Five Years Of Funky Family Fun: Greater Austin Comic Con

GET READY FOR YEAR 5! This July 20th & 21st!!!

Greater Austin Comic Con returns for its 5th year as Central Texas’ Premier Pop Culture Event! Last year, we welcomed 20000+ attendees and are excited to bring even more excitement and adventure to our incredible friends and fans! Greater Austin Comic Con is organized by an experienced team who strive to provide a safe, family-friendly environment that allows the community to come together and celebrate all things pop culture! Greater Austin Comic Con is an event like no other, packed with artists, vendors, cosplayers, voice actors, and celebrities from around the World. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience that celebrates the big kid in all of us!

Headliners

We’re Keeping Austin Weirder-er! Grab your favorite Hawaiian shirt and let’s welcome the king of parodies, our favorite polka-dancing, accordion-playing artist… none other than the Iconic WEIRD AL YANKOVIC! The retro party does not stop there, with several different reunions from our childhood! We’re bringing in another 80’s ICON, welcoming STEVE GUTTENBERG, who starred in such hits as Police Academy, Short Circuit, Three Men and a Baby, and Cocoon! To celebrate the Short Circuit Reunion, we’ve added the voice of Johnny 5 and a life-size Johnny 5 Robot!

CELEBRITIES

Our Mission is to create a fun and memorable experience for fans from every background, and EVERY Walk of life. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome celebrity guests who resonate and inspire fans of every age. These renowned guests include BOLO YEUNG and DON GIBB from Bloodsport, Taimak from The Last Dragon, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we have PAIGE TURCO (April O’Neill) and ERNIE REYES JR. (Keno), MARKY RAMONE from The Ramones just announced EMILIE de RAVIN, star of Lost, Once Upon a Time and The Hills Have Eyes

Talented Voice Actors

Fans will also get to meet the incredible voice actors who bring some of their favorite animated characters to life. We are bringing a Huge Avatar: The Last Airbender reunion, with the voices of Toph, Sokka, Suki, Ty Lee, Uncle Iroh, Mai and everyone’s Favorite Cabbage Vendor! Hey Bub, not to mention the voices of Wolverine and Rogue from the original 90’s and the new X-Men ’97 series. We also have a reunion of Rooster Teeth’s, very own, RWBY along with other amazing voices from hit anime shows like One Piece, Attack on Titan, and My Hero Academia!

Amazing Crafters and Cosplayers

This is just a piece of the action – comics, pop culture, and art enthusiasts can take their time discovering artists and vendors from all over. You won’t want to miss out on the wide array of vendors and offerings that cater to the multicultural tastes and interests of the wonderful people who attend our events. We encourage cosplayers to take part in our cosplay competition, and even if they do not want to compete, we hope the community will be inspired to come out as characters from their favorite movies, shows, manga, and comics.

We invite EVERYONE to be a part of the magic! Meet your heroes, connect with friends, shop our amazing vendors, eat delicious cuisine but most importantly, be a big kid again!!!

Tickets can be purchased at www.greateraustincc.com or the door. Follow us on socials for announcements and show information!

William Robinson
William Robinson
William Robinson Experienced interviewer, researcher, and original content creator. Graduated from MTI Houston TX. Was a solid contributor with Moviepilot.com, currently an Associate Editor for ViralHare.com. I have worked as an interviewer/article writer on the convention scene for over twelve years and covered Wizard World Austin and New Orleans, Comicpalooza, Space City Con, Traders Village Con, Free Comic Book Day, Comic Book Literacy, small press artists and studios, as well as reviews on TV, movies, and other media.

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