The following special guests are scheduled to appear. This list may change without notice.
Kilted Creature
There have been reported sightings of the Bagpipe playing Kilted Creature dating back to the Devonian Age. “KC”, along with his brother, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”, shared the same pond as tadpoles. Well before his brothers’ run into much unexpected and mostly unwelcomed visitors, the Kilted Creature left the pool at an early age and travelled up to the northern hemisphere where he ended up moving in with his 2nd cousin, 4 times removed, in Loch Ness, Scotland, where he also got his first set of bagpipes. In their underwater lair they formed a rockin blues band and they travelled and performed throughout the entire region, but, alas, no one ever got to actually see them because when it came to promoting shows, Nessy was really, really bad at giving directions.
Fast forward to the 21st century and modern technology. On a more recent journey, KC happened into the “Claws and Dragons” Pub in Isle of Man, where he met a beautiful bar wench he calls “The Keeper”. They immediately had an animal attraction for each other and haven’t left each other since. The Kilted Creature has been seen and photographed and he has, much unlike his brother, finally given in to not being such a recluse anymore. Making his home in the mountains of North Carolina, the Kilted Creature can be seen, along with his cute little keeper, and their love-child “Sgt. Tadpole at Arms”, playing his bagpipes well beyond the Black Lagoon.” KC has personally piped for Julie Adams and Ricou Browning, two of the stars of “Creature from the Black Lagoon”! And in March of ‘15 had the honor of piping for Adam West and Burt Ward at Mad Monster Party!! KC pyped at a wedding in 2017 with Sid Haig officiating!
AND we just recently released a full length movie “Turn Around, It’s Me” ~In Search of Kilted Creature’s Brother
The Kilted Creature can be found at: www.facebook.com/kiltedcreature
Ellie Lee – Thread Magnet Cosplay
Ellie Lee, also known as Thread Magnet Cosplay, is a North Carolina native who started creating in 2015. With 15+ years of experience of usually making all parts of her costumes including sewing, armor, wigs, etc while learning new techniques along the way. Ellie has won many craftmanship awards from various conventions such as Animazement, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Carolina Games Summit, and many more!
The Mending Medic
Hi, I’m the Mending Medic! I started my cosplay repair journey in 2016, and I’ve had the privilege of repairing 350+ cosplays over 7 different conventions. I’m so excited to be invited to Wilkes Comic Con, and I can’t wait to see you all there!
https://www.facebook.com/themendingmedic
Chris Flick
Chris is a professional web and graphic designer working in the Washington DC area. He is also a freelance illustrator and cartoonist who has been making comic strips since his college days at Radford University. He has taught cartooning and illustration to teenagers and older adults for the Fairfax County Adult Education system and the Northern Virginia Library system. He also regularly appears at multiple east coast comic book conventions where he puts on illustration and cartooning workshops.
In 2007, Chris created a webcomic featuring Roy the werewolf who works in a comic book store called Capes & Babes. There are over 1200 Capes & Babes strips online and they have been published in five book collections. Chris recently published his very first all-ages coloring book featuring Roy and his vampire girlfriend, Roni, as they go to a comic book convention for the first time.
For many years, Chris was a member of The Webcomic Alliance – an online group dedicated to helping web and comic creators at all levels. That podcast has now evolved into the Nerd Salad podcast where Chris and the rest of the Nerd Salad group talk about any and all things related to “get culture”. You can download or listen to the couple of Nerd Salad episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-salad-podcast/id1625342258
You can find Chris on Facebook, Twitter and Patreon as “Capesnbabes”. On Instagram, you can find and follow him @chrisflickart. You can also visit his professional design and illustration portfolio site at www.csfgraphics.com or email him at capesnbabes@gmail.com
Chris would also like you to know that if you visit his table at any time during this convention and greet him with a loud werewolf howl, he’ll give you a free gift simply as a sign of appreciation for supporting his work.
www.capesnbabes.com
Facebook: @ChrisFlickArt
Instagram: @ChrisFlickArt
Twitter: @capesnbabes
YouTube: @Chris Flick
321 TV
321 TV is back at the Wilkes Comic Con to live stream the convention to a worldwide audience on their Twitch channel. 321 TV features a variety of programming including role playing, MMORPG, Lego, pro-wrestling, pro-hockey, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, and comic conventions. This year, Lindenbaum and Taylor return to Wilkesboro to live stream the event and interview our special guests and exhibitors.
Ben Taylor is a podcaster and Twitch streamer originally from Portsmouth, England, and resides in the DC Metro area. Ben has been covering conventions for over 10 years and is part of 321 TV. Ben can be seen streaming World of Warcraft and DnD campaigns with his friends and exploring the LEGO universe on Twitch. Ben is also a part of the AwesomeMania and Voices from the Grid podcasts.
Michael Lindenbaum is a podcaster, Twitch streamer, and hockey player from the DC Metro area. Michael has been podcasting since 2015 and hosts “The Xperience” (convention coverage), “TXHT” (hockey), AwesomeMania (pro wrestling), and “Voices from the Grid” (Power Rangers). Michael also hosts the Twitch stream “X75 Unsanctioned” where he plays games like “Among Us”, “Fall Guys”, EA NHL, and other games that interests him. Michael has also been playing hockey since September 1992, and recently made his debut in Kevin Smith’s View Askew Street Hockey League (VASHL) in June and earned the 2022 “Elias Award” for Best Newbie.
Major Havoc
7/14: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Major Havoc is unable to attend this weekend.
Victims and Villains
Victims and Villains is a proud part of The Identity Network. We are a multi-platform outreach which dares to educate and engage individuals on mental health awareness and suicide prevention through various areas of pop culture. Our digital outreach is done through a series of channels including podcasting, movie reviews, YouTube and Twitch. While our in person outreach is done through various events like comic cons, speaking engagements, and our very own film festival. We exist to bring hope into the conversation of depression and suicide.
Byron Draws – Cancelled
Due to scheduling conflicts, Byron Wilkins will be unable to attend.