Ottawa Comiccon returns to EY Centre

Ottawa Comiccon is back in full force this weekend at the EY Centre. 

For the first time since 2019, the event will be live and in-person, blending fantasy and reality while attracting thousands of people from Sept. 9 until Sept. 11. 

Pop culture fans from all over the country and beyond will assemble at the EY Centre to celebrate their passion for comic books, sci-fi, horror, anime, video games, and the world of entertainment for the ninth edition of the event. 

Over the course of three days, people will have the chance to meet some of their favourite fantasy fiction artists and film and television personalities, pose for pictures, acquire original art or simply say hello to their heroes. 

The event features diverse activities, including celebrity autograph sessions, photo opportunity sessions, and more than 50 panels and workshops ranging from 300 to 1500 attendees. Conferences will cover every fantastic subject imaginable, from comics to costuming, gaming and hit shows.

Celebrity guests include:

• Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall)
• Georges St-Pierre (UFC two-division champion, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
• Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Stranger Things, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Saw)
• Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Trekkies, The Walking Dead)
• Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who, Legends of tomorrow, Broadchurch)
• Christina Chong (Star Trek: Strange New World, Halo: Nightfall, Doctor Who)
• Ted Raimi (Xena: Warrior Princess, Evid Dead, The Quarry)
• Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (The Mandalorian, Kim’s Convenience)
• Aaron Ashmore (Smallville, Locke & Key)
• Hallea Jones (Locke & Key)
• James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)
• Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen (Pinky & The Brain, Animaniacs, Futurama, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Comic book creators include:

• Gail Simone (Birds of Pray, Batgirl, Secret Six, Wonder Woman)
• Aaron Reynolds (Effin’s Birds)
• Dan Parent (Archie, Kevin Keller, Betty & Veronica Spectacular)
• Geof Isherwood (Doctor Strange, Namor, Suicide Squad)
• Gisèle Lagacé (Ménage à 3, Exorsisters, Archie vs The Ramones)
• Janet Hetherington (Secret Loves of Geek Girls, Elvira, Mistress of the dark, Galaxy Warriors)
• Marco Rudy (RDW A Tale of the lost fantasy, Doctor Strange)
• Mark Shainblum (Northguard, Angloman, Captain Canuck)
• Richard Comely (Captain Canuck)
• Ronn Sutton (Edgar Rice Burrough’s Carson of Venus, Gothic tales of the haunted love, Lucifers Sword MC)
• Tom Fowler (Rick and Morty, Venom)

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