These celebrities are attending these comic cons next weekend
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This summer is all set to be the summer of a lifetime for comic and comic-based movie/show fans in the United States and internationally, as it is going to bring opportunities to meet many of the celebrities that play comic characters in movies and television series.
A combined total of six major comic cons are going to take place with celebrities attending next weekend in the US and internationally — four in the USA, one in Australia and one in the Netherlands.
US Comic Cons & Celebrities Attending Them
ACE-Superhero 2024 Comic Con Presented by Thomas J. Henry at the Freeman Coliseum Expo Halls in San Antonio, Texas on June 20-23
Celebrities attending to take your breaths away on June 20-21 include Sam Witwer, Laura Vandervoort, Helen Slater, Brandon Routh, John Schneider, Tom Welling, Tom Glyn-Carney, David Ramsey and Stephen Amell. Don’t say nobody told you.
The only celebrity that will be there on three days from June 20 to June 22 for us fans is Pom Klementieff. She is pretty and a brilliant actress. If you take a selfie with her, let us know in the comments down below, sharing the link to the selfie. So nice of her really to be available to meet comic and comic movie/series fans on the three days.
On June 21-22, celebrities that will be attending, and please sit down if you are reading this while standing, are Chris Pine, Jake Gyllenhaal, Orlando Bloom, Diego Luna, Dean Cain and Mason Thames.
Present at the comic con on June 21-23 will be Sam J. Jones, Ernie Hudson and Diane Guerrero. Thomas seems to have decided to spoil us fans.
Fans will be delighted by the presence of Andy Serkis, Tatiana Maslany, Iman Vellani, Jaimie Alexander, Walker Scobell, Peter Weller, Maxwell Jenkins, Kimberly J. Brown, Caity Lotz and Lea Thompson on June 22-23 at the event. That’s called an offer that cannot be refused.
There are also well-known artists, cosplayers, moderators and voice artists attending the event. Learn about them here.
Washington State Summer Con at the Washington State Fair and Events Center in Puyallup, WA, on June 21-23 (Friday to Sunday)
Fasten your seatbelts for here are the entertainment guests that will be making appearances on all three days: Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Ashley Eckstein, Dallas Liu, Ethan Suplee, Theo Rossi, Mark Boone Junior, Emilio Rivera, David Labrava, Ming Chen, Vivien Lyra Blair, Breckin Meyer, Phil LaMaar, George Newbern, Holly Marie Combs, Maria Canals-Barrera and Drew Fuller.
Garrett Hedlund will be able to attend only on Saturday this time around, so you have a small window of photo opportunity there. If you are able to seize the day, share the link of your selfie with him in the comments down below.
On Saturday and Sunday, if you are at the event, your life will never be the same again. Don’t take our word for it, check out the names of entertainment guests that will be there on the two days below for yourself:
Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, John Cleese, Richard Dean Anderson, Priscilla Presley, Brandon Routh, Booker T, Jennifer Beals, J.D. Pardo, Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Kristin Kreuk, Laura Vandervoort, Ed Speleers, Brent Spiner, Amanda Tapping, Sam Witwer, Gordon Cormier, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Anna Jay and Michael Irby.
To make attendees’ Sunday super, the superman himself Tyler Hoechlin will be present at the con with Bitsie Tulloch and Sting. That is only on Sunday. You know what you gotta do.
There are also going to be voice & animation and anime guests at the event. Moreover, there will be featured creators also. Learn about them all here.
Mississippi Comic Con at MS Trade Mart in Jackson, MS, on June 22-23
Look, celebrities are just like us, maybe way hotter-looking than us, but still they are also human beings. So, don’t get overly excited when in a moment we share below the names of the featured guests attending the 2024 Mississippi Comic Con (we had to tell this to ourselves to calm down after we saw the list of the featured guests).
Shining at the MS Trade Mart in Jackson, MS, on the next Saturday and Sunday will be such stars as Tom Kenny, Keith David, Alan Tudyk, Jamie Kennedy, Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tom Wilson, John Schneider, Steve Downes, Johnny Yong Bosch, Nolan North, Matt Hardy, The Godfather, Rob Van Dam, Kevin Nash, Matt Riddle, Reby Hardy Ever Moore Hardy, Vicki Lawrence, Amir Talai, Erika Henningsen, Blake Roman, Jason Narvy, Paul Schrier and Femi Taylor.
Booboo Stewart will be there at the event only on Saturday, so make sure to plan your visit accordingly.
The featured guests at the comic con also include the amazing voice actress Michelle Ruff, brilliant comics artist and writer Michael Golden, awesome comic book artist Steven Butler, gifted comic book creator Lily Butler (Steven’s incredibly talented daughter), genius comic book colorist-editor-producer-writer Renee Witterstaetter, outstanding comic inking artist Jeremy Clark, illustrious MS cosplayer and crafter Taycosplayy, exceptional cosplayer Kitty Bitty Cosplay and splendid MS cosplayer Little MS Cosplay.
You can see if the organizers have put the “unable to attend” tag against any attending celebrity’s info on the Featured Guests page.
Garden State Comic Fest at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 22-23
The awe-inspiring featured guests at the comic festival include Tony Todd (Sunday only), Billy West, Cathy Moriarty, Alexis Knapp, Gregg Berger, Keone Young, Kristin Minter, Lisa Raggio (voice of Zarana), Toni Ann Gisondi, Zack Hoffman (voice of Zartan), Blue Oyster Cult founding member Albert Bouchard (Sunday only), David Seltzer, John Capodice, Hailey Skaza-Gagne and Hector Camacho Jr.
There are also creator and cosplay guests.
Australian Comic Event & Celebs Attending
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming at the Sydney Showground Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia, on June 22-23
Over there, down under, the impressive confirmed guest list has names that will make fans want to book their flights today, that is, if you are not already among the lucky ones called Australians or visiting the huge country.
Without further ado, the film and TV star guests that have confirmed their attendances at the event in Sydney, Australia, include Sophia Di Martino, Robert Patrick, Vernon Wells, Bren Foster, Masahiro Inoue, Ryota Ozawa, Kat Graham, J. Michael Straczynski, Aly Michalka, Neil Fanning, Matt Doran, Lincoln Lewis, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Steve Bisley, John Jarratt, Temuera Morrison, Lindsay Wagner, Stephen Hunter and James Marsters.
Other confirmed guests include well-known names from anime & animation, comic creation, authorship, cosplay and music spaces. All of the confirmed guests are mentioned here.
Dutch Comic Event & Celebrities Attending
Heroes Dutch Comic Con at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on June 21-23
It’s time like these when we all secretly wish our ancestors were Dutch so that we could visit our relatives every year just in time to also attend the Heroes Dutch Comic Con. But not to worry, they are a friendly bunch, the Dutch, and fans can always fly to Utrecht in June.
Actors arriving as special guests include Misha Collins, Cobie Smulders, Finn Jones, Stanislav Yanevski, Jeff Ward, Michael Ironside, sisters Hilly and Hannah Hinti, identical twin brothers James and Oliver Phelps and Paul van Loon.
There are also going to be comic guests, cosplayers, authors and stage hosts. Learn about them here.
All information provided in this article is accurate at the time of this writing. Celebrities are sometimes unable to attend events like comic cons due to varied reasons. If a celebrity is unable to attend, the organizers usually let the fans know on the event’s website. Please check the respective event’s website for any and all updates.
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