Planet Comicon

*Guests from the World of TV and Movies*
Kenny Baker	Mr. Baker was the man inside the R2-D2 costume in all 6 of the Star Wars films, and one of only a handful of actors to appear in all 6 films. He was also the star of Time Bandits and appeared in such films as Willow. Kenny is making his second appearance at Planet Comicon. He was the featured guest at the very first Planet Comicon in March 1999. The show has expanded greatly in intervening years and most of today's attendees did not have the opportunity to meet him those many years ago. Mr. Baker lives in the UK.
Walter Koenig	Mr. Koenig is a veteran of one seminal science fiction television series of all time -- the original Star Trek. He portrayed Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek television series and in all of the original Star Trek Films. He produced and starred in the science fiction film Moontrap and has appeared in numerous other features. His recent work includes his role as Alfred Bester on the science fiction series Babylon 5.
Valerie Gale	Ms. Gale starred in such films as Willow and Legend. We are very pleased to have her visiting us from the UK
Brinke Stevens	Ms. Stevens has appeared in more films that any previous Planet Comicon guest -- more than 100 at last count. As one of the premier "Scream Queens", her filmography is incredibly long and includes such films as Sorority Babes in the Slime Ball Bowl-A-Rama (one of my personal favorites!), The Slumber Party Massacre, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, Bad Girls From Mars, the Naked Monster and many, many more. She always seems to be involved in several films at various levels of production. We have been trying to book her appearance for several years and are very pleased that this year Planet Comicon fit into her schedule as she is a such a great presence at shows, meeting and greeting fans for hours on end and always with a smile and interesting conversation.
Tiffany Taylor	Ms. Taylor is Playboy's Miss November 1998. She has been a model for numerous magazines, including Playboy, Playboy Special Editions, Front, Loaded, Max, Australian People and others. She has been a lingerie model in various catalogs and she has been a spokes model for Mickey's Beer and Bacardi. She has also appeared on the Howard Stern show several times. She has appeared in numerous Playboy videos, as well as having a role in the film "What Planet Are Your From?".
	MORE MEDIA GUESTS MAY BE ANNOUNCED

*From the World of Comics and Art....*
*First Time Planet Comicon Guests*
Kurt Busiek	Prolific writer Kurt Busiek is the co-creator of Astro City (along with artist Brent Anderson) and the writer of numerous titles, including Marvels, Conan, Avengers and many more.
David Finch	Mr. Finch is the popular artists of such titles as Ultimate X-Men, New Avengers, Moon Knight, Aprodite 9, Wolverine, Darkness, Tales of the Witchblade and covers for World War Hulk and the X-Men, Messiah Complex 1-shot. He is a regular on the Wizard list of top ten artists in the comic book industry and is making his first appearance in Kansas City
Gary Friedrich	Gary Friedrich's extensive writing credits include 1960s romance comics and Blue Beetle for Charlton comics before moving to Marvel and scripting such titles as Millie the Model, Rawhide Kid and Kid Colt, as well as the re-introduction of the Ghost Rider (with artist Dick Ayers) and a run on Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos (also with Dick Ayers). Other credits include the Hulk, Daredevil, X-Men, Captain America and Marvel Team-Up, plus many more.
Eric Powell	Eric Powell is the creator of the very popular "The Goon".
Mark Texeira	Artist Mark Texeira's work includes Ghost Rider and Moon Knight, as well as a recent cover for Maxim Magazine. His past work includes such titles as Wolverine, Black Panther, Vampirella and many more.
Renee Witterstaetter	A writer, editor and publisher, Ms. Witterstaetter has worked on such titles as Superman, Silver Surfer, Conan and Conan Saga, as well as spearheading the introduction of She-Hulk for Marvel Comics. For Topps Co, she was the editor on X-Files, Jurassic Park, Xena and Hercules and the co-creator—with Jackie Chan and artist Michael Golden-- of Jackie Chan's Spartan X. She was also the colorist on hundreds of comics from the Avengers to Spiderman to Captain America, plus many more.
Bernie Wrightson	Illustrator Bernie Wrightson, is one of the legends in the comics business for his amazing and detailed work on House of Secrets and Swamp Thing, as well as his work on an illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, among many other credits. He is celebrating his 40th anniversary as a professional illustrator and the 25th anniversary of his illustrated edition of Frankenstein Mr. Wrightson will appear ONLY on Saturday and ONLY from opening of the show until about 3 PM. He will NOT appear on Sunday. A family matter has arisen that requires him to leave the show early, however he has been kind enough to agree to appear for most of one day rather than to cancel his appearance altogether.

