise of the Apostle; Unknown God)

Anne Lukeman (Filmmaker - Once Upon a Time in 1972; The University of Illinois -vs- a Mummy; The Transient)	James Lynch (Writer/Artist - Victors; Saints; Borrowed Time; A Heroic Holiday)	Rhodrick Magsino (Co-Creator & Writer/Director - Little Brass Bird)

Robin Magsino (Co-Creator & Designer - Little Brass Bird)	Abbey Manalli (Illustrator)	Clay Mann (Artist - X-Men; Dark Reign: Elektra; Thor; Daredevil; Ultimate X-Men; Heroes For Hire)

Michael Manomivibul (Artist - That Hellbound Train; In the shadow of...)	Bordin Marsinkul “Hyperbooster” (Artist - Hyperbooster Studio)	David E. Martin “Half Pint” (Tattoo Artist)

Nathyn Brendan Masters (Author - Action Filmmaking; Blackrayne; Midrash Express)	Mike Maydak (Writer/Artist - 1782: The Year of Blood; The Blackbeard Legacy)	Ryan McClure (Creator - Waking Wally Street)

Mike McKone SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - X-Men; Avengers; Green Lantern; Spider-Man; Fantastic Four)	Scott McRae (Artist - Scooby-Doo; Simpsons Illustrated; Batman: The Brave and the Bold; Looney Tunes; Animaniacs; Archie)	Mickmo (Artist/Writer - Conan O’Brien Flaming ‘C’; Furrlough; Genus; Hit The Beach; Milk; Gold Digger)

Rodolfo Migliari SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Green Arrow; Green Lantern; Blackest Night; Final Crisis; Rogue; Elektra; Wanted; Star Wars)	Adam Mock (Writer/Actor – Fallen Superheroes, Mime Very Own Book, Medallion Mondays)	Jeremy D. Mohler (Artist - Outland Entertainment)

A.J. Moore (Artist/Writer/Animator - The Super Newts; Dorse and Doose)	Loren Moore (Sculptor)	Joseph Morris (Poster Artist)

Clare Moseley (Writer/Artist - The Otherkind; Creator Confidential)	Rafael Nieves EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Co-Creator/Writer - The Apocalypse Plan; Bob Howard: Plumber Of The Unknown)	Josh Nolan (Writer - Meanwhile...Comics!)

James O’Barr (Creator - The Crow)	Eric Olsen (Storyboard Artist/Illustrator)	Darrell O’Riley (Artist)

Carlos Pacheco EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Artist - X-Men, Green Lantern; Superman; Batman; Wolverine; Avengers; The Flash; Thor)	Yanick Paquette SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Batman; Superman; Wolverine: Weapon X; Wonder Woman; Amazing Spider-Man; Young X-Men)	Dan Parent (Artist - Archie; Betty and Veronica; Sabrina the Teenage Witch; Jughead & Friends; Cheryl Blossom)

Ande Parks HARVEY AWARD NOMINEE (Writer/Inker - Superman; Avengers; Daredevil; Catwoman; Wonder Woman)	Jenny Parks (Artist/Illustrator)	Sara Parks (Creator - Spinnerette)

George Pérez EISNER AWARD WINNER (Writer/Artist - Superman; JSA; Green Lantern; Crisis on Infinite Earths; Wonder Woman)	Rich Perez (Writer - Descent of the Dead; The Infinium)	Jed Q. Peterson (Author - Hade’s Gambit: Book One of the Krypteia Conspiracy)

Tom Peyer (Writer - Shame Itself; Spider-Man; The Flash; Simpsons Comics; Batman; JLA; LoSH; Superman; Action Comics)	Jason Keith Phillips (Sketch Card Artist - Star Wars; Marvel Comics; DC Comics; Indiana Jones; Lord of the Rings; The Walking Dead)	Brian Pulido (Writer - Lady Death)

