Wizard World St. Louis

Wizard World St. Louis returns for another weekend celebration of comic books, pop culture, genre film and cosplay. This year's celebrity guests include Marvel's legendary writer, editor, publisher and movie star Stan Lee (he's the godfather of Irving Forbush!), Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols, Lucy Davis (star of the original The Office and Etta Candy in the Wonder Woman film), the professionally handsome John Barrowman, valiant Sean Bean and the Lord of the Rings' hobbit heroes Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee). There will be seminars for fans of everything: the films of Hayao Miyazaki, the rise of black heroes in pop culture and magical girl heroes. There's even a session on dealing with crowd-induced anxiety while cosplaying. Wizard World St. Louis 2018 takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (February 2 through 4) at America's Center (701 Convention Center Plaza; www.wizardworld.com). Single-day admission ranges from $39.95 to $44.95, and a three-day pass is $79.95 (each admission level includes free admission for two kids ages ten and younger).