Guests Returning to Planet Comicon & Artists Alley Guests
Jason Aaron	Jason Aaron, a Kansas City area creator, is the writer of Scalped for DC Comics.
Grant Bond	Kansas City area artist Grant Bond is the penciler of Revere, written by another local creator -- Ed Lavallee
Rick Burchett	Rick has worked on many titles during his years in the industry. An Eisner award-winning artist, he is now best known for his work on the various titles based on the animated adventures of Batman, including Batman Adventures, Batman & Robin Adventures, Batman: Gotham Adventures and Batman Beyond. He has also worked on Pulp Fantastic and the Batman/Huntress miniseries. Some of his most recent work was on the crime-noir book Gravedigger: the Scavengers.
Hector Casanova	Kansas City area creator Hector Casanova is the artist of the newly released Screamland for Image Comics. In 2001, Hector produced the regular strip Guffman and Godot for the Kansas City Star and has done occasional strips for them since then.
Anna Maria Cool	Artist Anna Maria Cool has worked on such titles as Barbie and Barbie Fashion, as well as illustrating a series of Oz books. Her upcoming project is a 6-issue Katy Keene mini-series for Archie Comics, written by Tania DelRio and inked by Terry Austin.
Matt Fraction	Kansas City area writer Matt Fraction has worked on Punisher War Journal and Iron Fist and is currently writing Casanova for Image Comics.
Rudy Garcia	Rudy is a Kansas City area resident and has sculpted for Diamond Direct and McFarlane Toys, among others. He is also the artist and co-creator of the soon-to-be-released Julia Cruz, which is written by local comic book retailer-turned creator William Binderup of Elite Comics.
Jeremy Haun	Jeremy is one of the creators of Paradigm and has worked with B. Clay Moore on Battle Hymn for Image Comics and The Leading Man for Oni. His work also includes Civil War: Iron Man/Captain America for Marvel and he is currently working on New Excalibur for Marvel.
Phil Hester	Phil has worked on many titles, including Clerks: The Lost Years and Coffin. He was the penciller (working with Ande Parks as inker) on Uncle Slam, Firedog and the Irredeemable Ant-Man, as well as a long run DC's popular Green Arrow.
Jennifer Janesko	Jennifer, a Kansas native and a Kansas City area resident, is an internationally known glamour and pin-up artist. She will display and offer for sale many original glamour and pin-up paintings, prints and more. For a link to her web-site, see our Links page.
Bruce Jones	Mr. Jones, a Kansas City area resident, has worked in comics and science fiction for more than 25 years and is one of the top writers in field. He has worked on many titles, including Alien Worlds, Savage Sword of Conan, Call of Duty and Kingpin. He is best known in recent years for his popular run on one of Marvel's premier titles, The Incredible Hulk. He is currently under exclusive contract with DC Comics and his next project is "The War that Time Forgot".
Jason Latour	Kansas City area creator Jason Latour's work includes Expatriate and GI Joe.
Ed Lavallee	Another Kansas City area creator, Ed is the writer of Revere for Image Comics.
Anthony Lucia	Mr. Lucia is the creator of Blood's Own for Antidote Comics.
Angel Medina	Chicago area artists Angel Medina has worked on many titles, including Kiss and Incredible Hulk, however he is best known for his long run on Spawn and his work on Amazing Spider-Man.
B. Clay Moore	B. Clay Moore is the co-creator of (among other things) the acclaimed Hawaiian Dick (currently in development with New Line Cinema) and Battle Hymn for Image Comics, as well as the Leading Man (currently in development with Universal) for Oni Press.
Tony Moore	Kansas City area artist Tony Moore pencilled the first several issues of the popular Walking Dead and has since gone on to work on such titles as Fear Agent and Exterminators.
Jeff Moy	Jeffrey Moy worked for DC Comic as a penciller for 5 years on Legionnaires and has done work for Wildstorm on Gen 13 and Star Trek Voyager. He currently is a senior concept artist at Raven Software, having worked on Star Wars: Jedi Outcast, X-Men Legends 1 and 2, and most recently Marvel Ultimate Alliance. More information about Jeff may be found at his web-site JeffreyMoy.com
Phil Moy	Phil is best known for his long run penciling Powerpuff Girls. He has also inked Legionairres and Gen 13 and has worked on Samurai Jack, Puffy Amiyumi and the new Blue Beetle series.
Jai Nitz	Kansas City writer Jai Nitz won the Stoker Award for Heaven's Devils from Image comics, and the Xeric grant for his self-published anthology, Paper Museum. He is currently working on Batman Strikes and Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century both from DC comics, and Marvel Comics Presents from Marvel comics. Visit him on the web at www.JUNGLEBOYPRESS.com.
Ande Parks	Mr. Parks is the writer of Capote in Kansas and has inked many books, including Clerks: The Lost Years, Green Arrow and the Irredeemable Ant-Man.
Javier Saltares	Javier is the artist of of Ghost Rider and has worked on many titles including Iron Man, Nightmask, Wonder Man, Catwoman, Flash and the comic book adaptation of Robocop.
Chris Samnee	Chris is the artist of Capote in Kansas (written by Ande Parks) and his work has also appeared in Queen & Country He is currently working on a graphic novel for release in 2008
Harold Sipe	Kansas City area creator Harold Sipe is the writer of the newly released Screamland for Image Comics.
Rick Stasi	Kansas City area artist Rick Stasi is an instructor at the Art Institute of Kansas City and has also has his own studio -- 9th Street Comics.
Tyler Walpole	Des Moines's Tyler Walpole's credits include World of Warcraft CCG, as well as Drizzt and Dragonlance cover artist for Devil's Due Comics.
Mike Worley	Mike Worley, a Kansas City area artist, is best known for his work on Archie Comics and for such Bongo Comics titles as the Simpsons.

Also represented at the convention will be the local chapters of at least three (3) Star Wars clubs . These are the 70th Explorers Garrison of 501st and the Rebel Legion, both of which are Star Wars costuming groups, as well as the Heart of the Alliance Fan Force. There will be many Star Wars fans in costume who will pose for pictures with fans. If you see someone wandering about in costume, feel free to ask to take photographs!

And MORE creators and attractions may be added!