{"id":18510,"date":"2017-01-11T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=18510"},"modified":"2017-01-07T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T18:04:10","slug":"comic-con-gives-star-wars-fans-something-to-chewie-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/11\/comic-con-gives-star-wars-fans-something-to-chewie-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Con gives Star Wars fans something to \u2018Chewie\u2019 on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/whatson-story\/7049474-comic-con-gives-star-wars-fans-something-to-chewie-on\/\">Niagara This Week<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As an actor, Peter Mayhew has been a part of one of the most successful film franchises of all time.<\/p>\n<p>But you may not recognize him if you met him on the street.<\/p>\n<p>Mayhew, of course, is best known to Star Wars fans as Chewbacca, Han Solo\u2019s wookie sidekick. Fans will get a chance to see the man behind all that hair and makeup when he makes a rare Canadian appearance in Niagara Falls later this year, when Niagara Falls Comic Con takes over the Scotiabank Convention Centre from June 2 to 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question that Star Wars is hands down the most popular film series of all time, so we couldn\u2019t be more excited to land one of the more well known characters from the movie franchise,\u201d said Chris Dabrowski, Comic Con\u2019s show manager. \u201cThis will be a real treat for Star Wars fans of the original and new movies.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffalo News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/2017\/01\/04\/peter-mayhew-chewbacca-added-to-niagara-falls-comic-con\/\">Actor Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) added to Niagara Falls Comic Con<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Buffalo Business First &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/buffalo\/news\/2017\/01\/05\/star-wars-actor-headlines-niagara-falls-ontario-s.html\">Star Wars actor headlines Niagara Falls, Ontario\u2019s Comic Con<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Niagara This Week: As an actor, Peter Mayhew has been a part of one of the most successful film franchises of all time. But you may not recognize him if you met him on the street. Mayhew, of course, is best known to Star Wars fans as Chewbacca, Han Solo\u2019s wookie sidekick. 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