Long Beach, California – February 8, 2018 – MAD
Event Management, creators and operators of several pop-culture
conventions, announce programming, innovations, and Special Guests for
the 9th annual Long Beach Comic Expo, February 17th & 18th, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Making
its Long Beach Comic Expo debut, SOCIAL SQUARE is the event’s official
hub for social interaction. Anchored by the NERDBOT stage and their
continuous Facebook Live stream to more than 500,000 fans, SOCIAL SQUARE
will feature appearances and interviews with many beloved pop culture
personalities, including Joe Keery (STRANGER THINGS), Emma Caulfield
(BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), TWIN PEAKS stars Sherilyn Fenn, Kimmy
Robertson, Robert Broski, Stewart Strauss, and Christian Calloway, WWE
stars Rikishi and Lisa Marie Varon, EDUMACATION author Andy McElfresh
and many more.
“As we enter our 10th
year of producing conventions in Long Beach, we are excited to have
this opportunity to create a new paradigm for our events focused around
content. Our aim is to treat our attendees to a new experience that
features entertainment, celebrities, interviews and fun for all ages,”
said Martha Donato, Founder and President of MAD Event Management LLC.
“We found an incredible partner in NERDBOT and can’t wait for everyone
to see what we’ve got going!”
SOCIAL
SQUARE will offer fans a constant source of entertainment and
engagement, including trivia games, live comedy and music. Attendees are
encouraged to check the SOCIAL SQUARE schedule for updates on guest
appearances, surprise drop-ins and more. Sponsors include BERNINA of
AMERICA, MARVEL STUDIOS’ THOR RAGNAROK Blu-Ray and BLACK PANTHER, Disney
Studios’ A WRINKLE IN TIME, THE EDUMACATION BOOK from Weldon Owen, THE
STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT from Screen Gems, ATTACK OF THE SOUTHERN FRIED
ZOMBIES from Gravitas Ventures, and BAD SAMARITAN from Electric
Entertainment.
Other
highlights include a rare spotlight on LBCE's Guest of Honor, Don
McGregor (BLACK PANTHER) and panels welcoming Emmy Award-winning voice
and casting director Andrea Romano (BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES), comics
creator Mark Waid (ARCHIE, CAPTAIN AMERICA), and screenwriter Aaron
Covington (CREED).
At
this years show, attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to join
Long Beach Comic Expo special guest Joe Keery (STRANGER THINGS) for a
limited Q&A event on Saturday, February 17th at 10:00am.
Returning,
The Columbia Memorial Space Center brings SPACE EXPO back to Long Beach
Comic Expo with Herbert Jefferson Jr. (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as Guest
of Honor. The Space Expo will feature numerous JPL Workshops throughout
the two-day event and collaborative panels such as Rocketry 101 with
Virgin Orbit and How to Build an R2D2. The Geekfest Film Fest is also back, exhibiting
the best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Superhero, Fan Films
and original high concept indie genre film and web series from around
the world.
The team behind Long Beach Comic Expo also have two Industry Professional events scheduled Friday, February 16th. The Comic Creator Conference, a Networking & Business Education Event, will begin at 3:00pm at the Long Beach Convention center. Followed by The 2018 Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, at 7:30pm, which will honor five finalists following in Dwayne’s footsteps.
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