By Lazarus Rising Games | Featured in The OverPower Homebase, Issue #3
WonderCon 2025, held in Anaheim, California, brought together fans, creators, and industry professionals for a weekend celebrating comics, games, pop culture, and entertainment. Organized annually by Comic-Con International, WonderCon is known for its engaging panels, exclusive reveals, and opportunities for fans to interact directly with their favorite creators and companies.
This year, Lazarus Rising Games (LRG) proudly took part in WonderCon, contributing significantly to the event with their participation in two panels. The first one, “You Got Comics in My Games! You Got Games in My Comics,” explored the exciting intersections between comic books and gaming, highlighting the innovative approaches LRG is taking to integrate iconic comic characters into their beloved collectible card games. This insightful discussion offered fans an exclusive peek at how characters are brought from page to playable cards, blending storytelling with strategic gameplay.
LRG CEO Joseph Gagnepain also joined Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. in a special commemorative panel titled “Tarzan Creator Celebrates 150 Years.” Celebrating Edgar Rice Burroughs’ enduring legacy and influence on popular culture, this panel featured prominent industry leaders, including James Sullos (President, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.), Cathy Wilbanks (VP of Operations), and Christopher Paul Carey (VP of Publishing), alongside Wolf Larson—actor, writer, and producer known for his portrayal of Tarzan. The engaging discussion highlighted upcoming projects and emphasized LRG’s collaboration to incorporate Burroughs’ iconic creations, such as Tarzan and John Carter, into the new iterations of the OverPower collectible card game.
In addition to panel contributions, Lazarus Rising Games engaged with fans through insightful interviews hosted by IdeateTV’s Michelle Carney. Carney sat down with Joseph Gagnepain to discuss the exciting revival of OverPower, sharing the journey behind bringing back this beloved game, initially featuring characters from the extensive Edgar Rice Burroughs universe. President Ronald Pozzi also shared his unique experience, detailing his transition from collecting car-themed cards in Italy to becoming instrumental in shaping OverPower’s international appeal, including his vision of incorporating iconic Italian comic book heroes.