The Stars Come Out For THE WINTER SOLDIER Red Carpet Event At MX Movies

Thunderstorms and tornado warnings were no match for the heroes and their rabid fans who came out to the MX Movie Theater Thursday night. To kick off this weekend’s Wizard World convention held at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis, a red-carpet event was held for Marvel’s next superhero blockbuster – CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. And it wouldn’t be a red carpet without a big star.

Fans lined-up to take photos of former Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno. For five seasons, Ferrigno was mean and green as the title character in THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Even though the show aired from 1978 -1982 on CBS, the show and its star continue to garner new fans both young and old year after year as the popularity of comic-books exponentially soar. Ferrigno posed for photos and even struck a menacing iconic pose or two. To show that he wasn’t just a muscular brute, he signed and posed with a t-shirt for a local charity as well.

What has helped many fans (including myself) become the comic geeks we are today is Wizard Magazine. In the early 90’s, comics saw a resurgence and new comic and “fantasy” stores appeared around St. Louis at a rapid rate. Before the internet took over as our main news source for comic news you could always count on Wizard Magazine for reviews, news, and interviews with the artists and writers working in the industry. Wizard World continues this tradition by bringing the famous names involved in pop culture directly to the fans each year. This is the second year the convention has invaded downtown St. Louis and the lineup and events scheduled for this weekend seem to indicate that it will be even bigger and better than last year’s. Judging by their Hulk-sized red carpet event Thursday night, comic geeks, fanboys and fangirls, cosplayers, and gamers should all be in for a fantastic weekend.

For all the info regarding what’s going on this weekend and who will be there, click HERE.