10 not-to-miss and 10 under-the-radar celebrities at Lexington Comic Con

The popular Lexington Comic and Toy Convention is back for what will be its 10th year and the four-day downtown Lexington event is expected to attract up to 30,000 fans of superheroes, horror, fantasy and science-fiction to the Central Bank Center.

Sure there’s going to be cosplay, vendors and Q&A’s at LexCon, but what everyone really wants to know is: “What celebrities are going to be there?”

Well, Lexington Comic Con will feature nearly 100 celebrity guest at the convention, ranging from TV to film stars to comic creators.

LexCon organizer Catrina Hencye and promoter Jarrod Greer highlighted the must-see, big-name celebrity lineup, and some lesser-known names from the list that might be just as cool to see.

Lexington Comic and Toy Convention: Don’t miss celebrity guests

1. Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring from “Breaking Bad,” Moff Gideon from Star Wars series “The Mandalorian”)

2. Ron Perlman (“Hellboy,” Clay from “Sons of Anarchy,” voice of Clayface in “Batman: The Animated Series,” Vincent/The Beast from late ’80s TV series “Beauty and the Beast.”) “His career, it’s longstanding. You’re hard-pressed to find somebody that hasn’t seen Ron Perlman in something,” Greer said.

3. John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox from “Scrubs”)

4. William Daniels (Mr. Feeny from “Boy Meets World” and the voice of KITT in “Knight Rider”) “We have been trying to get William Daniels for about three years now,” Hencye said.

5. Matt Lanter (voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Star Wars: Rebels”)

6. Adam Cole (AEW Wrestling Superstar)

7. “Hangman” Adam Page (current AEW Wrestling Champion) “I think AEW is pretty popular. It’s still new and shiny,” Hencye said. Added Greer, “AEW, in an effort to more freely market themselves, allows them (wrestlers) to handle their own personal appearance schedule. Also, they are very bookable and a lot of fans want to see them right now.”

8. Mena Suvari (Heather in “American Pie,” Angela in Oscar-winning Best Film “American Beauty”) “I have an ‘American Beauty’ poster that I wanted signed,” Greer said, laughing. “If I have one, I assume lots of people have one.”

9. Kevin Eastman (creator of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”)

10. Chris Sabat (Vegeta from “Dragonball Z”)

Lexington Comic and Toy Convention: Under-the-radar guests

1. Steve Downes (Master Chief from “Halo” video game franchise) “I feel like a majority of the teenage population knows who Master Chief is,” Greer said. “Steve Downes is the guest my son is most excited to meet.”

2. The “CHiPS” cast: Erik Estrada (Ponch), Larry Wilcox (Jon Baker) and Robert Pine (Sgt. Joseph Getraer)

3. Monica Rial (Anime voice actress)

4. Larry Hama (“GI Joe” comic creator)

5. Sean Schemmel (Goku from “Dragonball Z”) “These days, voice-over talent is some of the best in the business,” Greer said.

6. Irene Bedard (voice of Disney’s “Pocahontas”)

7. The “Twin Peaks” cast: Ray Wise (Leland Palmer), Kimmy Robertson (Lucy Moran), Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer), Sherilyn Fenn (Audrey Horne), Harry Goaz (Deputy Andy Brennan) and Dana Ashbrook (Bobby Briggs) “It’s different to be able to put a reunion together that’s large like that,” Greer said of assembling cast members of the popular cult series created by auteur David Lynch.

8. Cast members of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”: Jason David Frank (Green Ranger), Karan Ashley (Yellow Ranger), Catherine Sutherland (Pink Ranger), David Fielding (Zordon), Paul Schrier (Bulk) and Jason Narvy (Skull).

9. The “Pokemon” voice actors: Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum, Delia), Eric Stuart (Brock, James), Megan Hollingshead (Nurse Joy, Cassidy) and Michael Haigney (Blaine, Charmander, Snorlax)

10. The Cosplay Community: Ani-Mia (cosplay celebrity), local cosplay groups like The 501st Legion and The ORCs (Ohio River Valley Cosplayers), and our other cosplay guests. “Cosplay is so community-driven,” Greer said. “It is one of the more selfless groups of people I’ve ever been around.”

Lexington Comic and Toy Convention

When: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 24; Noon-8 p.m. Friday, March 25; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March 26; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 27

Where: Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St.

Tickets: $30-$100

Online: lexingtoncomiccon.com

This story was originally published March 23, 2022 at 6:00 AM.