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<\/p>\nSure the floor will be abuzz with everyone\u2019s favorite \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 babysitter Joe Keery and those damn scene-stealing locks at the Long Beach Comic Expo this weekend\u2014but that’s not what you\u2019re about.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019re here for the rising indie voice that spits fire on Twitter, perhaps it\u2019s about running down that comic artist from that one book back in the day or dare I say you\u2019re here to soak up some of the pop culture conspiracies bounced around the convention floor. If this is you then here are five reasons to visit the expo, running February 17-18.<\/p>\n
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Sherilyn Fenn\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Over three decades deep in the Hollywood game Sherilyn Fenn\u2019s bright blue eyes have seen it…nay lived it. While you can find her enjoying a cup of coffee in \u201cStars Hollow\u201d or testing the \u201cOuter Limits\u201d, she is best known for a character she inspired, fan favorite Aubrey Horne in cult television\u2019s \u201cTwin Peaks\u201d. As the show\u2019s recent revival just wrapped its third season Fenn returns to Long Beach to share the love with Twin Peaks champions she dubs \u201cthe sacred family\u201d and continues the intrigue that has been her fascinating transcendent journey\u2014and if you ask she may just take you to \u201cNo Man\u2019s Land\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Evan Narcisse’s Twitter.<\/em><\/p>\n Evan Narcisse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n I know you\u2019ve been seeing purple everywhere, same here. Maybe it\u2019s \u201ccause the king has arrived\u201d\u2014something Evan Narcisse knows a bit about. The comic\u2019s journalist-turned-writer on Marvel\u2019s \u2018The Rise of Black Panther\u2019 arrives in Long Beach fresh off the purple carpet with a rising stock. Catch Narcisse and chat up his inspiring journey to the Comic Expo and what he has in store for the citizens of Wakanda\u2014a people who refuse to be defined by an outside world\u2019s narrative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image courtesy of Convention Scene.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michael Golden\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Maybe you remember \u201cThe \u2018Nam\u201d? Golden sure the hell does, at least the Marvel comic he illustrated the first 12 issues of back in 1986. Never in the war himself, Golden\u2019s art shook Vietnam veterans who saw it\u2014insisting he must have been there because his ink captured the weight, despair and complexities of the war, but the enigmatic writer was not done with the military machine yet. Golden handled both the art and words for G.I. Joe Yearbook 2, considered radical when it dropped, it still sets the standard for style in one of the industry\u2019s most enduring franchises. Find the rare Golden experience in Long Beach and enjoy meeting with the \u201croguish\u201d creator who defies the culture of personality. Too many puns?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, you\u2019re that one person who lights up their timeline with hot takes from the latest superhero or scifi what not. Wanna see a preview of the future<\/a>? Welcome to the deepest collection of sci fi cinemas risers. Get your mind right and find the \u201cWorld\u2019s Biggest and Best Traveling Comic Con Film Fest\u201d going on both days of the expo with some flavors for every palate. How about some indie Star Wars tastiness for lunch Saturday, or perhaps an afternoon pint at Hogsmeade? You know it would be a mistake to miss the GeekFest presentation on Sunday 2:00-3:00PM, with \u201cThe Women of Scifi\u201d hosted by genre adept Gigi Edgley<\/a> to round out the evening. After all the future is…film makers.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Long Beach Comic Expo.<\/em><\/p>\n The Scene<\/strong><\/p>\n Maybe this all sounds like a swell time but the dollars are tight, I see you. Long Beach Comic Expo is a giver. Bring the kids down to soak up the one-of-a-kind scene. Go from mild-mannered parent to hero of your social media with pics of the deepest cosplay north of San Diego. Frame yourself in one of the Long Beach Convention Center\u2019s many beautifully designed outdoor venues with choice food trucks, prop cars and an atmosphere that will keep creative minds of all ages buzzing for days.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Narcisse.jpg\")
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