Edward James Olmos
As a late edition to our guest list, this is an amazing opportunity to meet this fantastic actor.  An East Los Angeles native, Mr Olmos is best known to science fiction fans for his roles as Admiral William Adama on Battlestar Galactica (2004) and for his earlier role as Gaff in the classic film Bladerunner.   Other roles include a long run as Lt Martin Castillo on the original Miami Vice, Jose Gonzalez/Pancho Villa on American Family and, more recently, Mike Axford in the Green Hornet film and  Professor James Gellar on the popular Showtime series Dexter, among dozens of others.  We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to host his appearance and hope you all come out to meet him.   More information about him may be found at his web-site
EdwardJamesOlmos.com

@EdwardJOlmos on Twitter

 

 

SPECIAL GUEST
Billy Dee Williams
We are very pleased to have as our special guest at Planet Comicon 2012 the man who brought Lando Calrissian to the screen in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.  He was the voice of Lando Calrissian on Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 2 and in the video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2, Jedi Outcast.  Among his many other roles (dozens of them!), Billy Dee Williams also portrayed Harvey Dent in Tim Burton's Batman (1989), and has appeared on Dynasty, Lonesome Dove the Series, General Hospital, Gideon's Crossing, Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book 3 and on dozens of other television shows and TV movies and in films.
Billy Dee Williams Filmography

PLEASE NOTE SIGNING TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Mr. Williams will have limited signing hours. He will do a panel for fans in the main panel room from Noon to 12:50 PM on Saturday March 24 and will then sign in the main hall from 1 PM until 4 PM.  He may remain in the hall for a longer signing period if there are fans who wish to have his autograph.  There are no guaranteed signing times after 4PM Saturday (though he might remain until 7 PM).  On Sunday March 25 he willwill be signing in the main hall from approximately noon until 3:00 PM (This is a CHANGE in the previously announced signing time of 10:30 AM to noon). His plans have changed and he is available for a time on Sunday early afternoon.  Please plan accordingly if you wish to obtain an autograph.

 

 

Jake Lloyd
Jake is best known for his portrayal of the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: the Phantom Menace. He has also voiced Anakin in several Star Wars video games. He has also appeared on ER, the Pretender.  More information about Jake may be found at
Jake Lloyd's Wikipedia Entry

Jake Lloyd's Filmography

 

 

Adrienne Wilkinson
This talented actress and Missouri native is best known for her roles as Livia/Eve on Xena: Warrior Princess and as the voice of Maris Brood in Star Wars video games, as well as the voice of the Daughter on Star Wars: the Clone Wars. She has also appeared on the web-series Goodnight Burbank and Venice: the Series, among other roles. More information about Adrienne may be found at
AdrienneWilkinson.com

@Yo_AdrienneW on Twitter

 

 

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Gil Gerard
We all know Gil as Buck Rogers from that popular series in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Gil is making his 1st appearance at Planet Comicon. He also appeared on such shows as Sidekicks, Nightengales, Little House on the Prairie, Hawaii 5-0 and Baretta, among others.  His complete filmography may be found at
Gil Gerard Filmography

Erin Gray
Erin is best known for her portrayal of Col. Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.  She has also appeared in roles on many television shows such as Silver Spoons, Starman, Baywatch and The Profiler and in such films as Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Most recently she appeared as Madeleine Twain on the popular web-series "The Guild". Find out more about Erin at
ErinGray.com
Erin Gray Complete Filmography

Felix Silla
Felix is an Italian actor and stuntman. At 3' 11" he was uniquely qualified for such roles as Cousin Itt on the Addams Family, Lucifer on the original Battlestar Galactica, an Ewok in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the robot Twiki in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, among many other roles. More information about him may be found at
FelixSilla.com
Felix Silla Filmography

 

From the popular Web-Series THE GUILD

Amy Okuda
Amy is best known for her role as Tinkerballa on The Guild. She has also appeared on Californication, Jane by Design and in the film Chastity Bites. More information about Amy may can be found on her web-site
AmyOkuda.com

@AmyOkuda on Twitter

Robin Thorsen
Robin is best known for her role as Clara on The Guild. More information about Robin may be found on her web-site
RobinThorsen.com

@RobinThorsen on Twitter

Episodes of The Guild may be found at
WatchTheGuild.com

 

And our Combo Comic Creator/Media Celebrity and Kansas City native
Blair Butler
We have been trying to book Blair Butler for Planet Comicon for several years and are thrilled that Planet Comicon 2012 finally fits into her busy calendar.  Blair is our combination media and comic creator guest.  She is a correspondent, commentator and comic book critic for G4 Network's: Attack of the Show and has also appeared on Comedy Central, E!, and MTV2. She is the writer of the comic book "Heart", recently released by Image Comics, with art by Kevin Mellon, as well as the cover model for Booster Gold #23.  She is a Kansas City native who currently lives in Los Angeles.You can see Blair's weekly comic book reviews and interviews with several prominent comic book creators at www.G4tv.com/FreshInk
Find her on twitter at
@theBlairButler on Twitter

 

Comic Book & Other
Creator Guests
The list will grow as the show approaches! Watch this site for updates! We will be adding more guests and more information about each guest soon! All guests are scheduled to appear both days unless otherwise noted.

