Over the past decade, Long Beach Comic Con has expanded from an annual celebration of comic books into a wider-ranging gathering that brings together the worlds of film, video games, cosplay and even science. This year, the guest of honor is Shea Fontana, a graphic novelist and film writer (DC Super Hero Girls), who will be featured alongside such luminaries as longtime comic-book artist Howard Chaykin (Dominic Fortune, American Flagg!), makeup artist Monica Kubina, cartoonist Javier Hernandez, artist Matt Wagner, writer-artist Mike Kunkel, and JPL scientists and engineers Amiee Quon, Dajae Williams, Mana Salami and Joan Stupik, among others.

Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach; Sat., Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; $35-$70. (562) 436-3636, longbeachcomiccon.com.

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