Stars, artists, and more at 2016 Comic Con CLE

The 2016 Wizard World Comic Con Cleveland programming is full of great actors, actresses, artists, creators, and more.

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Here's a press release explaining who will show at the event this year:

Q&A sessions with “Thor” himself Chris Hemsworth, “Captain America” starFrank Grillo and directors Joe and Anthony Russo, “Doctor Who” standouts Matt Smith and Karen Gillan(also of Guardians of the Galaxy), the “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” duo of Elizabeth Henstridge and Chloe Bennet ,Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund, costume contests, screenings, comics-themed sessions, gaming and more are among the programming highlights at Wizard World Cleveland, Friday through Sunday at the FirstMerit Convention Center of Cleveland. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission.

 

Some highlights of the more than 75 panels scheduled include:

 

• Interactive themed Q&As with the “Captain America” guests, including the Russo Brothers withIvan Schwarz , President of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission (Saturday, noon), then paired with Grillo (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); “Doctor Who” panels with Smith (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.) and Gillan (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.); “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’s” Henstridge and Bennet (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.)
• Celebrity Q&A sessions with Hemsworth (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.); Englund (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.); Michael Rooker (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.); Jason Mewes (Saturday, 5 p.m.);Henry Winkler (Sunday, 1:45 p.m.); Eliza Dushku (Sunday, 12:45 p.m.); Corbin Bernsen (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Jason David Frank (“Saturday, 3 p.m.); Larry Wilcox(Sunday, 11 a.m.) and Cas Anvar (Saturday, 4 p.m.)
• Sessions featuring superstar creators Phil Ortiz (The Simpsons), Thom Zahler (Love and Capes) and Guy Gilchrist (Nancy) (Friday, 4:30); Danny Fingeroth (Deadly Foes of Spider-Man; The Stan Lee Universe) and Tony Isabella (Ghost Rider; Black Lightning) (Saturday, noon); Dirk Manning (Image Comics) (Saturday, 1 p.m.); Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies; Archer & Armstrong), Marc Sumerak (Power Pack; Spider-Man), Isabella and Fingeroth (Saturday, 2 p.m.) and more
• Storytelling with groundbreaking artist Michael Golden (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
• Screening of live action feature film Bad Kids Go To Hell (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.)
• Meet-and-greet with Jason David Frank (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) (Separate admission required)
• Cosplay instruction with Wizard World's own Damian Beurer (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), cosplay pros Brit Bliss (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.), Kaza Marie (Saturday, 2:30);Mogshelle (Sunday, 1 p.m.)
• GameNite Tabletop Pavilion, for free table gaming all weekend
• Superman-themed panels throughout the weekend
• World famous Wizard World Costume Contests for adults (Saturday, 7 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3 p.m.)