Get ready Utah residents, Salt Lake Comic Con is next weekend! The con will be held on September 1-3, 2016 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT.
Comics guests are Bernie Wrightson (Swamp Thing), Rob Prior (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Chad Hardin (Harley Quinn), Bill Galvan (Archie), Elizabeth Breitweiser (Outcast), Eric Basaldua (Witchblade), Ethen Beavers (Justice League Unlimited), J.J. Harrison (Adventure Time), Joel Gomez (Flashpoint: Reverse Flash), J.P. Roth (Grimm Fairy Tales), Matt Banning (Justice League), Matt Haley (Wonder Woman ’77), Mitch Breitweiser (Captain America), Robert Bailey (Star Wars), Steve Lieber (Whiteout), Tony Fleecs (My Little Pony), Tyler Kirkham (The Amazing Spider-Man), Philip S. Tan (Spawn), Robert Bruno (illustrator Lucasfilm), James A. Owen (StarChild), and Chris Hoffman (Banana Panic!).
TV and movie guests are Mark Hamill (Star Wars), William Shatner (Star Trek), Famke Janssen (X-Men), John Cena (pro wrestler), Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries), Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy (Arrow), Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead), Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Danny Trejo (Machete), Evanna Lynch (Harry Potter), Arthur Darvill (Legends of Tomorrow), Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Ruth Connell (Supernatural), Nicholas Brendon and Emma Caulfield (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Phil LaMarr (voice actor Futurama), and more.
Authors include Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), Ally Carter (Embassy Row), Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), David Farland (Runelords), Cecil Castellucci (Star Wars young adult novels), Colleen Houck (Tiger’s Curse), Gwenda Bond (Lois Lane series), James Dashner (The Maze Runner), Larry Correia (Monster Hunter), Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures), and others.
Plus cosplayers, YouTube celebrities, movie and TV vehicles, and film statues and props.
Events include meet and greets, Heroes vs Villains 5K, Geek Speed Dating, and Salt Lake Comic Con Bash and after party. Visit the special events page on the website.
The con runs Thursday 2 PM to 9 PM, Friday 11 AM to 8 PM, and Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM. The multipass (for three days) is $60, Thursday is $20, Friday is $35, Saturday is $45, the gold pass is $95, and VIP pass is $230.
Visit saltlakecomiccon.com to purchase tickets and learn more about the con.
