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The Midwest’s biggest comics and pop culture conference, C2E2, is coming up this weekend. This year the event features more than 100 panels and nearly the same number of special guests. C2E2 2017 features photo op and signature hunting galore with stars from The Flash, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, and more. If you’re hoping for sketches from your favorite comic book creators they have those, too. We’ve pulled out some of the highlights from both entertainment and comics.

Entertainment

Danielle Panabaker

The Flash‘s Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost

Killer Frost

Evanna Lynch & Jason Isaacs

Harry Potter‘s Luna Lovegood and Lucius Malfoy (respectively). Isaacs recently portrayed Dr. Hunter Aloysiud Percy in Netflix’s The OA and will star as Captain Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery.

Jason Isaacs and Luna Lovegood

Finn Wolfhard, Gatten Matarazzo, &  Millie Bobby Brown

Netflix’s Stranger Things

Red carpet premiere of Netflix original series "Stranger Things"

Mean Gene Okerlund

The greatest wrestling announcer of all time.

Mean Gene Okerlund

Mike Colter

Marvel’s Luke Cage

Mike Colter in Luke Cage

Stan Lee

Co-Founder of Marvel Comics and king of cameos. The hardest working 94-year-old in show business.

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Vincent D’Onofrio

Daredevil‘s Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk and a whole lot of movies.

Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin

Wil Wheaton

Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Wesley Crusher and co-star of Tabletop

Wil Wheaton

Comics

Chip Zdarsky

Eisner award winning comic artist and writer. Co-creator of the on-going Sex Criminals and future writer on the relaunch of Marvel’s Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Sex Criminals Issue 14

Eric Powell

Eisner award winning comic artist and writer. Best known for The Goon and co-writing IDW’s Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters. His current project is the self-published comic Hillbilly.

Eric Powell's Hillbilly

Erica Henderson

Artist on Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and early issues of Archie’s current Jughead series.

[Erica Henderson Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Greg Rucka

Has worked for both DC and Marvel writing tentpole characters like Batman, Superman, and The Punisher. Recently announced he’s ending his critically acclaimed run on Wonder Woman (with Nicola Scott and Liam Sharpe, the latter will also appear at C2E2). Co-creator of Lazarus and  Black Magick.

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Jason Latour

Writer and artist. Co-creator of Southern Bastards (with Jason Aaron who will also be appearing at C2E2) and most recently launched the critically-acclaimed Black Cloud (with Ivan Brandon who will also be appearing at C2E2).

Jason Latour and Jason Aaron Southern Bastards

Jeff Lemire

Highly decorated comic artist and writer with multiple nominations for Eisners and Harveys. He’s written Marvel characters like Hawkeye, the X-Men, and Moon Knight. However, he’s likely best known for his personal creations like Underwater WelderSweet Tooth, Black Hammer, and Descender.

Black Hammer

Jen Bartel

A spectacular illustrator is best known for her cover work on Jem and the Holograms and Josie and the Pussycats. She also makes some kick-ass pins.

Jen Bartel Birds of Prey

Jill Thompson

Eisner award-winning writer and artist. Best known for her Scary Godmother series, but has also worked on Wonder Woman, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, and Grant Morrison’s The Invisibles. 

Jill Thompson's Scary Godmother

Matthew Rosenberg

Current writer on Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon and Kingpin solo titles. Co-creator on Black Mask Studio titles 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank and We Can Never Go Home.

We Can Never Go Home

Rob Guillory

Eisner award-winning comic artist best known for the recently completed series Chew.

Rob Guillory Chew