While we're still a little more than a month away from San Diego Comic-Con 2011, it's not too early to start road testing your cosplay outfit, collecting autographs or filling up your sketchbook. If you just can't wait until July 21, or aren't going to be able to make it out to the west coast, Wizard World Philadelphia is there to fill the hole in your nerdy, pop-culture obsessed soul.
The show will be in operation all weekend, Friday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. As is Wizard World's wont, the show is boasting appearances from a slew of people you once liked but have since mostly forgotten about, including Bruce Campbell, Bill Goldberg, Pam Grier, Adam West & Burt Ward and Billy Dee Williams. Also, as a special treat, are some people you've absolutely never cared about, including Jake Llloyd and Daniel Logan, who played the kid versions of Anakin Skywalker and Boba Fett in the newer Star Wars movies.
Who's standing in line for these guys?
If you're one of those crazy people who still goes to comic book conventions looking to meet artists, get sketches and buy original art, WW Philly has you covered there too, with more than 270 predominantly superhero-mainstream artists in attendance. Highlights include Humberto Ramos, Carlos Pacheco, Doug Braithwaite, Jim Cheung, Phil Jimenez, Ethan Van Sciver, JG Jones and Bill Sienkiewicz, though countless up-and-coming artists will likely be in attendance too.
And if you can't make it to Philadelphia, have plans this weekend or your agoraphobia is acting up something fierce, check out our Hot Girls Cosplay gallery, where you can get the best part of the con experience without leaving your computer or risking running into a fat LeeLoo from The Fifth Element.
