{"id":2497272,"date":"2026-07-10T23:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2497272"},"modified":"2026-07-10T23:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:08:41","slug":"east-texas-comic-con-returns-with-stars-panels-and-more-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/east-texas-comic-con-returns-with-stars-panels-and-more-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"East Texas Comic Con returns with stars, panels, and more fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LONGVIEW, Texas (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTAL\/KMSS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/ktalnews.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KTAL\/KMSS<\/a>) \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:East Texas Comic Con;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easttexascomiccon.net\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">East Texas Comic Con<\/a> is returning to Longview at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Longview Exhibits Center;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZKUkA1gMhB6NLuRV7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Longview Exhibits Center<\/a> on July 18 and 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For years, local fans of comics, anime, and nerd culture in general had few places to go. The\u00a0East Texas Comic Con\u00a0is one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Geek'd Con 2026: Scream and Scream VI stars join lineup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktalnews.com\/entertainment-news\/geekd-con-2026-shreveport\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Geek&#8217;d Con 2026: Scream and Scream VI stars join lineup\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event will feature autograph sessions, panels, and meet-and-greets with celebrities from voice acting, horror movies, professional wrestling, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Announced guests include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Karan Ashley \u2014 Power Rangers, Power Rangers: The Movie, Power Rangers: Once a Ranger Always a Ranger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vic Mignogna \u2014 Voice actor in Dragon Ball, Full Metal Alchemists, Naruto, One Piece<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Sorich \u2014 Jujutsu Kaisen, Full Metal Alchemists, Naruto, Mob Psyco 100<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brutus &#8220;The Barber&#8221; Beefcake \u2014 WWE Hall of Famer, WWE Tag Team Champion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Allen Danziger \u2014 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Weed Hacker Massacre, Cannibal Comedian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Dugan \u2014 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:East Texas Comic Con: celebrities, autographs, and cosplay contests in Longview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktalnews.com\/news\/local-news\/longview-comic-con-nerd-culture\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0East Texas Comic Con: celebrities, autographs, and cosplay contests in Longview\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Patrons can participate in anything from board games and trading card games to video game tournaments or the cosplay showcase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can now stream KTAL 6 and KMSS 33 News live 24\/7 on your smart TV\u00a0<strong>with\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTAL Now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktalnews.com\/ktal-news-live-stream\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KTAL Now<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0our brand-new app!\u00a0No antenna, cable, or satellite needed\u2014<strong>watch for free, anytime.\u00a0<\/strong>Just download it on your Roku, Apple TV, or Fire TV and start streaming.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">More Local News<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTALnews.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktalnews.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTALnews.com.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONGVIEW, Texas (KTAL\/KMSS) \u2014 East Texas Comic Con is returning to Longview at the Longview Exhibits Center on July 18 and 19. For years, local fans of comics, anime, and nerd culture in general had few places to go. The\u00a0East Texas Comic Con\u00a0is one of them. \u00a0Geek&#8217;d Con 2026: Scream and Scream VI stars join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2497273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[461761,491780,387816,22428,377329],"class_list":["post-2497272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-longview","tag-longview-exhibits-center","tag-power-rangers","tag-texas","tag-texas-chainsaw-massacre"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/East-Texas-Comic-Con-returns-with-stars-panels-and-more.com2Fen2Fktal_shreveport_articles_4922F84a4151469b1d372c0d141f49bee734e.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497272"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2497274,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497272\/revisions\/2497274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}