Guest Announcement Derek Riggs

Derek Riggs is an English artist and illustrator who is best known for creating the album cover art for Iron Maiden’s first ten albums, as well as numerous singles and EP covers. He was born on December 30, 1958 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Riggs started his career as a painter and illustrator in the 1970s and gained notoriety in the 1980s for his work with Iron Maiden. He has also done artwork for other bands and artists, as well as for books, magazines, and other media. Riggs is known for his distinctive, highly detailed style and his use of bold, vibrant colors.

Guest Announcement Mimi Gibson

Mimi Gibson is an actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy films and television shows. She has appeared in numerous fan-favorite series such as “The Twilight Zone,” “Star Trek,” and “The X-Files.” Gibson is also a regular at comic conventions, where she enjoys meeting and interacting with her fans.

At the Pasadena Comic Con, Gibson will be, signing autographs, and taking photos with fans. She is excited to share her experiences and insights with attendees, and is looking forward to meeting members of the fan community. Whether you’re a long-time fan or just discovering her work, be sure to stop by and say hello to Mimi Gibson at the Pasadena Comic Con.

Guest Announcement David Frankham

David Frankham is a British retired actor. After serving in India and Malaya in the Second World War, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 to 1955. In 1955, Frankham moved to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. Frankham provided the voice of Sergeant Tibbs the cat in Walt Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians .The Outer Limits and Original Star Trek episode Is There in Truth No Beauty

Guest Announcement Brianna Knickerbocker

Brianna Knickerbocker is an actor and singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. She’s known for her voice acting work in popular videogames like Genshin Impact, Fire Emblem Heroes, Catherine Full Body and anime like Demon Slayer, Re:ZERO and Seven Deadly Sins. Her music is an ecovative blend of dark pop with electronic undercurrents. You can find her music on all major platforms under the alias Starless.

Guest Announcement Laura Faye Smith

Laura Faye Smith is an LA-based voice actor, best known for voicing Princess Rosalina for Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers games (starting with Super Mario 3D World in 2013) and Noelle in Genshin Impact. She has also voiced Kana (male) for Nintendo’s English cast of Fire Emblem Fates, Tamara “Meds” Melari in the ongoing sci-fi audiodrama The Sojourn, as well as numerous characters for Mad Head Games. She has done an extensive amount of commercials, dubbing, theatre, and audiobooks. She appeared as DeEtta Calvert on NBC’s Grimm, and has also appeared in TNT’s Leverage, Brat TV’s Chicken Girls, and Investigation Discovery’s Betrayed and Stranger Among Us.

You can find her on Twitter or Instagram at @laurafayesmith.

https://www.laurafayesmith.com

Guest Announcement Frank Forte

Frank Forte is an accomplished designer, storyboard artist and comic book artist. Frank’s film and TV credits include:Lovecraft Country, Fantasy Island, Solar Opposites, Dreamwork’s 3Below, Bob’s Burgers, Insidious 4, Lego: Guardians of the Galaxy, Despicable Me 2, Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, The Super Hero Squad Show, Marvel Heroes 4D, and Lego Hero Factory. Frank’s comic book credits include: Heavy Metal Magazine, Bob’s Burgers, Warlash, DTOX, Zombie Terrors and Chicken Soup For Satan among others.

In Frank’s spare time he paints.  Influenced by classic cartoons and comic books, Frank’s paintings are an assemblage of inspiration from what he grew up watching on TV and reading in comic books. Trying to capture the feeling and emotion of a moving cartoon on a flat canvas, Frank’s work incorporates horrific and twisted subjects in disturbingly bizarre situations.  His work has been exhibited at the La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Copro Gallery, Corey Helford Gallery, CASS Contemporary, Dark Art Emporium, Arch Enemy Arts, Phone Booth Gallery, Night Gallery Fine Arts, Cannibal Flower, LTD. Gallery and Hyaena Gallery.

Frank is also the publisher at Asylum Press (www.asylumpress.com), an indy graphic novel and comic book publisher. Asylum Press is a publishing company that produces premium comic books and graphic novels within the horror, science fiction, and action genres.

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