Things are heating up in Arizona with Phoenix Comicon coming to town. The con will be held on June 2-5, 2016 at Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ.
Media guests are Alex Kingston, Billie Piper, Neve McIntosh, and Dan Starkey (Doctor Who), Caity Lotz (Legends of Tomorrow), Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove (Karate Kid), Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), David Ramsey (Arrow), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th), Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man), Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), James Marsters and Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Oded Fehr (The Mummy), Jess Harnell (voice actor Animaniacs), Sam Jones (Flash Gordon), Troy Baker (voice actor Marvel’s Avengers Assemble), Tony Todd (voice actor The Flash), Bob Morley (The 100), Karan Ashley and David Fielding (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), among others.
Comics guests include Basil Gogos (Creepy), George Pérez (writer-artist The Avengers), Marv Wolfman (Convergence: New Teen Titans), Chad Hardin (Harley Quinn), Jae Lee (Superman), Mike Zeck (Secret Wars), Ben Templesmith (Gotham by Midnight), Renee Witterstaetter (She-Hulk), Arthur Adams (Uncanny X-Men), Jamal Igle (Molly Danger), Billy Tucci (Shi), Joyce Chin (Green Lantern), Katie Cook (Gronk), Kurt Busiek (Avengers), Michael Golden (The ’Nam), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), and Whilce Portacio (Uncanny X-Men).
Authors at the show include Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kinds), Bishop O’Connell (The Forgotten), Adam Christopher (Made to Kill), Becky Chambers (The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary), and Sarah Remy (Stonehill Downs).
There’s lots of programing with panels and Q&As, anime and animation, costuming meetups, educational events, film festival, gaming, fantasy, horror, movies and TV, outdoor events, party events, science fiction, science, writing seminars, steampunk, activities for kids, art contests, and more.
The exhibitor hall is open Thursday 4 PM to 9 PM, Friday 10 AM to 7 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM, and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. Programing hours are Thursday 12 PM to 11:30 PM, Friday 10:30 AM to 11:30 PM, Saturday 10:30 AM to 11:30 PM, and Sunday 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
The four-day pass is $70, Thursday is $15, Friday is $20, Saturday is $40, Sunday is $25.
There is a ton going on at Phoenix Comicon, so be sure to check out their website to get all the show details.
