Superman is about to celebrate his 80th birthday so please, please, please let there be some geriatric Men of Steel cosplayers when WonderCon returns to Anaheim. Saggy red trunks, a walker, a bottle of blue pep-’em-up pills – you know you want to see this, too, right?

Or, if you don’t, no worries, for WonderCon is sure to have all manner and woman-ner of creative cosplay, a host of cool panels and tons of great exhibitors ready to sell you T-shirts, art, costumes, action figures, and yes, comic books, too, when the convention opens Friday, March 23, to run through Sunday, March 25.

Jackie Cole, of Los Angeles, arrived at the opening day of Wondercon 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center as Turanga Leela. Cole was able to see through tiny holes in her mask. Her makeup was done by Sabrina Castro of Los Angeles. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Elizabeth DeBoer of Vista, dressed as Professor McGonagall shows off her costume on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Victoria Tegeler, of Sacramento, attends the WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center as Jedi Merida. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Crystal Schaefer of Riverside, dressed as Barf from Space Balls, shows off her costume on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Vincent Robinette of Oden, Utah, dressed as Ralph Hinkley, The Greatest American Hero, poses as he waits in line on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)



Emily Richardson, of Riverside, attends WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as the character Sole Survivor from Fall Out Four. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)

Katt McLaren, of Anaheim, attends the WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center as the character Majin Vegeta. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Nikki Rowley, of San Dimas dressed as Krattos the God of War to attend WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Travis Heimberger, of Garden Grove worked four years on his costume to attend WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Frank Calderon, of Corona, dressed as Chucky, shows off his moves on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)



Hen Nguyen, of Garden Grove, demonstrates his skills as the Silver Surfer from the Fantastic Four at WonderCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Chasen Friedman of Las Vegas, dressed as Magneto, poses with Miguel Melendez, dressed as Scarlet Spiderman for WonderCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center.(File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Comic book fans Kevin Cruz, left, of Concord, Calif. dressed as Carlos, Suwan, center, of Pattison, Texas, dressed as Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 3 and Brian Milne, of Vancouver, BC, dressed as Gambit from X-Men at WonderCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Abigail Gross of Placentia, dressed as Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus, waits in line on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Attendees dressed as super heroes have their photo taken on the first day of WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)



Dean LeCrone of San Diego, dressed as Dr. Artemus Peepers, poses outside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, on Friday, March 31, 2017, on the first day of WonderCon. (File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Camille Gerson, of Redondo Beach, attends the WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center as Matoi Ryuko. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Jessica Chancellor, of Sacramento, attends the WonderCon 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center as Slave Leia Elsa. (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Danielle Velasco, right, of Cypress, and Steven Weinrich, of Temecula, attend the WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as the character Captain America. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)

Erik Lopez, of San Francisco, attends the WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as the character Captain Mexico. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)



Jeremy Apodaca, of Hesperia, attends the WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as the character Ken in a Box. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)

Azara Weldon, of Woodland Hills, attends the WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as the character Feferi. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)

Gary Tydryszewski, his wife Melissa and their daughters Lillian, 3, and Elizabeth, 2, attend the WonderCon 2016 during opening day at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday as characters from the movie Star Wars. (File photo, Ed Crisostomo)

Kelsie Lahti, of Manhattan Beach, dressed as Una from Witchblade for WonderCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday (File photo, Leonard Ortiz)

Andrew Hosking of San Jose attends the opening day of Wondercon 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center dressed as Ganondorf from the “Legend of Zelda.”(File photo, Leonard Ortiz)



As always there’ll be plenty of TV and movie previews and panels, including Netflix’s reboot of the ’60s classic sci-fi series “Lost In Space,” and cast and creators from such AMC shows as “Fear The Walking Dead” and “Into The Badlands.” There also will be movie celebrations, including one focused on the 25th anniversary of “Jurassic Park” and another on the science of “Pacific Rim” and the robots versus monsters of that Guillermo del Toro film series.

And, best of all, perhaps, unlike Comic-Con, its big sibling down in San Diego, you can still get a ticket to WonderCon, with only Saturday single-day badges sold out as of Monday evening.

Tickets that are available include three-day passes at $75 for adults and $37 for teens 13-17 and military personnel or seniors. Friday-only badges which are going for $35 for adults and $17 for teens, military personnel and seniors, and Sunday-only badges which are $20 for adults and $10 for teens, military personnel and seniors.

As always, kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult.

To buy badges and find all the other information you might need for a fine time at WonderCon 2018 go to www.comic-con.org/wca.