Marvel stars headline S.A. Super Hero Comic Con & Car Show
Kit Harington attends the Apple Original Series "Extrapolations" red carpet premiere event at Hammer Museum on March 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images,)
The annual Super Hero Comic Con & Car Show is scheduled to roll back into San Antonio this summer and the celebrity lineup is shaping up to be legendary for the three-day pop culture celebration and car show.
Organizers announced on Thursday, April 6, that Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones, Eternals), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), and Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye) are joining the comic con, set to takeover the Freeman Expo Hall in San Antonio from July 7 to 9. Larson and Harrington will be available for photos and autographs on July 7 and 8. It will reportedly be Steinfeld's first U.S. comic con appearance, and she will be at the show on July 8 and 9.
Larson's photos are $210 and autographs $230, tickets go on sale on Monday, April 10, at 11 a.m.; Harrington's photos are $165 and autographs $185, tickets go on sale on Monday at noon; and Steinfeld photos cost $110 and autographs $185, tickets will go on sale on Monday at 11:30 a.m., according to event organizers.
Hailee Steinfeld attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Brie Larson attends the "SUPER NINTENDO WORLD" welcome celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood on February 15, 2023 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Other confirmed guests include the one-and-only Tony Parker on July 9 and comedian Adam Corolla for a ticketed comedy show on July 7. A number of comic book artists, writers, and other industry professionals including Clayton Crain (Venom vs Carnage, Ghost Rider), Kent Williams (Havoc and Wolverine: Meltdown, The Fountain), Zu Orzu (Cover), Dike Ruan (Spider-Man, Black Cat, Shang-Chi), Ingrid Gala (Bunny Mask, Buffy, House of Slaughter), and Gerald Parel (Avengers, Spider-Man, S.H.I.E.L.D).
In a social media post last month, CEO Bob Wills said that there are "about ten" other celebrity guests that may be added to the lineup, which will continue to get fleshed out in the coming weeks and months.
Organizers said in a social media post the Hollywood Car Show, which will be located in Expo Hall #2, featuring more than 50 vehicles from movies and television, including Speed Racer, ECTO-1, the 1966 Batmobile, and five new vehicles. There will also be free live music concerts at the event that will perform each day, including Sixties Maniea, American Bombshells, Fourever Fab, and The Texas Bluemen.
General admission tickets are now available online. Three-day adult admission is $149, and one-day Friday admission $79 with one-day Saturday and Sunday admission set at $89. Three-day premier VIP tickets are $299, which includes admission to the Adam Corolla comedy show along with a $50 photo or autograph voucher. Tickets to the comedy show start at $39.
Military will get a 20% discount by using promo code "hero," and children under the age of 14 can get in free, with adult admission, using the promo code "freekids" up to four children, and $15 full price.