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The carefree time travelers of DC's Legends of Tomorrow will welcome two new faces as they set out to hunt temporal Fugitives in the show's fourth season (Mondays 9/8c The CW this fall). The casting news was announced in the series' Comic-Con panel session this afternoon.

Summer school has never been so much fun as Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) unveils its Comic-Con Class of 2018! With 15 of the Studio's fan-favorite series making their way to Comic-Con International: San Diego, WBTVG's graduating class this year will be as epic as ever.

Jonathan Glapion ('Wonder Woman,' 'Batgirl'), Simon Fraser ('2000AD,' 'Doctor Who'), Ron Marz ('Silver Surfer,' 'Batman: Aliens'), Joe Rubinstein ('Wolverine,' 'Warlock'), Clayton Henry ('Black Lightning,' 'X-Men'), Darryl Banks ('Legion of Superheroes,' 'Green Lantern'), Shawn Coss ('Cyanide & Happiness'), Steve Geiger ('Punisher,' 'Spider-Man') and Tom Cook ('Masters of the Universe,' 'Smurfs') are among the leading comic artists and writers scheduled to attend the 2018 Wizard World Comic Con in Columbus, June 8-10 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Wizard World takes over the Greater Columbus Convention Center, with a weekend that will feature many demonstrations and discussions at the Creative Stage. Artist Alley in Columbus will also feature such notable creators as Kurt Lehner ('Gargoyles,' 'Marvel Action Hour'), Mostafa Moussa ('Superman,' 'Fantastic Four'), Jeremy Clark ('Grimm Fairy Tales,' 'Day of the Dead'), Dirk Manning ('Tales of Mr. Rhee,' 'Nightmare World'), K. Lynn Smith ('Plume,' 'Garfield'), Martin Egeland ('Aquaman,' 'Alpha Flight'), Mike Watson (Freestyle Komics, UpperDeck) and others. Wizard World Comic Con Columbus will also feature non-stop live entertainment, gaming, exclusive Q&A sessions with top celebrities such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War standout Winston Duke, Mike Colter ('Marvel's Luke Cage,' 'The Defenders'), Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings), John Barrowman ('Arrow,' 'Torchwood'), Matt Ryan ('Constantine,' 'Assassin's Creed: Black Flag'), Jewel Staite ('Firefly,' 'Stargate: Atlantis'), Sean Maher ('Firefly') and Holly Marie Combs ('Angel,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer') and many others, a dedicated kids zone and more, along with Wizard World's Master of Ceremonies, Kato Kaelin. Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, comics, Sci-Fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The seventh event scheduled on the 2018 Wizard World calendar, Columbus show hours are Friday, June 8, 4 - 9 p.m.; Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sunday, June 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kids 10 and under are admitted free with paid adult. Wizard World Comic Con Columbus is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans dressed as every imaginable character - and some never before dreamed - will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday evening. For more on the 2018 Wizard World Columbus, visit http://wizd.me/ColumbusPR. About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, tech, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming and entertainment takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also teamed with Sony Pictures Entertainment to find the next generation of movies as well as to engage in a number of strategic initiatives. Additional initiatives may include an augmented touring schedule of Wizard World shows, fixed-site installations, curated e-commerce, and the production and distribution of content both in the U.S. and internationally. Fans can interact with Wizard World at www.wizardworld.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services. The 2018 Wizard World convention schedule is available at: http://www.wizardworld.com/comiccon.

The CW Network presents its 2018-19 primetime schedule to advertisers, affiliates, and press today, at the New York City Center in New York City, with the platinum-selling American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars opening the show with a performance of their new hit songs "Rescue Me" and "Walk on Water." Expanding to a six-night, Sunday-Friday schedule this fall, The CW will have 12 hours of original scripted series across the week in primetime this fall, more than ABC, NBC or Fox.

Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) continues its 2018 schedule with its fourth trip to the Iowa Events Center at Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines, June 1-3. Winston Duke (Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War), Gregg Sulkin ('Runaways,' 'Faking It'), Matt Ryan ('Legends of Tomorrow,' 'Constantine'), Nichelle Nichols ('Star Trek') and James Marsters ('Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'Vidiots') headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the comic con and pop culture extravaganza. Duke is scheduled to appear on Saturday, June 2; Sulkin will attend on Saturday and Sunday; the others above are scheduled to appear all three days. Other notables scheduled to appear to date include Charisma Carpenter ('Buffy the Vampire Slayer') and Thomas Ian Nicholas (Rookie of the Year, American Pie). Additional celebrities to attend will be announced closer to the event. Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines will also feature non-stop live entertainment, gaming, exclusive Q&A sessions with top celebrities, movie screenings hosted by stars, directors and more. Details to follow soon. Wizard World is the home of the most creative comics artists and writers on the planet. Artist Alley in Des Moines will feature Phil Hester ('The Wretch,' 'Green Arrow'), Chad Hardin ('Harley Quinn,' 'Justice League'), Ande Parks ('Green Arrow,' Daredevil'), Tom Cook ('Masters of the Universe,' 'Smurfs'), Eddy Decker ('Far-Out!'), Steve Pulawa ('Aurora Rise,' 'Patriotica'), Ryan Kinkaid (Zenescope, Big Dog Ink), Brent Woodside (Lucas Arts, Wizards of the Coast), Jim Mehsling ('Star Wars,' Topps), Clinton Hobart (Licensed Disney Fine Artist) and many others. Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, comics, Sci-Fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. The sixth event scheduled on the 2018 Wizard World calendar, Des Moines show hours are Friday, June 1, 4-9 p.m.; Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday, June 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Kids 10 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. Wizard World Comic Con Des Moines is also the place for cosplay, with fans young and old showing off their best costumes throughout the event. Fans come dressed as every imaginable character - and some never before dreamed - will roam the convention floor and participate in the famed Wizard World Costume Contest on Saturday evening. For more on the 2018 Wizard World Des Moines, visit http://wizd.me/DesMoinesPR. About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) Wizard World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com) produces comic, gaming and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate the best in pop culture: movies, television, gaming, live entertainment, tech, comics, sci-fi, graphic novels, toys, original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of topical programming and entertainment takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also teamed with Sony Pictures Entertainment to find the next generation of movies as well as to engage in a number of strategic initiatives. Additional initiatives may include an augmented touring schedule of Wizard World shows, fixed-site installations, curated e-commerce, and the production and distribution of content both in the U.S. and internationally. Fans can interact with Wizard World at www.wizardworld.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services. The 2018 Wizard World convention schedule is available at: http://www.wizardworld.com/comiccon.

