{"id":4357,"date":"2025-05-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2025-06-27T19:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T02:58:26","slug":"fifth-wave-of-comic-con-2024-guests-announced-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/fifth-wave-of-comic-con-2024-guests-announced-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Wave of Comic-Con 2025 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\" 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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 2025 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 20 names already announced, Comic-Con is pleased to welcome Michael Cho, Max Allan Collins, Nick Dragotta, Liniers, and Bianca Xunise as Special Guests for 2025.<\/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\" 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His illustrations have also been featured in everything from Star Wars and Star Trek to Fortnite, Disney, and the Joe Biden presidential campaign. He\u2019s received several awards for his work, and his art book <em>Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes<\/em> was published by Drawn &amp; Quarterly in 2012. His debut graphic novel <em>Shoplifter<\/em> (Pantheon, 2014) was a <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller, and his newest project, <em>The Avengers in the Veracity Trap<\/em>, a Silver Age\u2013style graphic novel created with Chip Kidd for Abrams\u2019 MarvelArts line, is set to hit shelves in August.<\/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=\"719\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4359 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Collins-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/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-1784dbe9e1e865dbc96e5585aa9536fe\"><strong>Max Allan Collins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Allan Collins is a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and four-time winner of the PWA Shamus Award for his Nathan Heller novels. His graphic novel <em>Road to Perdition<\/em> became an Academy Award\u2013winning film, and his produced screenplays include <em>Mommy <\/em>and <em>The Last Lullaby, <\/em>based on his Quarry novels, also the basis of a Cinemax series. He completed 14 Mike Hammer novels from Mickey Spillane\u2019s files, and (with his wife Barbara) he writes the <em>Antiques<\/em> mysteries<em>. <\/em>Max\u2019s comics credits include <em>Dick Tracy<\/em>, <em>Batman<\/em>, and co-creations <em>Ms. Tree <\/em>and <em>Wild Dog<\/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=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4360 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Dragotta-400x400.jpg 400w\" 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-1ea94e73f4a1222adf4a1b138ea6c754\">Nick Dragotta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Dragotta is one of the most dynamic stylists and storytellers in comics today. His fluid, high-energy artwork captured readers\u2019 attention on various Marvel projects, eventually leading to his breakout success on <em>Fantastic Four<\/em> with writer Jonathan Hickman. They reunited for the apocalyptic sci-fi Western <em>East of West<\/em> at Image Comics, a series nominated for multiple Eisner Awards that highlighted his talent for creating iconic characters, intense action, and breathtaking landscapes. He\u2019s since co-written and illustrated <em>Ghost Cage<\/em> with Caleb Goellner. He is now co-creating and drawing the hit series <em>Absolute Batman<\/em> with writer Scott Snyder for DC 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=\"645\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4361 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Liniers-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/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-f20106afd551668cf7fe7ca50a8e7a71\">Liniers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Argentina in 1973, Ricardo Liniers Siri (a.k.a. Liniers) is the creator of the daily strip <em>Macanudo<\/em> and graphic novels for younger readers, including the Eisner Award\u2013winning <em>Good Night, Planet. <\/em>The <em>Macanudo<\/em> strip has been syndicated in the U.S. since September 2018 by King Features and received the National Cartoonists\u2019 Society Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip in 2021. It<em> <\/em>has been nominated as a finalist for the 2025 Reuben Awards. Liniers has also received a nomination in the 2025 Eisner Awards for Best Publication for Early Readers: <em>Night Stories<\/em> (Astra Books\/Toon Books). Coming from Papercutz in September is <em>The Ghost Of Wreckers Cove,<\/em> in which Liniers and writer Angelica del Campo re-create the world of 19th-century lighthouse keepers in a delightful supernatural tale about ghosts and shipwrecks.<\/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=\"705\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4362 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-376x376.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/Xunise-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/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-8890a4aad43442128c49b528c29aa3dd\">Bianca Xunise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NAACP Image Award winner Bianca Xunise is an illustrator, writer, and educator based out of Chicago. With two Ignatz Awards under their belt, Bianca enjoys being a voice for those who march to the beat of their own drum. In 2020, Bianca became the first nationally syndicated non-binary cartoonist when they joined the comic strip <em>Six Chix.<\/em> When Bianca isn\u2019t doodling away, they are usually at an underground DIY punk show dancing with friends by the Chicago riverside. Their graphic novel <em>Punk Rock Karaoke<\/em> debuted in 2024 with rave reviews.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the 20 names already announced, Comic-Con is pleased to welcome Michael Cho, Max Allan Collins, Nick Dragotta, Liniers, and Bianca Xunise as Special Guests for 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guests","category-toucan","site_category-comic-con"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fifth Wave of Comic-Con 2025 Guests Announced - Toucan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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