Photos of celebrities spending their weekend in Michigan at the return of the state’s biggest comic con

NOVI, MI - The pop culture frenzy known as Motor City Comic Con made a triumphant return this weekend after a two and a half year hiatus due to COVID. Celebrities galore spent all weekend in Michigan taking photos with fans and signing autographs at Michigan’s largest comic con.

The event, which is usually held each May, took place at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. It was cancelled in 2020 and postponed this year. The 2019 event drew 70,000 people from all over the country.

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The event is known for its many artists and vendors and gaming. A lot of people also enjoy meeting some of their favorite celebrities and attending panels. This event featured stars from “The Mandalorian,” “The Boys,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Smallville” and much more. Here’s a look at MLive’s favorite celebrity encounters.

Power couple Ice-T and Coco were among the most popular celebrities at this year’s event. Some of you know the couple from their reality TV show. Others know Ice-T as a legendary rapper or an actor on the hit show “Law & Order: SVU.”

Actor Elijah Wood was one of the big draws at Motor City Comic Con 2021. You know him as Frodo in the “Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy. He’s also starred in numerous films including “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Sin City,” “Everything is Illuminated” and “Green Street.”

Check out actor Giancarlo Esposito. He currently stars in three hit shows: “The Mandalorian,” “Better Call Saul,” and “The Boys.” You also know him as Gus Fring on “Breaking Bad,” a role he’s reprising in the prequel show, “Better Call Saul.”

This actress also stars in “The Mandalorian.” Ming-Na Wen was one of the celebrities with long lines of fans waiting to meet her at this event. You also know her from the animated musical “Mulan” and as Melinda May in the the hit TV series, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” She was also in “The Joy Luck Club,” “Street Fighter” and “ER.”

Actress Erin Moriarty was one of three celebrities in attendance from the hit Amazon Prime show, “The Boys.” She plays Annie January / Starlight on the series which is going into its third season. You may also know her from her roles in “Jessica Jones,” “True Detective” and “Red Widow.” Actor Antony Starr, who plays “Homelander” on “The Boys” was also at this event.

You may recognize actor Alexander Ludwig from his role as Cato in “The Hunger Games.” You may also know him from “The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising” and “Race to Witch Mountain.”

Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird... it’s a plane... it’s actor Tom Welling. He’s best known for playing Clark Kent in the superhero drama, “Smallville.” You may also know him from the show “Lucifer.”

Also in attendance at this comic con was Superman’s arch rival, Lex Luther. You know Michael Rosenbaum as the villain Luther on “Smallville.”

Actor Ross Marquand posed for a photo with MLive. You know him as Aaron from “The Walking Dead” and Red Skull in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.” You also know him from the TV series, “What if...”

Check out actor Patrick Renna. You know him from the 1993 baseball movie, “The Sandlot.” You also know him from “The Big Green” and recently, the Netflix series, “G.L.O.W.”

Talk about a living legend. Meat Loaf has sold tens of millions of albums worldwide over his decades long career. He’s also been in numerous television shows and movies, including “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Joey Fatone was at Motor City Comic Con 2021. He was a member of the 90s boy band NSYNC. More recently, you saw him finish second on “Dancing With the Stars.” He also appeared on a recent season of “The Masked Singer.”

Voice actress Jodi Benson had one of the longer lines of fans at Motor City Comic Con. She is the original voice of Ariel in the Academy Award winning Disney film “The Little Mermaid.”

Adam Scherr is a professional wrestler who also went by the name Braun Strowman when he was in WWE.

Actor David Yost is seen here posing for a photo with some fans. Yost is best known as the Blue Power Ranger in “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” He was the only cast member to appear in every single episode of the original series.

Actor James Jude Courtney plays the iconic horror movie killer Michael Myers in 2018′s “Halloween,” as well as “Halloween Kills,” which just came out this weekend. He will also be in “Halloween Ends,” scheduled to come out in 2022.

This guy is a legend in the world of voice acting. Maurice LaMarche is known for voicing Chief Quimby in “Inspector Gadget,” Egon Spengler in “The Real Ghostbusters” and The Brain in “Pinky & The Brain.” He’s also done voices on “The Simpsons,” “Rick and Morty,” “Futurama” and much more.

Chances are, you grew up watching the work of voice actor Jim Cummings. He’s the voice of hundreds of characters, including Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, the Tasmanian Devil, Pete and Darkwing Duck.

The Mandalorian” stars Giancarlo Esposito and Ming-Na Wen pose for a photo with the “Star Wars” costume group the 501st Legion.

Also at the event were John Barrowman from “Doctor Who,” Gaten Matarazzo from “Stranger Things” and Luke Cage, himself, Mike Colter.

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