A superstar lineup of comics writers and artists, including such lu
minaries as
Bryan Hitch (“Wolverine,” “Captain America”), Eisner Award winner Salvador Larroca (“Avengers vs. X-Men,” “Iron Man”), Leinil Yu (“Hulk,” “Superman: Birthright”), Bob Layton (“Avengers,” “Batman”), Yildiray Cinar (“Teen
Titans,” “Action Comics”) and Barry Kitson (“Thor,” “Green Lantern”) will be among the more than 175 scheduled to populate Artist Alley at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 – June 2 at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center. Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan
Lee will attend on Friday and Saturday, May 31 – June 1, appearing in
the celebrity area.
The international roster also features top creators like Mico Suayan (“The Punisher,” “Batman: Arkham Unhinged”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“X-Treme X-Men,
“Daredevil”), Angel Unzueta (“Titans, “DC Comics Presents”), Michael Golden (“Star Wars,” “BSG”), Greg Horn (“Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,” “Wonder Woman”), Phil Noto (“Buffy,” “Batgirl”) and J.G. Jones (“Final Crisis,” “Wanted”). Nearly any comics character and franchise imaginable are represented by at least one, and usually more, of these talented men and women.
In addition to displaying some of their best work at the event, most creators at
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con will be available for commissions. Many
will also take part in four full days of Creator Spotlights and a wide variety
of other panel programming focusing on the comics industry, to be announced in
the coming weeks.
Other special guest creators scheduled to attend are Tyler Kirkham (“Superboy,” “Ultimate FF”), Doug Sneyd (“Playboy”), Mark Texeira (“The Punisher,”
“Black Panther”), Tom Raney (“AVX: Consequences,” “Deadpool”)
and recent Eisner Award nominee Ryan Inzana (“Johnny Jihad,”
“Ichiro”).
Celebrities featured at Philadelphia Comic Con include “Castle” star Nathan Fillion, fellow “Serenity” and Firefly headliner Summer Glau, “Star Trek’s” William
Shatner, WWE® Superstars John Cena® and Daniel
Bryan® and “The Walking Dead” trio of Norman Reedus, Michael
Rooker and Jon Bernthal.
Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming,
television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con show hours are Thursday, May 30, 3-8 p.m.;
Friday, May 31, noon – 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday, June
2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
For more on the 2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic
Con, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html.
