PLANET FUNK CON, THE QUAD CITIES PREMIERE COMICS & ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION
For the last several of years, we have held the biggest comic convention the Quad Cities has ever seen. Join our thousands of attendees for comics, toys, celebrities, cosplay, panels, tabletop games, video games, tournaments, and a ton of FUN! Join us for 3 DAYS of fresh and funky fun! Click here to see some of last year’s photos!
EVENT INFO
Located at the RiverCenter!!
136 E 3rd St, Davenport, IA 52801
Event Dates
June 28-30,2024
Event Time
Friday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
HOTEL INFO
Guests will need to call the hotel directly @ 563-322-2200 and ask Planet Funk Con room block.
2024 Celebrity Guests
Eric Stuart
Brooklyn born and raised singer/songwriter Eric Stuart is a special blend of talent. He has successfully combined the world of music, voice acting and directing for many years. Besides starring in hit shows including Pokémon (Brock, James) and Yu-Gi-Oh! (Seto Kaiba), Eric has toured with such rock legends as Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Dave Mason, Julian Cope, Dave Davies, John Entwistle, Steve Howe, The Alarm, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Jeffrey Gaines, and The English Beat. In June 2018 The Eric Stuart Band released their 8th album on Widow’s Peak Records, a 12 song album entitled, My Kind Of Danger. A bittersweet labor of love for the band. The project is a benefit album to help one of their own, lead guitarist Phil Nix, in his battle with prostate cancer and to help pay his medical expenses. The process was a great show of camaraderie and creativity. By using the power of music to heal, ESB has put together what they feel is their best music yet. In April 2015 The Eric Stuart Band released their 7th album on Widow’s Peak Records, an EP entitled, Character. This 5 song project includes the edgy rock/pop single One Last Dance and the stripped-down acoustic song Tattered And Torn which is to be used on the soundtrack to the upcoming independent film Torn. In June 2013 the Eric Stuart Band released their album, Lipstick and Barbed Wire. This was their sixth full-length release on the indie label Widow’s Peak Records and it features Grammy winning guitarist Peter Frampton. In the summer of 1997, Eric’s classic rock and roll style was noticed by Ringo Starr who invited him to open the Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band tour, featuring Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce (Cream), Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) and Simon Kirke (Bad Company). That exposure served as a springboard for Eric to open for the Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Paul Rodgers tour that same summer. Since then, Eric Stuart has been touring on a regular basis including two U.S. tours with Peter Frampton. In 2000, Frampton produced Eric’s next album, Blue, Dressed In Black, along with John Regan and Harvey Jay Goldberg. Now living in Nashville, Eric’s songwriting talents have given him the opportunity to begin co-writing with some of Nashville’s finest songwriters. The band’s great live show of all original, guitar-driven rock/pop has made the Eric Stuart Band a must-see in the area. Other projects in Eric’s impressive career are Viva Piñata, Ultimate Muscle, Dinosaur King, Kirby, Slayers, Chaotic, Sonic X, TMNT, GoGoRiki, One Piece, F-Zero, Magical DoReMi, Fighting Foodons, Shaman King, Descendants Of Darkness, Labyrinth Of Flames, Valkyrie Profile, Tama And Friends, and voicing many national radio and TV commercials and audiobook narrations
Dan Green
Dan is greatly known for his roles as Yugi Muto | Yami Yugi on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Knuckles on Sonic X | Sonic The Hedgehog video games, Mewtwo on Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, Ash's Treecko on Pokémon and Silva on Shaman King. His voice can also be heard on One Piece, Winx Club, Mazinger Z Infinity, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever, Astonishing X-Men and much more.
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911! and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the original voice of Spyro from Spyro the Dragon; Shamless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliott Sampson and Tad Tucker on New Looney Tunes; the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials; Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg on The Fairly OddParents; Rocko and Spunky on Rocko's Modern Life; Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants; Lazlo, Clam, and other characters on Camp Lazlo; Rikochet in ¡Mucha Lucha!; Grandpapi Rivera in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera; Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters on The Casagrandes; and Mr. Weed in Family Guy. He is a weekly contributor on The Stephanie Miller Show.
