<\/p>\n
The Force of fandom is strong with Big Texas Comicon, which hosts a galaxy of celebrities, cosplayers and more geeky fun Oct. 9-11 at the Convention Center.<\/p>\n
Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n
A pop culture convention with the woman who took on the Terminator, a Jurassic Park star who now directs Star Wars shows and\u00a0Cheech and Chong? Got to\u00a0be Big Texas Comicon.<\/a><\/p>\n The made-in-San Antonio celebration returns to our downtown galaxy Friday through Sunday at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hall 4 & Meeting Room 205-214.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Now in its seventh year, Big Texas continues to pack the Convention Center with celebrities and cosplayers, plus comic books artists and\u00a0ephemera that inspire those live-action performers. It\u2019s a multiverse of fandom across sci-fi, fantasy and other genres. It\u2019s also an adventure in budgeting when it comes to all those celebrity autographs and photo ops as well as parking, food and merch.<\/p>\n WANT TO SCARE UP MORE FUN? Where to celebrate Halloween in San Antonio \u2014 with or without the kids<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to make the most of your Big Texas experience.<\/p>\n Which days works best?<\/p>\n Big Texas Comicon celebrates its seventh year of fandom this weekend.<\/p>\n Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n Three-day passes to Big Texas\u00a0Comicon are sold out, but single-day tickets are available at relatively affordable prices.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Before taxes and fees, single-day tickets run $20 for Friday, $35 for Saturday and $30 for Sunday for ages 11 and older. Kids ages 3-10 are $7. Day passes are available\u00a0at bigtexascomicon.com\/tickets<\/a> and at the door each day of the event at the\u00a0Convention Center. Show floor hours are 2-8\u00a0p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Budget for the stars<\/p>\n Linda Hamilton in “Terminator: Dark Fate.” The star of the Terminator franchise will appear Saturday at Big Texas Comicon.<\/p>\n Kerry Brown\/Paramount Pictures via Associated Press<\/p>\n Famous faces are always the big draw at Big Texas Comicon. This year\u2019s special guests include \u201cTerminator\u201d queen Linda Hamilton, who later brought her\u00a0formidable presence to \u201cStranger Things.\u201d During her Saturday-only appearance, she will be joined by fellow \u201cTerminator\u201d stars Michael Biehn from the original film and Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick from \u201cTerminator 2: Judgment Day.\u201d Also on hand will be \u201cTerminator Salvation\u201d star Bryce Dallas Howard, best known for her onscreen work in the \u201cJurassic Park\u201d films and behind-the-camera directing of \u201cStar Wars\u201d episodes for \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d and \u201cThe Book of Boba Fett.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Back on the television side, Ian\u00a0Somerhalder and Paul Wesley from \u201cThe Vampire Diaries\u201d will cast a spell on fans along with \u201cCharmed\u201d stars Holly Marie Combs, Drew Fuller and Brian Krause. \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d lovers can look forward to Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Tommy Flanagan. Wrestling fans can cheer the likes of\u00a0Kofi Kingston, Paul Wight and Dustin Rhodes. And comedy legends\u00a0Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are sure to spark up lots of memories.<\/p>\n MOST LOGICAL: How a ‘Star Trek’ superfan sparked San Antonio’s fandom<\/a><\/p>\n Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who first found success with their comedy act in the 1960s and 1970s, are back in San Antonio for Big Texas Comicon.<\/p>\n Paul Mobley\/Contributed photo<\/p>\n Most celebrity autographs and photo ops at Big Texas run between $50 and $100. Keep in mind these purchases are extra. Celebs only take cash for autographs and selfies, so hit the ATM before you head over to the show. Some previous attendees have noted onsite\u00a0ATMs run out of cash. You can purchase photo ops via celebphotoops.com<\/a> or at the convention.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Follow the schedule<\/p>\n Big Texas Comicon hosts various celebrity panels where movie and television stars talk about their on-camera and off-camera adventures.<\/p>\n Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n Big Texas\u00a0Comicon features various celebrity panels throughout the three-day event, so check the schedule onsite and online at bigtexascomicon.com\/schedule<\/a>\u00a0so you know when your favorite star is speaking. You may even be able to ask questions if there\u2019s time for a Q&A.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s panel highlights include \u201cThe House of\u00a0Halliwell\u201d podcast panel 7 p.m. Friday, where \u201cCharmed\u201d stars Combs, Fuller and Krause talk about their on- and off-camera experiences, Cheech and Chong at noon Saturday, the Terminator panel at 3 p.m. Saturday, and \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d stars 1 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget the comic books<\/p>\n Big Texas Comicon is packed with vendors selling comic books, action figures and other collectibles.<\/p>\n Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n Comic conventions tend to focus more on the stars than the source material that made them famous. That said, there is an actual comic book presence at Big Texas Comicon, with sequential art talents that include Marvel and DC Comics artist Pablo Villalobos, \u201cTransformers\u201d comic talent Michael Watkins and San Antonio comic artist Leno Hernandez. Budget for artist prints and comics, as well as toys and other collectibles.<\/p>\n THE GOODS: San Antonio’s collector-in-chief talks about his favorite finds<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Cosplay encouraged<\/p>\n Big Texas Comicon will host cosplay contests for various ages with more than $8,000 in cash and prizes.<\/p>\n Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n You could always hit Big Texas\u00a0Comicon in your favorite jeans and Spider-Man shirt, but why not look the part in your own Web-Head costume? Attendees are welcome to dress up as their favorite characters, whether they\u2019re competing in one of the convention\u2019s three cosplay contest categories or just soaking in the sights as Spidey, Darth Vader, Wonder Woman or myriad other characters across pop culture.<\/p>\n Your faux wings and\u00a0foam armor skills could pay off. Big Texas will host a big\u00a0cosplay contest at 5 p.m. Sunday with more than $8,000 in cash and prizes. The contest\u2019s three categories are kids ages 12 and younger, teens ages 13 to 17 and adults age 18 and older. Contestants should arrive by 4\u00a0p.m. for lineup and prejudging.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Even if you don\u2019t compete for\u00a0cosplay supremacy, you can still team-up with fellow costumed fans at various cosplay meet-ups and panels throughout the convention.\u00a0There\u2019s even a\u00a0cosplay atelier at Room 215 to help with stitching and other tips, plus free cosplay photoshoots at Room 207 to help you strike a pose like a real superhero or supervillain.<\/p>\n MORE COSTUMED CHARACTERS: Spurs Jackals host heroes, villains and other out-of-this-world characters for auditions<\/a><\/p>\n Game on<\/p>\n It’s always game time\u00a0at Big Texas\u00a0Comicon with video game and tabletop gaming.<\/p>\n Courtesy Big Texas Comicon<\/p>\n Big Texas\u00a0Comicon offers plenty of free video game and tabletop gaming, plus tournaments for those looking for more than just bragging rights.\u00a0Wolf Den Gaming<\/a> will host various Magic: The Gathering, Pok\u00e9mon and other deck-based tourneys all weekend at Room 212 A+B. For game console action,\u00a0Big Texas has teamed up with Texas Gaming Empire and Vanguards Vault to deliver button-mashing competition<\/a> on games that include Street Fighter 6, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Tekken 8. Search for Big Texas Comicon at\u00a0start.gg<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Force of fandom is strong with Big Texas Comicon, which hosts a galaxy of celebrities, cosplayers and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-459879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n