AIRIAM TO BEAM DOWN TO THE COLOSSEUM
Windsor ComiCon Welcomes Star Trek Discovery’s Sara Mitich to its 2019 Guest Line-Up.

 Windsor, ON. Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is pleased to welcome Canadian actress Sara Mitich to its 2019 Guest line-up.

As a fan favourite, Mitich is known for her roles as Airiam and Lt. Nilsson on Star Trek: Discovery. As an actress, she is defined by her passion, discipline and remarkably wide range of skill.

Outside of the Star Trek Universe, Mitich appeared in White Knight (2017), The Expanse (2015-2016) and Ashes (2017). To view Mitich’s complete resume, please visit: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4476951/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

“We are thrilled to both sponsor and welcome Sara Mitich to the show,” says Cartoon Kingdom Co-Owner, Arlen Mifflin. “This week will be loaded with exciting Star Trek Discovery announcements. We ask fans to stay tuned!”

Mitich will be on-site at Windsor ComiCon all weekend long to meet with fans.

“Not only will fans be treated to some more exciting announcements but will have the opportunity to participate in an exclusive Star Trek Discovery Experience! We look forward to sharing more news about this opportunity in the near future,” says Cartoon Kingdom Co-Owner, Nat St. Pierre.

Sara Mitich is presented by Cartoon Kingdom.

Tickets for Windsor ComiCon 2019 will go on sale (both online and in-store) during the Week of July 22, 2019. VIP Experiences will also go on sale during the Week of July 22, 2019; online only at windsorcomicon.com

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Jeremy Renaud
General Manager – Windsor ComiCon
Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremy@windsorcomicon.com

 ABOUT WINDSOR COMICON: Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is an all-ages event, featuring popular genres such as: comics, sci-fi, horror, gaming, and anime / cosplay. The colossal event will take place inside The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor (September 21-22, 2019).  For more information, visit: www.windsorcomicon.com

ICONIC NEW MUTANTS CREATOR HEADS TO WINDSOR

Windsor ComiCon Welcomes Bob McLeod to its 2019 Guest Line-Up.

Windsor, ON. Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is pleased to welcome American comics artist Bob McLeod to its 2019 Guest line-up. McLeod is best known for co-creating the New Mutants with writer Chris Claremont.

McLeod began his career working in the production department of Marvel Comics in 1973. He began penciling and inking for Marvel’s Crazy Magazine and was also a member of The Crusty Bunkers inkers while working at Neal Adams’ Continuity Studios. He became an inker at Marvel and DC Comics on many series, including The Incredible Hulk, Conan the Barbarian, Legion of Super Heroes, Detective Comics, Wonder Woman, and The New Titans, as well as penciling Star Wars and several Spider-Man fill-ins for Marvel. He drew the graphic novel and the first three issues of New Mutants and inked numerous issues that followed. In 1987, he inked Mike Zeck’s pencils on the “Kraven’s Last Hunt” storyline in the Spider-Man titles. At DC Comics, he was the artist on Superman in Action Comics in the early 1990s including the “Dark Knight Over Metropolis” storyarc. McLeod helped writer Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove launch a new Superman title, Superman: The Man of Steel in July 1991. With writer Roger Stern, McLeod contributed to such Superman tales as the 1991 story wherein Clark Kent finally revealed his identity as Superman to Lois Lane and the “Panic in the Sky” crossover in 1992.

McLeod would go on to draw for the Swedish publisher Egmont on The Phantom. He has written and illustrated a children’s book, Superhero ABC, which was published by HarperCollins in 2006 and received starred reviews from School Library Journal and ABA Booklist. He also edited TwoMorrows Publishing’s Rough Stuff magazine which featured interviews and art by top creators in the comics field. McLeod currently teaches part-time at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and works on various commercial projects. In 2018, McLeod was awarded the Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award for his many years of inking.

“We are pleased to welcome Bob McLeod to show this Fall,” says Windsor ComiCon President Colin Douglas. “Fans will be excited to meet him while getting their books signed along with his New Mutants key collaborator, Chris Claremont.”

Bob McLeod will be on-site meeting with fans all weekend long during Windsor ComiCon. He will participate a Sketch Battle for Charity, a VIP event/panel; and will be taking commissions (sketches) on-site while autographing books for attendees. Prices will be posted online via windsorcomicon.com later this September.

Bob McLeod is presented by David Jacob Duke Creative Design Studios.

Tickets for Windsor ComiCon 2019 will go on sale (both online and in-store) during the Week of July 22, 2019. VIP Experiences will also go on sale during the Week of July 22, 2019; online only at windsorcomicon.com

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Jeremy Renaud
General Manager – Windsor ComiCon
Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremy@windsorcomicon.com

 ABOUT WINDSOR COMICON: Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is an all-ages event, featuring popular genres such as: comics, sci-fi, horror, gaming, and anime / cosplay. The colossal event will take place inside The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor (September 21-22, 2019).  For more information, visit: www.windsorcomicon.com

RIVERSIDE MINOR BASEBALL CLUB NAMED OFFICIAL BENEFICIARY OF WINDSOR COMICON 2019
Proceeds to Support Farrow Riverside Miracle Park Project.

