San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Special Guests [UPDATE June 19]

Comic-Con International has begun unveiling this year’s list of Special Guests, the invited guests who appear at San Diego Comic-Con and are featured in a special “Spotlight” panel during the convention, so attendees have a chance to hear their favorite authors and artists speak live.

From their site, here’s the list of the Special Guests headed to SDCC 2024:

[NEW] Mark Evanier • Author/writer, Kirby, King of Comics, Garfield cartoons
[NEW] Honkun • Sumi-e artist, “Honkun’s Cat”
[NEW] Jim Lee • President, publisher, and chief creative officer of DC
[NEW] Meggie Ram • Nonbinary cartoonist and comics designer, Batcat
[NEW] J. Michael Straczynski • Creator, Babylon 5, co-creator for SENSE8, and writer of Changeling, Thor, and WWZ
Barbara Brandon-Croft • Cartoonist, Where I’m Coming From
Mike Friedrich • Co-founder of WonderCon, Founder of Star*Reach
Dave Johnson • Artist, Superman: Red Son, 100 Bullets, Batman Beyond, Justice League, Venture Bros., Ben 10
Lee Kohse • Illustrator, Co-Founder of BloodFire Studios, Kindergoth, Nocturnity
Katsuji Mori • Japanese Voice Actor, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, Speed Racer
Masaki Sato • Animator, Dragon Ball Z, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Slam Dunk, Batman: The Animated Series
Roberta Gregory • Comics author, Wimmen’s Comix,Tits and Clits, Gay Comix, Artistic Licentiousness, Mother Mountain
Jack C. Harris • DC writer, Kamandi, Blackhawk, Starfire, Warlord, Green Lantern, and Secret Society of Super-Heroes
Joseph Illidge • Writer, Harriet Tubman graphic novel, MPLS Sound historical fiction graphic novel
Don McGregor • Comics writer, Marvel’s Amazing Adventures, Jungle Action
Erik Nakamura • Founder, Giant Robot
Cecy Robson • Award-winning author, Weird Girls series, the O’Brian Family series, and the Carolina Beach series
Bill Amend • Creator, FoxTrot comic strip
Lea Seidman Hernandez • Artist/writer, Cathedral Child, Clockwork Angels, Teen Titans Go!
Joe Jusko • Fantasy, pin-up, and comics artist, Heavy Metal, Art of Joe Jusko
Tom Sito • Animator and animation historian as University of Southern California (USC), Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin (1992); Dreamworks’ Shrek and The Prince of Egypt
Ken Steacy • Writer, artist, art director, editor, and publisher, Astro Boy, Iron Man, Harry Potter, and the Star Wars gang
Zoe Thorogood • Creator, Eisner Award–nominated It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth and The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott
Liz Climo • Cartoonist, animator, and author, Rory the Dinosaur, The Little World of Liz Climo, and Lobster is the Best Medicine
Jo Duffy • Writer, Power Man and Iron Fist, Catwoman, Batman, Wolverine, Fallen Angels, Nestrobber, Glory, Crystar, Elvira, Defenders, Punisher, and Star Wars, as well as the English language edition of Akira
Patrick McDonnell • Creator, MUTTS
Christopher Paolini • Creator, World of Eragon and the Fractalverse
Dan Santat • Creator/author: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the New York Times bestselling books Are We There Yet? and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Bryan Talbot • Writer/artist: Judge Dredd, Batman, Sandman, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Alice in Sunderland, Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes (with Mary Talbot), and his Grandville series of steampunk detective thrillers
Juanjo Guarnido • Artist, Blacksad: Somewhere within the Shadows, They All Fall Down
Rick Law • Illustrator/producer, The Walt Disney Company, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster, Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Rick Parker • Artist/writer, Drafted, The Bossmen, Bullpen Bullseye, Beavis and Butt-Head
Thien Pham • Graphic novelist/educator, Sumo, Family Style
Linda Sunshine • Author, Plain Jane Works Out
Mariko Tamaki • Co-creator, This One Summer, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Charles Ardai • Creator/writer, Gun Honey, Hard Case Crime, Haven, The Nice Guys
Rodney Barnes • Writer/producer/comic creator, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Zombie Love imprint
Daniel Clowes • Cartoonist/illustrator/screenwriter, Eightball, Ghost World
Gerry Conway • Creator/writer, co-creator of The Punisher, Firestorm, Power Girl, Man-Thing, Werewolf-by-Night
Naomi Novik • Writer, Scholomance trilogy, Buried Deep and Other Stories
Julia Wertz [APPEARING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY] • Cartoonist, Museum of Mistakes, Drinking at the Movies, The Infinite Wait