Wow, how they've grown!!! 'Growing Pains' siblings set for NorthEast Comic Con

Craig S. Semon, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Two thirds of the Seaver family (Tracey Gold and Jeremy Miller), plus Kirk Cameron’s TV sitcom squeeze (Julie McCullough), from ABC’s “Growing Pains” are going to be at this weekend’s Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza, Pictured: “Growing Pains” cast (first row, left to right) Jeremy Miller and Tracey Gold; (second row, center) Alan Thicke; (third row, left to right) Kirk Cameron and Joanna Kerns.

A "Growing Pains" reunion, rock ‘n’ roll royalty, a villain from “The Crow,” a veteran of “American Horror Story” and a versatile character artist who has starred in his share of Academy Award-winning films are just some of the big celebrity guests that will be meeting with fans at this weekend’s NorthEast Comic Con & Collectible Extravaganza.

Created by Gary Sohmers — an appraisal expert of pop culture, collectibles and toys for 13 years on the PBS series “Antiques Roadshow,” and entrepreneur of the legendary Wex Rex Collectibles Hudson — NorthEast Comic Con & Collectible Extravaganza takes place 4 to 8 p.m. March 8; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 9; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10  at the Boxboro Regency Hotel.

Julie McCullough, who played Julie Costello on “Growing Pains,” will be meeting fans and breaking hearts at this weekend’s Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza.
Julie McCullough, who played Julie Costello on “Growing Pains,” will be meeting fans and breaking hearts at this weekend’s Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza.

Celebrity guests include Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller and Julie Costello, all from “Growing Pains”; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and longtime drummer for The Go-Go’s Gina Schock; Bai Ling from “The Crow,” “Crank: High Voltage,” “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” and “Wild Wild West”; Naomi Grossman, who played Pepper in the second and fourth season of the FX horror series “American Horror Story” (aka “American Horror Story: Freak Show” and “American Horror Story: Asylum”); Kevin Chapman, who starred in “CODA,” “Mystic River” and “Person of Interest”; and Joe Perry Project and Thundertrain singer Mach Bell.

Comic book artists, writers and editors include: Disney animator Philo Barnhart; animation executive producer, Darby Pop Comics writer and publisher Jeff Kline; Silver Age comic artist Barbara Friedlander; Hugo Award-winning artist Bob Eggleton; science-fiction and fantasy illustrator Marianne Plumbridge; comic book artist and creator Joe St. Pierre (“Spider-Man”)’ Jetta Raye comic book artist Jim Tournas; DC Comics and “Stranger Things” artist and writer Keith Champagne; “Lego Master” Liz Puleo; “Squirrel Girl” co-creator Will Murray; “Addicted Animals” book series author Sam Miserendino; “Rock & Bullwinkle” and Warner Brothers artist Rich Maurizio; and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist Bob Tkacik.

Bai Ling, who starred opposite Brandon Lee in “The Crow,” Jason Statham in “Crank: High Voltage” (pictured) and Will Smith in “Wild Wild West,” will be signing autographs and posing for selfies at this weekend’s Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza.
Bai Ling, who starred opposite Brandon Lee in “The Crow,” Jason Statham in “Crank: High Voltage” (pictured) and Will Smith in “Wild Wild West,” will be signing autographs and posing for selfies at this weekend’s Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza.

The Northeast Comic Con and Collectible Extravaganza will also feature children’s activities, celebrity autograph signings, panel sessions, after parties, plus more than 100 vendors.

General admission tickets for adults are: $20 for Friday; $25 for Saturday; $17 for Sunday; and $40 for all three days. G.A. tickets for children are: $10 for Friday or Sunday; $20 for Saturday; and $25 for all three days. And VIP packages are $23 for Friday; $30 for Saturday; $20 for Sunday; $45 for all three days. Admission for one child, 10 and under, is free with each paid adult. For more information, go to NEComicCons.com.

This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Who got the beat? Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock set for comic con

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