{"id":3201,"date":"2024-06-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:25:59","slug":"fifth-wave-of-comic-con-2024-guests-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/fifth-wave-of-comic-con-2024-guests-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Wave of Comic-Con 2024 Guests Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cc-post-subheader is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac92f820 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__content has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cd9a8c13 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__overline is-style-overline has-brand-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading cc-post-subheader__title is-style-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">Fifth Wave of Comic-Con 2024 Guests Announced<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__description\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">In addition to the 24 names already announced, Comic-Con is pleased to welcome Roberta Gregory, Jack C. Harris, Joseph Illidge, Don McGregor, Erik Nakamura, and Cecy Robson as Special Guests for 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__image-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"cc-post-subheader__featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/1-650x650.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gregory.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3202 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gregory.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gregory-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Gregory-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d63e7221d62b3510849f51aff7df574\">Roberta Gregory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Roberta Gregory grew up with comics; her father was Disney duck artist Bob Gregory. Her earliest work appeared in the 1970s in <em>Wimmen&#8217;s Comix,<\/em> <em>Tits and Clits<\/em>, and her self-published <em>Dynamite Damsels<\/em>. Later she was in <em>Gay Comix<\/em> and self-published <em>Winging It<\/em> and <em>Sheila and the Unicorn<\/em>. In 1991 she began her 40-issue Fantagraphics series <em>Naughty Bits<\/em>, starring Bitchy Bitch. During the 1990s, Roberta self-published her <em>Artistic Licentiousness<\/em> series and <em>Bitchy Strips<\/em>. In the 2000s she self-published <em>True Cat Toons<\/em> and <em>Follow Your Art.<\/em> Fantagraphics plans a Bitchy collection, and Roberta&#8217;s attempting prose writing, currently creating a four-book work of fiction, <em>Mother Mountain<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3208 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Harris-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3eac87e91684ef42609da38f084efbb\">Jack C. Harris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon graduation from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1974, he was hired by DC Comics as part of their &#8220;Junior Woodchucks&#8221; program, becoming assistant editor to Murray Boltinoff. Within a year, Harris was an editor in his own right, handling such titles as <em>Kamandi, Blackhawk, Starfire, Warlord, Green Lantern,<\/em> and <em>Secret Society of Super-Heroes<\/em>. Among the many other titles he edited were <em>Challengers of the Unknown, Teen Titans, Shazam, Sgt. Rock, House of Mystery, <\/em>and <em>Adventure Comics<\/em>. Harris handled scripting chores on such varied titles as <em>Isis, Men of War, Weird War Tales, House of Mystery, Superman Family, Metal Men,<\/em> and<em> House of Secrets.<\/em> In 1985, he left DC for freelance writing. He did work for Marvel, Continuity, Hamilton, Archie, and others. He wrote over a hundred children&#8217;s titles for Western and other publishers, featuring licensed characters such as Masters of the Universe, Garfield, and Conan. In 2023, Harris wrote <em>Working With Ditko<\/em> (TwoMorrows), chronicling his many collaborations, as both writer and editor, with legendary comic book creator Steve Ditko.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3204 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Illidge-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-955636571fb8f1f340aa967427adb052\">Joseph Illidge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph is the writer of the upcoming <em>Harriet Tubman<\/em> graphic novel for Harper Collins and is co-author of the Judge Kim and the Kids\u2019 Court children\u2019s books from Simon and Schuster and the <em>MPLS Sound<\/em> historical fiction graphic novel from Humanoids. With an editorial career in comics ranging from Milestone to DC Comics\u2019 Batman to <em>Heavy Metal<\/em>, Joseph is writing new projects for Image Comics, FairSquare Comics, and First Second Books. Joseph is a Board member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the recipient of a citation from the New York State Assembly for exemplary community service through career achievement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/McGregor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3205 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/McGregor.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/McGregor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/McGregor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/McGregor-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc867a023a1e500d17d9f95792e2c7aa\">Don McGregor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Comics writer Don McGregor is a purveyor of firsts: He produced the first interracial romantic kiss in a Comics Code series (1975, Marvel\u2019s <em>Amazing Adventures<\/em>); the first multi-issue story arc (Marvel\u2019s 13-part \u201cPanther\u2019s Rage\u201d in <em>Jungle Action<\/em>); the first graphic novel sold in the direct market (Eclipse Enterprises\u2019 <em>Sabre<\/em>); and the first gay male couple in mainstream comics (Eclipse\u2019s <em>Sabre<\/em> series). Today, his acclaimed Marvel features \u201cBlack Panther\u201d and \u201cKillraven\u201d and DC\u2019s <em>Nathaniel Dusk<\/em> are considered among the medium\u2019s finest. A winner of the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing and lifetime achievement awards by Madrid Hero Con and by ECBACC, he helped trailblaze the modern graphic novel and independent comics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Nakamura-by-Chris-Anthony-Diaz.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Nakamura head shot\" class=\"wp-image-3206 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Nakamura-by-Chris-Anthony-Diaz.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Nakamura-by-Chris-Anthony-Diaz-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Nakamura-by-Chris-Anthony-Diaz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Nakamura-by-Chris-Anthony-Diaz-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Chris Anthony Diaz<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f628e7d664d18e92151ce2da50a0f3ce\">Eric Nakamura<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Nakamura founded <em>Giant Robot<\/em> as a photocopied and stapled zine in 1994 and grew the publication until late 2010. The<em> <\/em>magazine reached a multiracial audience interested in Asian popular culture and became known as the premier magazine in the field. Nakamura built on the success of Giant Robot with stores and galleries in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco and has curated over 300 exhibitions. Currently, Nakamura works in and owns the Giant Robot store and GR2 Gallery in Los Angeles,\u00ad\u00ad which continues to offer pop culture goods and hold art exhibitions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3207 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Robson-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f6ac37be549471fc51cb708be2cf10d3\">Cecy Robson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cecy Robson is an award-winning author published by Penguin, Random House, and now Entangled Publishing\u2019s new imprint, Red Tower Books. Her works include the Weird Girls series, the O\u2019Brian Family series, and the Carolina Beach series. As an immigrant from El Salvador with proud Nahua Pipil indigenous heritage, Cecy became the first college graduate in her family and has worked as a registered nurse for 23 years. In her free time, Cecy creates magical worlds, heart-stopping romance, and young adult adventure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth Wave of Comic-Con 2024 Guests Announced In addition to the 24 names already announced, Comic-Con is pleased to welcome Roberta Gregory, Jack C. Harris, Joseph Illidge, Don McGregor, Erik Nakamura, and Cecy Robson as Special Guests for 2024. Roberta Gregory Roberta Gregory grew up with comics; her father was Disney duck artist Bob Gregory. 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