Motor City Comic Con (MC3), Michigan’s 
largest and longest running comic book and pop culture convention since 1989, will be hosting their bi-yearly convention May 16-18, 2025, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Motor City Comic Con is pleased to announce that The West Wing actor Martin Sheen, Star Wars actor Denis Lawson and Fringe actor Seth Gabel will be attending this Spring’s convention. Sheen, an award-winning actor with a career spanning over 6 decades, is best known for his roles as President Jed Bartlet in The West Wing and Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now. Several notable credits include his roles in Wall Street, Catch Me If You Can, The American President, and The Departed. Lawson is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House. Gabel is known for his roles as agent Lincoln Lee on FOX’s television series Fringe, as Cotton Mather in the series Salem, and Adrian Moore on the FX series Nip/Tuck.
Tickets for Motor City Comic Con are available online at www.MotorCityComicCon.com.
Motor City Comic Con, one of the largest conventions in the Midwest, takes place yearly in both the Spring and the Fall at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It features some of the largest actors from television, movies, and streaming platforms, along with the most creative artists, writers, and comic book creators in the industry. Throughout the three-day weekend celebrity and comic guests participate in autographs and photo opportunities with attendees, for additional fees. Some celebrities will have presales for autographs and photo ops, along with tickets to the overall convention available on the website and some guests will have those opportunities available on site at the convention. Attendees can also participate in various panel discussions, attractions, events, and explore various exhibitors. Artists, writers, and illustrators will also be featured throughout Artist Alley over the three-day convention. In addition, there will be crafters that will have extraordinary gifts, crafts, and replicas available, and some of the largest comic book and multimedia dealers from across the country that offer a variety of merchandise including comics, toys, art, unique jewelry, clothing, memorabilia and much more! Fans can also expect all the traditional favorites such as Cosplay Contests and kid-friendly activities, along with many more events and activities to be announced soon.
Additional celebrity guests, comic guests, exhibitors, and events will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, visit www.MotorCityComicCon.com
CURRENTLY ANNOUNCED CELEBRITY GUEST LIST INCLUDES:
Martin Sheen
Sheen, an award-winning actor with a career spanning over 6 decades, is best known for his roles as President Jed Bartlet in The West Wing and Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now. Several notable credits include his roles in Wall Street, Catch Me If You Can, The American President, and The Departed.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($70), selfies ($70), autograph selfie combo ($120), and professional photo ops ($90)
Seth Gabel
Gabel is known for his roles as agent Lincoln Lee on FOX’s television series Fringe, as Cotton Mather in the series Salem, and Adrian Moore on the FX series Nip/Tuck.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($30), selfies ($30), autograph selfie combo ($50), and professional photo ops ($50)
Denis Lawson
Lawson, known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($80), selfies ($50), autograph selfie combo ($100), and professional photo ops ($60)
Jon Bernthal
Bernthal is best known for his roles in the TV series Eastwick, Daredevil, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and The Walking Dead. He has also been in films like Ford v Ferrari, Baby Driver, The Wolf of Wall Street, and can be seen alongside Ben Affleck in in both The Accountant and The Accountant 2.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($80), selfies ($80), autograph/selfie combo ($140), solo professional photo ops ($100), duo photo ops with Daredevil co-star Vincent D’Onofrio ($195)
Christina Ricci
Ricci most recently starred in and produced the Amazon original series Z: The Beginning of Everything. Prior to that she played the title character in the TV series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. Earlier in her career she stared in Mermaids, The Addams Family, and Casper.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($80), premium autographs ($100), selfies ($80), and professional photos ($100)
Billy Nye
Billy Nye is infamously known for his role as “the science guy” in the 1990 hit show Billy Nye The Science Guy. Appearing: Sunday, May 18 from 10:30am-3:00pm
Available for autographs ($100), autograph collectables ($120), and professional photos ($100)
Steve Cardenas
Cardenas is an actor and martial artist best known for his role as Rocky the Red Power Ranger from the hit 90s television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($50), selfies ($50), autograph/selfie combo ($80) and professional photos ($70)
Anson Mount