Catherine Sutherland
Catherine Sutherland was born in Australia and grew up in a beach community on the Central Coast. Her love of the creative arts started very young. She began dancing at age 5 and piano and singing shortly after. Throughout her young life she performed and at age 14 went to McDonald College school of performing arts. Throughout her time there she performed in many musical productions, plays and recitals. After graduating , she began working professionally as a model while attending acting school. In 1995 she auditioned for a role in a Children's show that filmed in the US and the rest is history! Catherine is best known for playing Katherine "Kat" Hillard, the Pink Ranger in the legendary hit kids show, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She continued her role for three seasons in Power Ranger Zeo, Power Ranger Turbo, and Turbo A Power Rangers Movie. With over 100 episodes filmed in the series, Catherine has most certainly made her mark in the industry. After Power Rangers she went on to perform in the film,The Cell starring Jennifer Lopez, and various commercials and independent films. You may recognize her voice on one of your children's toys/games or see her appear in a commercial from time to time. In 2018 she reprised her role of Katherine Hillard and returned for the 25th anniversary episode in Power Rangers Ninja Steel! Catherine is focusing her creative energy on writing and self published her first children's book! In 2020, Catherine and her Power Ranger Co star Nakia Burrise began a YouTube channel for their fandom called Power Rangers Playback. They have over 19k followers and have everything from Episode reviews, live interviews and skits! They also have. A podcast called Super chat with Cat and Nakia available on all platforms where they discuss real life issues and interview some amazing and inspirational guests. On April 19th the highly anticipated 30th anniversary special Once and Always, released worldwide on Netflix which Catherine starred in.
Linda Ballantyne
For the past 30 years, Linda has worked professionally on stage, screen and television, and has been heard in hundreds of radio and television commercials worldwide. Her extensive animation career consists of a wide variety of characters including series leads in: Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon/Serena) original 90’s English dub, Go Dog Go! (Lady Lydia, Mayor Sniffington, Sgt. Pooch, etc), Book Hungry Bears (Narrator), Max and Ruby (Mom), Top Wing (Honu Turtle and Bonnie), Luna Around the World (Pippa Chockers), George of the Jungle (Magnolia), Little Charmers (Ogre Sue), Mia and Me (Queen Mayla), My Big Big Friend (Lilly’s Mom), The Avengers (Wasp), Toot and Puddle (Tulip), Will and Dewitt (Shelley), Disney’s Yin Yang Yo (Saranoia, Ella Mental, Smoke and more), Gerald McBoing Boing (Gerald’s Mom), Meteor (Sinker), Cyberchase (Wicked), Mischief City (Mrs. Adams), Corduroy (Moppy’s Mom), Timothy Goes to School (Fritz’s Mom), Air Master (Kaori Sakiyama), Bakugan (Kazarina), Beywheelz (Leader B/Lucy), and Animal Shelf (Getup), as well as various characters in The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, The Doodlebops, Totally Spies, 6Teen, Time Warp Trio, Carl Squared, Bob and Margaret, Girl Stuff Boy Stuff, George Shrinks, etc. She has also voiced characters in the feature films Disney’s Lucky Ducks (Reporter), Care Bear’s Journey to Joke-A-Lot (Champ Bear), Care Bear’s Big Wish Movie (Champ Bear) and Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Percy). Linda also was the voice of the Comedy Network for 13 years
Katie Griffin
Toronto native Katie Griffin has had a successful acting career on both the large and small screen since her 1992 debut as Dede in Are You Afraid of The Dark - Tale of The Prom Queen. A student of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, Katie's diverse and unique talent has been featured in a wide array of projects over the years - from the recent gritty Netflix series Grand Army to animated shows such as Go Dog, Go! and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe on Amazon Prime. One of Canada's pre-eminent voice actors, Katie’s roles include Sailor Mars from the iconic Anime series Sailor Moon, Ruby from Max and Ruby, Alex from Totally Spies and more recently as Sam Sparks in the animated series Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs, a role which garnered her a Canadian Screen Award nomination. Katie is thrilled about the release of two upcoming animated shows, Superbuns and the newest season of the highly popular Total Drama Island. She is also very proud to be part of the Gangnam Project playing the role of Julie Shin and due for release in 2024. She currently resides in Toronto with her husband and two sons.
Ted DiBiase
DiBiase entered the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the late 1980s where he gained most of his fame as "The Million Dollar Man." He employed a valet "Virgil" (formerly "Soul Train Jones). DiBiase stayed in the WWF for more nearly 10 years, ending up as a manager for (soon to be star) "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He also went on to win the King of the Ring tournament seven years after he fought Steamboat, in 1998, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010.
