The biggest Big Apple Comic-Con & Video Game Expo ever is preparing to hit New York City on October 16-18 at Pier 94 in Manhattan, W. 55th Street & 12th Ave. Now a part of Wizard World, this convention will feature the biggest celebrities of movies, TV, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, rock & roll, baseball, boxing, MMA, pro wrestling, modeling, and pop culture. These names include:

MOVIES & TV

WILLIAM SHATNER, Willem Dafoe, Linda Hamilton, Sean Young, Adam West, Julie Newmar, Nichelle Nichols, Billy Dee Williams, Edward James Olmos, Ioan Gruffudd, Tony Amendola,

Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Ernie Hudson, Helen Slater, Kelly Hu, Melody Anderson, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Lou Ferrigno, Herb Jefferson, Jr., Rekhar Shemarka, Mark Sheppard, Taimak, Gary Coleman, Christopher Knight, Taylor Kitsch, Emma Caulfiend, Camden Toy, Lynn Collins, Scott Speedman, Michael Papajohn, David Heddison, Jeremy Bulloch, Daniel Logan, Maria de Aragon, Jerome Blake, Nalini Krishan, Kathy Najimi, Bruce Weitz, Frank Sivero, David Harris, Saul Rubinak, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Joanne Kelly, Eddie McClintock, Tom Noonan, Jamie Campbell Bower, Miracle Laurie, Tarah Paige, Leilene Ondrade, Daniel Kash, Cynthia Scott, Cameron Bright, Rob Demarest, Johnny Fairplay, Mike Hollman, Jamie Kovac

MODELS/ACTRESSES

Angie Everhart, Brande Roderick, Sandra Taylor, Chanel Ryan, Rachelle Leah

SPFX, WRITERS, DIRECTORS

Mike Daugherty, Joe Viskocil, Dave Barclay

BASEBALL

Yogi Berra, Pete Rose, Dwight Gooden,

PRO WRESTLING

Bruno Sammartino, Ric Flair, George “The Animal” Steele, Ted DiBiase, Nora “Molly Holly” Greenwald, Christy Hemme, Lauren Jones, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Virgil, Brimstone, Demolition: Ax & Smash, The Smoke

MMA

Renzo Gracie, Daniel Gracie, Rolles Gracie, Igor Gracie, Gregor Gracie, Matt “The Terror” Serra, Eddie Alvarez, André Machado Gusmão, Dan Miller, Jim Miller

BOXING

Mia St. John

POP & ROCK MUSIC

Micky Dolenz, Taylor Dayne

COMIC CREATORS

Guests of honor and special guests:

Jim Lee, Joe Quesada, Joe Kubert, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Arthur Suydam, Neal Adams, Gene Colan, Jim Steranko, Mike Allred, Carlos Pacheco, Mark Texeira, Jim Cheung, Greg Horn, Phil Jimenez, JG Jones, Alex Maleev, Mike McKone, Alex Saviuk, Herb Trimpe, Billy Tucci, Renee Witterstaetter

Also appearing:

Geoff Beckett, Jr, Christina Beranek, Rich Bernatovich, Daniel Bradford, Brian Brinlee, Jim Calafiore, Eric Canete, Robert Crump, J.M. DeSantis, Michael Dolce, Andrew Edge, Jamie Fay, Dave Fox, Franchesco! Tony DiGerolamo, Chris Giarusso, Brad Guigar, James Keenan, Brian Kong, Andre McDonald, Eric Maruscak, Jorge Medina, Lauren Monardo, Keith J. Murphey, James O’Barr, Stephanie O’Donnell, Dan Parent, Scott Passamonte, Joe Quinones, Esad Ribic, Paolo Rivera, Hector E. Rodriguez, James Rodriguez, Brian Roll, Stephane Roux, Alberto Serrrano/Tito na Rua, Everett Soares, J. David Spurlock, Michelle St. Martin, Billy Tan, Will Torres, Tim Vigil, Brian Wood

More guests are sure to be added in the coming weeks. Visit http://www.wizardworld.com/ every Monday for guest updates and more information.

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Of course there will be hundreds of dealer table, exhibitors, movie studios, small press, and more!

There are also plans in the works for special programming, presentations from major comic book companies and movie studios, and after-hours programming. This is certainly going to be an event to remember, and the start of an amazing new chapter in the history of New York’s longest-running comic-con!

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