Guests

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We are excited to welcome entertainment, creators and cosplay celebrity guests from around the world to Capital City Comic Con!

Stay tuned for guest announcements.

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Get your memory that will last a lifetime with one of our celebrity guests! WANT TO SAVE MONEY? Find 3 friends or family members and take a group photo! Epic Photos allows up to 4 individuals per Photo Op ticket, not including the talent noted. They can also email you a copy or do extra prints for only $10 each! PLAN AHEAD! This is so important during paid photo ops, especially with a group, when you’re only going to be able to get a couple of seconds with a person before you have to take a picture together. Doing a bit of online research ahead of time, and then deciding how to pose will make sure you get the lasting memory you’ve always dreamed of!

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CELEBRITY GUESTS

Lochlyn Munro

Enjoying his experiences and accomplishments from doing stage work, Lochlyn jumped into the world of television and film with instant success, landing his first professional role on Fox’s hit TV show, 21 Jump Street (1987). He followed that up with a 4 year run on the successful CBC teen drama, Northwood (88-91) His first major American film was Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-winning film, Unforgiven (1992). With now over 200 credits to his name, Lochlyn is widely recognized for his memorable roles in such hit films as Dead Man On Campus (1998), A Night At The Roxbury (1998), Scary Movie (2000), Freddy v Jason (2003), White Chicks (2004) just to mention a few. The wide range of characters he plays in both film AND television has made him one of Hollywood’s most sought-after performers. Lochlyn can currently be seen in the James Gunn HBO Max series, Peacemaker, where he co-stars as Detective Fitzgibbon. He also recurs as Hal Cooper on CW’s Riverdale. Other notable TV credits include Major Crimes, Chicago Med, Lucifer, Bones, Scorpion, Longmire, Arrow, Castle…..and the list goes on. Lochlyn continues to bring dimension, depth, and truth to every character he plays and will most definitely be gracing your tv and movie screens for a long time to come.

Jim “Hacksaw” Duggan

Marching into the ring with a 2×4 slung over his shoulder for more than two decades, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan defended America’s honor and enjoyed distinction as one of the most recognizable Superstars in the world.

When the New York native joined Mid-South Wrestling in 1982, he began to develop the personality traits that fans love him for today. After battling Butch Reed for the rights to the nickname “Hacksaw,” Duggan began carrying a 2×4 to the ring. The big man’s block of wood became an iconic part of his persona, but its beginnings were practical. With fans being extremely overzealous and often dangerous at the time, Duggan’s mentor, Bruiser Brody, suggested he lug a weapon to the ring to protect himself. “Hacksaw” grabbed a 2×4 and the rest is history. The 2×4 would be firmly in Duggan’s grasp when he joined WWE in 1987.

Instagram: @wwehacksawduggan

Garrett Wang

We are really excited to bring back fan favorite Garrett Wang as a guest and Q&A moderator for our upcoming convention! Garrett is most known for his role as Harry Kim on “Star Trek Voyager.” In addition to being a series regular on Voyager, he was named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People as well as one of E! Channel’s “20 Coolest Bachelors.

Born in Riverside, California to Chinese immigrant parents, Garrett Wang (pronounced Wong) spent his formative years on the move, living in Indiana, Bermuda and Tennessee. He moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA where he majored in East Asian Studies and minored in theater. He was especially proud of his portrayal of Michio Tanaka in Wakako Yamauchi’s play “12-1-A,” which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the wrongful internment of Japanese American civilians during World War II. In his first stage performance outside of UCLA, Garrett garnered critical acclaim as the lead in Chay Yew’s controversial play, “Porcelain.”

Since 2005, Garrett has taken an extended break from Hollywood. With the exception of the occasional cameo appearance in random indie projects such as the comedy “Unbelievable,” Garrett has been focused on traveling the world, working behind the scenes at DragonCon, designing scifi/fantasy inspired tee-shirts and relishing the role of an avid NFL Football fan.

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Veronica Taylor

Veronica Taylor is a classically trained actor who found her way into voice acting while performing in the Batman Stunt Show at Six Flags Great Adventure. She became a mainstay of Saturday morning cartoons, best known for playing the original Ash and May on the first 8 seasons of “Pokémon”, April on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2003– 2007) and roles in “Yu–Gi–Oh!”, “Cubix”, “Dinosaur King”, “Winx Club”, “One Piece”, and more with 4Kids. Shows for PBS include “Word World” (Sheep), “Lunch Lab” (Mixiebot), and “Chuck Vanderchuck’s ‘something something’ Explosion!” (Ramona).

