SPECIAL GUESTS
Peter Kelamis
Born in Sydney, Australia. He was raised in Vancouver, Canada. He is an accomplished actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian. With over 160 credits, Peter is a well-recognized talent in the industry and has shared the screen with many Hollywood heavyweights.
Some iconic voice-over work includes Goku in Dragon Ball-Z and Rolf in Ed, Edd n Eddy as well as Dark Carnage in Absolute Carnage for Marvel Motion Comics.
Peter has two comedy albums downloadable on all the major music platforms: "Best of Peter Kelamis Volume 1 & 2" and he has two recorded television comedy specials. He has won three Leo Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a dramatic series in the television show Beyond (2016-2018), Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series, and Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series. His other film and television credits include, Glow (2019), The Man In The High Castle (2018-2019), The Dragon Prince (2019), iZombie (2017), A Dogs Purpose (2017), Lego Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles - The Galaxy's Most Wanted (2014), Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009-2012), Stargate Universe (2009-2011), Riverdale (2021).
Anndi McAfee
Anndi is a voice actor staple who has given fans the most memorable characters in fandom including the ever-popular Cera from The Land Before Time V (1997), The Land Before Time VI (1998), The Land Before Time VII (2000), The Land Before Time VIII (2001), The Land Before Time IX (2002), The Land Before Time X (2003), The Land Before Time XI (2005), The Land Before Time XII (2006), The Land Before Time XIII (2007), The Land Before Time XIV (2016). Her other films include Hey Arnold The Movie (2017), Charlotte's Web II (2003), Recess: Taking The Fifth Grade (2001), Llyod In Space (2001), The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue (1997), Hey Arnold (1996), Ice Cream Man (1996), Bump In The Night (1994), Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), and Conagher (1991).
Melanie Kohn
Melanie is a native of San Francisco. She voiced Lucy from 1974 - 1977 in Charles Schulz's classics: It's a Mystery Charlie Brown, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown, and the full-length movie Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown. Melanie has also worked at several radio stations as an on-air personality.
Kathy Garver
Fondly remembered as “Firestar ” in Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, TV’s Family Affair star, Kathy Garver, has garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation, video gaming and audio book narration. She is an award winning voice actress, with over 60 audio books and 5 animated series to her credit, including creating Storm in The X Men Adventures and Ms America in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. She created the voice of Enyah for Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventures as well as the school girls in the series and has lent her voice and talent to many video games including Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Inherit the Earth, Alcatraz and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego.
John Barbour
John Barbour, is a Canadian actor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and actor, known for The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes (1992), American Media & The Second Assassination of John F. Kennedy (2017) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). He won his fifth Emmy hosting and producing a one-hour live Entertainment Special on KCOP-TV, Channel 13, in Los Angeles called: "John Barbour's First Live Telethon To Save New York City". He is known as 'The Godfather Of Reality Tv' as the creator of 'Real People'. 1978 WGA.
Luis Rivera
Luis Rivera has worked in the comic book industry for many years and on such great titles as The Sensational G-Girl, The Mis-Adventures of Adam West, Robin The Hood, Fun Adventure Comics, King City, Champions, War’s Chosen, Vampires Unlimited: Shades of Things to Come, Old School, The Powerhouse, Fire Fox, Pirate Bay, and C.L.A.W.S. Luis also inked Team Colossus comic book which will be available at the show.
Chris Marrinan
Chris Marrinan graduated from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, with a BFA in Illustration. He began his art career doing advertising illustration, but quickly gravitated toward comics. Beginning with small publishers Eclipse, and then Heroic Comics, he then began finding steady work with Marvel and DC Comics. Chris has drawn comics for many publishers over the years, including Dark Horse and Image Comics, where he created his own titles, HeadHunters, and Ms. Fortune. Currently, Chris is working on projects with Dark Horse (creator-owned Mike Fortune), Heroic Publications Legends of the Champions, and Commando Cody Monthly. Chris has also worked on classic titles like Excalibur, Wonder Woman, Nova, and many more.