Brian F. Colin
Creator of such video game classics as RAMPAGE, XENOPHOBE, ARCH RIVALS, PIGSKIN and GENERAL CHAOS, Brian F Colin is a vastly experienced Game Designer, Artist, Animator and Development Group Leader with over 80 video game titles to his credit.... including the creation of some of the most-popular, highest-earning & best-selling titles in video game history! With over FOUR decades in the industry, (and 34 years as CEO of Game Refuge Inc.), it’s not surprising that Brian has been inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame. Some of his better-known games include: RAMPAGE Dedicated Arcade Game; multiple Home Console Systems XENOPHOBE Dedicated Arcade Game; multiple Home Console Systems ARCH RIVALS Dedicated Arcade Game; multiple Home Console Systems PIGSKIN 621 AD Dedicated Arcade Game; multiple Home Console Systems RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR Dedicated Arcade Game; multiple Home Console Systems GENERAL CHAOS Sega Genesis Game; STAR TREK VOYAGER Dedicated Arcade Game; DEATHSTALKER - The Spectre Files Dedicated Arcade Game, Steam Brian’s passion for design is evident in his enthusiastic and engaging approach to audiences of all ages and sizes; giving him a recurring role as a Guest Speaker at dozens of Industry Events, Fan Conventions, Universities and Community Organizations throughout the country. He is well-known for sharing first-hand; anecdotal insights into the early days of arcade game development, as well as sharing stories and photos straight from the Sets, Locations and Premier of the recent RAMPAGE Movie, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. If you're interested in having Brian appear as a Guest at an upcoming Event, or need an engaging Custom-designed Video Game or an engaging interactive Museum Exhibit / Tradeshow Experience, ...Please contact him directly: brian@gamerefuge.com Follow him on… TWITTER: @BrianFColin https://twitter.com/BrianFColin FACEBOOK Brian F Colinhttps://www.facebook.com/BrianFColin INSTAGRAM @BrianColinRampagehttps://www.instagram.com/briancolinrampage/ COMPANY FACEBOOK PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/GameRefuge/ PERSONAL GAME HISTORYhttp://www.gamerefuge.com/alongtheway.html
Powers of Pain
Wrestling Legends The Barbarian and The Warlord - Legendary Tag Team 'The Powers Of Pain. The Powers then began feuding with the Road Warriors. During their feud, they attacked the Road Warriors during a bench press contest between the two teams. Later during their feud, the Powers won the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Ivan Koloff from the Warriors and Dusty Rhodes.They feuded for several more months until the Powers left the NWA while still the champions with Koloff when the Powers refused to do scaffold matches. As a result, the Powers and Koloff were stripped of the titles.Upon their arrival, the Powers were faces initially introduced by Tito Santana during an a WWF Event Center promo on WWF Superstars of Wrestling and feuded with WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax and Smash) who had defeated Strike Force (Santana and Rick Martel) for the titles and then injured Martel (kayfabe). The Powers were introduced as mercenaries to help Martel and Santana gain revenge on Demolition for both the title loss and the injury to Martel. Then later they were managed by The Baron. They became heels while Demolition became faces when Mr. Fuji attacked Demolition at Survivor Series and aligned himself with the Powers of Pain. The Powers of Pain went on to win the match when they eliminated the foreign heel team Los Conquistadores.
Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan is an American professional wrestler currently working for All Elite Wrestling. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Hogan has also worked in Women Superstars Uncensored, where she is a former WSU Spirit Champion
Brad Jones
For the past 17 years, Brad Jones has been the creator and star of the popular YouTube and Channel Awesome series The Cinema Snob, a satirical look at exploitation cinema throughout the decades. As well as portraying The Cinema Snob on a weekly basis, Brad also keeps very busy, as a film critic, and the host of Midnight Screenings, the food review show Brad Tries, and is also the writer of the feature films Another Cinema Snob Movie and the religious parody film Jesus Bro.
Isaak Wells
Isaak began his acting and voice acting journey by collaborating with friends on small projects, eventually transitioning into a professional career. Over the years, he has emerged as an Internet personality and actor, gaining recognition for his portrayal of internet Skeletor as well as lending his voice to various popular indie and AAA video games.
2024 Artists
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is a New York Times best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry’s top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been 30 Days of Night (which spawned a major motion picture) and Fell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, as well as Welcome to Hoxford, and Singularity 7, all of which he also wrote. He has also worked on the Star Wars, Doctor Who, GI Joe, Army of Darkness, Silent Hill and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer properties and produces art and design for music bands, dvds, toys, and film concept work."
