Tidewater Comicon Returns To Virginia Beach With Super Lineup

Posted By Matt Artz on May 4, 2016

The annual Tidewater Comicon returns to Virginia Beach, VA this month with an epic lineup of celebrity guests and comic book royalty descending onto the Virginia Beach Convention Center for what has quickly become the largest event of its kind in this region.

Special guests attending the event include one of the original Ghostbusters, Ernie Hudson (pictured below; The Crow, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle), as well as Flash Gordon (1980) icon Sam Jones (Ted, Ted 2), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star Karan Ashley, and voice actor Steve Blum, who Stars Wars fans will recognize as the voice of Zeb in the current Rebels TV series, among his countless other notable characters.

‘Ghostbusters’ star Ernie Hudson is coming to Tidewater Comicon, May 21-22, 2016 in Virginia Beach, VA.

Brian O’Halloran, star of director Kevin Smith’s debut film Clerks, is also coming to Virginia Beach, along with his Clerks co-star Marilyn Ghigliotti.

The Outer Banks’ own Jackie Craft, of Manteo, is also one of this year’s special guests, and we can’t wait to see what awesome cosplay outfits she has to show off for Comicon. Jackie will be joined by pro cosplayers Ani Mia and Jillian Ryan.

Light the bat signal and call in all Dark Knight fans, as there will be not one but four (!) different Batmobiles on display, including the 1966 TV version, the 1989 Tim Burton Batman version, the 1995 Batman Forever version, and the 2005 tumbler from Batman Begins.

Batmobiles from various ‘Batman’ movies appearing at Tidewater Comicon, May 21-22, 2016 in Virginia Beach, VA.

But that’s all just the beginning, because the real treat at this event is for comic book fans to meet the artists, writers, and creators behind their favorite works, and some of the best in the business will be in Virginia Beach for Tidewater Comicon 2016.

Just a few of the artists and writers set to attend include Gerry Conway, who co-created Marvel fan favorite The Punisher and scripted the death of Gwen Stacy for The Amazing Spider-Man; Larry Hama (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Wolverine, Elektra), who also wrote the character bios for the 1980s G.I. Joe action figures; Batman/Superman and The Dark Tower artist Jae Lee; and DC vs. Marvel writer Ron Marz (Silver Surfer, Green Lantern).

And that’s just some of the big names from the comic world that are coming to make this the event for fans to be at.

The most recently confirmed guest, just announced today, is professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Fame member Jake “The Snake” Roberts.

‘Flash Gordon’ and ‘Ted’ star Sam Jones is coming to Tidewater Comicon, May 21-22, 2016 in Virginia Beach, VA.

Tidewater Comicon takes over the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, on Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22.

You can see the complete lineup of guests and purchase your passes online here.

OBX Entertainment will be at this event again this year to bring you some of the highlights and to spread the word about our own Halloween Parade of Costumes this October, so check back for our full event report, and be sure to see all of our photos, interviews, and additional coverage of this awesome event at our partner site HalloweenDailyNews.com!

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