“Just take a look..it’s in a book” LEVAR BURTON is an actor, director, educator & cofounder of the award-winning Skybrary App; former host and executive producer of PBS’s “Reading Rainbow;” and a lifelong children’s literacy advocate. He hosts his own podcast, ‘LeVar Burton Reads’ sharing the best short fiction and handpicked by the best voice […]
A truly awesome and record shattering weekend at Big Lick Comic Con! To every exhibitor, special guest, staff member, venue staff, hotel staff, sponsor, artist, performer, cosplayer, cosplay judge and YOU…thank you. Thank you for supporting our vision of a comic-forward, family-friendly celebration of the things and people that inspire us. Here’s to you. And […]
Friends, I am so truly sorry to inform you LeVar Burton’s shooting schedule for a new project was moved to this weekend. Yes, Big Lick Comic Con weekend. So he is unfortunately forced to cancel his appearance. To say I’m disappointed would be a massive understatement but we are diligently working with his management to reschedule as […]
I can’t believe we’re just a couple weeks away from our best celebration yet! Big Lick Comic Con is so special to us and we cannot wait to see you. We have so many updates on guests, schedules, new additions and more so be sure to follow our Facebook and Instagram and of course here […]
We are so excited to welcome Michael Golden and Renee Witterstaetter to Big Lick Comic Con Feb. 12-13 in Roanoke, VA! Unfortunately we had a couple changes – please note due to unforeseen circumstances Gerry Conway, Arthur Suydam and Steve Blum will be rescheduling their appearances to an upcoming Big Lick Comic Con – […]
Trina Robbins joins Big Lick Comic Con! Trina was an early and influential participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first few female artists in that movement. Both as a cartoonist and historian, Robbins has long been involved in creating outlets for and promoting female comics artists. In the 1980s, Robbins became […]
Al Snow is a professional wrestler, actor, trainer and promoter from Lima, Ohio. For the last 39 years Al has wrestled all over the world spending time with Smokey Mountain Wrestling, ECW, WWE, TNA and various independent promotions. Al is a former WWE Hardcore Champion (6x), WWE European Champion and a WWE Tag Champion […]
The Red Ranger comes to Roanoke! Austin St. John is an American actor and martial artist best known for his portrayal of Jason Lee Scott in the Power Rangers franchise! A fan-favorite for decades, we cannot wait to welcome Austin and hear his incredible story in person.
Big Lick Comic Con welcomes Howard Chaykin! Howard Chaykin is a longtime veteran of the comic book business, serving as an artist and writer for nearly every publisher of comics in the past four decades…and counting. His earliest works were science-fiction and fantasy titles in the early 1970s for DC Comics as well as the […]
“Pain can be controlled – you just disconnect it.” Michael Biehn is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984) and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lt. Coffey in The […]