When Austin Comic Con had its debut in November 2010, they had over 30 celebrity guests in attendance with dozens of comic book creators.  Among the celebrities that attended were Adam West, Burt Ward, Billy Dee Williams, Ernie Hudson, Walter Koenig, Kristanna Loken, Erin Gray, Lee Majors, Torrie Wilson, Gil Gerard, Lindsay Wagner and Lou Ferrigno.  However, each Austin Comic Con has had less and less celebrity guests since its debut.  The 2012 Austin Comic Con only had about 20 or so celebrity guests, 7 of which were from "Star Trek: The Next Generation", while the other guests were mostly comic creators.  This year, Wizard World has said there will be about 15 celebrity guests in attendance for the 2013 Austin Comic Con, which is 5 less than the 2012 show and half what their debut 2010 show had.  While the 2013 Austin Comic Con still has an impressive list of guests so far, including Stan Lee, Kelly Hu, James Marsters, Juliet Landau and Jason David Frank, this will be the shortest list of celebrity guests for Austin Comic Con yet.  Considering the $40 to $50 single day ticket prices, the $20 to $75 cost per celebrity autograph and the how large the Austin Convention Center actually is, we would like to see more than 15 celebrities show up at the Austin Comic Con for future shows to give fans more bang for their buck.  While Austin Comic Con could decide to include more than 15 celebrity guests for their 2013 show, we the fans would like to see more than, and hopefully no less than, 20 celebrity guests for future Comic Cons held in Austin.

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