Toronto Star, August 25, 2000, by Daphne Gordon
"Aliens Land for Comic Book Expo"
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If you happen to run into an Alien on the street this 
weekend, don't be alarmed. It's not the Final Conflict. It's 
probably just one of the Next Generation of sci-fi fans who 
have landed in town for the sixth annual Science Fiction 
Expo. 

A record number of attendees are expected to drop into the 
Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the show, which is part 
of the Canadian National Comic Book Expo, promoter Aman 
Gupta says. 

And some of them will be in costume for the annual 
masquerade, he warns, so beware of Klingons, X-Men and 
vampire slayers in the Front St. area. 

About 10,000 people attended the comics expo last year, but 
this time out, as many as 15,000 are expected. With more 
than 250 exhibits covering 100,000 square feet, the show has 
grown to become the biggest of its kind in Canada and the 
third largest in North America. 

Fans will be there mainly to meet a large contingent of sci-
fi celebrities who have agreed to sign autographs and answer 
questions, Gupta says. 

Among the celebs: popular wrestler Mankind (Mick Foley) of 
the World Wrestling Federation; Jonathan Frakes, who 
played William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation; 
Roxann Dawson, who is B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek 
Voyager; Anthony Stewart Head, who plays Giles on Buffy 
The Vampire Slayer; and Hudson Leick, who is the 
villain Callisto on Xena. 

Comic book names will include X-Men writers Adam Kubert, 
Chris Claremont and artist Barry Windsor Smith, as well as 
Incredible Hulk creator Peter David, Canadian artists Stuart 
Immonen (Superman) and Leonard Kirk (Supergirl) . 

The comic book expo begins today at 4 p.m. and runs to 
Sunday at 5 p.m. Admission prices start at $12. For a 
schedule of events, log on to www. hobbystar.com/afx 



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