Special Guests

Special Guests

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Featuring

Byron Draws

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Byron works primarily producing custom artwork, classic car commissions, and illustrations. He attends several comic conventions annually to expand his freelance illustration business. He also produced the popular webcomic “1977 the Comic” about struggling musicians in the late 1970s.

https://byrondraws.com/
Facebook: @byrondraws57
Instagram: @byrondraws
Twitter: @ByronDraws57


Chris Flick of Capes & Babes

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Chris is a professional illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist and UI/UX web and graphic designer working in the Washington, DC area.
In 2007, he created the webcomic Capes & Babes featuring Roy the Werewolf and has published five books on Amazon.com. You can read all 1,100 strips at www.capesnbabes.com.

Chris attends several conventions throughout the year where he primarily draws people as cartoon werewolves and other monsters, sells mash-up posters, coloring books, stickers and so much more. He also recently published a guide to tabling at conventions called “Conventional Wisdom”. You can also listen to him on the brand new Nerd Salad podcast wherever you download your podcasts from.

Find, follow and friend Chris at any of the following links:

www.capesnbabes.com
Facebook: @ChrisFlickArt
Instagram: @ChrisFlickArt
Twitter: @capesnbabes
YouTube: @Chris Flick


Great State Paranormal

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Sicut Superius et Inferius

Great State Paranormal is one of the top paranormal teams in North Carolina. They offer many various services in the paranormal space. Their most common offering are public paranormal investigations where anyone can experience what it is like to be a paranormal investigator and investigate well known haunted locations. This is a hands-on experience where the public gets to use ghost hunting tools and learn techniques that help get answers from the other side. They also offer private investigations if you believe that your home or property is haunted. They also offer spiritual home cleansings and are able to offer the Rite of Exorcism to assist those who have negative spiritual attachments.

Aside from their passion for working with the paranormal, they are also passionate about preserving local folklore and history. They have assisted with the writing of a book on local ghost stories and are preparing for a YouTube series to launch later this year (Legends, Lore, & More). If you would like to learn more about anything that Great State Paranormal does, please stop by their check out their website, stop by their booth, or attend their panel!

www.greatstateparanormal.com
Facebook: @GreatStateParanormal
Twitter:@GSParanormalNC


Klingon Assault Group

Main Entrance

The Klingon Assault Group is a not-for-profit fan organization. The IKV Executioner, a chapter of KAG, supports Kwanzaa Family Inn women’s shelter. Look for their table of Klingon and Star Trek Alien memorabilia and recruitment information for the Klingon Assault Group.

 


Manic Arts

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Acrylic painter and sketch artist. Landscapes, fan art, and macabre paintings and sketches.

 

Instagram: @manda_manic_arts


Matthew Atchley

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Matthew Atchley, like most superheroes of lore, has a dual identity! He’s an actor and artist known for his intricately hand drawn artwork and ever growing list of acting credits. His art subjects span across all fandoms and forms of pop culture including characters from popular TV, film, comics, and more. He has created artwork for several actors from a wide variety of tv series and films. Ever diverse, his other projects have included co-creating a cartoon/comic series with Actor Sean Astin, book cover art, company logos, and more.

Matthew’s acting credits continue to grow as he has been cast in over 50 productions in the last 2 years. He performed on episodes of “Watchmen”, “The Gifted”, The Originals”, “The Resident”, “Nashville”, Ozark”, and “MacGyver” to list a few. He’s also very well known in the “True Crime” genre as he’s had principal roles on multiple episodes of “Snapped”, “Killer Couples”, “Murder Calls”, “Homicide Hunter”, “Murder Chose Me” and over 17 more series. His film credits include principal roles in the award nominated short films “Special Election”, and “Archer’s Window”. He portrayed a sports magazine photographer in the film “What Men Want”. He also portrayed FBI Agent Doug Wall in the Clint Eastwood directed “Richard Jewell”. He has many more upcoming projects soon to premiere. His entire artwork portfolio, online shopping links, current appearance schedule, acting credits and all social media links can be found at artofmatthewatchley.com

His released acting credits can be found on his IMDb page at IMDb.me/matthewatchley

Facebook:@theartofmatthewatchley
Instagram: @matthewatchleyofficial


And featuring as our guest cosplay judges and panelists

Eikon Cosplay attended their first convention in 2013 and ever since has fallen in love with cosplay and the community. During their course they’ve created costumes with a focus on armor and continue to educate others about the beauty of cosplay and craftsmanship!

 

 

 


KiwiNinamori began cosplaying in 2008 and expanded her sewing experience by earning a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Textiles. Her award-winning cosplays are known for their attention to detail, unique fabric choices, hand embroidery, and colorful beadwork.

 

 

 


UNCGWhoviangirl has been cosplaying for over 7 years. She’s best known for her Kyoshi Warrior, Ruffo, and Mando-Magneto cosplays. Over the years she’s been growing her knowledge working with foam, worbla, resin, makeup, wigs, and more.