Guests For 2018

 

*Unless stated otherwise, all guests will be at the show both Saturday and Sunday!*

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Voice Actor Melendy Britt

 

Melendy is best known for giving voice to one of the most iconic and empowered female characters of the 1980’s: She-Ra, Princess of Power!! She also voiced other notable characters on the show such as Castaspella, Mermista, and Catra. She can also be heard on other cartoons such as The New adventures of Batman, Plastic Man, and Avatar: The Last Airbender!

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Voice Actor Gregg Berger

 

 

Gregg is best known for voicing the mighty Dinobot leader: Grimlock! He voiced the fan-favorite character in all of the G1 Transformers series, Transformers: The Movie, and in several video games. Gregg can also be heard as Skyfire and Long Haul in Transformers, Spirit and Firefly on GI Joe, Cornfed Pig on Duckman, The Gromble on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Mr. Little on The Littles, and he’s been the voice of lovable pooch Odie for over 35 years!

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Actor Garry Chalk

 

(sponsored by Candice Santora/CNS Art)

 

 

Garry is known for voicing noble leader of the Maximals, Optimus Primal, in the popular 90’s iteration of Transformers: Beast Wars! He is known for numerous other animated roles, such Man-At-Arms in Masters of the Universe (2002), Guts Man on Mega Man, Pathfinder & Metal Head on GI Joe, Grounder on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and King Hippo on Captain N: The Game Master! Garry has also been an on-screen actor for over 30 years and can be seen in Arrow, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Freddy vs. Jason, The Fly II, and many more shows and movies!

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Voice Actor Samantha Newark

 

Samantha is best known for giving voice to one of the most iconic characters of the 80’s: Jem! She voiced the character through all 65 episodes of the Sunbow cartoon series, which has a devoted fanbase to this day! Samantha also voiced Autobot Ariel in the G1 Transformers episode “War Dawn”, which revealed the origin of Autobot leader Optimus Prime!

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Voice Actor Larry Kenney

 

**APPEARING SATURDAY ONLY**

 

 

Larry is best known as the voice of Lion-O on the ThnderCats cartoon by Rankin/Bass! He also voiced Jackalman on the show, and voiced Lion-O’s father Claudus in the 2011 revival of the brand. He also played Bluegrass on Silverhawks, and was the voice of classic cereal mascots Count Chocula and Cocoa Puffs Sonny. More recently he has been the tagline announcer in the popular Skittles “Taste the Rainbow!” campaign!

 

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Artist Mark Watts

 

Mark is known for his beautiful painted artwork used on the packaging of the original G1 Transformers toyline! Notable illustrations he created include Shockwave, Jetfire, the Constructicons, the Stunticons, and all of the series one Minibots. He also did several paintings used for pack-in mail-away offers for the Transformers line, such as Reflector, the “Time Warrior” Autobot watch, and the Omnibots.

 

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Eric “The Smoke” Moran

 

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Pixel Dan

 

 

“Pixel Dan” Eardley is a reviewer, reporter, and all-around toy enthusiast. His childhood love of toys has followed him into his adult life where he continues to collect toys and action figures both new and old. Through his popular videos on his YouTube channel, with over 200,000 subscribers, Dan shares his enthusiasm for the collecting hobby with the world!

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Cinema Sickness

 

Cinema Sickness has been a collector of media since 2001 and has amassed one of the largest personal collections in the world, including 38 different formats! A dedicated fan base of thousands watch his daily vlogs, which document his visits to stores in the area, in search of movies and tv shows in modern and vintage formats, as well as games, books, and much more.

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Writer Mark Poulton

 

Mark is a comic book writer/children’s book author who has worked for DC Comics, Image Comics & Arcana Studio. He is best known for his children’s book series, A CAT NAMED HAIKU, which was nominated for Best Single Issue Story in the 2011 Eagle Awards and was recently adapted as an animated short for Top Buzz. He co-wrote SAVAGE HAWKMAN for DC Comics during the New 52, and relaunched Rob Liefeld’s AVENGELYNE at Image Comics in 2011. His latest book, an all ages, horror graphic novel, PIZZA TREE, was co-written with his 7 year old son, Chase.

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James Rolfe

 

**APPEARING SUNDAY ONLY**

 

James is best known for his hilarious reviews of classic video games as the character ‘The Angry Video Game Nerd’, which mix together insightful commentary, over-the-top language, physical comedy, and various theatrical elements. The show has been in production for 13 years and still going strong!

Other programs on James’ website include James & Mike Mondays, Board James, You Know What’s Bulls#!t?, and literally hundreds of movie reviews of films spanning from the early 1900’s to present day! He also released a feature-length movie based around his AVGN character in 2014. Check out his team’s work over at Cinemassacre.com!

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501st Garrison Carida

 

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CT-V: Connecticut Mothership

 

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The Finest: A G.I. Joe Costume Club

 

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**All Guests Subject To Cancellation Due to Illness or Professional Commitments**