Current projects include Nickelodeon’s Emmy nominated “Welcome to the Wayne” (Spy from 8-i), Netlix’s “Shaman King” (Tamao), “Sailor Moon” (Sailor Pluto) and “Rilakkuma and Karou (Tokio), “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” (Berry Blue), “Dragon Ball Super” (Brianne/Ribrianne), Sprout’s “Ollie and Moon” (flight attendant/ensemble), “Astroblast” (Sputnik), “Aria” (Akari), “Mofy” (Mofy, Mogu, Sora), “Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Manuela), “Fire Emblem: Heroes” (Macaiah), and “Valkyria Chronicles 4” (Crymaria). Anime favorites include “Slayers” (Amelia), “His and Hers Circumstances” (Yukino), “Nana Seven of Seven” (all 7 Nanas), among others. She has done numerous voices for animation, video games, audiobooks, commercials and documentaries.

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Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose Esposito grew up in New York always wanting to perform. At the age of 13, she landed a role in the cult film Sleepaway Camp (1983). At the age of 17, she applied for early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and was admitted that fall. Attending The Lee Strasberg institute, she began formal training as a serious actress.

Having appeared in over 150 films she’s now producing and has a podcast called Casualty Friday. Recent movies are Hatchet 4:Victor Crowley, Camp Dread, A Nun’s Curse, Satans Playground, Terrifier 2, Times Up, Dark Circles and Silent Night, Zombie Night. Felissa produced the Repentless videos for metal band Slayer. With more horror films coming, and a comic book in the works, she continues to appear on the Joe Bob Briggs Show, The Last Drive In, on Shudder. Felissa travels around the world doing comic cons and has many projects in development.

Dave Sheridan

David Christopher Sheridan (born March 10, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician. He played Special Officer Doofy in the comedy Scary Movie (2000) (a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from Scream).

He began his career as an intern at Saturday Night Live (1975). From there, he entered Chicago’s famed comedy troupe, The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced “Dave Sheridan’s America”, a multimedia stage show. He starred on Buzzkill, a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it all on video.

Sheridan is well known for his role in Scary Movie (2000) as Officer Doofy. His character Doug in the 2001 film Ghost World appeared in the 2002 music videos for “By the Way” (playing a crazy taxi driver) and “Universally Speaking” by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sheridan tours with his band that formed in 2004, Van Stone.

Sheridan hosted a series called Smile…You’re Under Arrest! on the Fox Reality Channel in 2008–09. In 2014, he portrayed Sheriff Lincoln in the parody film The Walking Deceased, inspired by The Walking Dead. In 2015, he starred as Finn in Amigo Undead and as Stubniski in the science fiction thriller film White Space.

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Tim Russ

Tim Russ has been working within the entertainment industry for more than thirty years. As an actor, Tim has worked in a cross section of feature film and television, including “Karma,” “5th Passenger,” “Live Free or Die Hard,” “Spaceballs,” series regular roles on “The Highwayman,” “The People Next Door,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Samantha Who,” and “iCarly.” He has also appeared in numerous stage plays including the original Los Angeles premier of “Dreamgirls.” Tim has also performed as a musician for over 40 years, playing rhythm, lead, and bass guitars, well as solo vocals. His musical talents are showcased on several CD’s currently distributed through iTunes and CD Baby.

Denise Crosby

Unfortunately, due to a last-minute change in her filming schedule, Denise Crosby will be unable to join us at CapCity this year. We will all miss meeting her, but we would love to have her join us at a future convention!

CREATOR GUESTS

CARY NORD

Cary Nord is the award-winning artist of comic books and graphic novels such as Daredevil, X-Men, and Conan the Barbarian. Throughout his career Cary has drawn virtually every major character in comics, having worked on Superman, Wolverine, Mutant X, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man, Thor and Star Wars.

Instagram: @carynord

JULIEN PILON

Julien Pilon is a Vancouver Island based cartoonist. Having started his comic career with the Monsterella Anthology Series (Hangman Comics), he is now working with Comic House (Captain Canuck) on various titles, both as a cover artist, as well as providing story art for upcoming titles; such as Young Robin Hood.

Having worked with Comic House for about a year, Julien’s highlight has been getting to create a variant cover for the upcoming crossover series: Equilibrium. “This is a series where all Comic House heroes crossover into one awesome book! Getting to draw almost the entire gallery of heroes in one image was something really special.” says Julien.

