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Time travel can be a somewhat confusing thing to the best of us, with even some esteemed experts on the subject heard to describe the topic as, to use the technical term, slightly “wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey.” Case in point: it’s been 20 years since Christopher Eccleston traversed time, space, and relative dimensions together on Doctor Who — yet, in 2026, he'll be in Illinois for Chicago’s premier pop culture event, C2E2.

The actor, who's known for Doctor Who, Thor: The Dark World, and HBO's magnificent The Leftovers, will be at McCormick Place on Saturday, March 27. He'll be available for autographs, photo ops, and will be appearing on a panel on that same day, as well.

Sound like a good time? Of course it does! Tickets for C2E2 2026 are already onsite, but if you want to make the most out of your visit to the Windy City’s finest weekend, we’d like to let you know about a little something we call signing up to become a C2E2 Popverse Superfan, which gives you access to the following perks:

• Guaranteed first access to tickets
• $15 voucher for Epic Photo Ops
• An on-site Fast Pass line for Celebrity Autos & Photo Ops
• Premium access to purchase photo ops, autographs, and exclusive merch
• Access to Popverse's exclusive Superfan Lounge
• VOD access to all the C2E2 2026 panels we film
• Access to the 3+ years of convention panels we've recorded from C2E2, New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, MCM Comic Con, and Florida Supercon

You can learn more about a C2E2 Popverse Superfan membership right here.

C2E2 2026 runs March 27 through March 29 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and Popverse is going to be there for the whole thing. Join us in whatever incarnation seems most fitting.

If you want to start watching Doctor Who and don't know where to start, check out our handy Doctor Who watch guide. Or maybe you're already finished with the show - We've got the perfect Ten shows to watch when you're done watching Doctor Who guide for you too. If you're already heads over heels for the Fifteenth Doctor and want to learn more about the actor playing him, check out what he's been in before here. Or maybe you just need to figure out how the new series numbering is going to work (Are there really gonna be two series 1s? Yes.) - if so, this is the explainer you want.