Above: A limited edition Dawn of the Dead 25th anniversary litho offered at the show. See below for more!

JLA-Avengers artist George Perez, long-time X-Men inker Terry Austin, Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore, a slew of Star Wars guests, and many cast members celebrating the 25^th anniversary of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead were just a few among the many guests of the 10^th annual Pittsburgh Comicon, which was held last weekend, April 25-27 at the Expo Mart in Monroeville.

The venue, located just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was not-too-coincidentally located just across a parking lot from Monroeville Mall, where Dawn of the Dead was filmed in 1978.

“We're super happy the way everything turned out. We're ecstatic,” said show promoter Michael George. “This was his first time at the show, but Adam Hughes already e-mailed us and let us know he wants to come back next year. George Perez will be back, and so will Terry Moore. We're already hard at work on next year's show.”

George said that the charity auctions at the show had raised more than $27,000 for Make-a-Wish and $4,000 for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, not including their booth sales.

Cover artist Tim Bradstreet, Liberty Meadows creator Frank Cho, Kabuki creator David Mack, Golden Age and Silver Age legend George Tuska, Green Lantern creator Mart Nodell, Buzzboy creator John Gallagher, IDW Publishing' Beau Smith and Frank Cammuso, creator of Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective, were also among the guests.

Writer-artist Mark Wheatley premiered his upcoming Image series Frankenstein Mobster in ashcan format and Astounding Space Thrills creator Steve Conley passed out another of his amazing free issues.

Shi creator Billy Tucci showed his award-winning short film, some trouble of a SeRRious nature, to a packed room and answered questions afterward.

“As usually, the Pittsburgh Comicon was a wonderful event. Michael and Rene George always put on a great show,” Tucci said.

“The CBLDF quick sketch was very well attended,” said artist Gene Gonzales, creator of Tales of the Cherokee, “and it was a lot of fun.”

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Above: A limited edition Dawn of the Dead 25th anniversary litho offered at the show. See below for more!		Fans crowded retailer booths, particularly on Saturday		A 10th anniversary litho for Terry Moore’s "Strangers in Paradise" series offered at the show
Robin Moore, Michael George, Renee George and Terry Moore celebrate the 10th anniversary of Terry’s indy series, "Strangers in Paradise"		Billy Tucci’s film showed to a standing-room-only audience