Contropolis Pennsylvania Arrives This Week

After months of planning and dozens of guest announcements, the time has finally arrived for Philadelphia’s newest pop culture event—Contropolis Pennsylvania.

Contropolis Pennsylvania is the first in a series of new events Altered Reality Entertainment has launched for 2023. The Contropolis brand of events will also come to Marlborough, Massachusetts and Secaucus, New Jersey over the next two months.

At Contropolis, fans of pop culture will enjoy meeting stars of stage, screen, wrestling ring, and comic book page. Watch them on stage as they tell stories of their careers and experiences. Bring home a lifetime of memories with autographs from, and photographs with, your favorites. Shop for comic books and collectibles with some of the best vendors in the country. Cosplay favorite characters and compete for prizes at the event’s costume contest.

Most recent guest announcements have included Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander in a reunion of the Frog Brothers from The Lost Boys, Jamie Farr and Loretta from the iconic classic television show M*A*S*H, and Edward Furlong and Michael Biehn in a Terminator reunion.

Wrestling fans will have the chance to meet champions, Head Shrinkers Rikishi and Samu, as well as Hall of Famer The Godfather.

Over 50 actors, artists, and wrestlers comprise the inaugural show’s guest list, which also includes Cary Elwes from The Princess Bride, Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, and Scott Schiaffo from the Clerks movie franchise, Steve Downes and Jen Taylor from the Halo video game series, Katie Griffin and Linda Ballantyne from the popular anime series Sailor Moon, Jake Abel and Kim Rhodes from Supernatural, Diane Pershing and Loren Lester from Batman: The Animated Series, as well as Marti Matulis, Chris Bartlett, and Katy O’Brian from the Star Wars franchise.

From the comic book page, fans will meet artists Alex Saviuk, Christopher Priest, Dave Dorman, Denys Cowan, Jae Lee, Sam de la Rosa, and Scott Hanna, among others.

Contropolis Pennsylvania is scheduled for May 5 to 7, 2023. Ticket sales and vendor registration is currently open at www.contropolispa.com. VIP, weekend, and daily admission are available. Children under 6 are free.

More guest announcements are scheduled leading up to May, and fans can follow along on the event’s website, social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and via the Altered Reality Entertainment mobile app, downloadable from the Apple app store and Google Play.

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Al Mega

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