‘Jessica Jones,’ ‘Doctor Who' Q&As, Gaming Sessions, Lead Programming At Wizard World Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. - Feb. 15, 2016 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with “Jessica Jones” stars Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter, “Doctor Who” standouts Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston, “Once Upon a Time” headliner Jennifer Morrison, and “Star Trek's” William Shatner, costume contests, screenings, comics-themed sessions, gaming tournaments and more are among the programming highlights at Wizard World Portland, Friday through Sunday at the Oregon Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

Some highlights of the more than 80 panels scheduled include:

Interactive Q&As with the “Jessica Jones” stars, including a cast panel featuring Ritter and Colter (Saturday, 2 p.m.); “Doctor Who” panels with Smith (Saturday, 5:15 p.m.) and companions Darvill and Kingston (Saturday, 1 p.m.);  “Once Upon a Time’s” Morrison (Sunday, noon);

Solo Q&A sessions with Shatner (Saturday, 3 p.m.); “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’s” Elizabeth Henstridge (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.); “Arrow’s” John Barrowman (Saturday, 4 p.m.); “Heroes” Milo Ventimiglia (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); “The Librarians” star Christian Kane (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); “Buffy’s” James Marsters (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); Firefly’s Jewel Staite (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.); “The Walking Dead’s” Scott Wilson (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); Saw’s Tobin Bell (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.); and ‘Elvira’ herself Cassandra Peterson (Sunday, 2 p.m.)

Wizard World gaming will have a separate set of programming including: Tekken 7 National Tournament (all weekend); First ever Street Fighter V Tournament (all weekend); WWE® Superstar Xavier Woods™ facing off against professional gamer Justin Wong (Friday, 7:30 p.m.);

Spotlight on legendary fantasy author, Terry Brooks as he talks about the history of Shannara, his life as a writer, and what’s to come in the future (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)

“In the Ring” with WWE® Superstars The New Day™ (Xavier Woods™, Kofi Kingston™ & Big E™) (Friday, 4 p.m.), Diva® Paige™ (Friday, 4:30 p.m.), and Superstar Roman Reigns™ (Friday, 7:30 p.m.)

“Kaniac” VIPs don’t miss an acoustic performance from Kane himself (Saturday 4:30 p.m.) (*Christian Kane VIP Only Event*)

Sessions featuring superstar creators Phil Ortiz and Tom Cook (Saturday, 2 p.m.); Danny Fingeroth (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Dennis O’Neil (Saturday, 3 p.m.); Leading women Genese Davis, Karen Karbo, Colleen Houck, & Monica Drake (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.); ‘How to write comics’ with O’Neill, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, and Fingeroth (Saturday, 6 p.m.); Dean Haspiel, Steve Lieber, Rebekah Isaacs, & Simon Fraser (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.)

Meet the minds behind the puppets of Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, from Laika Studios, Georgina Hayns and Thalia Lane (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

Meet your favorite members of the wildly popular Geek & Sundry show, “Critical Role” during an interactive Q&A (Sunday, noon)

Storytelling with groundbreaking artist Michael Golden (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)

Screening of live action feature film Bad Kids Go To Hell (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.)

Cosplay instruction with cosplay pros Abby Darkstar, Keith Zen, Zach Fischer, Bill & Brittany Doran, and Jesse Lagers & Chin Chin (Saturday, noon)

Need a relaxing hideaway from the show floor? Come enjoy Wizard World's all new lounge – The Tipsy Wizard

World famous Wizard World Costume Contests for adults (Saturday, 7 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3 p.m.)

Unless noted, programming events take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at the Oregon 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 Portland programming is available at http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/portland/programming-port... (subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change).

Wizard World Gaming programming is available at http://www.wizardworldgaming.com/tournaments.

Wizard World comic con Portland is the first in the 2016 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD). For more on the event, visit http://wizd.me/PortlandPR.


About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic cons, gaming 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 Wizard World Store (www.shopwizardworld.com), CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™ (www.comicconbox.com), a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.

Wizard World 2016 schedule available at: www.wizardworld.com/wizcon.html.