Bill Pulkovski (Sketch Card Artist - Marvel; Star Wars)	Steve Raffill (Illustrator)	Humberto Ramos EISNER AWARD NOMINEE (Artist - Amazing Spider-Man; The Spectacular Spider-Man; Impulse; Crimson)

Rodney Ramos (Inker - 52; Countdown; Batman; JSA; Transmetroplitan; Spider-Man; X-Men; Iron Man)	Brian Rekruciak (Artist)	Jaren Riley (Author - Hade’s Gambit: Book One of the Krypteia Conspiracy)

Kenneth Rocafort SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superman; Action Comics; Red Hood; Astonishing Tales)	Budd Root SPECIAL GUEST (Creator - Cavewoman)	Jake Rueth (Vector Artist/Illustrator)

Vitaly S. Alexius (Creator - Romantically Apocalyptic)	Brandon James Santiago (Artist - My Life; The Comic Life; Ultra Girl)	David Savage (Perler Pixel Pals)

Stuart Sayger (Artist - Infestation 2: 30 Days Of Night; Machete; Bram Stoker’s Death Ship; Shiver In The Dark; Lego Bionicle)	Donovan Scherer (Writer/Artist - Fear & Sunshine)	J. Christopher Schmidt (Artist - Steve Jobs; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe; Bloodwatch)

Douglas Shuler (Artist - Magic: The Gathering)	R.B. Silva SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Superboy; Supergirl; Action Comics; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Green Arrow)	Tod Allen Smith (Trading Card Artist - Star Wars; Indiana Jones; Marvel Masterpieces; Iron Man 2; Captain America)

Gordon Smuder (Television Puppeteer - The Puppet Forge)	Carlo Soriano (Artist - DCU Holiday Special 2010; Star Wars Adventures; Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution)	Michael P. Spradlin (Author - The Youngest Templar Trilogy; Spy Goddess; It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Zombies)

Ryan Stegman (Artist - Avengers vs. X-Men; Scarlet Spider; X-23; Incredible Hercules, Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man)	Tom Stillwell (Writer - Honor Brigade; Toy Boy; Underneath)	Dirk Strangely (Macabre Artist)

Bruno Surdo (Chairperson - Art Department at Ray College)	Ronn Sutton (Artist - Honey West/Kolchak the Night Stalker)	Arthur Suydam SPIKE TV SCREAM AWARD WINNER (Cover Artist - Marvel Zombies; Army of Darkness; Batman) ZOMBIE KING, ARTHUR SUYDAM!!!

Erika Swanson (Creator - Bellossoms)	Chris Szostek (Designer - Szostek Design)	Mark Texeira SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Wolverine; Spider-Man; X-Men; Thor; The Punisher; Black Panther)

Glenn Tippett (Publisher - The Scare Tactix Graphix)	Jamie Tyndall (Artist - Grimm Fairy Tales; Grimm Myths and Legends; Call of Wonderland; Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders)	Age Von Raven (Artist)

VJ Waks (Author - Tau 4)	Matt Wayne EMMY AWARD NOMINEE (Writer - Batman: The Brave and the Bold; JLU; Super Hero Squad Show; Milestone Media)	Kevin West (Artist - The Authority; X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook; Modern Warfare 2; Iron Manual Mark 3; Gen¹³; Superman; JLA; Silver Surfer)

Doug Wheatley SPECIAL GUEST (Artist - Star Wars; Superman; Batman; Aliens; Conan, Production Design - Live Action Star Wars TV Series)	Carri Travis Williams (Fantasy Artist)	G. Willow Wilson (Writer - Superman; Vixen; Women of Marvel; Negative Burn)

Renee Witterstaetter SPECIAL GUEST (Editor - She Hulk; Colorist - Avengers)	Jonathan Woodard (Creator - Samuel J Coffy: Action Panda Cop)	Carla Wyzgala (Artist- Faithless, Life Among the Unmotivated; Illustrator - Self-published works)

R.C. Young (Artist - Witchman)

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