Charles Simpson
Charles specializes in comic, fantasy and concept art. He has contributed his talents to Upper Deck Trading Cards, Hound Comics, Hustle Comics, and is the owner and creator of Zerogravity Comics.
John Bivens
John Bivens is a comic book creator and educator located in the Twin Cities. His work has appeared in Eisner and Harvey award winning titles. John has been published by Heavy Metal Magazine, Image Comics, Vault Comics, and many others. He is a core member of the studio, World Monster HQ. www.john-bivens.com
Breed
BREED is a professional Sequential/Pre-Production/Animation artist with over 28 years experience in the Comic Book/Graphic Novel, TV & Motion Picture, Toy/Action Figure, Licensed Property (IP) Conceptualization industries as a Penciler/Inker/Painter, Writer, Animator, Sketch/Storyboard/Concept Artist. His work has been featured by Marvel Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, IDW, Source Point Press, Counterpoint Comics, Stranger Comics, Action Lab Entertainment, Mountaineer West Productions, UpperDeck Co./MCU, Kymera Press, Entity Eye Entertainment, Warrant Publishing, and multiple Film/TV Production companies. BREED is collaborating on the highly anticipated, fan-favorite "Blindside" series with creator/artist Marat Mychaels (Deadpool Corps, X-Force, Brigade) and Sal Regla (Marvel, Wildstorm). He is currently co-creating upcoming series “The Ascendancy” with talented writer Christopher Brian Dorsey (War Angels) as well as penciling & inking lavish details into action/adventure series "Genesis II" for GenSeven Comics. He’s also creating gorgeous painted art for the soon-to-be-released graphic novel adaptation of bestseller “Flesh of the Blood”.
Ken Christiansen
Ken Christiansen is a Concept Artist/Illustrator Primarily known for his work on the Transformers brand, Ken Christiansen has contributed illustrations and concept art designs for many Hasbro Inc.'s Transformers projects including: video games, Film and TV development, comic book covers, publishing, packaging art, and the toys themselves. Ken Christiansen's career highlights also include projects for Nintendo (Ridge Racer 64, Pokemon Puzzle League), Disney (Kingdom Hearts) along with many other brands with Hasbro Inc. (Star Wars, GI Joe, Marvel, Littlest Pet Shop, My Little Pony, and many more in development!) kenchristiansen.com Facebook - the Art of Ken Christiansen Instagram - ken_christiansen
Mark Stegbauer
Mark Stegbauer is a 33 year vet of the comics biz, having done work for Marvel, DC and Image on such titles as Nova, Spider-Man, Avengers, JLA, Flash, Steel, and the Badger. He is the artist and co-creator of the all ages comic Ghoul Scouts and the writer/artist of Dr Goyle.
Ben Wolf
Ben is an award-winning author of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and children’s books. When not writing, he plays video games and chokes his friends in Brazilian jiu jitsu. You can follow him on Instagram/TikTok at @1benwolf ,on Facebook at Ben Wolf or check out his author website, www.benwolf.com
Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant is the Eisner, Manning, and Harvey Award-nominated creator/writer/artist of Athena Voltaire, and the writer/co-creator of Evie and the Helsings, The Catch, Ghoul Scouts, and more. He has also completed work for Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Boom! Studios, and others, as well as extensive work in the tabletop RPG industry. Bryant teaches Comics and Sequential Art, Character Design, and Digital Painting in the Creative Technologies program at Illinois State University. SteveBryantComics.com
Mikey Babinski
Mikey is an Inker/Artist who has worked for Marvel, DC, Image, BOOM!, Alterna & a handful of independent publishers. Working on such titles as: Amazing Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Scarlet Spider, Deadpool (covers), She Hulks, X-23, JSA vs. Kobra, Power of Shazam, Farscape, Eden and Sniper & Rook. He also inked Cemetery Girl volumes 1 & 2 for Penguin Publishing, with pencils by Don Kramer and story by Charlaine Harris, author of The Sookie Stackhouse novels (HBO's True Blood). Mikey has done over 1,700 original sketch cards for Topps & Cryptozoic, including various Star Wars sets, Rick & Morty, The Walking Dead, The Hobbit, Ghostbusters, DC Supervillains, and Adventure Time. Here is how you can follow Mikey Babinski’s artwork. FaceBook: www.facebook.com/MikeyBabinski Instagram: mikey_babinski
2024 Cosplayers
Alys Belyn
Alys Belyn is an award-winning cosplayer, professional model, and retired ballet dancer. Spends her days creating a variety of different crafts and thinking of new ways to incorporate fashion accents into upcoming cosplays. Most recently she created an Effie Trinket cosplay for Des Moines Con 2023, utilizing historical patterns and drafting techniques.
