If suddenly you stumble upon a superhero or a furry creature as you walk about downtown this weekend, have no fear because it is the sign that Grand Rapids Comic Con is back in town.
And, just like with every passing year that Comic Con is celebrated here in our city, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
This year, in addition to the 100,000-square-foot DeVos Play vending hall, which will be host to scores of small businesses devoted to the art of the comic and illustrated novel, Grand Rapids Comic Con is also hosting a car show, a film festival, an art show, an anime screening room, a pop-up museum, and more than 100-plus hours of programming crammed into one weekend.
More than 25 comic artist guests will be appearing this year, including Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;” Jae Lee of “Batman/Superman;” and “Ren and Stimpy” creative writer/director Bob Camp.
In addition, there is a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990) cast reunion, as well as more than a dozen live action celebrities from popular shows, like Wil Traval from “Jessica Jones,” Denise Crosby of “The Walking Dead,” Bruno Gunn of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and Conrad Brooks -- the last surviving cast member from “Plan 9 From Outer Space.”
For a complete look at all of the events scheduled to take place in Grand Rapids this weekend, please visit
www.grcomiccon.com for all the details including the special admission offers.