Tyson, Shatner, Spiner, Paul Q&As Highlight Programming at Wizard World Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sept. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with boxing champion Mike Tyson, William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”), Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, “The Walking Dead”), Adrian Paul (Highlander), Karl Yune (“Arrow”), and WWE® Superstar Daniel Bryan® and Diva Eva Marie™, costume contests, comics-themed sessions and more are among the programming panels scheduled at Wizard World Comic Con Columbus, Friday through Sunday at Greater Columbus Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

Some highlights of the more than 50 panels scheduled include:

Interactive Q&As with Tyson (Saturday, 4 p.m.), Shatner (Saturday, 3 p.m.), Spiner (Saturday, 2 p.m.), Paul (Sunday, 1 p.m.), Yune (Saturday, 4 p.m.), Rooker (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Macchio (Sunday, 2 p.m.) and others

Dual Q&A sessions with voice actors Will Friedle and Sean Schemmel (Saturday, 2 p.m.)

Learn “how to write comics” with Danny Fingeroth (“Spider-Man”), Brad Guigar (“Evil Inc”), Barbara Slate (“Archie”), and Columbus’s own Victor Dandridge (“Origin Unknown”) (Friday, 5:30 p.m.)

Join “Spider-Man’s” Steve Lieber, “Batman’s” Rick Burchett, “Ninja Turtles’” Billy Martin, and “Deadpool’s” Mikey Babinski as they tell all about their careers (Sunday, noon)

Learn “how to write a good low-budget horror script” with John Russo (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.)

Step into the ring with WWE® Superstars Daniel Bryan® (Friday, 8 p.m.), Dave Bautista™ (Saturday, 5 p.m.), and WWE® Diva Eva Marie™ (Saturday, 1 p.m.)

Catch actor Adrian Paul’s sword fighting class (Saturday, 7 p.m.) (Paid event)

CONtv Presents a Q&A session with Green Power Ranger Jason David Frank (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) (Saturday, 3 p.m.). Then join him for the ‘Green Power Ranger Half-Hour of Power’ karate class for all ages (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.)

Costume contests for adults (Saturday, 7 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3:30 p.m.), plus cosplay-themed sessions with Wizard World’s Damian Beurer

Meet-and-greet with Jason David Frank (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) (Paid event)

Unless noted, programming events take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at the Columbus Convention Center. VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to ensure access to select activities, as noted.

A full list of Wizard World Comic Con Columbus programming is available at http://www.wizardworld.com/programming-ohio.html (subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change).

Wizard World Comic Con Columbus is the 18th of 26 events currently scheduled in the 2015 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD). For more on the event, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-ohio.html.

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (http://www.wizardworld.com) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television, cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™, a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.