Peter Secosh
Peter Secosh is a comic book artist who worked on The Bod, Doll and Creature, Elvira, Nocturnals: Troll Bridge, Vampirella, Soul Searchers, The Software that Held The Developer Captive, Out with a Bang and other comic books.
Floydman Sumner
Robert “Floydman” Sumner is the mind and imagination behind Planet F Studios. As a self trained artist, he got his start in the small press network in the 90’s producing his own comics and magazines but moved on to creating original sketch cards for Topps and other trading card companies working on such properties as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars Chrome Legacy, MST3K, Sharknado and Wacky Packages as well as becoming a fan favorite on numerous Garbage Pail Kids card sets.
Based in the Willamette Valley, Floyd has been a guest at numerous local conventions and events and is excited about his first appearance at Meadowlark where he will be drawing and selling original art and other goodies as well as his own trading card sets including his latest series THE ROCKING DEAD.
Tobe Daranouvong
Tobe, pronounced “2 B” and not “toe bee,” co-creator and artist of Alpha Q Comics (Villain Comic) and artist of Sumo Geisha, has wanted to draw comics since he picked up Silver Surfer #1 for $1.50 off of Lunar’s orange ice cream truck when he was 9 years old and after seeing how awesome a ninja turtle could be drawn, he set his heart on art.
He created his way through school getting a degree in graphic design and illustration as well as Film from Sac State. During a horrific accident his drawing pencil was fused to his hand and Tobe is now ready to bring this story to life. He currently resides in Sacramento, CA with his talented and supportive wife, his daughter, who is the apple of his eye, and a tiger.
Christie Shinn
Christie Shinn is an illustrator and comic artist that lives in the city of Los Angeles. She draws funny, mean stuff like 'Demon Bitch' and other terrible illustrations and comics showing the world in its vapid, gross entirety, plagued by a completely self-serving bunch of losers that only are in it for themselves. Oh wait, that's her children's books. Actually, she likes cats and food as well as other forbidden interests like art, weapons (lots of them), and being utterly based on her humor and observations! She will take the ellyfunt in the room, slaughter it, and put it on a plate all for you!
She has won the 2018 Ringo award with her team on "Mine! - a comics collection to benefit Planned Parenthood' for Best Anthology, the back cover of Real Deal #8, and 'Personal Monsters: A Compendium of Monstrostities of Personality'. On top of that, she writes and draws things that are not terrible and are actually nice... Surprisingly, she's a great person to talk to! Her website is at: www.HoraToraStudios.com and you can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Webtoon, Twitch, Instagram, etc. she has to be a social media whore everywhere she goes!
GumiV4 Cosplay
GumiV4 is a local Nevada Cosplayers with vast experience in the comic con scene.
Sandra's Cosplay Asylum
Sandra, is a native of Northern Nevada, and a graduate of Shaw Academy under Austin Peay State University globally recognized by CPD for Fashion Design where she graduated with distinction.
Sandra began cosplaying in 2014 creating and designing her cosplay and props from scratch. She started her love of cosplay design while creating costumes and props for local fantasy and vampire LARPS. She has competed and won several cosplay contests both locally at Reno cons, as well as in a national contest put on by Zenescope comics in which she took 3rd place as one of their Iconic Characters Liesel Van Helsing.
Many of her cosplays have been based on various costumes worn by Harley Quinn from DC comics ranging from Christmas Harley to Ghostbuster Harley as well as her comic accurate costume from her original appearance in The Suicide Squad comic book. She has also designed and created cosplays for others including Jade from Mortal Kombat, The Joker, The Fear Lantern Scarecrow from Batman Comics, Shadow from the Green Arrow comic, and many more.
Michael Svabek
Michael is the producer at iiRcade Inc, the IGN arcade console of the year and he will be bringing these incredible arcades to PHCC with hundreds of video games to enjoy. He will also introduce this latest arcade to all who attend.
Michael is a Digital Media professional with experience in quality assurance and video game development/design. Professional experience on AAA and Independent titles from conception through certification testing and submission for PC, mobile, and major console platforms. Educational experience in areas of video game design/development using leading game engines, 2D/3D design software, and other team development techniques.
