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Major February Michigan pop culture convention to feature Jake Roberts, Dustin Rhodes, Scott Steiner

Posted: Jan 15th 2019 By: Press Release

Metro Detroit’s newest pop culture convention, Astronomicon
2, will once again take place at the Wyndham Garden hotel in
Sterling Heights, MI from February 8-10, 2019 – promising to
fulfill the pop culture cravings of fans attending from far
and wide! The ALL AGES event will not only feature
appearances, signings and photo ops with pop culture icons,
professional wrestling stars, horror film elite and beyond,
but also many additional activities – including live music
performances, Q&A panels, cosplay and tattoo contests, a
free play game room and tournaments, a scavenger hunt and
trivia.

Astronomicon 2 per day ticket price breakdowns and
children’s ticket prices can be viewed here:
www.astronomicon.com/tickets. Additional information on
tickets, lodging, VIP options, vendors and more can be
located at www.astronomicon.com.

In addition to this year’s previously announced guests,
Astronomicon 2 will host legendary Twisted Sister vocalist
and pop culture icon Dee Snider, American History X,
Terminator, CSI: NY and Detroit Rock City actor Edward
Furlong, actor and wrestler Tiny Lister, Paranormal
Activity’s Micah Sloat and Kate Featherston, and more as
celebrity guests taking part in meet and greets and
signings!

Previously announced celebrity guests appearing at
Astronomicon 2 include reality star and pro skater Bam
Margera, wrestling legend Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes, Texas
Chainsaw Massacre 2 and House of 1000 Corpses actor Bill
Moseley, Devil’s Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses and
Halloween 2007 actor Sig Haig, wrestling legend Scott Hall,
wrestling legend Scott Steiner, horror icon Kane Hodder
(primarily recognized as his role as Jason Voorhees of the
Jason film franchise), Tales from the Crypt actor/voice
actor John Kassir, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 actor R.A.
Mihailoff, Ming Chen of AMC’s Comic Book Men, Mike Zapcic of
AMC’s Comic Book Men, wrestling star The Boogeyman, House of
1000 Corpses actor Robert Mukes, comic book writer Dirk
Manning, comic book illustrators Alessandro de Fornasari and
Marianna Pescosta, horror DX specialists Get Dead Crew,
tattoo model Caroline, tattoo artist Saint Karlos and more!
And of course, last but not least, our hosts – Astronomicon
masterminds Twiztid.

In addition to signings and meet and greets with many of
this year’s celebrity guests, several guests will be
available for photo ops in character – including Dustin
Rhodes as Goldust, Sid Haig as Captain Spaulding, Bill
Mosley as Otis Driftwood, R.A. Mahailoff as Leatherface and
The Boogeyman.

Dustin Rhodes, a.k.a. wrestling legend Goldust, says: “The
Motor City has a very special place in my heart – from
working at Cobo Hall, to The Palace at Auburn Hills, to the
mightiest of the mighty... Joe Louis Arena. I’ve been coming
to Detroit and the surrounding areas for 30 years and have
always felt a special bond with its citizens. They have
loved me, they have hated me, they have laughed with me, but
most importantly, they have accepted and adored the
Rhodes/Goldust name. I am super excited to come to
Astronomicon and meet my fans on a more personal level. They
are the reason I do what I do. Thank you and I hope to see
and meet the whole damn city! Love y'all! #KeepSteppin”

Also special to Astronomicon 2, Twiztid will make their
upcoming comic book – the sequel to last year’s Twiztid:
Haunted High-Ons, entitled Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: "The
Darkness Rises" – available onsite! This comic book is the
first in a new five-part mini-series of comics in which
Madrox, Monoxide, and their ghost-pal Felicia start to learn
about a primeval force of evil that threatens the whole
world... and their unlikely connection to it.

Twiztid, as well comic writer Dirk Manning and renowned
illustrators Marianna Pescosta and Alessandro de Fornasari,
will be onsite at Astronomicon 2 to sign copies of both the
Astronomicon Exclusive Cover variant only available to VIPs
and the Standard Cover of the first issue. From there, the
full mini-series will then be available for monthly pre-
order from Source Point Press via local comic shops shortly
thereafter.

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This year, in partnership with VetTix, Astronomicon 2 is
giving away free Sunday passes to veterans. VetTix cites
their core values are patriotism, support and recognition,
quality of life, and family for veterans. For more
information VetTix, visit www.vettix.org.

In its inaugural year – even in the midst of a blizzard that
dropped over 14 inches of snow on the metro Detroit area on
the same weekend – the event drew 2,000+ attendees from all
over the world, selling out the hotel in less than one day
and playing host to 20+ celebrities.

Stay tuned for more news coming soon from Astronomicon 2!

For more information, visit:
www.astronomicon.com
www.majikninjaentertainment.com
www.twiztid.com
www.twiztidshop.com