Mount is known for his roles as Christopher Pike in multiple Star Trek television series including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Discovery. He also played Cullen Bohannon in the TV series Hell On Wheels.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($80), selfies ($80), and professional photos ($80)
Sam Witwer
Witwer is a favorite in the science-fiction world, having played the roles of Lt. Crashdown in Battlestar Galactica, Davis Bloom/Doomsday in CW’s Smallville and the Star Wars and gaming community recognize him as Darth Vader’s vengeful apprentice, StarKiller in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($60), autographed memorabilia ($80), selfies ($50), and professional photos ($70)
Famke Janssen
Famke is a Dutch actress, director, screenwriter, and former fashion model. She’s best known for her roles in film and television, including the X-Men trilogy, the Taken trilogy, and the James Bond film, GoldenEye.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($110), premium autographs ($130), and professional photos ($130)
Laura Prepon
She is known best for her role as Donna Pinciotti in the television series, That 70’s Show and as Alex Vause in the television series, Orange Is The New Black. She has also been in The Hero and The Girl on the Train among other films and series.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($100), selfies ($100), autograph/selfie combo ($180), professional photos ($130)
Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard is an actress and director best known for her roles as Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3, as the female lead, Claire, in the sequel Jurassic World. She’s also had roles in other major films like Terminator Salvation, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Help, and 50/50.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($100), selfies ($100), autograph/selfie combo ($160), professional photos ($115)
Vincent D’Onofrio
D’Onofrio is best known for his intense performances and for his imposing physicality. He is known for his roles playing police detective Robert Goren in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as Edgar in the film Men in Black, as Carl Stargher in The Cell, Pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket, Wilson Fisk (Kingpin) in Daredevil, and has played many key characters in many other roles.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17
Available for autographs ($80), premium autographs – collectibles ($100), selfies ($60), autograph/selfie combo ($120), premium autograph/selfie combo ($140), solo professional photos ($100), duo photo ops with Daredevil co-star Jon Bernthal ($195)
Angela Kinsey
Best known for her work playing the feisty accountant, Angela Martin, on all nine seasons of the sitcom, The Office. Angels currently co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Office Ladies with her best friend and The Office co-star, Jenna Fischer.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($70), selfies ($70), autograph/selfie combo ($130), professional photo-solo ($85), duo “The Office” photo with Rainn Wilson ($185)
Sam Marin
Voice actor and animator known for voicing Benson, Pops, and Muscle Man on the hit Cartoon Network series Regular Show.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($40), premium autographs -Funko, cards, figures ($60), selfies ($40), autograph/selfie combo ($60), every 6 words ($20), voice recording ($50), professional photo solo ($60), duo photo with William Saylers ($110)
William Saylers
Best known for voicing Rigby on Regular Show, Reverand Putty and Mr. Littler on Moral Orel and Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus in the video game Spider-Man. He has also had live-action roles in the film Bedazzled and the television series Judging Amy.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($40), premium autographs -Funko, cards, figures ($60), selfies ($40), autograph/selfie combo ($60), every 6 words ($20), voice recording ($50), professional photo solo ($60), duo photo with Sam Marin ($110)
Jeremy Renner
He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and best known for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17
Katelyn Barr
Katelyn has been working in anime since 2013. She is best known as the voice of Mina Ashiro in Kaiju No. 8, Himeno in Chainsaw Man, and Ryukyu in My Hero Academia.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($40), premium autographs-funko, cards, figures ($60), autograph/selfie combos ($60), 6-word phrases ($20), voice recording ($80), solo professional photos ($80), and Kaiju No 8 duo photo with Nazeeh Tarsha ($110)
Nazeeh Tarsha
Nazeeh is a MENA/SWANA voice actor and has over 150 credits to date including voicing Alhaitham in Genshin Impact, Chobei in Hell’s Paradise, and Kafka Hibino in Kaiju No. 8 amongst others.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for autographs ($40), premium autographs-funko, cards, figures ($60), selfies ($30), autograph/selfie combo ($60), premium autograph/selfie combo ($80), 6-word phrases ($20), voice recording ($50), solo professional photos ($60), and Kaiju No 8 duo photo with Katelyn Barr ($110)
Sean Astin
Actor, director, voice artist, and producer best known for his film roles as Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, and as the title character of Rudy.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($80), selfies ($80), and professional photos ($100)
