Gerhard, Dean Haspiel, Salvador Larroca, Glenn Fabry Among Top Comics Creators To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia, June 2-5

Brad Guigar, Julian Totino Tedesco, Dan Schoening, Michael Klastorin, Clinton Hobart, Michael Golden Also Headline Artist Alley At Pennsylvania Convention Center

PHILADELPHIA, May 2, 2016 – Eisner Award winners Gerhard (“Cerebus”), Dean Haspiel (“The Incredible Hulk,” “Spider-Man 2099”), Salvador Larroca (“Iron Man,” “Uncanny X-Men”), Julian Totino Tedesco (“X-Treme X-Men,” “Venom”), Brad Guigar (“Evil Inc.,” “Phables”) as well as Clinton Hobart (Disney fine art), Danny Fingeroth (group editor, “Spider-Man”), and Michael Golden (“Batman,” “Spider-Man”) are among the leading comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Philadelphia, June 2-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is the 10th comic con event on the 2016 Wizard World calendar and 16th year for the show in Philadelphia.

Other top Wizard World Philadelphia Artist Alley guests include Joe Quinones (“Howard the Duck,” “Savage Wolverine”), Billy Martin (“TMNT New Animated Adventures,” also lead guitarist/keyboardist, Good Charlotte), Phil Ortiz ("The Simpsons," “Muppet Babies”), Genese Davis (author, The Holder’s Dominion), Victor Dandridge (“The Samaritan,” “Origins Unknown”), Bob Camp ("Ren and Stimpy," "G.I. Joe”), Howard Chaykin (“Avengers 1959,”  “JSA”), Tracy Yardley (“Sonic The Hedgehog,” “Sonic Universe”), Tom Cook ("He-Man," "She-Ra"), Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”), James O’Barr (“The Crow”), Mark Kistler (PBS Television, “The Secret City”) and many others.

In addition, Bob Gale, co-creator of the Back to the Future trilogy, Dan Schoening (artist, “Back to the Future”), Michael Klastorin (writer, Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History), will also be on hand, helping celebrate the appearances of BTTF stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson.

Top celebrities attending the event include Marvel franchise headliners Chris Evans (Captain America:The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, Civil War ), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The First Avenger) and Anthony Mackie ( Captain America: Civil War, The Winter Soldier, Avengers) and others plus David Duchovny (“The X-Files”), Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”), WWE® Superstar John Cena® and more.

Wizard World comic and gaming 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. Wizard World Philadelphia show hours are Thursday, June 2, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, June 3, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wizard World Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, visit http://wizd.me/PhiladelphiaPR.

About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)

Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com ) produces comic, 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 ), Wizard World Music (http://www.wizardworldmusic.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.