 Windsor, ON. Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is pleased to announce that Riverside Minor Baseball Club (RMBC) has been named as its official beneficiary for Windsor ComiCon 2019. Proceeds generated through Windsor ComiCon, which will take place at Caesars Windsor (September 21-22, 2019) will head towards RMBC’s Farrow Riverside Miracle Park Project on the East End.

“We, at RMBC are extremely grateful to be considered as the official beneficiary for Windsor ComiCon 2019,” says Bill Kell, co-chairperson, Farrow Miracle Park. “Funds raised through Windsor ComiCon will help us complete this project in the Fall.”

Through Windsor ComiCon, RMBC will receive a myriad of benefits including an on-site activation space at the front of the entrance to The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor to promote its project, programs and services. Windsor ComiCon will secure donations on behalf of the charity by way of asking attendees to make a monetary donation of any size at registration, which will be given to RMBA in full at the show. Windsor ComiCon will also secure product donations ranging from comics, toys and memorabilia (pre-show), which will be auctioned off during the show itself in support of the charity. In addition to this, through many comic creators (some of which are yet to be announced as guests for 2019), Windsor ComiCon has negotiated agreements with artists to participate in a Sketch Battle for Charity; a public event where artists are pitted against one another within a given timeframe to draw a superhero, which is provided to them by the organizer. Sketches will be auctioned off at the end of the Battle with proceeds to the charity. Sketch battle opponents will be determined with a schedule made public later this Fall. Other opportunities to raise funds at the show include 50/50 raffles and third-party events. Finally, RMBC will be provided with some additional marketing opportunities through Windsor ComiCon to leverage its brand while receiving some exclusive passes to show’s private functions while members and their families will receive discounts.

 Windsor ComiCon GM, Jeremy Renaud is “thrilled to welcome RMBC on board as this year’s beneficiary on behalf of the show.” Renaud, a former national Special Olympics GM and former local sports administrator “understands the value of public and private partnerships, which enable opportunities for all individuals to participate in sport regardless of their ability. The people behind Farrow Riverside Miracle Park inclusive of their volunteers and the community are making this dream a reality. We are pleased to support this project.”

 The Farrow Riverside Miracle Park will include an accessible sports field (inclusive of a baseball diamond and pool), a wellness track with accessible workout stations, an inclusive playground, enhanced bathing and change facilities, a prominent cenotaph and public gathering space. Kell anticipates that “baseball diamond will be completed this Fall with overall construction expected to be finished by the end of the year.” For more information about Farrow Riverside Miracle Park and to make donations, please visit: http://riversidemiraclepark.com/

Tickets for Windsor ComiCon 2019 will go on sale (both online and in-store) during the Week of July 22, 2019. VIP Experiences will also go on sale during the Week of July 22, 2019; online only at windsorcomicon.com

Windsor ComiCon is presented by Cartoon Kingdom.

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Jeremy Renaud                                                                                                      Bill Kell                                                     

General Manager – Windsor ComiCon                                                         Co-Chairperson – Farrow Riverside Miracle Park

Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremy@windsorcomicon.com                     Phone: 519.984.2455 I Email: Pkell5@cogeco.ca

ABOUT WINDSOR COMICON: Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is an all-ages event, featuring popular genres such as: comics, sci-fi, horror, gaming, and anime / cosplay. The colossal event will take place inside The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor (September 21-22, 2019).  For more information, visit: www.windsorcomicon.com

Original Voice of Dragon Ball Z’s Goku Heads to Windsor

Windsor ComiCon Welcomes Ian James Corlett to its 2019 Guest Line-Up.

 Windsor, ON. Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kingdom is pleased to welcome Canadian voice actor, producer and author Ian James Corlett to its 2019 Guest line-up.

Known worldwide to fans as the original English voice of Goku plus Master Roshi in the Saban dub of Dragon Ball Z in the 1990’s, Corlett is the creator of Studio B Productions‘ animated series Being Ian and Yvon of the Yukon.

He is also well known for his voice portrayals of Mega Man and Rush in Mega Man, Coconuts in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Cheetor in Beast Wars and Beast Machines.

To view Corlett’s complete resume, please visit: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003944/

“We are excited to both welcome and sponsor Ian James Corlett at the show and are confident fans of Dragon Ball Z will be looking forward to meeting him in person,” says Cartoon Kingdom Co-Owner, Arlen Mifflin.

Corlett will be available for photographs and autographs all weekend long and will be hosting a voice workshop at Windsor ComiCon.

Ian James Corlett is presented by Cartoon Kingdom.

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Jeremy Renaud
General Manager – Windsor ComiCon
Phone: 519.566.1735 I Email: jeremy@windsorcomicon.com

ABOUT WINDSOR COMICON: Windsor ComiCon presented by Cartoon Kindom is an all-ages event, featuring popular genres such as: comics, sci-fi, horror, gaming, and anime / cosplay. The colossal event will take place inside The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor (September 21-22, 2019).  For more information, visit: www.windsorcomicon.com