Nearly twelve thousand comic book fans were out in Roanoke today for the second day of Big Lick Comic-Con.

Big Lick Comic-Con in Roanoke, Virginia, is expecting nearly 12,000 attendees this weekend, featuring stars like Michael Rooker and Catherine Sutherland, and emphasizing creativity and safety.

“Deadpool & Wolverine” has swept through Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, with a surprise screening and the film's stars and thousands of fans.

FILE - Comic-Con attendees walk the convention center floor during preview night at Comic-Con International on July 17, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. The convention will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year. Comic-Con announced Monday, March 1, 2021, that the annual confab will return to virtual for a second-straight year between July 23-25. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)SAN DIEGO – San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year. AdLast year, Comic-Con organizers postponed its smaller Anaheim, California-based event WonderCon, which had been set to take place in mid-April.

LOS ANGELES Comic-Con may be canceled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe. The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will be held on August 22 starting at 10 a.m. PDT. The event will feature talent announcements and reveal new content from WB games, comics, film and television. The announcement comes a couple months after Comic-Con, which attracts tens of thousands of comics fans to San Diego, was canceled due to the coronavirus-related restrictions around large gatherings. FanDome will be spread out across six different areas on the event's website: Hall of Heroes, DC WatchVerse, DC YouVerse, DC KidsVerse, DC InsiderVerse and DC FunVerse.

First look at Jennifer Lopez in "Hustlers," "Thor" writer/director returns for more, and Comic-Con to honor Stan Lee.