Instagram: @GrumpyCartoonist

John Gallagher

Former Director of Concept Art for Bioware, John has lived and worked in Vancouver as an entertainment illustrator since 2008. Freshly wrapped from The BOYS 53, The Expanse sb and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, John also launched his own comic cover variant imprint over lockdown. This proud papa enjoys spending downtime with his family and friends, devouring high culture and lowbrow kitsch and drawing and designing whatever the hell he wants.

Instagram: @uncannyknack

Kavita Maharaj

Kavita Maharaj is a prolific fine artist who has become internationally known for her Spock Painting Series, based upon Star Trek™ – The Original Series (TOS). Her pieces are officially licensed by Paramount as Star Trek™ Collector items and can be found in a variety of countries across the globe (Canada, the US, Australia, Finland, Scotland, England, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Trinidad and Tobago… to name a few).

Several of Kavita’s pieces have been personally requested by William Shatner for his own collection and his charity. She has also created pieces in collaboration with Trek legend Nichelle Nichols which have also become part of Nichelle’s personal collection. Kavita has also collaborated with the family of Leonard Nimoy to further the late legend’s legacy and charitable work.

Instagram: @CommanderSpockUFP

Twitter: @RetrospectStud1

Sun Khamunaki

Unfortunately Sun Khamunaki will be unable to join us at CapCity this year. We will all miss seeing her and we hope to have her join us at a future convention!

Marcelo Matere

Marcelo is know for doing Transformers official artwork for toy’s package art and license itens for almost 20 years! He also works as Storyboard Artist and Visual Development for animation, games, comics and kids book. Marcelo Matere has already done work for brands like Marvel, Star Wars, GIJoe, among others, and worked with studios like Disney Animation, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, EA and many others! For the show Marcelo is going to bring prints, sketchbooks,original art for comics and toy package and doing limited commissions for fans!

Doug Savage

Doug Savage is the creator of Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy, a series of graphic novels for all ages, about a moose who shoots lasers out of his eyes and his cheerful rabbit sidekick. Last fall, Andrews McMeel (publisher of Calvin & Hobbes, Big Nate, and more) released the fourth book in the series: Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: As The Deer Flies.

Doug also draws the popular comic Savage Chickens, which he has been drawing (on post-it notes) and publishing online every weekday since 2005. His chickens have appeared in books and magazines around the world, and published in collections by Penguin USA and GoComics.com.

Born in rural Ontario and raised by a pack of wild piano teachers, Doug now lives in Vancouver with his partner Janet and their two cats, Watson and Crumble.

Andy Poon

Andy Poon has been working as an art director, visual development artist for almost 20 years in animation, live action and the toy industry. He is currently the studio Art Director at Bardel Entertainment which their latest involvements including Emmy Award winning ‘The Dragon Prince’ and ‘Rick and Morty’.

Andy continues to remain active as a conceptual illustrator for live action entertainment such as Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2, The Predators, Arrow, The Flash and many other Vancouver productions. With the experiences of the industry and the passion to expand his creativity and vision, Andy is currently developing his own show ideas.

Twitter: @andypoondesign Instagram: @andypoondesign

Ken Steacy

Ken decided at age eleven to become a professional comic book author/illustrator, a dream he realized in 1974. Since then, he has worked in the industry as writer, artist, art director, editor, and publisher, having chronicled the exploits of Astro Boy, Iron Man, Harry Potter, and the Star Wars gang. In addition to creating his own intellectual property, he has collaborated with other authors, including Douglas Coupland, Harlan Ellison, and Trina Robbins. With Margaret Atwood he created the graphic novel WAR BEARS, a bittersweet story of the rise and demise of a fictional Canadian comic-book publisher during WWII, which has been optioned as an animated series.

The recipient of an Eisner and an Inkpot award, in 2009 Ken was inducted into the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame, a lifetime achievement award for contributions to the industry. From 2012-2021 he taught Comics & Graphic Novels, a program he co-created with his wife, visual storyteller Joan Steacy, at Camosun College in Victoria, BC. His father was a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and Ken is currently working on a graphic novel that explores the invisible subculture of military brats.

For many years Ken has appeared on Desert Bus for Hope, an online fundraiser for Child’s Play, a registered charity dedicated to improving the lives of children in hospitals worldwide. For his contribution of collectibles, commissions, and original artwork, he is very proud to have been dubbed Ken “Value Added” Steacy.

Joan Steacy

Joan Steacy grew up in a junk yard in southern Ontario, and moved to Victoria in 1987. She is a visual storyteller who has worked in a variety of disciplines, including sculpture, illustration, digital painting, and comics. A graduate of Sheridan College, The Ontario College of Art & Design, and The University of Victoria, she taught from 2012-2020 at Camosun College in the Comics and Graphic Novels Program she co-created with partner Ken Steacy. 

