{"id":3237,"date":"2024-06-19T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T19:25:59","slug":"comic-con-2024-announces-7th-wave-of-special-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/comic-con-2024-announces-7th-wave-of-special-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic-Con 2024 Announces 7th Wave of Special Guests"},"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\" 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)\">Comic-Con 2024 Announces 7th Wave of Special Guests<\/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 its previously announced 36 guests, Comic-Con welcomes Mark Evanier, Honkun, Jim Lee, Meggie Ramm, and J. Michael Straczynski.<\/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=\"675\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design.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\/04\/Untitled-design.png 675w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-650x650.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/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=\"599\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Evanier.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Evanier image\" class=\"wp-image-3238 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Evanier.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Evanier-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Evanier-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Evanier-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-overline is-style-medium has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5575790deedc353355bacbfc5fa3e24d\">Mark Evanier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <em>Kirby, King of Comics<\/em>. Mark has also written for live-action TV shows, animated TV shows (including various <em>Garfield<\/em> cartoons) and tons of comic books. The comics include working with Sergio Aragon\u00e9s for over 40 years on <em>Groo the Wanderer<\/em>, and many more. He is also a historian of comic books and animation.<\/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=\"568\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Honkun.jpg\" alt=\"Honkun image\" class=\"wp-image-3239 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Honkun.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Honkun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Honkun-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Honkun-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/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-6a8985e72d9742663aadf2b5235f45d0\">Honkun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuta Honda is a Japanese artist known as Honkun. Having a father who is a sumi-e painter, he learned everything about current expression in life. Sumi-e captures and expresses the world with lines. From 2014 to 2023 Honkun had a shop in Tokyo to spread sumi-e. In 2019, he had a revelation to arrange the character of a cat he drew as a child with the concept of \u201csumi-e lines\u201d and matching calligraphy and painting. Since Japanese characters are also made up of drawings, he thought it would be highly compatible with sumi-e. The relaxed and laid-back cat with a message became very popular at his shop. He is at Comic-Con to introduce &#8220;Honkun&#8217;s Cat&#8221; to an American audience.<\/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=\"646\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Lee-Jim.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Lee image\" class=\"wp-image-3240 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Lee-Jim.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Lee-Jim-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Lee-Jim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Lee-Jim-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/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-1a41fa45eda7a6552c495b4a1491d045\">Jim Lee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim Lee, the world-renowned comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher, is currently president, publisher, and chief creative officer of DC. He leads creative efforts to integrate DC\u2019s publishing portfolio of characters and stories across all media, supporting Warner Bros. Discovery&#8217;s family of brands and studios. Jim joined DC in 1998 and has overseen many of the company\u2019s highly successful publishing programs, including the record-breaking Rebirth line of comics and The New 52 initiative that relaunched the entire line of monthly superhero comic books. Jim was born in Seoul, South Korea, but moved with his family to St. Louis when he was young. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Princeton University and started his professional career at Marvel Comics, where his work on the X-Men continues to hold the all-time sales record for single-issue sales.<\/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=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm.jpg\" alt=\"Meggie Ramm image\" class=\"wp-image-3241 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Remm-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/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-bbe53e8197a54db1b77b1217842c12bc\">Meggie Ramm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meggie Ramm (they\/them) is a nonbinary cartoonist and comics designer. They graduated from California College of the Arts with an MFA in comics and have had work published by <em>The New Yorker<\/em> and Silver Sprocket. They are best known for their kids\u2019 series <em>Batcat,<\/em> which was recently awarded Best in Children\u2019s Fiction in the Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards. <em>Batcat <\/em>has been published in Danish, Spanish, and Catalan. Ramm is currently working on <em>Batcat<\/em> sequels as well as a comic about the Olympics.<\/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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Straczynski.jpg\" alt=\"J. 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