The new cast of CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical met for the first time with the original Calendar Girls themselves in the beautiful village of Burnsall in the Yorkshire Dales and the original Calendar Girls couldn't be happier with this new cast. 

The 49th season of Monday Night Football will kick off on ESPN with a doubleheader Monday, September 10 - New York Jets at Detroit Lions (7:10 p.m. ET) and Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders (10:15 p.m. / 7:15 p.m. PT). ESPN's 17-game prime time schedule in 2018 will feature 11 of the 12 playoff teams from 2017, including both the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and AFC champion New England Patriots.

Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) and Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) unleash their heroes, DC Super Heroes and antiheroes (both animated and live action), as well as a fully sparkled Unikitty, when four WBTV series and three WBA series attend the fan fest in Anaheim March 23-25. Special Video Presentations, panels and Q&A sessions with The 100 (premiering Tuesday, April 24 at 9/8c The CW), DC Super Hero series Teen Titans Go! (Fridays 6/5c Cartoon Network) and Unikitty! (Fridays 6:30/5:30c Cartoon Network) take place on Friday, March 23. Fans will be treated to the exclusive world premiere screening of the new animated digital series Constantine, followed by an out of-this-world session for the new super series Krypton (premiering Wednesday, March 21, at 10/9c on SYFY) on Saturday, March 24. The weekend finishes with electrifying sizzle on Sunday, March 25, with exclusive sneak peek screenings of upcoming episodes of Lucifer (Mondays 8/7c FOX) and Black Lightning (Tuesdays 9/8c The CW).

2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014's critically-acclaimed 'Omniscient' album with their new opus 'Sentinels', confirmed for release this coming March 16th via APF Records.

2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014's critically-acclaimed 'Omniscient' album with their new opus 'Sentinels', confirmed for release this coming March 16th via APF Records.

David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, the producers of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical comedy, CALENDAR GIRLS The Musical, based on the true story, the film and the award-winning play by Tim Firth, Calendar Girls, are delighted to announce that the production will return home to Yorkshire and open at the Leeds Grand Theatre on 16 August 2018 at the start of a new UK & Ireland Tour. The first 30 weeks are listed below, with further dates to be added.

Broadway comes to Ridgefield! The cast for the upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been announced by director Daniel C. Levine and it's chock-full of Broadway stars - Matt Bogart (Jersey Boys) is Pharaoh, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music) is Joseph and Christine Dwyer (Wicked) is the Narrator. The show runs Saturday, February 24th at 2pm and 8pm and Sunday, February 25th at 2pm at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Part of Ridgefield Magazine's Broadway & Cabaret Series, this is a unique and captivating concert production of this classic Andrew Lloyd Webber smash-hit Broadway musical!

Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Arthur Makaryan's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2018) production of BROKEN APRIL adapted by Ned Moore (Columbia MFA Dramaturgy Candidate 2018).

NBC's coverage of the NFL Playoffs begins this Today, Jan. 6, in primetime, as Todd Gurley and the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (11-5) host Matt Ryan and the defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (NFC South, 10-6) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Perhaps best known for roles as Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who/Torchwood and Malcolm Merlyn in the hit series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, popular guest John Barrowman will make a triumphant return to Wizard World Comic Con at upcoming shows in St. Louis

NBC's coverage of the NFL Playoffs begins this Saturday, Jan. 6, in primetime, as Todd Gurley and the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams (11-5) host Matt Ryan and the defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (NFC South, 10-6) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Perhaps best known for roles as Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who/Torchwood and Malcolm Merlyn in the hit series Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, popular guest John Barrowman will make a triumphant return to Wizard World Comic Con at upcoming shows in St. Louis (February 3-4) and Cleveland (March 3-4). Barrowman will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive Q&A session during the pop culture extravaganzas in both cities.

NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL features an AFC North rivalry, as Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC-best Pittsburgh Steelers (10-2) host Joe Flacco and the second-place Baltimore Ravens (7-5) at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. Coverage begins with Football Night in America this Sunday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. ET, on NBC.

NBC's THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL features an NFC South rivalry with playoff implications, as Drew Brees and the division-leading Saints (9-3) travel to Atlanta, Ga., to face Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons (7-5) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in Atlanta on NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages.