Comic Con Returns To Alameda County Fairgrounds This Weekend

PLEASANTON, CA — Lovers of comics and pop culture, get ready! Powerhouse Comic Con will take place Saturday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

The all-ages conference event will feature games, celebrity panels, comic books, local artists, trick-or-treating and more, organizers said. Toy and anime vendors will be on hand, and participants in a cosplay contest will compete for a $200 cash prize.

This year's Powerhouse Comic Con will celebrate the 55th anniversary of "Ultraman," a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction TV show, organizers said. Dore Kraus, who played Jack Shindo in "Ultraman: Towards the Future," will be present.

Other celebrity guests include the following.

• Carl Craig of "Destroy All Planets."
• Kyle Pacek of "The Mandalorian."
• Charlotte Steward of "Little House on the Prairie."
• Jon Provost of "Lassie."
• Laurie Jacobson, Hollywood historian.
• Lor Blood-Rah, horror TV show host.

The following comic book author will also be in attendance.

• Walden Wong.
• Luis Rivera.
• Warren Montgomery.
• Lory De Vera.
• Peter Secosh.
• Blake Coker.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $11 online, $17 at the door and $35 for a four-person family pack. Kids under 12 are free if accompanied by an adult.