Con Season used to be a seasonal thing. These days, the average con goer’s calendar is jammed full of events year round. Big shows like New York Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con and WonderCon were the juggernauts that the small to medium sized shows looked to avoid on the calendar. In roughly two months time, The Great Philadelphia Comic Con is returning to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA for three days of fandom April 12th-14th.

The guest list is shaping up to have something for everyone. I’m most excited that they’ve booked stars of The Expanse, which has replaced the Battlestar Galatica shaped hole in my science fiction loving heart. Schedule to appear is roughly a third of the crew of the Rocinante:Dominique Tipper (Naomi Ngata), Frankie Adams (Bobbie Draper) and Cas Anvar (Alex Kamal) just ahead of the debut of the new season on Amazon.

And what is a convention with out a Star Trek presence? There will be a Deep Space 9 reunion of sorts with Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys) and everyone’s favorite Klingon tactical officer Micheal Dorn (Worf). When I was about 9 or 10 my Dad took me to a Star Trek convention at the Valley Forge Convention Center and I saw a woman in full Klingon garb holding her baby, who was also in full Klingon attire, face make up and all. That memory has stuck with me for thirty years.

Now if you have ever watched cartoons … like ever, then you know voice actor Alan Oppenheimer. He is most well known as the voice of Skeletor on He Man and The Masters of the Universe, but he worked on everything including Transformers, Thundarr The Barbarian, The Smurfs. He also provided the voices of Falkor, The Rockbiter and Gmork (aka The Nothing) from The Neverending Story.

Tickets and VIP Packages are available now and for more information, including panel listings and guest announcements visit The Great Philadelphia Comic Con on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram