The third annual ATL Comic Convention will feature actors such as Alec Baldwin, Zachary Levi, Jared Padalecki, Norman Reedus and Ron Perlman
The convention, coming back to the Georgia World Congress Center, will be held over three days, Feb. 9 to 11. Weekend pass prices start at $65. Day passes range from $25 to $45.
The talent covers a wide range of shows with strong fan bases, including “Psych” (Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson), “Home Improvement” (Richard Karn, Debbie Dunning), “Battlestar Galactica” (Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff) and “The Walking Dead” (Reedus, Tom Payne, Sonequa Martin-Green, Michael Rooker, Michael Cudlitz). Other films and TV shows represented include “Star Wars,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Hellboy.”
There will be cosplay contests, vendors and panels. (The panels have not yet been finalized.)
Dan Farr, who runs comparable conventions in Salt Lake City, Utah; Tampa, Florida; and Indianapolis, Indiana, said he doesn’t see this as competition to the larger and longer running Dragon Con, which runs Labor Day weekend in multiple hotels in downtown Atlanta.
“I don’t want to take away a single person from Dragon Con,” Farr said. “I like the idea of people going to both. I think the world is big enough for both of us.”
He said about 20,000 people attended last year and he hopes to hit 25,000 this year.
Here is a sample list of prices for celebrity photo opportunities:
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Credit: TNS
- Norman Reedus (”The Walking Dead”): $170 (Friday and Saturday)
- Alec Baldwin (”Beetlejuice,” “30 Rock”): $130 (Friday and Saturday)
- Anthony Daniels (C3PO): $120 (Friday-Sunday)
- Charisma Carpenter (”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”): $70 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Denise Crosby (”Star Trek: The Next Generation”): $70 (Friday-Sunday)
- Charlie Hunnam (”Sons of Anarchy”): $130 (Saturday only)
- Richard Karn (”Home Improvement”): $80 (Friday-Sunday)
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Credit: Amy Sancetta/AP
- Randy Quaid (”National Lampoon’s Vacation”): $100 (Friday-Sunday)
- Henry Thomas (”E.T.”): $75 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Tom Cavanagh (”The Flash”): $65 (Saturday-Sunday)
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Credit: Rodney Ho
- Mary McDonnell (”Battlestar Galactica”): $70 (Friday-Sunday)
- Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger from “Nightmare on Elm Street”): $150 (Friday-Sunday)
- Jared Padalecki (”Supernatural”): $160 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Ron Perlman (”Hellboy”): $70 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Zachary Levi (”Shazam!”): $120 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Katie Sackhoff (”Battlestar Galactica”): $120 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Maggie Lawson (”Psych”): $70 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Alanna Masterson (”The Walking Dead”): $50 (Friday-Sunday)
- Sonequa Martin-Green (“The Walking Dead”): $85 (Friday-Sunday)
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Credit: TNS
- Jon Bernthal (”The Walking Dead,” “The Punisher”): $100 (Friday-Sunday)
- Michael Rooker (”The Walking Dead”): $70 (Saturday-Sunday)
- Michael Cudlitz (”The Walking Dead”): $60 (Saturday-Sunday)
IF YOU GO
ATL Comic Convention
Friday, noon to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekend passes start at $65 and day passes start at $25. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, atlcomicconvention.com
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