Marvel To Conduct Programming Panels, Portfolio Reviews At
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 31 – June 2
Character-Based
Entertainment Leader Brings 'Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way' And
'From NOW To Infinity' To Pennsylvania Convention Center; Talent Scout
C.B. Cebulski, Others To Review Attendees' Work
NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2013
– Marvel Entertainment will host two programming panels and conduct two
portfolio reviews at the 2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center.
The
panels are entitled “MARVEL: Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way,” set
for Friday at 5 p.m. Saturday's panel, “MARVEL: From NOW! to Infinity,”
will take place from 4-5 p.m. Additionally, Marvel will be accepting
portfolios on Friday and Saturday, and talent scout C.B. Cebulski and others will conduct reviews on Saturday and Sunday from 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 110.
“We are excited to bring an industry leader like Marvel to Wizard World shows,” said John Macaluso,
Wizard World CEO. “Many of our fans have a close connection with the
movies, comics and characters Marvel produces, and these two panels and
review sessions are excellent additions to an already packed lineup for
Philadelphia Comic Con attendees.”
Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, co-creator of many of those characters, is among the headliners at Philadelphia Comic Con, which will be held May 30 – June 2. “Torchwood” and Zero Dark Thirty star John Barrowman, “Serenity” and Firefly standouts Gina Torres and Summer Glau, William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), “The Walking Dead” trio of Michael Rooker, Norman Reedus and Jon Bernthal, Manu Bennett (“Arrow,” The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) are among the top celebrities at the event.
Barry Kitson (“Amazing Spider-Man”), Phil Noto (“Uncanny X-Force”), Khoi Pham (“Scarlet Spider”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“Thunderbolts”) and Leinil Yu (“Indestructible
Hulk”) lead a top-drawer collection of well-known artists and writers,
many with Marvel connections, attending the show.
The
first panel, “Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way,” features Kitson,
Noto, Tedesco, Yu and Cebulski helping aspiring artists find out the
answers on how to get their foot in the door and make their job MARVEL.
Then, “From NOW! to Infinity” highlights the current slate of Marvel NOW! titles and the forthcoming summer mega-event Infinity, with editors Tom Brennan and Jake Thomas, Noto, Pham, Yu, Cebulski and other Marvel guests taking questions on what’s to come in the Marvel Universe.
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,
comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art,
collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
show hours are Thursday, May 30, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, May 31, noon – 7
p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. - 5
p.m.
For more on the 2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html.
About Marvel:
Marvel
Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based
entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000
characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel
utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and
publishing.
About Wizard World:
Wizard
World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions
across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies,
TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events
often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and
events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume
contests.
***** SAVE THE 2013-14 DATES *****
May 30 - June 2 – Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
June 28-30 – Wizard World New York City Experience
August 8-11 – Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
September 20-22 – Wizard World Ohio Comic Con
October 18-20 – Wizard World Nashville Comic Con
November 22-24 – Wizard World Austin Comic Con
January 24-26, 2014 – Wizard World Portland Comic Con
February 7-9, 2014 – Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con
April 4-6, 2014 – Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con
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