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
Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Platoon, Boondock Saints)
Linda Hamilton (Terminator, Beauty and the Beast)
Sean Young (Blade Runner,
Adam West (Batman, The Family Guy)
Julie Newmar (Batman, Star Trek)
Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek)
Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars, Batman)
Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner, Miami Vice)
Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, King Arthur)
Tony Amendola (Stargate SG-I, Mask of Zorro, Lois & Clark)
Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, The Unit)
Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Dragonball Evolution)
Helen Slater (Supergirl, Smallville)
Melody Anderson (Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica)
John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville)
Catherine Bach (Dukes of Hazzard)
Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
Erin Gray (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Silver Spoons)
Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk, King of Queens, Pumping Iron)
Herb Jefferson, Jr. (Boomer, Battlestar Galactica)
Rekhar Shemarka (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville)
Mark Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman)
Taimak (The Last Dragon, Roadhouse: the Off-Broadway play)
Gary Coleman (Diff’rent Strokes)
Christopher Knight (The Brady Bunch, Trivial Pursuit)
Taylor Kitsch (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter: Warlord of Mars)
Emma Caulfiend (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Beverly Hills 90210)
Camden Toy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Legend of Witch Mountain)
Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter: Warlord of Mars)
Scott Speedman (Underworld Evolution, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues)
Michael Papajohn (Spider-Man, Terminator: Salvation)
David Heddison (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Live and Let Die, The Fly)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett – Empire Strikes Back)
Daniel Logan (Boba Fett – Attack of the Clones; The Legend of Johnny Lingo)
Maria de Aragon (Greedo – Star Wars)
Jerome Blake (Star Wars ep’s I, II, III, The Fifth Element)
Nalini Krishan (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith)
Kathy Najimi (King of the Hill, Veronica’s Closet)
Bruce Weitz (Hill Street Blues, Lois & Clark)
Frank Sivero (Godfather Part II, Goodfellas)
David Harris (The Warriors, NYPD Blue)
Saul Rubinak (Stargate SG-1, Star Trek: TNG)
Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville)
Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica, Solitaire)
Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight: New Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows)
Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse)
Tarah Paige (The Summoning, stuntwoman, medal-winning gymnast)
Leilene Ondrade (Charmed School, Flavor of Love)
Daniel Kash (Aliens, War of the Worlds, Robocop)
Cynthia Scott: (Aliens, Rush)
Cameron Bright (Twilight: New Moon)
Rob Demarest (Ghost Hunters International)

Angie Everhart (Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Last Action Hero)
Brande Roderick (2001 Playboy Playmante of the Year, Baywatch)
Sandra Taylor (Playboy Playmate, Batman & Robin)
Chanel Ryan (FHM, Maxim, Playboy, Hobgoblins 2)
Rachelle Leah (Maxim Stuff, UFC All Access)

Mike Daugherty (Screenwriter: X-2, Superman Returns)
Joe Viskocil (Oscar-winning special effects wizard: Star Wars, Independence Day, Star Trek: Nemisis, Terminator)
Dave Barclay (Puppeteer: Star Wars, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)

BASEBALL
Yogi Berra
Pete Rose
Dwight Gooden
(Do I really have to mention how huge this is?

PRO WRESTLING
Ric Flair
Ted DiBiase
Nora “Molly Holly” Greenwald
The Iron Sheik
Nikolai Volkoff
Virgil
Lauren Jones
Demolition: Ax & Smash


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

COMIC CREATORS
Guests of honor and special guests:
Jim Lee, Joe Quesada, Joe Kubert, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Arthur Suydam, Neal Adams, Gene Colan, Mike Allred, Carlos Pacheco, Mark Texeira, Jim Cheung, Greg Horn, Phil Jimenez, JG Jones, Alex Maleev, Mikr 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, 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, Everett Soares, Michelle St. Martin, Will Torres, Tim Vigil

POP & ROCK MUSIC
Micky Dolenz
Taylor Dayne

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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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