WALKING DEAD stars will be at Basketball City this weekend for Wizard World
Basketball City, Pier 36
299 South St.
June 28-30, $40-$55
www.wizardworld.com
First an East Coast edition of the immensely popular San Diego Comic Con pulled into the Javits Center, where it now annually sells out well in advance. Now a version of Wizard World magically arrives, flying into downtown’s Basketball City on Pier 36 this weekend. The three-day celebration of all things fantasy and science fiction features an all-star lineup of heavy hitters participating in Q&As and/or signing autographs and posing for photos (for between $40 and $80 each), including Patrick Stewart, Stan Lee, Henry Winkler, Anthony Michael Hall, Denis O’Hare, James Marsters, Michael Rooker, CM Punk, Wil Wheaton, Ray Park, Pam Grier, Norman Reedus, and others, with a major focus on The Walking Dead. Among the special programs are a retrospective of National Cartoonist Society Hall of Famer Stan Goldberg’s career, a meet-and-greet and Q&A with Lee, “Vampire Lore and Other Urban Myths and Legends” with Dr. Rebecca Housel, “Drawing and Composing Covers for Dramatic Effect” with Neal Adams, “Will Eisner’s A Contract with God at 35” moderated by Danny Fingeroth, “Mastering the Universe” with animator Tom Cook, and the Official Wizard World Comic Con Costume Contest and Party.