Guest Announcement Rikishi

Solofa Fatu Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time World Tag Team Champion, and one-time WWE Tag Team Champion. He is a member of the Anoa’i family of Samoan wrestlers

Guest Announcement Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett is an American voice actor who voiced the titular character in the animated series Johnny Bravo, as well as Dexter’s Dad in Dexter’s Laboratory, Peter Puppy in Earthworm Jim, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel in Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Petrie in The Land Before Time franchise and Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar series (replacing Chris Miller). In 2012, Bennett was awarded an Annie Award for his role in The Penguins of Madagascar and in 2016, he was awarded an Emmy Award for his role in Transformers: Rescue Bots. He has been listed among the top names in the voice-over field.

Vinny Appice Black Sabbath & DIO

Heavy Metal Hall of Fame member Vinny Appice has anchored the rhythm section for some of Rock N Roll’s most Illustrious bands. Vinny was the drummer for “Black Sabbath” during most of the Ronnie James Dio years.  Vinny was also a founding member of “DIO”. He recorded and wrote on many Dio albums from 1983-1998. Numerous books have been written about Black Sabbath and Dio with the authors always mentioning Vinny’s unique powerful drumming style.

Vinny has also performed and recorded with “John Lennon”, “Rick Derringer”, “Heaven and Hell” and many others. Vinny’s drumming can also be heard on numerous movie soundtracks including “Wayne’s World 2”, “Heavy Metal”, “Iron Eagle”, “Bedazzled” and Thor: Love and Thunder.

Vinny’s unique style of drumming has influenced many artists over the last few decades. He is never one to just rest on his laurels. Vinny is constantly putting out new music. He is currently recording and touring with “Last in Line”.

This band is comprised of the original “Dio” band members. He recently   collaborated on the first studio album with his brother Carmine Appice. It is called Sinister and features many guest artists from the world of Hard Rock.

In addition to being in the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame, Vinny Appice is a recipient of the Heavy Rock ICON award, Vegas Rocks Magazine award and is an inductee in the Hall of Heavy Metal History, just to name a few.

Vinny currently endorses Sawtooth drums, Evans drumheads, Istanbul Mehmet cymbals, and Chromacast drumsticks. 

Guest Annoucment Nicholle Tom

Nicholle is probably best known for her role as Maggie Sheffield on hit CBS series “The Nanny” or Ryce Newton in Universal’s “Beethoven” and “Beethoven’s 2nd” feature films. Most recently Nicholle portrayed Vicky White in the dramatic true story of her jailbreak in TUBI’s “Prisoner of Love”.  Nicholle portrayed Peter Scolari’s daughter, Miriam Loeb, on Fox’s “Gotham” and Reoccurred as Brassy Blonde, Maureen, on SHOWTIME’s “Masters of Sex”. She played the sexually frustrated mother of two, Debby, on the NBC comedy “About a Boy” (TV Series) And a struggling plantation actress, Hazel-Fay on STARZ’s “Survivor’s Remorse” (TV Series). She starred alongside Emmy-winner Christine Lahti, in the title role of the CBS movie, “The Book of Ruth”, in which she portrays an emotionally abused young woman desperately seeking independence from her over-bearing mother. Nicholle was cast in the very first comedy series made for the Independent Film Channel’s (IFC) “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman”. Starring Laura Kightlinger (The Black Dahlia, Will & Grace), Nicholle plays her very ambitious best friend and partner in crime, Tara Winsel, who will sell her soul to make it in Hollywood. Other credits include: “Criminal Minds”, “Beverly Hills 90210” and “For My Daughter’s Honor”, “Panic” “The Princess Diaries”. Nicholle was the first actress to ever voice Kara/Supergirl in the animated series “Justice League”, “The New Batman Adventures” and “Superman: The Animated Series”.

Guest Announcement Charles Shaughnessy

From Max Sheffield in The Nanny, Shane Donovan in Days of Our Lives and St.JohnPowell in Mad Men, Charles Shaughnessy has been the face of many characters for the last 30 years. He has guest starred in episodes of Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Modern Family, NCIS, Hannah Montana, Fantasy Island, Stargate SG1, Sabrina the Teenage Witch , The Magicians, The Winchesters ….the list goes on ! Charles has voiced many cartoon characters including Gargoyles, Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, Johnny Bravo, Rugrats, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry and Playhouse Disney’s “Stanley” for which he won an Emmy. Charles also enjoys working on stage, most recently in the U.S. Premiere of Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code.” You might also have seen him recently portraying the evil Victor Cassadine in General Hospital.

Guest Announcement DJ Lance Rock

Lance Robertson is a Los Angeles-based musician, DJ, and actor also known as “DJ Lance Rock” on the award-winning Nick Jr show, Yo Gabba Gabba!. He has explored his interest in music (particularly electronic) through several internet radio shows, club DJ gigs, and live concerts. DJ Lance Rock is thrilled to have the opportunity to combine his love of music with providing interesting, educational entertainment for children and their families.

@djlancerockog

https://www.djlancerock.org/

Guest Announcement Tim Vigil

Timothy Vigil is an American comic book artist, mostly working in the horror/adult genre. His main graphic novel Faust (with co-creator David Quinn) was adapted by Brian Yuzna as the 2001 movie Faust: Love of the Damned. The followup Faust: Book of M, was nominated for the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative. He received his first popular exposure for his work on the comic title Grips, published by the defunct publisher Silverwolf Comics.

Pasadena Comic Con Exclusive Faust Action Figure

Available for the first time a limited run figure at the event.

Limited to 40 pieces