Motor City Comic Con announces star-studded lineup
Mark your calendars: Motor City Comic Con 2017, which runs May 19 through 21, is approaching fast.
The annual comics and pop culture celebration at Novi's Suburban Collection Showplace has announced some of its stellar lineup for this year, which includes '80s icons and current TV and movie favorites. Among those schedule to be there:
Anthony Michael Hall, one of the teen ensemble players from '80s John Hughes films like "The Breakfast Club."
Barbara Eden, aka a pioneering midriff-barer as the glamorous genie of '60s TV staple "I Dream of Jeannie."
Khary Payton, who plays King Ezekiel on AMC's "The Walking Dead."
Lou Ferrigno, who played Bill Bixby's angry alternate ego in "The Incredible Hulk" and Kevin James' neighbor in "The King of Queens."
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Michael Rooker, who'll soon reprise his role as a villainous space alien in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."
Ron Perlman, who's played everyone from Hellboy to biker gang leader Clarence Morrow on "Sons of Anarchy."
Sean Gunn, best known as the indefatigably quirky Kirk on "Gilmore Girls."
Wil Wheaton (or Wil Hoo-whee-ton, according to Stewie on "Family Guy"), teen actor on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and current recurring guest on "The Big Bang Theory."
And this is just scratching the surface. For more information about the event, panels and VIP and regular tickets, go to the Motor City Comic Con website http://www.motorcitycomiccon.com/.
Contact Detroit Free Press writer Julie Hinds: 313-222-6427 or jhinds@freepress.com.