Here we go again. It’s that time of the year in Australia when the weather is turning colder, but the convention circuit is just hotting up. Oz Comic-Con is back in Melbourne for a second year, the 2013 tour has already seen over 27,000 people turn out in Perth and over 25,000 in Adelaide.
The gang have announced their list of guests (so far) for the Melbourne leg in July, and there’s a few things worth getting excited about. Cary Elwes, Shannen Doherty and Patricia Quinn headline a list of film, TV, voice actors and comics and publishing guests, that also include J. August Richards, a confirmed cast-member of the upcoming Agents of S.HI.E.L.D. TV spin-off. The comics guests are also
You’ll hopefully hear more about this on the podcast show or right here on behindthepanels.net!
Oz Comic-Con Melbourne: July 6th and 7th, 2013
Royal Exhibition Building – 9 Nicholson St, Carlton
9am-6pm, both days
FILM & TV GUESTS
Cary Elwes – The Princess Bride, Saw, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Shannen Doherty – Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, Heathers
Patricia Quinn – The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Craig Parker – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance, Legend of the Seeker, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Tim Rose – Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Thomas Dekker – Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Secret Circle, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Holly Marie Combs – Charmed, Pretty Little Liars
Brian Krause – Charmed
Raphael Sbarge – Once Upon a Time, The Guardian
Keegan Connor Tracy – Once Upon a Time, Bates Motel, Battlestar Galactica, Final Destination 2
Tia Carrere – Wayne’s World, Wayne’s World 2, Relic Hunter, Curb Your Enthusiasm
J. August Richards – Angel, Conviction
VOICE ACTORS
Rob Paulsen – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Biker Mice From Mars, Fairly OddParents, Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, The Transformers, Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes
Debi Derryberry – Monster High, Jimmy Neutron, The Lorax, Ice Age 2
Roger Bumpass – SpongeBob SquarePants, Invader ZIM
Bill Farmer – Disney legend that voiced numerous characters including Goofy. Credits include: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse; Robot Chicken; A Goofy Movie; An Extremely Goofy Movie; Toy Story; Space Jam; The Lorax, Cars; Destroy All Humans! (video game); Horton Hears a Who!; Son of the Mask, Monsters, Inc.; A Bug’s Life
COMIC AND PUBLISHING GUESTS
Paul Abstruse – The Cyst, Witch King, The Big Burlesque Variety Show, Zombie Cities
Nicola Scott – DC titles Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Teen Titans, JSA (Justice Society of America)
Paul Mason – The Soldier Legacy
David Yardin – Marvel titles X-Factor, Astonishing X-Men, Storm, District X; DC titles Joker’s Asylum: Killer Croc, Wonder Woman Secret Files; Image Comics’ Aria and Wicked
Jon Sommariva – Go Boy 7 (Dark Horse), Gemini (Image Comics), Free Realms (Wildstorm/DC)
Jason Palmer – Illustrator best known for his work on Firefly and Serenity
Tristan Jones – Ghostbusters (IDW), Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios), Infestation: Teenage Mutant Turtles (IDW)
Dean Rankine – Simpsons Comics’ The Adventures of Itchy and Scratchy, Spider-Pig, Milhouse and the Gang
Phil Jimenez – DC’s Wonder Woman, Infinite Crisis, Adventure Crisis
Colin Wilson – Star Wars (IDW), The Losers (DC), Gears of War (Wildstorm/DC), 2000AD
Bobby .N – Gestalt Publishing’s Digested, Flinch, Witheld
Tom Taylor – The Deep: Here Be Dragons, The Example, Rombies, Star Wars: Bobba Fett is Dead (Dark Horse), Darth Maul: Death Sentence (Dark Horse), Rocketeer Adventures (IDW), Star Wars: Invasion (Dark Horse), The Authority (Wildstorm/DC), Rose and Thron (DC), Injustice: Gods Among Us (DC)
Queenie Chan – The Dreaming (TOKYOPOP), In Odd We Trust, Odd Is On Our Side, House of Odd, The Boy’s Book of Positive Quotations
Andrew Constant – Torn, Broken Line
Justin Randall – 30 Days of Night (IDW), Eben & Stella (IDW), Silent Hill (IDW), Changing Ways (Gestalt)
Stewart McKenny – Super Friends (DC), Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (Dark Horse), Captain America (Marvel), Star Wars Tales (Dark Horse)
Wolfgang Bylsma – Gestalt Publishing
Freddie E Williams II – DC titles JSA Allstars, Robin Origin, Captain Atom
Tom Raney – Marvel’s Alpha Flight, Ultimate X-Men, Annihilation: Conquest, Black Widow: Deadly Origin, Civil War: The Return, Secret Invasion: Inhumans, Avengers Academy, Thor, Uncanny X-Men, Dark Reign: Hawkeye; DC Comics’ Outsiders; Image Comics’ DV8, Stormwatch
Christian Read – Witch King, The Watch, The Eldritch Kid: Hate and Wisky (Gestalt), Star Wars Tales (Dark Horse)
Image credit: Oz Comic Con Perth – Cal Wood Photography
