Comic Con Returns To Alameda County Fairgrounds This Weekend

Pleasanton CA

05 October, 2021

3:30 PM

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PLEASANTON, CA — Lovers of comics and pop culture, get ready! Powerhouse Comic Con will take place Saturday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The all-ages conference event will feature games, celebrity panels, comic books, local artists, trick-or-treating and more, organizers said. Toy and anime vendors will be on hand, and participants in a cosplay contest will compete for a $200 cash prize. This year's Powerhouse Comic Con will celebrate the 55th anniversary of "Ultraman," a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction TV show, organizers said. Dore Kraus, who played Jack Shindo in "Ultraman: Towards the Future," will be present. Other celebrity guests include the following. Carl Craig of "Destroy All Planets."Kyle Pacek of "The Mandalorian."Charlotte Steward of "Little House on the Prairie."Jon Provost of "Lassie."Laurie Jacobson, Hollywood historian.Lor Blood-Rah, horror TV show host. The following comic book author will also be in attendance. Walden Wong.Luis Rivera.Warren Montgomery.Lory De Vera.Peter Secosh.Blake Coker. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $11 online, $17 at the door and $35 for a four-person family pack. Kids under 12 are free if accompanied by an adult.