Winnipeg (Manitoba) August 13, 2024 – Winnipeg Comiccon’s 4th edition will be a monster event! On the weekend of October 25 to 27, thousands of fans will gather at the RBC Convention Centre to celebrate their shared passion for pop culture. This year’s edition is welcoming a guest list bigger than ever with stars from some of the most exciting franchises.
Winnipeg Comiccon is thrilled to add as Guest of Honour, VINCENT D’ONOFRIO. One of the hardest working actors with four decades of credits, he is known for his stand-out roles in various high profile projects, including Men in Black (1997), The Cell(2000), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-2011), Jurassic World (2015), Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket (1987), and his acclaimed performance as Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, in several Marvel Studios projects.
From the Wes Craven’s horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), HEATHER LANGENKAMP will also be present to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary. Featured guests will also include Canadian actor TOM CAVANAGH, best known for playing various versions of Harrison Wells in The Flash (The CW), and wrestling superstar ROB VAN DAM. From the world of animation voice-acting, fans will get a chance to meet JODI BENSON, the melodic voice of Ariel in Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid, as well as DANTE BASCO, best known for his role of Prince Zuko in the celebrated animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and of Rufio in Steven Spielberg’s fantasy film, Hook(1991).
Artist Alley
Winnipeg Comiccon is pleased to welcome the 2014 Inkpot Award winner MARK BROOKS (Avengers, Secret Empire, Han Solo) as its first featured comic book creator guest.
Many more entertainment celebrities will be added in the coming and will be in attendance, ready for their on-stage appearance, autographs and photo ops!
Three floors to discover
Comiccon is spread across three floors of the RBC Convention Centre, with the first floor of the South building reserved for the guests’ on-stage appearances and the masquerade, the second floor of the North building for the different panels and activity rooms, and finally, the third floor for the vast shopping experience, the guest’s autograph zone and the photo op booth area.
On Saturday evening, some of the world’s best and most devoted cosplayers will don spectacular costumes and embody their favourite heroes in the widely popular Masquerade contest. Our tabletop gaming area (presented by Game-itoba) section has extended further, and brave adventurers can now choose between vanquishing dungeon-dwelling Dragons, masquerading Vampires, Cthulian horrors, Fate, and more!
Note that many more guests and activities will be announced in the weeks to come.
About Winnipeg Comiccon
Winnipeg Comiccon was launched in the fall of 2019. Over the last 15 years, our organization has hosted over 40 pop culture conventions in Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, and now in Winnipeg. This annual event dedicated to pop culture takes the form of a fan convention with multi-genre content: comic books, sci-fi, horror, anime, video games and the entertainment world. The show features a large array of exhibits with several companies demonstrating their wares and a few vehicles or set pieces from film or television are on display, a shopping experience like no other, aimed at fans that are looking for games, T-Shirts, comics, toys, statues, replicas and more collector items.
Source: Winnipeg Comiccon