Fan Expo Cleveland Comic Con Announces Stacked 2023 Lineup

This year, the comic convention will feature actors from The Office, Star Trek, Marvel series and more.

by Annie Nickoloff | Jan. 19, 2023 | 9:14 PM

Courtesy Fan Expo HQ

Courtesy Fan Expo HQ

Fan Expo's touring comic convention brings a stacked lineup to its Cleveland stop, set to take place March 24-26.

Headlining the three-day event are Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black, Daredevil), Christina Ricci (The Addams Family, Yellowjackets), Emily Swallow (The Mentalist, Supernatural, The Mandalorian) and Star Trek stars Anson Mount and Ethan Peck.

Also on the lineup: two familiar faces from The Office: Oscar Nuñez, who plays Oscar Martinez, and Kate Flannery, who plays Meredith Palmer.

Voice actors set to appear include Charles Martinet, who voices both Mario and Luigi in Super Mario video games; Roger Bumpass, who voices Squidward Tentacles in the Spongebob Squarepants TV series; and Billy West, who voices Fry in the Futurama TV series.

Comic book creators, including Brian Azzarello, Kevin Smith and Mike Grell, are also slated to be at the event, along with a handful of celebrity cosplayers.

Beyond the celebrity action, expect cosplay competitions, gaming panels, workshops with comic creators and other fun. Fan Expo was formerly known as Wizard World.

Tickets for the convention, ranging from $27 for a single day to $119 for a three-day VIP pass, are available at fanexpohq.com/fanexpocleveland.

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Annie Nickoloff

Annie Nickoloff is the senior editor of Cleveland Magazine. She has written for a variety of publications, including The Plain Dealer, Alternative Press Magazine, Belt Magazine, USA Today and Paste Magazine. She hosts a weekly indie radio show called Sunny Day on WRUW FM 91.1 Cleveland and enjoys frequenting Cleveland's music venues, hiking trails and pinball arcades.

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