We have been adding guests regularly. Be sure to check back often for updates.

Just Added!!
March 9 -- Bruce Jones will be at Planet Comicon! He will have limited signing times and I do not know what those are, as yet. Just check near Bernie Wrightson and if he is there you will find him!
February 23 -- Tim Sale has just confirmed his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012
February 22 -- Another great guest just added! Joe Kelly of Man of Action Studios, creators of Ben 10 & Generator Rex
February 21 -- We have just confirmed that Gary Friedrich will be appearing at the show!

Art and Writing by
Jeremy Bastian
Written by John Layman

Cover by Dan Panosian
Art and Writing by
Dan Parent
Cover by Art Suydam
Art by Joe Staton
Cover by Bernie Wrightson
Art by Skottie Young

First Time & Special Planet Comicon Guests

Jeremy Bastian Jeremy is the creator and illustrator of the popular independent title Cursed Pirate Girl. Check out his web-site for more information on his work and follow him on Twitter at @JeremyBastian

Michael Golden Michael Golden is a comic book artist best known for his work on such titles as The 'Nam, GI Joe Yearbook and Micronauts. He is the co-creator of the X-Men character Rogue. More information about Michael and his work may be found at the link above.

Dave Johnson Dave is a comic book artist known for his cover work on such titles as 100 Bullets, Deadpool, Batman and Detective. He has worked with Erik Larsen on the mini-series Super Patriot.  He won the 2002 Eisner award for Best Cover Artist and was nominated for an Eisner again in 2004 for his work on Superman Red Son. He is a multiple Eisner and Harvey Award nominee. More information may be found at one of his blogs (link above) and follow him on twitter at @DevilPig666

John Layman John is best known as the creator/writer of the popular comic Chew, with art by Rob Guillory.  Follow him on twitter at @the MightyLayman

Mike McKone Mike is an artists with extensive credits, including Justice League of America, Justice League International, Exiles, Amazing Spider-Man, Teen Titans, Fantastic Four and Avengers Academy, along with many other titles. Follow him on Twitter -- @Mike2112McKone March 22, 2012 -- Unfortunately, Mr. McKone has had to cancel his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012. We hope he can make it to a future show!

Mike Norton Mike is a comic book artist and writer who is best known for his work on Runaways, Gravity, Green Arrow/Black Canary and the Young Justice animated series comic.  The link above will lead you to a full list of Mr. Norton's credits. Follow him on twitter at @TheMikeNorton

Dan Panosian Artist Dan Panosian has worked for Marvel, DC, Image and Boom! comics on such titles as Spider-Man, Spawn, X-Men, Spell-Jammer, Irredeemable and Green Lantern. Follow him on twitter at @UrbanBarbarian

Dan Parent Dan is a writer, artist and editor who is best known for his work as a writer and artist on various Archie titles, including, Betty and Veronica Spectacular, Cheryl Blossom and Archie and Friends. He is also the writer and artist of the new Archie Comic Kevin.

Rick Remender Rick is one of the top writers in comics. His most current work includes Secret Avengers and other titles include Venom, Fear Agent and Punisher Franken-Castle, as well as Punisher War Journal, Sea of Red, Strange Girl, The End, League and other titles. On Twitter he is @Remender March 22, 2012 -- Unfortunately, Mr. Remender has had to cancel his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012. We hope he can make it to a future show!

Tim Sale We are very pleased to add Tim as a late addition to our guest list.  He is an amazing artist whose work includes, among many other projects, Batman: Dark Victory, Batman; The Long Halloween, Daredevil: Yellow, Hulk: Grey, Spider-Man: Blue and Superman For All Seasons. The list goes on and on. He is also one of the creative minds behind the Heroes television series. His paintings played a prominent role in that series. We are very pleased to have him attending the show!.

Joe Staton Joe Staton has been drawing comics since the early 1970s when he started with Charlton comics when he worked on such books as E-Man.  He has had runs on such titles as Justice Society of America, All-Star Comics, Superboy & the Legion of Super Heroes, Green Lantern, Metal Men and Omega Men (of which he is a co-creator), among many other titles. His recent work includes Scooby Doo, Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost, as well as the Dick Tracy newspaper strip.

Arthur Suydam Arthur Suydam, the Zombie King, is best known for his Zombie covers for Marvel comics.  His covers include Marvel Zombies (various series), as well as zombie covers for Wolverine, X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Spider-Girl, Thor, She-Hulk and more.  He has also worked on Dynamite's Army of Darkness, Red Sonja, Army of Darkness vs Marvel Zombies and Raise the Dead.

Ben Templesmith Australian Ben Templesmith is a New York Times bestselling artist and writer. He is probably best known in comics for his work on the popular 30 Days of Night. Other work includes Silent Hill, Wormwood, Choker, Dr. Who, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and many other titles. He is @Templesmith on Twitter

Bernie Wrightson Bernie Wrightson is a horror artist of legendary proportion.  His first published comic work was in House of Mystery in 1969. He went on to co-create Swamp Thing with writer Len Wein in House of Secrets #92(1971).  His work has appeared in the  Warren titles Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella and he is well known for his illustrations in an edition of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.  His dozens of credits may be found in the Wikipedia entry (link above) .

