{"id":2424772,"date":"2026-05-20T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2424772"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:49:41","slug":"valdosta-comic-con-returns-with-celebrity-guests-and-fandom-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/valdosta-comic-con-returns-with-celebrity-guests-and-fandom-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta Comic Con returns with celebrity guests and fandom fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>VALDOSTA \u2014 Valdosta Comic Con returns in July with celebrity guests, cosplay, gaming and family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Release:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Valdosta, GA \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Southern Comics and Anime Nerds proudly presents\u00a0<strong>Valdosta Comic Con 2026<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>July 24\u201326<\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0<strong>Valdosta State University Center<\/strong>\u00a0for a three\u2011day celebration of comics, anime, gaming, cosplay, and pop\u2011culture fandom in South Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[#placement_685096_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s convention features an exciting lineup of celebrity guests, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tyler Mane<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Actor known for\u00a0<em>Halloween<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>X\u2011Men<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Collet<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Star of\u00a0<em>The Manhattan Project<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>One Piece<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcus Roberts<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Writer and publisher with Second Sight Publishing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liam Stuckey<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Child actor known for\u00a0<em>Stranger Things, Guardians of the Galaxy\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0The Wonder Years<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Koske<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Actor from\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gregory French<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Actor and stunt performer from\u00a0<em>The Walking Dead<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jose Marzan Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Veteran comic artist and inker (<em>The Flash<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Y: The Last Man<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pika Belle Chu<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Nationally known Pok\u00e9mon\u2011themed cosplayer and performer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attendees can enjoy a full weekend of\u00a0<strong>vendors, artists, gaming tournaments, panels, cosplay contests, photo ops, and family\u2011friendly activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valdosta Comic Con continues its commitment to community impact through two major partnerships:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Second Harvest of South Georgia<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The convention will host a food\u2011drive initiative supporting hunger\u2011relief efforts across the region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LifeSouth Community Blood Centers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 A\u00a0<strong>LifeSouth Blood Drive<\/strong>\u00a0will be on\u2011site throughout the weekend, giving attendees the opportunity to donate and help save lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For event details, registration, and ongoing announcements, visit\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacomiccon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.valdostacomiccon.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and follow\u00a0<strong>Valdosta Comic Con<\/strong>\u00a0on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Lynn Williams \u2013 561-797-9491 \u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/valdostatoday.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#f891969e97b88e99949c978b8c999b9795919b9b9796d69b9795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"c3aaada5ac83b5a2afa7acb0b7a2a0acaeaaa0a0acadeda0acae\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[#placement_685100_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[#placement_685098_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n    <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source valdostatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VALDOSTA \u2014 Valdosta Comic Con returns in July with celebrity guests, cosplay, gaming and family-friendly activities. 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