We are exactly one week out from “WonderCon Eve” and hopefully all your cosplay plans have come together and you are ready for three days of panels, shopping, seeing old friends and making new ones. We’ve got some great news today, including some Val Hochberg originals, prints that straddle the line between spooky and sexy, a slew of stickers and so much more you can expect to see next week in Anaheim.
Let’s take a look at the news you might have missed:
- If you’re a maniac for the Animaniacs then we’ve got some “Faboo” news for you! Creator Tom Ruegger will be tabling a the Choice Fine Art Booth, #2008. He’ll be signing autographs, doing commissions and have a selection of animation cels to browse.
- Cute stickers and adorable keychains abound at the Okeya Stationery Co, who will be at booth #1366. This is their first time at WonderCon so let’s make it an event to remember for them.
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- Artist Kai B. Parker is gonna make you “scream” with this horrifically delightful inspired pin-up print, available at WonderCon in the dealers section, DL-44. Who says spooky can’t be sexy and sexy can’t be spooky?
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- If you’re looking for something a little more trippy, Kai has you covered in that department too with this dripping cone of Smurfs.
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- Cozy goods galore await you in Artist Alley #F-33, the table of artist Josey Tsao. Beautiful doggy not included with purchase, unfortunately.
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- My nomination for “Artist Who Can’t Possibly Find Time To Sleep” goes to Sean Forney, who has been churning out sketch covers day after day. Here’s a T.M.N.T. x Power Rangers one you’ll find at WonderCon. Find Sean in Artist Alley at #D-05.
- In addition to a trio of panels, Fanbase Press will be hosting several signings at the Small Press booth, #SP-81 with creators from Identity Thief, 2023 Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated Ripple Effects and more. Check out their website for more details.
- Illustrator and FX assistant Joy “Imaginative Joy” will be embarking on a quest to doodle your character requests. Head over to Artist Alley #E-56 to get your request in.
- Collectible powerhouse Cryptozoic won’t have a booth at WonderCon this year, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t getting into the exclusives game! They will have a Wonder Woman: Princess of Themyscira Relic Edition Statue available at the Toy Temple booth, #469. This piece is limited to 300 with allocations each day of the convention.
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- Are your Baldur’s Gate 3 pets just as important as your real pets? Of course they are. Megan Porch has some new stickers to help show your love for these critters, available at WonderCon next week.
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- If you haven’t yet booked a commission with artist Don Nguyen, this might put you over the edge. Nguyen is adding a sticker sheet bonus to any commission over $25, an a tote bag to commissions over $75, only while supplies last!
- Val Hochberg has revealed a new sticker sheet on Twitter, featuring some Island Planet Friends from a galaxy far, far away. Let the force guide you to Artists Alley #C-60 to snag one of these.
- Look, who are we kidding, you’re already going to be at Val’s booth anyway because you know she’s bringing the heat with all her fantastic originals. Here’s just a sliver of what she’ll have there.
- KC Grifant, author of Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger, will be signing books on Saturday, March 30 at 5:30pm with a group of fellow authors before their Weird West panel. You’ll likely find them in the Author Signing Area in Hall A of the convention center.
- If you’re seen any of our other WonderPosts you have undoubtedly seen the delightful sketches from Robert Griggs. Well, he’s not stopping anytime soon. Today he added Babs Bunny to the bunch.
- ANd lastly today, Marvel monsters will be taking over room 209 on Saturday at 3pm with the premiere of Gary Sassaman’s Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 7 “Marvel Monster Madness!” Focusing on the monsters and creatures who ruled the newsprint at what would later become Marvel Comics. Journey into Mystery, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, and Tales to Astonish all helped to introduce Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, and Dick Ayers to the comic fans. This episode takes a fun and nostalgic A to Z look at some of the memorable monsters created for these stories Attendees will receive postcards and fridge magnets.
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