While L.A. Comic Con is younger and smaller than its massive predecessor San Diego Comic-Con, the three-day gathering has expanded in recent years after renaming itself following earlier incarnations, when it was known as Comikaze Expo and then Stan Lee’s L.A. Comic Con. This year’s guests encompass the worlds of Hollywood (Elijah Wood, Ron Perlman, Felicia Day, Barry Bostwick and much of the cast of The Office) as well as comic books (with legendary artists Neal Adams, Jim Starlin and John Romita Jr.). Rapper DMC, comedian Gabriel Iglesias, Bela Lugosi Jr., and a legion of cosplayers, including Maid of Might and disabled costume-maker/model Amber Kohaku Chan, add to the merry distractions.

L.A. Comic Con; Credit: Ernie Manrique

L.A. Comic Con 2018 (Ernie Manrique)

L.A. Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., downtown; Fri., Oct. 11, 1-11 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; $30-$229. (213) 741-1151, comicconla.com. 

 

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