Elwes, 'Outlander,' 'Animation Celebration' Highlight Programming Panels at Wizard World Cleveland

CLEVELAND - March 3, 2020 - PRLog -- Q&A sessions with the casts of "Outlander" (Caitriona Balfe, Colin McFarlane, Duncan Lacroix, Richard Rankin), "Supergirl" (Tyler Hoechlin, Jesse Rath, Mechad Brooks), "Teen Wolf" (Hoechlin, Dylan Sprayberry, Ian Bohen, Khylin Rambo) and "Overwatch" (Anjali Bhimani, Benz Antoine, Carolina Ravassa, Chloe Hollings) plus Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights), Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, Toy Story), Emily Swallow ("The Mandalorian"), Chandler Riggs ("The Walking Dead"), Phil LaMarr ("Mad TV," "Futurama") and more, plus an "Animation Celebration" featuring industry superstars Jim Steranko ("Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Captain America"), Phil Ortiz ("The Simpsons," "Pac-Man"), Tom Cook ("He-Man," "Scooby Doo"), workshops, cosplayer sessions, meet-and-greets adult and kids costume contests, live podcasts and more highlight the programming offerings at the eighth annual Wizard World Cleveland, Friday through Sunday at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

Some highlights of the more than 150 hours of panels scheduled to date include:

· Intimate 90-minute Q&A with Balfe and the other stars of Outlander (McFarlane, Lacroix, Rankin; Saturday, 10:30 a.m., *requires additional ticket).
· Group panels with "Supergirl" (Saturday, 12:45 p.m.); "Teen Wolf" (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.), "Overwatch" (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); and "My Hero Academia" stars Aaron Roberts and Kyle Philips (Saturday, noon)
· Solo Q&A sessions with Elwes (Saturday, 2:15 p.m.); LaMarr (Saturday, 3 p.m.); Shawn (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); Swallow (Saturday, 5:15 p.m.), Riggs (Sunday, 1 p.m.); and professional wrestler D'Von Dudley (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.)
· Creator sessions with industry superstars Steranko, Ortiz, Cook, Marty Gitlin, Joe Wos and more
· Saturday Morning Cartoons & Cereal (*Additional ticket required)
· Screening of AMC's "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" premiere episode (Saturday, 6:15 p.m.)
· Fan- and industry-based panels on subjects ranging from females in comics, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., tabletop RPG/D&D and more
· Special extra-ticket-required Meet-and-Greets
· Live podcast recordings
· Workshops on Cosplay foam building (Friday, 6 p.m.); Worbla/Thermoplastics (Saturday, 12:15 p.m.) and more
· Kids programming all three days
· World-famous Wizard World Adult Kids Costume Contests
· Official Wizard World After Party (Saturday, 9 p.m., Dive Bar Cleveland (1214 W 6th St.)
· Cosplay with special guests

A full list of Wizard World Cleveland programming is available at http://wizardworld.com/programming-entertainment/Cleveland.