Sci-Fi and comic book fans: Head to 'WonderCon' at LA Convention Center

WonderCon 2014 - Valkyrie cosplay from the 2014 show held in Anaheim. Photo by William Tung from USA (WonderCon 2014 - Valkyrie cosplay) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons — WonderCon 2014 – Valkyrie cosplay from the 2014 show held in Anaheim. Photo by William Tung from USA (WonderCon 2014 – Valkyrie cosplay) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Fans of comic books and all things science fiction will converge at the Los Angeles Convention Center this Easter weekend for WonderCon, which features three days of panel discussions, author-signings and other activities.

The sister to San Diego’s popular Comic-Con International moved to Los Angeles this year after being Anaheim for four years.

WonderCon, which drew 60,000 attendees last year, is being viewed as a tryout for Los Angeles to potentially lure the more lucrative Comic-Con away from San Diego.

Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said last year he is looking forward to helping organizers of WonderCon and Comic-Con set up a “home base” in Los Angeles, will help kick-off the event later this morning.

City officials estimate the convention, originally held in Oakland, will have a $32 million economic impact on the Los Angeles area.

—City News Service

Sci-Fi and comic book fans: Head to ‘WonderCon’ at LA Convention Center

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