Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Jennifer Morrison To Attend Wizard World Portland, February 19-21

Dec. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2016 schedule with its fourth trip to the Oregon Convention Center at Wizard World Comic Con Portland, February 19-21. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, and Alex Kingston from “Doctor Who,” Jennifer Morrison (“Once Upon a Time,” Star Trek), John Barrowman (“Arrow,” “Torchwood”), William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”) and Gary Cole (Office Space, “Veep”) headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture extravaganza.

Gillan, Darvill, Kingston, Morrison, and Barrowman are scheduled to attend on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21; Shatner will attend Friday night and Saturday, Feb. 19-20; Smith will appear on Saturday only.

Other well-known Wizard World Comic Con Portland guests include Mike Colter (“Jessica Jones.”), Cassandra Peterson ("Elvira, Mistress of the Dark"), Tobin Bell (Saw franchise), Jewel Staite (“Firefly,” Serenity), James Marsters (“Buffy, the Vampire Slayer,” “Caprica”), Scott Wilson (“The Walking Dead”) and Chris 51 (“Epic Ink”).

Wizard World is also the home of the most creative comics artists and writers on the planet. Artist Alley at Comic Con Portland will feature Rob Liefeld (“Deadpool”), Kurt Busiek (“Astro City,” “Superman”), Miguel Sepulveda (“Green Lantern,” “Red Lanterns”), Dean Haspiel (TV show - “Bored to Death” “Billy Dogma”), Mike Mayhew (“Ant-Man,” “Star Wars”), Tom Cook (“He-Man,” “Superfriends”), Michael Golden (“Batman,” “Spider-Man”), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies” “Army of Darkness”), Phil Ortiz (“The Simpsons,” “Muppet Babies”), Danny Fingeroth (“Spider-Man,” “Iron Man”), Steve Lieber (“Detective Comics,” “Hawkman”), Bob Camp (“Ren and Stimpy”) and many others.

Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The first event scheduled on the 2016 Wizard World calendar, Portland show hours are Friday, February 19, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, February 20, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, February 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wizard World Comic Con Portland is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character – and some never before dreamed – will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday night.

For more on the 2016 Wizard World Comic Con Portland, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-portland.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.

The 2016 Wizard World Comic Con schedule is available at: www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html.