WonderPost 2024: Loungefly, Hellfire Gala Walk, FiGPiN, Cosplay Photoshoots

WonderCon is officially next month, and there’s been lots of exciting announcements over the past few months for the convention. Which of your favorite artists, vendors, and exhibitors will be in attendance? Which cosplay events will you attend? We’ve got the scoop below.

Let’s take a look at the news you might have missed:

Fan favorite artist Priscilla Wilson is heading back to WonderCon this year, where you’ll find her and her original characters Soonay and Toratai in Artist Alley. Start saving up now, because you’re going to want to buy so much beautiful stuff.

Just paid for my WonderCon Artist Alley space! Guess this means application results are out now! Still waiting to find out placement, but hopefully that will come soon. @SD_Comic_Con
— Priscilla Wilson 🔜 Friend Fest (@valorandvellum) February 1, 2024

Jeff Pina is always one of the hardest working artists at the con, creating so much new art for the convention. You’ll be able to grab this cover to SuperPawn, Vol. 2 at WonderCon. The series is Pina’s original work, and follows two slacker brothers working at a pawn shop for heroes and wannabes.

Here it is! The cover to SuperPawn, Vol.2!!! It's in the lettering process, and should be ready for WonderCon!

Grab Vol.1 of SuperPawn here! https://t.co/IRdhCrfzze pic.twitter.com/1jfmhVPOps
— Jeff Pina Makes Comics! (@JeffPina78) January 6, 2024

Loungefly, the popular fandom bag-maker owned by Funko, looks to be heading to WonderCon this year, as they’re paying for Google ads with the headline announcing such.

As reported by FiGPiN DB, pin company FiGPiN will also be heading back to WonderCon this year (as well as a certain other convention in July).

FiGPiN’s Weekly Rewind email revealed their con schedule for the rest of the year. Sadly no ECCC this year.
– WonderCon, Anaheim, 3/29-3/31
– Anime Expo, Los Angeles, 7/4-7/7
– SDCC, San Diego, 7/25-7/28
– D23 Expo, Anaheim, 8/9-8/11
– NYCC, New York, 10/17-10/20@figpinofficial pic.twitter.com/6bcgSxHDXD
— figpindb (@figpindb) January 12, 2024

You can catch artist Karina Gazizova and her beautiful art at WonderCon next month.

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Are you planning on cosplaying at WonderCon this year? Then be sure to join these cosplay events:
- DC Cosplay Photoshoot — Saturday, March 30 (Time TBA; South Terrace on the second floor)
- Disney Group Shoot — Sunday, March 31 (2pm; South Terrace on the second floor)
- GI Joe and Hasbro Characters Shoot — Saturday, March 30 (Time and location TBA)
- Marvel Fan Shoot — Saturday, March 30 (Time TBA; South Terrace on the second floor)
- Spider-Verse Cosplay Meetup — Friday, March 29 (2pm)
- Star Wars Meet Up — Saturday, March 30 (12pm; South Terrace on the second floor)

And speaking of cosplay events, the Hellfire Gala Walk is also returning to WonderCon, so get ready to don your fanciest cosplay on Saturday, March 30 at 12pm at the Palm Tree Garden next to the fountain in front of the convention center.

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Cartoonist Brian Bear is returning to WonderCon and can’t wait to see everyone.

See you guys at Wondercon in 2 months! pic.twitter.com/1fxUJnPU3U
— Brian Bear (@BeaPeaBear) February 2, 2024

HYDROGENPINK showed off a new Sonic The Hedgehog and Like a Dragon mash-up print which will be debuting at WonderCon next month.

Gonna be debuting this print at Wondercon this year. 👀👀👀 https://t.co/rOmifGQPw6
— MSK @ LAD:IW (@hydrogenpink) February 4, 2024

Do you like big booths and you cannot lie? Then walk your itty bitty waist over to writer/publisher Charlie Stickney, who teased on Twitter that he will indeed have a “big booth”.