Liverpool Comic Con 2024: Full list of 45 celebrities attending, tickets and essential guide

Liverpool's Comic Con returns this weekend - here's everything you need to know.

The convention takes in Liverpool's Exhibition Centre on May 4 - 5. The annual gathering sees prominent names from film, animation, television, comics and more come together to meet fans, speak at panels and sometimes share exclusive announcements.

Guests can grab a photo or autograph from their favourite star or shop at the numerous merchandise stalls dotted around the exhibition hall.

Here's everything you need to know as Comic-Con returns to Liverpool.

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Who is booked to appear at Liverpool's Comic-Con?

A whopping 45 stars from the entertainment world are set to appear. The list includes:

• Orlando Bloom

• Elijah Wood

• Andy Serkis

• Sean Astin

• Dominic Monaghan

• Billy Boyd

• Bernard Hill

• Miranda Otto

• Jared Padalecki

• Mark Sheppard

• John Cleese

• Kevin Smith

• Jason Mewes

• Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

• Katey Segal

• Martha Plimpton

• Kerri Green

• Costas Mandylor

• Dominic Sherwood

• Matthew Daddario

• Alan Van Sprang

• Danny Dyer

• Geoff Bell

• Billy Wirth

• Jamison Newlander

• Charisma Carpenter

• Jim Cummings

• Walter Jones

• David Yost

• Tim Downie

• Tracy Wiles

• Tami Stronach

• Craig Charles

• Chris Barrie

• Danny John Jules

• Robert Llewellyn

• Hattie Hayridge

• Erika Harlacher

• Sarah Miller-Crews

• Jimmy Vee

• Mike Quinn

• Paul Blake

• Tim Rose

• Alan Ruscose

• Brian Mur

A few stars who were due to appear have had to drop out. The list includes:

• Elizabeth Olsen

• Catherine Tate

• Jessie T. Usher

• Laz Alonso

• Tony Todd

• John Rhys-Davies

• Richard Coyle

What time does the event open?

Comic Con Liverpool opens at the same time over the course of the weekend:

• Saturday Early Entry: 9.00am

• Saturday Standard Entry: 11.00am

• Saturday Closing: 6.00pm

• Sunday Early Entry: 9.00am

• Sunday Standard Entry: 11.00am

• Sunday Closing: 6.00pm

Can I buy tickets?

Tickets for the Saturday event are currently sold out. There are still tickets available for Sunday, varying in price up to £29.70.

An after-party event will be held on Saturday at Camp and Furnace. Tickets are available from £16.50. You do not need a Comic-Con entry ticket to attend the after-party.

Several panels and special events will be available including potion-making classes and a Supernatural panel. Tickets for the Lord of the Rings panel are sold out.

Do I have to pay to meet my favourite star?

The general etiquette is that you would purchase an autograph or selfie if you want to meet them at their tables. Staff may ask you to move aside if you have attended a guest table for a chat or handshake.

Autographs and photos can be booked in advance online here at varying prices. You can also pay on the day for autographs at the guest tables but generally only after 12pm. Staff will give priority to customers with pre-paid autographs and photograph tickets. This is especially true with the busier guests, some of them will only have time to complete the pre-paid orders.

Each pro photo ticket allows two people into the picture. Infants do not count towards the two people. Examples include:

• A family of four with two adults and two nine-year-olds will need to purchase two tickets.

• One adult and two children over five, will need to purchase two tickets.

• A couple wishing to have a photo-op will only need to purchase one ticket.

• A nine-year-old without an adult in the photo will need to purchase one ticket.

• A couple and a one-year-old would only need to purchase one ticket.

• One adult, a 10-year-old, and a three-year-old would only need one ticket.

Photoshoots and autographs take place throughout the day, interspersed with events and panels. You cannot access the event with only an autograph or photograph ticket. Entry tickets must be purchased separately.

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