Salt Lake Comic Con Launches FanX17

Today Salt Lake Comic Con (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) kicked off FanXperience 2017 (FanX) at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah promising to make #MagicMoments for its fans and build on its reputation as one of the best comic cons in the world.

Highlighting FanX17 is Stan Lee, who is making his third and final visit to Salt Lake Comic Con, which he called the "best comic con in the world" during his last visit in 2015. In addition to Lee, FanX 2017 will feature one of Salt Lake Comic Con's most diverse and fan favorite lineups of celebrities, artists, authors and comicbook creators, including Zachary Levi, Danielle Panabaker, Jason Momoa, Cary Elwes, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Bonnie Wright, James Roday, Dulé Hill, Michael Cuzlitz and Judge Reinhold. Click here for a full list of film, TV stars, best-selling authors, artists and comic creators.

"We're proud to be able to bring FanX back again this year and give our fans what they want," said Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con Founder and Show Producer. "We were a little unsure if we were going to be able to be to do FanX this year, and are pleased that everything worked out and that it's happening in such a big way. We feel this is one of our strongest lineups in terms of celebrities, artists and authors, and are pleased of be able to make it so affordable to our fans."

FanX 2017 is being dedicated to the late Carrie Fisher. Fisher was a guest at FanX 2015 and is a fan favorite for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movie series. Commissioned poster art is available with 100 percent of proceeds going to Make-A-Wish, one of the late Ms. Fisher's favorite charities.

FanX 2017 is designed to be a show for the fans. FanX 2017 will be more affordable, providing many of the elements fans have come to love and expect, while offering a number of new features to enable fans to get closer to and spend more time with their favorite celebrities, authors, artists and comicbook creators.

In addition to celebrities, authors, artists and comicbook creators, FanX will feature a number of new features, including special Cosplay activities and contests, new merchandise, exclusive features like the Sword Experience, Tattoo Pavilion and official Stan Lee merchandise.

"As organizers we look forward to our events just as much as the fans do and we've had as much fun planning this event as any of our past events," said Bryan Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. "We're confident fans will enjoy FanX 2017 and the new feature we've added this year. We're dedicated to making every Salt Lake Comic Con event one that meets and exceeds the expectations of our fans, and helps us continue to build our reputation as one of the premier comic cons in the world."

For more information about FanX 2017 or to purchase tickets now, visit http://www.saltlakecomiccon.com/.

ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:

Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions, in partnership with ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, and was co-founded by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg. Dan Farr Productions is an event and marketing group devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture arena. Dan Farr Productions is dedicated to producing spectacular celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at: www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, www.abc4.com/.

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