Jeff Hardy
Professional wrestler who matched up with his brother Matt back in 1993 and has gone to win multiple championships.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($60), premium autographs ($80), belt autographs ($100), dual professional photos with Matt Hardy ($160), one autograph and selfie with Jeff, 1 autograph and selfie with Matt, and duo selfie with Matt and Jeff ($200)
Matt Hardy
Professional wrestler who matched up with his brother Jeff back in 1993 and has gone to win multiple championships.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($60), premium autographs ($80), belt autographs ($100), dual professional photos with Jeff Hardy ($160), one autograph and selfie with Jeff, 1 autograph and selfie with Matt, and duo selfie with Matt and Jeff ($200)
Steve Burns
Actor, producer, and musician known for hosting the popular children’s show, Blue’s Clues & You from 1996-2003. He has since released a rock album for adults and a children’s music album.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($70), solo professional photos ($90), trio professional photos with Donovan Patton and Josh Dela Cruz ($200)
Donovan Patton
Actor and director known for his work in Lies I Told My Little Sister, Monster’s University, and portraying Joe on Blue’s Clues from 2002-2006.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($50), solo professional photos ($70), trio professional photos with Steve Burns and Josh Dela Cruz ($200)
Josh Dela Cruz
Actor known for hosting Blue’s Clues & You from 2019-2023. He can also be seen in the film Blue’s Big City Adventure.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($50), solo professional photos ($70), trio professional photos with Donovan Patton and Steve Burns ($200)
Chris Bartlett
Best known for his main character roles on the Star Wars shows: The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka. He has built the C-3PO and Q9-0 droid costumes that he wears for productions.
Appearing: Friday, May 16 / Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Available for Autographs ($40) and professional photos ($50)
Rainn Wilson
Best known for his roles in The Office, Galaxy Quest, Super, and Monsters vs. Aliens
Appearing: Saturday, May 17
Available for Autographs ($100), Selfies ($100), Autograph/Selfie Combo ($190), and professional photo -solo ($110), duo “The Office” photos with Angela Kinsey ($185)
CURRENTLY ANNOUNCED COMIC GUEST LIST INCLUDES:
Chrissie Zullo Uminga
Comic artist and drawing machine who has done great works for Marvel, DC, Vertigo, Lucasfilms, and more.
Alex Saviuk
Comic artist known for his work on Green Lantern and The Flash. He has contributed variant covers for Superman and Wolverine’s 50th Anniversary for Amazing Spider-Man and has paid homage to Marvel Two- In-One featuring The Thing and Spider-Man.
John Jennings
He is a professor, author, graphic novelist, curator. He examines the visual culture of race in various media forms including film, illustrated fiction, and comics and graphic novels. He is the director of Abrams ComicArts imprint Megascope, which publishes graphic novels focused on the experiences of people of color.
Jeph Loeb
He is a film and television writer, producer, and comic book writer. He is known for his work in Batman: The Long Halloween, Superman For All Seasons, Spider-Man Blue, Batman Hush, Red Hulk as well as many others. He was the producer/writer on the TV series Smallville and Lost.
Klaus Janson
Comic artist and creator who has worked on projects like Howard the Duck, The Defenders, The Avengers, Captain America.
Alessandro Vitti
Italian comic book artist known for his dynamic storytelling and intricate artwork. His notable works include Captain American & Hawkeye, Red Lanterns, Swamp Thing, and Winter Soldier
Gerry Duggan
New York Times best-selling writer of Deadpool, Hulk, Iron Man, Star Wars, Conan, Guardians of The Galaxy, Uncanny Avengers and many more Marvel Comics.
David Petersen
Creator and three-time Eisner Award winner of the Graphic Novel series, Mouse Guard. David is a Michigan native and the designer of the 2025 May Motor City Comic Con Merchandise artwork.
Arthur Adams
Award-winning artist best known for his work in the Longshot mini-series. His decades-spanning career has included cover and interior work on titles like Batman, Superman, the Hulk, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and more. He is the creator, writer, and artist on Monkeyman and O’Brien.
Laura Martin
She is an award-winning veteran of comics coloring. Having coloring for Marvel, DC Comics, and many more
Fabian Nicieza
Writer, editor, publisher, and chief creative officer best known for his work on characters in X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Thunderbolts, and Robin. He has written two novels, Suburban Dicks and The Self-Made Widow.
Appearing: Saturday, May 17 / Sunday, May 18
Special Events Highlights:
iCon Tournaments: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate-Based Gaming Lounge
Tournaments and Open-Play happening all weekend long in the gaming lounge. Join in on a game or watch for free. Tickets: $10 per day or $15 for a full-access weekend pass.
