Greg Peters
Greg Peters is a professional character animation artist who claims that he was born with a pencil in his hand. He began drawing his favorite TV characters at the ripe young age of two years old. "I remember telling people that I was going to draw cartoons when I grow up", he recalls. In 1990 Greg graduated from the prestigious California Institute of the Arts on Valencia, CA with a BFA degree in Character Animation. He has a long list of high credentials beginning with Hanna-Barbera Productions the studio who's cartoons he grew up closely with. While at H-B, he worked on such shows as "Tom and Jerry Kids", "The Adventures of Don Coyote", "Fish Police" series as well as doing animations on commercials featuring "The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones". After animating TV bumpers for the FOX network he landed an animation position on Ralph Bakshi's feature film "Cool World". Next he was off to a Character design position on the popular "Rugrats" TV series. This was followed by being employed by video game giant Sega of America where he animated on various video games Disney's "Bonkers", etc. Next it was off to Walt Disney Animation where he worked as a Character Layout Artist on "The Lion King - Timon and Pumbaa" and as a Storyboard artist on "Mickey's Mouseworks", "Mickey's House of Mouse" and more. Greg also worked freelance for Warner Brother on "Tazmania" before moving in house as a character designer on the award winning series "Animaniacs" and "Pinky and the Brain". Also notable is his work at Sony/Imageworks where he worked a Character Designer on the Dilbert TV series. He was instrumental in helping to get a studio in Wisconsin up and running as well as animate on that studio's projects. This was followed by his move to Texas where he works as a freelance artist and caricaturist in addition to appearing at several local and nationwide events including appearing at numerous comic cons as a guest artist. Currently he is working on a variety of projects including being the illustrator on an upcoming comic book series as well as a children's book and more. Greg believes that his versatility of being able to draw in several different styles is the number one reason for his success.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: TBD
Nintendrew
Drew Kenady is a content creator, game developer, and retro game collector best known for his YouTube channel, Nintendrew. With a knack for uncovering forgotten gaming relics, modding classic consoles, and diving deep into the history of the medium, Drew has built a dedicated community of fans who share his love for all things retro. His videos explore everything from obscure prototypes to ambitious homebrew projects, all delivered with a mix of insightful commentary and humor. Whether he's covering long-forgotten hardware or testing the limits of current-gen tech, Nintendrew brings a unique perspective to the gaming world.
Catch him online @Nintendrew or stop by his table to chat about retro collecting, game preservation, and the wild world of Nintendo history!
Appearing: Saturday and Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Stina Glitters
Stina Glitters is a decorated cosplayer turned professional costume maker, now thriving in the high-level event industry. With over 15 years of cosplay experience, she’s earned recognition and awards at major conventions like Fan Expo, BlizzCon, and SGC. While her personal cosplay days have taken a backseat, she now channels her creativity into crafting extraordinary pieces for others, helping them bring their visions to life. A fan of everything God of War, TMNT, glitter, and rainbows. Stina Glitters is passionate about making dreams come true, one costume at a time.
Appearing: Saturday and Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: TBA
My Retro Life
Tyler Esposito is the creator of "My Retro Life", an episodic documentary series and YouTube channel about life as a '90s gamer. Using home movie footage straight from VHS, Tyler tells the blast-processed story of what life was like growing up in a family obsessed with video games. "My Retro Life" was recently featured in the Paramount Plus documentary film "Console Wars".
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
8-bit Eric
Eric "8-bit" Perez started playing video games at the age of four when his older brother bought a Sega Master System. From there he was instantly hooked on playing with anything he could get his hands on. Shortly after, his life was forever changed when he received his own NES for Christmas and the rest is history. In 2010, he created a video game review show called The 8-bit Eric Show on YouTube. Since then, he decided to start collecting video games again and became friends with many other gamers in the YouTube community.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
Eden Kestral
Eden has been making costumes since she was a kid, earning early recognition for her creativity and ability to improvise with what was at hand. She has several award winning cosplays, but prefers to focus on the craft, rather than competition. Eden loves to focus on bringing unique or new versions to life, and thrives on trying new skills to bring her creations to the real world. Her favorite builds to date include 221b from BBC Sherlock, Dry Bones from Super Mario, and San from Princess Mononoke.
Appearing: Saturday and Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: TBA
G to The Next Level
“G”, aka G to the Next Level, is a 25+ year retro gaming enthusiast and Sonic Collector. G’s largest passion is in the worlds of Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog, from their history, pop culture impact, and of course, their games. G regularly streams Sega & Sonic games on Twitch, is part of the official Sega Creator Team, a Sonic Rumble Creator, Capcom Creator, contributes to historical gaming websites, and shares how to find various Sonic the Hedgehog items on Instagram & TikTok.
G’s main project, “Growing Up Genesis A-Z,” is a complete compendium on their favorite console ever, the Sega Genesis, including streaming the entire game library on Twitch and reviewing every game on YouTube letter by letter, with a coffee table book in the future. They also are a key speaker in the Roku gaming documentary, “Games That Rock The World.”
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
General Malice
Owner of Malice Media LLC, Derek has been documenting the people and stories of the Video Game industry for the past 2 years. From the biggest stages to behind the scenes of the largest conventions, experience the gaming industry through his eyes as he talks about the behind the scenes, uncovers hidden stories, shares practical tips, and celebrates the diverse nature of the gaming community.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE
OkChief420
OkChief loves everything video games. He plays, collects, hunts, anything and everything to find old games. OkChief, he's a dude.
Appearing: Saturday AND Sunday
Pic/Autograph Price: FREE