Celtic Honey
Celtic Honey is a LGBTQIA+, body positive cosplayer and performer located out of Rock Island Illinois that goes by Fae/Faer pronouns. Fae has been a Guest of Honor, Guest Panelist, Cosplay Guest and headlined conventions, burlesque and nerdlesque shows all over the country as well as a long time con attendee/cosplayer starting over 20 years ago with Gen Con being faer roots! With a passion for all things gaming, nerdy, geeky, fantasy, and more, cons have been always the place called home. Honey has several passions of Kung Fu, Body Painting, Modeling, Neo Burl/Nerd/Draglesque but faer main platform is to spread the words of consent and con safety! The Yin Yang of the Midwest Plains, Celtic Honey!
Above and Beyond Causeplay
Above and Beyond Causeplay is Our Cosplay Company that focuses on promoting inclusion between the Challenged, Regular and Cosplay worlds, with its spokesperson, #Deafpool. Black Kat's Nautical Nightmares is a new tv show coming out this year, with Black Kat the Vampirate.
La Vie Cosplay
La Vie Cosplay is a multi-talented duo focused on entertainment and education. Since 2013, Elle and Ash have been honing their crafting and performance abilities to bring entertainment to conventions around the country. LVC has appeared both nationally and internationally in numerous competitions winning multiple awards including title of US representative for ICL 2022. LVC provides a wide range of programming for conventions including hosting, performances, panels, variety shows, and their stand up comedy show Sh*t Cosplayers Say. They have been seen performing at shows such as C2E2, Colossalcon North, Anime Milwaukee, and more. The duo is best known as the hosts for Shenanigans Cosplayers Say, a comedy cosplay podcast covering their neurodivergent adventures in con-going and creating. The podcast covers subjects such as mental health, competitions, and convention chaos. LVC’s mission is to support the new generation, not take themselves too seriously, and put the “play” back in cosplay.
FoxC
FoxC is a Cosplayer based out of Illinois who started her debut armor skills in South Korea, before moving back to the states to compete on the international stage for C2E2 in Chicago. She has judged cosplay competitions at various cons, as well as working with Blizzard Entertainment in Vegas to kickstart the Diablo 4 Hells Ink tour. Armor has been her biggest passion and known in the community for huge shoulder armor and your biggest cheerleader! 😁
DawnStarCosplays
I am a convention and cosplay veteran, having attended 20+ conventions as well as cosplaying and honing my craft over the last 12 years. I have over 30+ cosplays under my belt as well as multiple cosplay commissions! From wig-styling to armor construction, I love to learn and widen my horizon on all aspects of crafting. I wish to share what I’ve learned with my fellow cosplays, spreading the love of this hobby wherever I can. I’ve had the privilege of attending multiple conventions and hosting various panels across my time as a cosplayer. With my love for the craft and passion for spreading the word of cosplay body positivity, I hope I can continue to grow my skills and share my knowledge to help others enter this wonderful crazy world of cosplay and conventions! I have attached a few examples of my work within the presentation, and you can find the rest of my work at @dawnstarcosplays via Instagram!
2024 Entertainers
Gaea's Greenhouse Maid Cafe
Idol maid performances, prizes, games, magical memories, and so much more! Welcome to the Greenhouse! Our fantasy cafe owned by the mother earth, Gaea Globe, is all about tending to nature and sharing our passion for caring for the world with all who venture our way. Our maids and butlers are excited to serve you as you join us on our adventure traveling to Planet Funk Con!
The Brickhead Family
The Brickhead Family is a fun and crazy YouTube family that love to share their fandom and love of everything LEGO. The channel consists of other items other than LEGO as well, from product reviews , vlogging, funny skits, and even dive into the world of the paranormal as well with their channel series called Ghost Freakin’ Hunting. The Brickhead Family started YouTube in January in 2016 and have grown to have fans across the world that tune into their videos and live streams. In 2018 they attended and hosted a table at their first convention in Chicago at Brickworld Chicago, one of the biggest LEGO conventions in the world. Look for The Brickhead Family on multiple social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and Twitter.