New Dawn Kyber Squardron LED Swordsmanship Training Event
Learn the fundamentals of swordsmanship. Friday, May 16: Saber Shows at 1:00pm, 3:00pm, and 6:00pm – Class at 4:00pm / Saturday, May 17: Saber Shows: 10:30am, 2:00pm, 6:00pm – Classes at 12:00pm, and 4:00pm / Sunday, May 18: Saber Shows at 10:30am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, and 4:30pm – Classes at 11:30am and 3:00pm. Shows are Free. Classes available for ages 18+ are $15 per person.
A Night Out with the Hardys!
On Friday, May 16 beginning at 7:00pm Matt Hardy will do a live podcast followed by a live music concert with Jeff Hardy. Tickets for this Night Out combo event are $50 per person and are on-sale now. Guests must have a ticket to MC3 to attend.
Toothless by John Marks
Have you ever wanted to ride a dragon? Legendary artist John Marks and his larger-than-life creations, Toothless and Light Fury, will be available for photos all weekend long. A portion of all proceeds will go towards the Make-A-Wish-Foundation. Pricing: $5 per person to stand with prop, $20 for one rider, $30 for two riders, and an additional $5 to use any prop weapon
Motor City Comic Con Prices & Packages
All tickets and wristbands can be purchased online at www.MotorCityComicCon.com
*Additional processing fees will apply at checkout.
Wristbands
Motor City Comic Con has an additional convenience feature for guests who want to bypass the event entry ticket lines and get into the convention faster, by having their MC3 wristband shipped or picked up in advance. For a $15 shipping fee, wristbands can be delivered in the weeks leading up to the convention, anywhere within the continental U.S. The deadline for the shipping option is Sunday, April 20, 2025, at 11:59pm EST. MC3 wristbands are also available for early pick up, free of charge, or purchase, at the box office at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Monday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 14 from 12:00pm-8:00pm, each day.
Adult admission tickets (ages 13 and up):
Friday Pass
$35* online purchase / $40 at the door
Saturday Pass
$45* online purchase / $50 at the door
Sunday Pass
$40* online purchase / $45 at the door
Adult Weekend Pass
$100* online purchase / $110 at the door
VIP Fan Pass (details below)
$275*online purchase / $299 at the door
Children admission tickets (ages 6-12)
Kids 5 and under are FREE all weekend with a paid adult.
Friday Child Pass (ages 6-12)
$5* online purchase / $10 at the door
Saturday Child Pass (ages 6-12)
$10* online purchase / $20 at the door
Sunday is Kid’s Day
All children under 12 are FREE with a paid adult
Child Weekend Pass (ages 6-12)
$15* online purchase / $25 at the door
VIP Adult Fan Pass:**
Package Includes
Weekend Pass: May 16-18, 2025
VIP Badge
Exclusive MC3 Bag
VIP Seating in Panels (Excludes Paid Events)
VIP Fast Pass for Autographs & Photo Op LINES
Exclusive MC3 Lanyard
$25 Gift Certificate to the MC3 Merch Booth
Free Shipping if purchased prior to April 20, 2025.
(All Autographs and photo ops sold separately)
*Additional processing fees will apply
**Limited VIP Passes available. Admission and VIPs not guaranteed for purchase at the door if sold out prior to the show.
***Online sales will end at 8:00am each day, May 16-18. After 8:00am tickets can be purchased at the box office.
Motor City Comic Con
May 16 – Sunday, May 18, 2025
Suburban Collection Showplace located at 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, Michigan.
Friday, May 16, 2025: 12:00pm-7:00pm
Saturday, May 17, 2025: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sunday, May 18, 2025: 10:00am-5:00pm
More info: visit www.MotorCityComicCon.com.
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ABOUT MOTOR CITY COMIC CON:
Michigan’s largest pop-culture event since 1989, Motor City Comic Con gathers comic book and multimedia dealers from across the country, offering a vast variety of pop-culture merchandise, including comics, art, t-shirts, movie memorabilia, posters and more. Over 250 comic book creators, writers and artists are featured at Motor City Comic Con each year, as well as actors from the television and movie industry. Motor City Comic Con offers fun for kids young and old.
