Planet Funk Con, The Quad Cities Premiere Comics & Entertainment Convention
For the last couple 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!
Planet Funk Con – Attendees
2023 Celebrity Guests
Marcus “Buff” Bagwell
Marcus Alexander Bagwell is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, where he was a five-time World Tag Team Champion and member of the NWO....
Mick Foley
Mick Foley is well known as a WWE Champion and New York Times best selling author. One of thecornerstones of WWE’s meteoric rise in the late 90’s, Mick Foley earned the nickname ‘TheHardcore Legend’ for his ability to absorb seemingly inhuman punishment in some of the...
Jason Marsden
You’ve seen him. You’ve heard him. With an imdb list a mile long, thanks to appearances across platforms such as television, feature film, animation, video games, commercials, talking toys, promotion, narration, and internet; as a result, Mars is affectionately...
Gregg Berger
Gregg Berger is an American Voice / Actor, who is internationally known for his iconic roles as GRIMLOCK in G1 Transformers and Transformers Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: Devastation, Power of the Primes and more. His classic and contemporary iconic roles also...
Brad Jones
For the past 16 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...
2023 Artists
RK Post
A farmboy from Illinois with a gift for sketching, RK Post was planning on a career as a veterinarian until illustration finally took over in his extensive college experience. By his graduation from Northern Illinois University in 1994, RK Post was freelancing for the...
Angus Oblong
Angus is an American writer and illustrator best known for his work Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children (1999) and the 2001 animated television series The Oblongs. The character Milo—which appeared in his Creepy Susie book—was based on a young...
Matt Dinniman
Matt Dinniman is the author of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series. He lives in Gig Harbor, WA. Http://www.mattdinniman.com and @mattdinniman on Twitter
Nikki M Artistry
Nikki Murray is an artist, future Esthetician, comedienne, and burlesque performer who has been dabbling in makeup artistry since 2017. She began her journey while working as an actress at Terror at Skellington Manor, and after studying SFX and horror makeup,...
Ben Wolf
BEN WOLF 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 in the Ben Wolfpack, or check...
Charles Simpson
Charles Simpson is a concept artist as well as a comic artist. He’s done work for upper deck trading cards, hound comics, and now constant hustle comics. Charles is also currently self-publishing his creator owned book Zerogravity. Charles Simpson is also the man...
Erik Hodson
Erik is a longtime indie comics creator and media personality. From his webtoon Dreaded Dinosaur man, to his current roster of Print comic projects like Roddy Piper Kilted Avenger, British Bulldog UK Defender and American Bliss. From anime to Wrestling Erik’s art has...
2023 Cosplayers
Sunny Doom Cosplay
Sunny Doom has spent the past 12 years establishing herself around the Midwest as a Cosplay Contest Judge and Organizer for Conventions / eSports events. You can find her at conventions selling her Jewelry that has been bought and won by various Nerdcore artists,...
Remy Dee
Professional weirdo Remy Dee decided at a young age that she couldn't limit wearing costumes to just Halloween and Mardi Gras. Born and raised in New Orleans, Remy discovered her love of pretending to be fictional characters through theater. She was a founding member...
La Vie Cosplay
They are the hosts of "Sh*t Cosplayers Say" a comedy podcast about the chaos of fandom and con-going life. Elle and Ash, La Vie Cosplay, use their 20 years of experience in the cosplay and convention community to dive deep into the hard questions, create shenanigans,...
Celtic Honey
Celtic Honey is an all around performer and cosplayer from our very own Quad Cities! Pronouns: fae/faer Fae is a traveling independent who does cosplay, burlesque/nerdlesque, tiktok content, consent education, and enjoys anything to do with art and inspiring...
Knightmage
Michael was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and now resides in Youngstown, Ohio. A current decorated 22 year Deputy Sheriff for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, Michael has been cosplaying since 2012. Having created over 300 costumes, Michael is an...
Josh Torche
Josh, also known as Yoko2369Cosplay, has been cosplaying since around 2016, and every step has been a journey, one happily taken. From his very first convention, when Wizard World rolled through Des Moines, he discovered that cosplay was something that was literally...
2023 Entertainers!
The 501st Legion Central Garrison-Korriban Squad
The 501st 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...
Deafpool and Black kat the Vampirate
Planet Funk Con is excited to welcome entertainment by Adam "#Deafpool" Garland, Deaf Cosplayer/Artist/Writerand and Beth "Black Kat the Vampirate" Garland, Cosplayer and Hostess of "Black Kat's Nautical Nightmares TV" (upcoming). Adam and Black Kat moved from Alaska...
Eurico Senna
Eurico is from Long Beach, CA and has been practicing different martial arts and movements his whole life. His passion for the martial arts and theater has led him to professional opportunities as a coach and as a stunt performer, namely for Marvel Universe LIVE where...
La Petite Papillon Maid Cafe
The maids and butlers of La Petite Papillon Maid Cafe are excited to serve you in 2023! Join them as they bring you, their guest, food, games, dancing and singing! Commemorate the experience with a Polaroid picture! They are so thrilled to have fun with you!
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...
2023 Sponsors!
LOPIEZ PIZZA
Rock & Roll, New York Style pizza by the slice, 10 inch and 20 inch pies supporting artists through the pizza of the month! 429 E. 3RD ST. SUITE 1, DAVENPORT, IOWA 52801 (563) 424-1130 - Tue - Thur: 11am to 10pm | Fri & Sat: 11am to Midnight | Sun: 11am to 10pm
Ruhl&Ruhl
I am a retired civilan employee from the Rock Island Arsenal. Real Estate has always been a passion of mine, I became a REALTOR in 1993 with a smaller company and then transfered over to Ruhl&Ruhl and have been with them for 28 years. I am an experienced agent who is...
The Davenport Public Library
The Davenport Public Library is the municipal library for the City of Davenport, Iowa, serving a population of 102,196 residents. The Library has three conveniently located facilities. Our Main Street Branch has just received a renovation and is located at 321 Main...
Visit Quad Cities
Visit Quad Cities is the official Destination Management and Marketing Organization (DMMO) for the region and we are guided by our values of People, Partnerships and Personality. The Quad Cities regional destination is a bi-state (Iowa/Illinois) family of communities...
VIDEO GAMES ETC!
In 1993, a video game store opened for business in Dubuque, Iowa with the idea of having great products, great prices and great customer service. Over time, Video Games Etc has evolved into a seven-store chain with 6 stores spread across much of Eastern Iowa and 1...
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