She is also the author/illustrator of “So, That’s That!” the biography of her father, a scrap-metal dealer who lived to be 100, illustrated a short story for “A Minyen Yidn” by Trina Robbins, and the storybook “A Boy Named Tommy Douglas” about our greatest Canadian. The Sequential Magazine Awards honoured her graphic memoir “Aurora Borealice” as the Best Graphic Novel of 2019.

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Alex Steacy

Alex Steacy is a Canadian graphic novelist and illustrator working in both traditional and digital media. His style has been described as “playful thoughtfulness, thoughtful playfulness” – which is reflected in his work. He has published Drainers – a slapstick comic about sewer people with Cloudscape Comics Society, and is currently working on digital ero-comedy SpaceShipping.

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Dan Schoening

Dan Schoening is a comic book artist and animator, best known for his work with IDW Publishing on the Ghostbusters series. Dan has also worked on comics and covers featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Archie, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Back to the Future and Batman. He is currently drawing Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors – All Hail the King! for IDW Publishing beginning in October 2022.

Janine Johnston

Janine Johnstone has been drawing since could first hold a pencil. Her first published work was with Dark Horse Comics’ “Tales of the Jedi” in 1992. (Just reprinted in a new collected trade edition the 30th anniversary and upcoming animated series.) In that time her paintings & illustrations have appeared on numerous CCG like Magic the Gathering, Everway, Legends of Five Rings and others. In comics, she has worked with Elfquest, GT Labs, Sirius Comics, About Comics and for educational projects such as The Indigenous Law Research Clinic. Other artistic pursuits include murals, photography, portraits and fashion.

Sam Noir

Sam Noir is a writer, cartoonist, toy maker and editor/publisher based in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his work in RAID Anthology: KLAATU, Cauldron Magazine, Ballyskillen, Cauldron: Wicked Appetites from RAID press and FANdemonium Webcomic. He is a vintage toy collector and created a Captain Canuck retro action figure.

Brian Stelfreeze

Brian is an artist and long-time veteran of the comics industry with more than 25 years working in the field. Storytelling is the base of everything he pursues, be it illustration, comics, painting or animation. He uses the medium to pass on his experiences or take the viewer to new places that may or may not exist. Brian is best known for his work on relaunching Marvel Comics’ Black Panther series. He is also known for his cover illustrations on Batman titles such as Shadow of the Bat, Detective and Birds of Prey.

COSPLAY GUESTS

KATY DECOBRAY

Artist, cosplayer, and adorkable badass. Based in Vancouver BC, Canada, Katy DeCobray’s origins are shrouded in mystery and rumour. She first appeared at San Diego Comic Con in 2009 and has been entertaining fans at conventions across the West coast ever since.

Katy DeCobray is a master of intrigue and disguise, creating costumes that draw from a variety of sources from comic books to anime and video games, although she has a particular penchant for personating villains in tight black spandex and impossibly high heels.

You will most likely find her in the center of attention, nerding up your selfies, and cursing her poor choices in footwear.

Instagram: @katydecobray

MeltingMirror

MeltingMirror is a Canadian cosplayer and an International Costuming Guild master-level cosplayer who has been creating costumes since 2004. She is a fan of variety, choosing characters from different media (anime, gaming, comics, movies, & original designs) and taking on many different skills including armor making, leatherwork, wig styling, woodworking, beading, and more. When she isn’t competing in

masquerades, she is judging them, and running panels at conventions. Her work has been published in magazines such as COSMODE and CosplayGen, and featured on websites such as Kotaku, Dorkly, MTV,and Deviantart.

Twitter: @meltingmirror Instagram: @meltingmirror_cosplay

Jeni Lee Cosplay

Combining her long term passion for art and video games, Jeni Lee Cosplay dabbled in creating costumes of her favourite video game and TV show characters. Falling in love with the community, she has attended many local and international conventions, won several awards at cosplay competitions, and has made guest appearances at conventions and gaming tournaments. Attending these events has allowed her to continuously grow and develop new skills and, most importantly, indulge in her passion in the world of Cosplay.

General Celes Cosplay

General Celes Cosplay learned to sew at a young age and joined the cosplay community in 2009. She has built numerous costumes over the past 12 years constantly learning new techniques and adding new materials to her builds. Occasionally competing and placing in various cosplay contests over the years, she looks forward to her first experience of being a guest and judging the cosplay contest at Capital City Comic Con this year!