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.
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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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Media
Contact:
Jerry Milani, Wizard World,
212-209-3879, pr@wizardworld.com
Jim DeLorenzo, Philadelphia, 215-266-5943, jim@jhdenterprises.com