The latest in science fiction, anime, gaming and comics will all be at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 17-18 when the Armageddon Expo visits Australia for the third time. 

The event is set to be the biggest science fiction and fantasy gathering in Australia, with the expo taking up 50 percent more exhibition space than last year and attracting an exciting lineup of Hollywood stars, including Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Tom Root (Robot Chicken) Michael Welch (Twilight) and Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes).

Bill Geradts from the Armageddon Expo said this years event is set to become the biggest ever staged in Australia.

Last years event was a massive success and as a result we have secured 50% more space for the 2009 expo, Geradts said, On top of this we have designed an all new website for the event which is set to include even more information on the stars and attractions at the expo."

"We're also in the process of securing a wide selection of stars to attend the event and each week the list of attending celebrities grows.  We are continuing discussions with some big science fiction stars to confirm their attendance in the coming weeks."

Geradts said it was a huge coup to secure the creators and stars of the Emmy-Award winning series Robot Chicken, that parodies pop culture using American stop motion.

The Armageddon Expo will also feature comic book artists, anime, special events, gaming and a range of special events and guests.

General Admission tickets are now available from Ticketmaster for $20 per day. For more information visit, www.armageddonexpo.com.

About the Guests:

Seth Green is best known for his work as one of the voice talents for the immensely popular Robot Chicken. He has also voiced the role of Chris Griffin on Family Guy and has starred in films including The Italian Job, Party Monster, all three Austin Powers films, Without a Paddle, Can't Hardly Wait and dozens more.  Next up is Disney's Old Dogs opening next month with John Travolta and Robin Williams and he's the star of Disney's upcoming Mars Needs Moms. 

Matthew Senreich is a screenwriter, television producer and director, best known for his work with the hit television series Robot Chicken, which he co-created.  He's sold scripts to Fox television and to Dimension Films.  Senreich was also the editorial director for all Wizard Entertainment Group publications prior to creating the precursor to Robot Chicken with Green. 

Tom Root is co-head writer, co-producer and frequent voice talent for Robot Chicken.  He has also scripted a feature for Dimension Films.  Root was previously a staff writer for the Wizard Entertainment Group publications Wizard, ToyFare and Anime Insider, and co-authored Writers on Comics Scriptwriting 2 for Titan Books.

Michael Welch will be the first ever Twilight actor to appear at the Armageddon Expo after portraying Mike Newton in the 2008 box office hit.  He has also appeared in a range of television shows including Joan of Arcadia, The Riches, Numb3rs, CSI: Miami and Crossing Jordan. 

Noah Gray-Cabey first graced Australian television screens when he portrayed Franklin Aloysius Mumford in My Wife and Kids he has since grown and is now known as Micah Sanders in the Channel 7 hit, Heroes.  Along with being an accomplished musician, Gray-Cabey has also stared in 48 Hours, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer and CSI: Miami.

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