Brookline's New England Comics Will Participate in Boston Comic Con

Boston (July 8, 2015) – New England Comics of Brookline will participate as a vendor in the upcoming Boston Comic Con, which will take place at the Seaport World Trade Center from Friday July 31 through Sunday August 2, 2015. Boston Comic Con includes celebrity guests, artist meet-and-greets, a film festival, a costume contest, a comic art auction, Cosplay Harbor Dinner Cruise and an official after-party with Laugh Boston.

Comic book, science fiction, and fantasy fans from all over the country will come to the city of Boston to celebrate the 9th annual Boston Comic Con. Boston Comic Con has grown from a one-day event that attracted an estimated 900 comic book enthusiasts to this year’s three-day convention, which organizers estimate will be attended by 50,000 people.

The 2015 Boston Comic Con will feature celebrity appearances by comic industry icon Stan Lee, co- creator of Marvel Comics, Gillian Anderson of “The X Files,” Billie Piper of “Doctor Who,” Hayley Atwell of Marvel’s “Agent Carter,” Thomas Jane of “The Punisher,” Robin Lord Taylor of the hit television show “Gotham,” Brett Dalton of Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Other celebrity guests include Manu Bennett of the hit TV series Arrow; Elvira, the one and only Mistress of the Dark; Bob Morley of “The 100”; Kat Graham of “The Vampire Diaries”; Tyler Posey of “Teen Wolf”; and Scott Ian of the heavy metal band Anthrax. Celebrities will participate in panel discussions, Q&As, photo ops, and autograph signings throughout the three-day convention.

Many of the comic book industry’s most talented artists and writers will be on hand to sign comics and meet their fans, including “100 Bullets” and “Batman: Broken City” creative team Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, and Dave Johnson; Humberto Ramos artist of “Amazing Spider-Man;” legendary artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez; “Spider-Gwen” writer Jason Latour; “Walking Dead” co-creator Tony Moore; writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez of “Locke & Key;” and Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti of “Harley Quinn.” Over 300 popular comic book creators and comic book merchants from around the country and in New England will be in Artist Alley selling merchandise and other collectibles.

Boston Comic Con will also include a film festival that will showcase feature and short films and music videos from local and national independent filmmakers throughout the weekend; a kickoff party and “Drink and Draw” on Friday night, free for attendees; a second annual Cosplay Harbor Cruise hosted by international costume designer and cosplayer, Ivy Doomkitty on Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and a Boston Comic Con After Party with Laugh Boston on Saturday at 11:30 p.m..

“We are thrilled to have New England Comics join us this year as we are expecting more artists, collectors, vendors, and fans at Boston Comic Con than ever before,” said Founder and Co-Promoter of Boston Comic Con, Nick Kanieff. “Comic fans are always excited to see their local shops participate in the festivities and with our convention full of action packed events and meet and greet opportunities, we are looking forward to the most exciting and successful convention yet.”

Tickets will only be sold online, not at the door. General admission and 3-day passes are on sale now, as are tickets for celebrity photo ops. Boston Comic Con is also accepting entries for this year’s film festival. Friday’s events run from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday’s events run from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Sunday will be 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

For information on ticket sales please visit: www.bostoncomiccon.com.