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Fans of Ottawa Comiccon should start warming up to do the Batusi.

Adam West, the campy Batman from the 1960s, has been revealed as one of this year’s top celebrity guests.

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West, who is best known for his televised role as Batman, has remained a well-liked pop culture figure thanks to his character in Family Guy, where he plays “Mayor Adam West” of the town of Quahog.

It will be the 88 year old’s first time attending the conference as a celebrity guest. He was set to appear in 2013 with Burt Ward, who played Robin alongside West’s Batman on the popular TV show, but had to cancel at the last minute.

This will be the sixth year for the annual show, which celebrates comic books, science fiction and TV pop culture. It has attracted more than 40,000 visitors every year.

Also attending this year’s event will be George Romero, 77, an American filmmaker who is best known for directing The Night of the Living Dead, a movie largely credited with creating the “zombie fad” as we know it today. Modern depictions of the undead, like those in the popular TV show the Walking Dead, have been credited to Romero’s visions of the genre in the 1970s.

Also at this year’s event will be Robin Lord Taylor, who plays the villainous Penguin on the TV show Gotham, and Laura Vandervoort, best known for her roles as Supergirl on the TV show Smallville, as well as her role as the alien Lisa on the TV show V.

Comiccon will take place between May 12 and 14 at the EY Centre. Tickets are on sale at the event’s website www.ottawacomiccon.com.