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Montreal Comiccon starts today!

by Lorraine Carpenter

The weekend-long celebration of sci-fi, superhero, horror and fantasy stars, comics, collectibles and cosplay is happening from July 8 to 10.

Montreal Comiccon, the annual epic merger of comics artists, collectible vendors, stars of sci-fi, superhero, horror and fantasy genres and cosplay enthusiasts, returns to Palais de Congrès from July 8 to 10, 2022.

This year’s lineup of special guests includes legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell, Canadian comedy icon Dave Foley, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Smallville alumnus James Marsters, Harry Potter franchise alumni Matthew Lewis and Bonnie Wright, Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Deadwood), Laz Alonso (The Boys, Avatar, The Fast and the Furious), Jessie T. Usher (The Boys, Shaft, Independence Day: Resurgence), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, Babylon 5) and Elias Toufexis (Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Expanse, Blood of Zeus).

Montreal Comiccon 2022 will also see the return of the cosplay Masquerade, the Artists’ Alley, the Indie Gaming Zone, the Family Zone, body-painting, organized costuming contingents repping Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and Halo and more.

For more on the festival’s 2022 edition, which takes place at Palais des Congrès from July 8–10, please visit the Montreal Comiccon website.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.