Wondercon

Fourth Wave of WonderCon Guests Announced

WonderCon 2025 is delighted to welcome David Dastmalchian, Mark Evanier, Danny Fingeroth, and Darick Robertson as Special Guests!

David Dastmalchian’s feature film debut was as the Joker’s deranged henchman Thomas Schiff in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. In 2014 he wrote and starred in the feature film Animals, directed by Collin Schiffli. In 2018, David wrote and starred in All Creatures Here Below opposite Karen Gillan, also directed by Collin Schiffli. David returned to the comics-film universe in Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man opposite Paul Rudd as tech wizard Kurt. In 2018, he reprised his role as Kurt in the sequel, Ant-Man & The Wasp. Other feature film appearances include The Belko Experiment, Blade Runner 2049, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, The Suicide, Dune, The Boogeyman, Oppenheimer, Boston Strangler, The Last Voyage of Demeter, and Late Night with the Devil. In 2020, David realized a lifelong dream as creator and writer of the Dark Horse horror comic series Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter followed by the 2022 continuation of the series with Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter followed in 2023 with volume 3 – Count Crowley: Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter.


Mark Evanier attended his first San Diego Comic-Con in 1970 and has been to every one of these annual events ever since. He was then an assistant to the great Jack Kirby, whom he wrote about in his book Kirby, King of Comics. Mark has also written for live-action TV shows, animated TV shows (including various Garfield cartoons) and tons of comic books. The comics include working with Sergio Aragonés for over 40 years on Groo the Wanderer, and many more. He is also a historian of comic books and animation.


Danny Fingeroth is a cultural historian and commentator. His books include Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society and Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero. His 2019 biography of Stan Lee, A Marvelous Life, tackles the many controversies surrounding the Marvel co-creator. Fingeroth’s most recent book, 2023’s Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin, chronicles the history-shattering Ruby’s bizarre life. Danny spent 18 years as a writer and group editor at Marvel and has lectured and taught at institutions including the Smithsonian and Columbia University. He created and edited Write Now magazine for TwoMorrows, has consulted on comics exhibitions, and is chair of Will Eisner Week, an annual series of worldwide events celebrating the legacy of the comics innovator.  


Darick Robertson is an American comic book artist, writer, creator, and executive producer with a decades-long career in the industry. His notable works include co-creating with Warren Ellis the award-winning Transmetropolitan and co-creating with Garth Ennis the comic that inspired the hit Amazon Prime show The Boys. Darick has illustrated for both Marvel and DC Comics on characters including Batman, The Justice League, Wolverine, The Punisher, Conan The Barbarian and Spider-Man, as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW.