This weekend will be the 10th edition of the Long Beach Comic Expo that takes place at the Long Beach Convention Center every year. Jace and I have had the privilege to attend many of these shows through the years and have not only conducted great interviews but made a lot of good friends. It’s a fairly large show for it being comic-focused. While enjoying the vendor booths, meeting comic book creators and maybe getting an original sketch from your favorite artist, you can also take a break and check out one of their many panels that will take place throughout the weekend.

This year, Long Beach Comic Expo will be hosting a variety of panels that include Star Wars: Nothing But Star Wars panel, Space Expo-hosted Pop Paleo panel, Cosplay Comedy hour and Geekfest’s Women in Sci-Fi panel. As far as guests for the show some faces you may recognize are Breaking Bad’s Cesar Garcia and Daniel Moncada and Power Rangers stars Jason Faunt and Nakia Burrise. There will be also an array of guests that have worked on series like Star Trek Continues, Stranger Things and Gears of War. Let’s also not forget some comic centric guests like Dan DiDio, Steven Seagle, Amanda Deibert and David Mack to name a few.

Here are some of the activities and panels that you can take advantage of if you can make it to Long Beach Comic Expo:

Celebrating Lodge 49: Meet the cast and celebrate your love for Lodge 49 at LBCE! Join the hosts of the Lodge 49 conversation podcast, POD 49, as they celebrate this remarkable show with an extra-length panel and live podcast recording. They will be joined by actors David Ury, Sam Puefua, Vik Sahay, and Alex Klein, director Alethea Jones (Circles, Estrella Y Mar), along with a few other special appearances!

Crisis on Infinite Earths:  What Comes Next: With the CW’s unprecedented Crisis crossover coming to an end this week, join DC Daily’s Sam Humphries and Fatman Beyond podcast co-host Marc Bernardin for a discussion of what’s happened so far, what happens next, and what viewers have to say about it. Every voice counts!

LBCE Annual Cosplay Contest: Charismatic costumed characters strut their stuff and show off their talents and compete in a variety of fun categories for a grand prize.

Superheroes and Killing: From the Golden Age of comics to modern-day heroes such as Punisher and Deadpool, comics characters haven’t always had a code against putting bad guys to rest. Gerry Conway (Punisher), Howard Chaykin (The Shadow), and artist Scott Koblish (Deadpool) take part in a panel that takes no prisoners.

Engineering Star Wars: Can’t get enough droids? Want R2 or BB-8 to join you on all your adventures? There’s a whole club of people dedicated to building R2-D2 and the other droids of Star Wars! Come learn the basics and see what it takes to craft your own Astromech droid from several women that build their own!

Pop Paleo: Space Expo proudly presents Pop Paleo, a discussion about dinosaurs and other extinct creatures that have dominated pop culture. From classic films like Jurassic Park to modern tales like Game of Thrones, dinosaurs and other extinct creatures have inspired amazing stories! But just how well do these fictional depictions of long-gone animals reflect what scientists actually know about them? Join a special panel of paleontologists as they break down what’s real and what’s inspired.

All Things DC: Join DC Publisher Dan DiDio as he leads a discussion about your favorite comic book memories and why the medium brings so many walks of life together.

If your interested in the entire lineup for the show you can check it out in the link below!

LONG BEACH COMIC EXPO 2020 FULL PROGRAMMING GUIDE.

If you can make it out to Long Beach this is a great show to spend a day or even the weekend. With it not being a large show you have a good opportunity to speak with some of your favorite comic book creators without feeling the pressure of being rushed by hoards of people like at other larger shows. Jace of The Comic Source will be in attendance and depending on travel arrangements I may or may not be there to say hello!

Long Beach Comic Expo takes place this weekend January 11th and 12th at the Long Beach Convention Center.

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