2026 Guests List
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Actors
Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray first caught our attention as Lucas Scott in the popular teen drama series One Tree Hill (2003-2012). The model-turned-actor has also serenaded Jamie Lee Curtis with Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" in Freaky Friday (2003), became Hilary Duff's...
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee has established himself over the past few decades as an actor of considerable talent and accomplishment. His diverse and eclectic resume ranges from hilarious roles in such comedies as Mallrats (1995) and My Name Is Earl (2005- 2009) to hauntingly...
Kellan Lutz
Kellan Lutz is celebrating his 20-year milestone in Hollywood, marked by a diverse array of roles in both feature films and television. Renowned for his portrayal of Emmett Cullen in the "Twilight" series, he has demonstrated his versatility in projects like “The...
Peter Facinelli
Best known to fans worldwide as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in The Twilight Saga, Peter Facinelli is a beloved fixture in pop culture and at Comic Cons around the globe. His diverse 30 year career spans film and television, including starring roles in the award-winning...
Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Rathbone is a globally recognized actor, producer, musician, and storyteller best known for his iconic role as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga and as Sokka in The Last Airbender. A creative force both in front of and behind the camera, he produced and starred...
Jason Lee
Jason Lee is an actor, filmmaker, photographer, and former professional skateboarder who is best known for playing Earl Hickey on the television comedy series My Name Is Earl (2005-2009). He is also known for his roles in Kevin Smith films such as Mallrats, Chasing...
Emily Swallow
Emily Swallow plays “The Armorer" in the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett and played fan favorite "Amara," in The CW’s Supernaturalfor which she returned for the long-running series’ final season. She voiced Dracula’s ill-fated...
Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes is an American actor and director, perhaps best known by fans for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation”. The character Commander Riker, and by extension Jonathan Frakes, have played a central...
Elayna R. Gallea
Elayna R. Gallea is a born and raised Canadian romantasy author. She currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband, two kids, two dogs, and two cats. When Elayna isn't writing romantasy that will rip out your heart, she's busy reading, watching Food...
Fonda Lee
Fonda Lee is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of a dozen fantasy and science fiction books, including the science fiction novel The Last Contract of Isako, and the modern epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, which has been translated into seventeen...
Natalie Zina Walschots
Natalie Zina Walschots is a writer and game designer. She is the Author of Hench (William Morrow, 2020), a novel about the mistreated and undervalued employees of supervillains. The direct sequel, Villian, will be released on May 19, 2026. Hench was a finalist on the...
P. Djèlí Clark
Phenderson Djéli Clark is the author of the novels Abeni’s Song, A Master of Djinn, and the award-winning and Hugo, Nebula, and Sturgeon nominated author of the novellas The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, Ring Shout, The Black God’s Drums and The Haunting of Tram Car 015....
T Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon
Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher is the author and illustrator of far more projects than is probably healthy. She has written over fifty novels for both children and adults, an epic webcomic called “Digger” and various short stories and other odds and ends. The...
Comic Creators
Eric Olcsvary
Eric Olcsvary is a comic creator and cartoonist from Ontario Canada as well as the founder of the artist community AllsCherry. Eric's style is ink heavy, bouncy and expressive cartooning, known for titles such as The Flooded Planet: Overflow and Monster of the Abyss....
Dino Caruso
Dino Caruso is a comic book writer from Hamilton, Ontario. His projects have been published by Caliber Comics, Antarctic Press, Inservice Comics, Markosia and others. His short comics have appeared in a wide variety of anthologies. Find him on the web at dinocaruso.ca.
Keezy Young
Keezy Young is an award-winning, 2x Eisner and Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and illustrator who writes and draws comics and graphic novels. They enjoy writing mystery, horror, love stories, and ghosts, and their vibrant retro color palettes and strong sense of linework...
Erica Schultz
Erica Schultz is an Inkpot Award recipient (2025) with her writing work having been nominated for both Ringo and Eisner awards. She is currently writing Gunslinger Spawn for Image Comics and several Vampirella one shots for Dynamite Entertainment. Schultz is best...
Anthony Ruttgaizer
Anthony Ruttgaizer is a Toronto-based writer and occasional artist best known for the all-ages graphic novel series Heroes of Homeroom C. His comic book work includes titles like The Last Mammal On Earth, The First Hero, Actionverse and Chance For Survival. When...
Alex Moore
Alex Moore is a freelance illustrator, storyboard and comic book artist based in London. Alex has storyboarded for clients including Alienware, EA Games and more. They cut their teeth contributing to a number of small press anthologies and titles and have had the...
Multimedia
Chanse McCrary
Chanse McCrary is a Los Angeles–based multi-hyphenate redefining what it means to be a modern comedian. Since joining Smosh as an official cast member in August 2022, Chanse has helped lead one of the internet’s most iconic comedy brands—boasting over 26 million...
Alex Rochon
"Alex Rochon is a Toronto-based voice actor, born and raised there since 1993. A goofball known for his boisterous characters, before being cast as the wacky AI Caine in The Amazing Digital Circus Alex acted in various fan projects, fan dubs, and YouTube videos for...
Clint McElroy
Clint McElroy fooled numerous bosses into providing him with a 47-year career in Broadcasting. He has fathered three children (Justin, Travis and Griffin), and when it comes to bringing new life into this world, is pretty sure the barn door is shut behind that horse....
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