East Coast Comicon: Keeping The Comic Connection
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East Coast Comicon (ECC) - New Jersey’s largest comic convention returns to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ on April 29-30. Guests include an array of recognizable pop culture figures and some of the world’s top comic book creators.
East Coast Comicon: Keeping The Comic Connection
Blast From the Past
East Coast Comicon is proud to announce the appearance of Danny Trejo (Machete, Heat), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, The Crow), Tony Todd (Candyman, Flash), Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island), Kevin Nash (WWE), and a rare reunion of the original cast members of Lost in Space, including Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, and Bill Mumy. All are available for photos and autographs. Be sure to secure your photo ops via the ECC website.
More than seventy (70) comic artists and writers will be on hand including legendary creators, George Perez and Marv Wolfman, whose ground-breaking work on the New Teen Titans is the inspiration for the popular Cartoon Network Series Teen Titans Go! Fans of comic cinema are sure to want to meet Keith Giffen (cocreator of Rocket Raccoon) and Fabian Nicienza,(co-creator of Deadpool).Others appearing include superstars Art Adams (X-Men), Kyle Baker (Plastic Man), Mike Zeck (Secret Wars, Punisher), Simon Bisley (Judge Dredd, Lobo), Mike Grell (Green Arrow), Denny O’Neill (Batman), and Tim Bradstreet (Punisher).
Get Revved Up
Parked on site are Batmobiles from three iterations of the caped crusader (’66, ’89, and ’05), the Monkees Mobile, the Munsters Koach, Stephen King’s Christine, and the Lost in Space chariot. For the first time, East Coast Comicon is pleased to present a 3-D diorama of the Star Wars trash compactor, which allows you to re-enact a famous scene.
Fun For All Ages
Over 200 vendors will be offering a wide assortment from dollar box comics to super-rare comics. Posters, books, graphic novels, T-shirts, art, toys, and many other collectible items will be sold. There’s comics fun for all ages, including a Kids Love Comics section that offers activities all day including how to make comics, drawing lessons, and more. Over a dozen kid’s-friendly professional comic artists will be there to teach and sell their books.
Suit Up!
On Sunday afternoon, the East Coast Comicon Cosplay Contest will award $500 for the best costume. Many other prizes and trophies will be awarded. The contest begins at 4 pm. Location: Meadowlands Exposition Center Dates: April 16 & 17, 2016 Times: 10 am to 6pm Sat & Sun
Grab your tickets and join me at East Coast Comicon! Location: Meadowlands Exposition Center Dates: April 29th & 30th, 2017 Times: 10 am to 6pm Sat & Sun. The first three fans to find me and mention this article will get a special treat. See you there! 🙂
Keeping You Comic Con-nected!
Linda Marie
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