Johnny Cass
Jon Pike, Better known in the gaming con scene and professional wrestling business as Johnny Cass. CGE 2012 - 3rd place in 2012 Nintendo World Championships C.G.E version - 1st place in Street Fighter 2 arcade fun tournament - 3rd high score in fix it Felix official arcade game (only 2 in existence) PRGE 2013 - Was in Game Chasers episode ( footage got stolen from them by a fan) - high score in Galaga GGE 2013 - 2nd place in 1943 battle for midway arcade - 3rd place in donkey kong arcade - unofficial high score of 2,130,614 points in columns on sega genesis MGC 2019 - Dethroned the "million dollar man" Ted DiBiase of the Midwest Gaming Classic Championship and became the 2nd ever champion. - started off 2nd out of the first 4 players in a 30 man battle royal in wcw/nwo revenge on N64 and outlasted every other player, becoming the winner of that tournament. - was represented by Eric Bischoff as the winner of said tournament and crowned me Champion. As that was happening, former WWE Announcer Arda Ocal. - I made a name for myself that year and Johnny Cass was born. - 2nd Place in cosplay contest (Pro Wrestling Gear) MGC 2021 - started being recognized by the fans/con goers and made a lot of new friends. Families wanted to have their kids take pictures with me and my belt and to sign their MGC Program booklets/con badges. - being as I was in pro wrestling academy training, they wanted me to be a part of their first wrestling show the ACW Wisconson was having (Former WWE Star Hornswoggle's promotion) - got to have my first live wrestling experience running in as special referee to make a 3 count and hit my first move (stunner) on the bad guy and celebrate with all champions in the ring. What an experience that was. I definitly left a mark with my name at that show that year with everyone. -got to talk a bit and learn from swoggle afterwords about wrestling. MGC 2022 Not much happened this year, but I was starting to make contacts with known people within the gaming industry and an actor which are mentioned below: - Made friends with Christopher Sean who is an actor (star wars resistance, days of our lives, Hawaii 5-0, and upcoming Ultraman rising). - Made friends with Tim Kitzrow (Voice of NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, MLB Slugfest, NHL Hitz) - Made friends with the Mortal Kombat mocap actors/martial artists. - Sold out of my MGC 8x10s the 1st day of the show. -had my first line of people wanting to meet me, take pictures, and sign their badges or programs and I didn't have a table as I was still just a paying guest. It took about 2 hrs for everyone to get what they wanted from me and I enjoyed every minute of it. MGC 2023 -this was the year my popularity in Milwaukee was really taking off. - was featured on the MGC Website as one of their guests and wrestlers and champion. - was the first time I got to wrestle at a gaming con (I consider this to be my wrestlemania every year) - got to meet and hang out and befriend Nick Arcade host Phil Moore - I had over 200 people recognize me, taking more pictures and signing stuff etc. - befriended and got to drink with Brian Colin, the creator of the iconic video game Rampage and general Chaos
The Raconteur Society
The Raconteur Society are a bunch of "Geeks past thier Peaks" based in West Central Illinois. Members have been playing tabletop roleplaying games together since the 1980s... collectively, they have over 200 years of TTRPG experience! Now this nerdy pack has begun the journey of live streaming their adventures every Tuesday night on TikTok, Facebook, Twitch, and Clapper with social presences on Twitter, Reddit, Instagram and Tumblr.
Royal Queen
Musical Guest
Crystal Crown Cabaret
Crystal Crown Cabaret is a vaudevillian style variety show that features performances of nerdlesque, theatrical, flow, and pole art. CCC is produced by Betsey Beau Peep, who has been performing and producing convention shows for the past 10 years, including the past 2 years with Planet Funk Con. Audition information will be posted soon!
Iowa Ghostbusters &
ECTO IA
The Iowa Ghostbusters is a fan based cosplay group dedicated to all things Ghostbusters, 1984 to present.
The 501st Legion Central Garrison - Korriban Squad
The 501 st Legion is an all-volunteer member organization of over 17,000 members worldwide, which seeks to promote interest in Star Wars through the building and wearing of quality villain costumes, and to facilitate the use of these costumes for Star Wars-related events as well as contributions to the local community through costumed charity and crew member work. The local 501 st is represented by the Central Garrison, which proudly serves Iowa (Korriban Squad), Minnesota (Wolf Pack Squad), Nebraska (Imperial 80 th Squad), North Dakota (Wampa Hunter Squad) and South Dakota (621 st Detention Squad)