Skottie Young Skottie Young is a New York Times bestselling and Eisner award winning artist for his work on the various Oz titles with writer Eric Shanower, including the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz. His other work in comics includes Human Torch, Venom, Runaways and Spider-Man. On twitter he is @SkottieYoung

BEN 10 & Generator Rex VISIT PLANET! COMICON MAN OF ACTION STUDIOS We are very pleased to have the Man of Action Studios -- creators of Ben 10 and Generator Rex represented at Planet Comicon 2012. Ben 10 is one of the most popular series on Cartoon Network. Representing Man of Action Studios will be 3 of the 4 MOA creators! Joe Kelly Duncan Rouleau Steven T. Seagle More information about these creators will be added

Marvel Editor At Planet Comicon! Nick Lowe We are also pleased to have our first Marvel Editor visiting Planet Comicon. Nick Lowe is Marvel's Senior X-Men editor and will meet with fans to discuss everything Marvel -- or at least everything Marvel that is X-Men related. He will join Jason Aaron, Rick Remender and Dennis Hopeless on stage for an X-Men panel. Bring those questions, folks! He will also be doing some portfolio review for you aspiring creators. we will announce how the reviews will be conducted. Watch this site for more information regarding the portfolio review or e-mail chris@planetcomicon.com. On twitter Nick is @Nick_Lowe_

Portfolio Review Procedure Mr. Lowe will do portfolio review on Saturday and again on Sunday.  He has asked that prospective artists wishing to have a portfolio review place their samples (COPIES, not originals) in a drop box on Saturday by Noon or on Sunday morning by 11 AM.  The drop box will be located at the Planet Promotions booth directly inside the Main Entrance to the Exhibit Hall (about 50 ft directly in front of you as you walk into the Hall).  It is the same location where convention merchandise is being sold.  Inquire if you have any difficulty finding the Planet Promotions booth. Mr. Lowe will select several portfolios to review in the afternoon.  Please be sure to include your contact cel phone information with your submission and you may check back at the Planet Promotions booth to determine if you have been selected.

Star Trek Novelists We are very pleased to host the first Planet Comicon appearance of this Kansas City based writing team which has produced more than two dozen Star Trek novels and short stories. A list of their work may be found on Dayton Ward's web-site (link below) Kevin Dilmore      @KevinDilmore on Twitter Dayton Ward      @DaytonWard on Twitter

Cover Michael Golden
Cover by Dave Johnson
Art by Mike McKone
Cover & Art by Mike Norton
Art by Ben Templesmith

Written by Rick Remender

Written by Rick Remender
Inks by Ande Parks
Ben 10 from
Man of Action Studios
Steven Seagle &
Duncan Rouleau

Green Lantern & Hawkgirl as portrayed by John Clark & Trina Rice See John Trina at Planet Comicon 2012.

Gaming at Planet Comicon 2012!!

For several years we have wanted to start gaming at Planet Comicon. Last year we had  some table gaming and it was very well received. Well, we are bringing it back this year, again with games provided by Gamer's Haven!  Other forms of gaming may be announced!

The Gamer's Haven will be on hand to provide Planet Comicon attendees the opportunity to check out a game from over 100 available board and card games in the Gamer's Haven Games Library.  You can come check out games like Talisman, Kill Doctor Lucky, Munchkin, Gammarauders, and Apples to Apples.  The games are free to check out and play in the designated game area, which will be open to all paid attendees of Planet Comicon!  These games are provided exclusively by the Gamer's Haven and KantCon, a tabletop gaming convention held in the Kansas City area in July. More information on KantCon may be found at www.KantCon.com

Planet Comicon is held at the:

Overland Park International Trade Center
6800 West 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211
Telephone number (913)451-7691

This is near 115th & Metcalf, and essentially just behind Jo-Anne Fabric & Craft store and what was formerly CompUSA.
It is located about 1/4 mile east of Metcalf on 115th Street.

It is NOT held at the Overland Park Convention Center near I-435 and Nall, which is connected to the Sheraton Hotel. DO NOT get confused.
If you have any questions about the location, please feel free to write or call the promoter.

Please note, however, that the guest list is subject to change at any time as guests may cancel due to personal or professional conflicts. We rarely have a guest cancel, however it is always a possibility. Please check the web-site for updates as any changes will be reflected on the site in a timely manner. You may also call or e-mail the show promoter for updates.

CANCELLATIONS

January 9, 2012 -- Stan Sakai has cancelled his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012 for personal reasons.
We hope he can make it to Planet Comicon 2013.

March 21, 2012 -- Alex Saviuk has cancelled his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012. We hope he can attend a future Planet Comicon

March 22, 2012 -- Unfortunately, Mr. McKone has had to cancel his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012. We hope he can make it to a future show!

March 22, 2012 -- Unfortunately, Mr. Rick Remender has had to cancel his appearance at Planet Comicon 2012. We hope he can make it to a future show!