Goodness gracious me, the Force is with us for our Year 10.0 event! Please give a big ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo welcome to Chris Bartlett! He is best known for playing droids in the Jon Favreau-created Star Wars television programs. Bartlett has appeared as featured characters in all seasons of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. It’s no secret the he has also played iconic droid See-Threepio for many years on television alongside Artoo-Detoo whenever the two have made special appearances on series such as Lego Masters (2020), Speechless (2017), The Orville (2019), The Oscars (2016), and A.N.T. Farm (2012) Mr. Bartlett initially built a career as a User Experience Director in video games, working on Gears of War, Tomb Raider and Call of Duty. At nights, he would build movie accurate costumes and perform these characters locally. Lucasfilm saw his work and brought him in to audition in one of his own costumes. His professional acting career began in 2006 when he was cast as See-Threepio in the Star Wars universe for commercials and special television appearances. From there, Bartlett was trained in character performance for droids, creatures and stunts. We are absolutely thrilled to have him join us as a featured guest at our ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Year 10.0 event!

“The snake will always bite back!”

That’s right true believers, the master of the DDT and WWE wrestling legend Jake “The Snake” Roberts is making his way ringside to the mighty ICT!

We are very excited to have a pro wrestling legend join our super tag team of guest celebrities for our Year 10.0 event!

Hail to the Queen! Please give a big ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo welcome to legendary actress Sybil Danning! Ms. Danning reigns supreme as one of the most dynamic, sexiest and commanding actresses to achieve cult B-movie queen status. She is probably best known for her roles as the wicked werewolf queen Stirba in “Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf” (opposite Sir Christopher Lee) and as the fierce Valkyrie warrior Saint-Exmin in the science-fiction cult classic “Battle Beyond the Stars”.

Other notable roles include Princess Ariadne in “Hercules”, an alien queen in sci-fi thriller “The Phanton Empire”, a cunning femme fatale professor in “They’re Playing with Fire”, the Queen of the Moon in the hilarious “Amazon Women on the Moon”, Erika in “Chained Heat”, a formidable swordswoman in “7 Magnificent Gladiators”, the strict Warden Sutter in “Reform School Girls” and a rugged lady bounty hunter in “L.A. Bounty” .

She has also done guest spots on beloved TV shows such as Vega$, Simon and Simon, V, Masquerade, The Fall Guy, Street Hawk and Superboy.

She was a cover girl (plus pictorial) for the August 1983 for “Playboy” magazine. Outside of acting, Danning has also worked on several movies as a producer and wrote the story and co-wrote the script “L.A. Bounty” From L.A. Bounty  Ms. Danning owns her character RUGER™ and developed a franchise. Comic book fans should note Dannng’s RUGER™ comic # 1 will be available at the show and #2-3 and a graphic novel is in development. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Sybil Danning as a celebrity guest of honor at our ICT Comic Con and Science fiction Expo Year 10.0

Wonder Woman is Real! That’s right true believers Wonder Woman is Real is coming to the ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo Year 10.0 Event as our Super Hero and Cosplay Guest of Honor! Wonder Woman is Real is a costumer whose love for her clients, children with disabilities she fights for in court, drew her to cosplay – she is a true champion and super hero for real in our eyes! Appearing all weekend!

Hey Wichita, say hello to Guy Gilchrist, Connecticut-born cartoonist, author, and musician. Known as “Jim Henson’s Cartoonist”, Gilchrist was chosen to create “Jim Henson’s Muppets” newspaper comic strip from 1981 to 1986. We are thrilled to have Mr. Gilchrist join us for our Year 10.0 anniversary event here in the mighty ICT!

Welcome aboard Captain….CAPTAIN AMERICA that is! Please give a big ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo welcome to Captain America himself Mr. Reb Brown! That’s right true believers, Mr. Reb Brown was the first actor to play Captain America on screen and we are absolutely thrilled to have him join us as one of our featured celebrity guests of honor. You might also recognize Reb Brown from a number of other Sci – fi, fantasy and action movies were he had lead or starring roles such as: Yor , Hunter from the Future, Space Mutiny, The Sword and the Sorcerer, The Howling II, Robowar, Uncommon Valor and many, many others.

We have the power! Great Neptune! Great wings of Mercury! Great Hera! Holy Animator Featured Guest announcement Batman!

ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo is pleased to welcome the absolutely legendary Tom Cook to our year 9.0 event being held August 30th and 31st, 2025! Mr. Cook is literally the man behind some of our favorite and most cherished childhood memories.

Tom began his career as an animator and director in 1978 at Hanna-Barbera Studios where he worked as an assistant animator on Challenge of the “SuperFriends”, “Godzilla”, “Scooby Doo”, “Smurfs”, “Pacman” and the “Flintstones”.

A short stop at Ruby-Spears had him working on “Thundarr the Barbarian”, “Heathcliff”, “Fang Face” and “Plastic Man”. Freelancing at Film Roman he worked on the Emmy Award Winning Garfield Special “Babes and Bullets” and for Bill Melendez on the Peanuts Special “This is America Charlie Brown”.

Moving to Filmation Studios in 1980, which at this point had become the only animation studio doing animation in the United States, and worked on “Tarzan”, “Flash Gordon”, “Blackstar”, “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids”, “The Brown Hornet”, “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”, “She-Ra Princess of Power”, “Ghostbusters”, “Lone Ranger”, “Zorro”, “The Kids Super Power Hour with Shazam” (Captain Marvel), “Hero High” and the futuristic Western “Bravestarr”. He was also involved with many TV commercials such as The Jolly Green Giant, Chevrolet, the 7 Up Spot campaign and the Paula Abdul video for “Opposites Attract” featuring MC Skat Kat.

He then directed many episodes of these favorite TV cartoons: “Road Rovers”, Disney’s “Mighty Ducks”, “PB & J Otter”, “Duckman”, “King of the Hill”, “Savage Dragon”, HBO’s “Happily Ever After Fairy Tales”, “Extreme Ghostbusters”, “Extreme Dinosaurs”, ” The Simpsons” and many more.
He also animated or was the Key Clean-up artist on a number of motion pictures such as Walt Disney’s “Prince and the Pauper” starring Mickey Mouse, Roger Rabbit in “Tummy Trouble”, “The Jetson’s Movie”, “Rover Dangerfield”, “Stay Tuned”, “Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night”, Steven Spielberg’s “Were Back”, and Don Bluth’s “Thumbelina”.

ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo is thrilled to welcome comic artist and illustrator extraordinaire Dave Wilkins to our Year 10.0 event as a featured guest! That’s right true believers, Mr. Wilkins has worked for Marvel, DC Comics, Darkhorse, Image Comics and Sideshow collectibles. He also has been a force in the gaming industry as an art director and concept artist working for Namco, Bandai, Capcom, and Sony PlayStation. Dave Wilkins currently is the lead artist on the ONE DND team at Wizards of the Coast. We are super excited to have Dave Wilkins join us here in the mighty ICT!

ICT Comic Con and Science Fiction Expo is pleased to welcome Rick Stasi as a featured guest for our Year 9.0 event! As well as being a super guy, Mr. Stasi is an accomplished comic book artist with credits at DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Charlton Comics, NOW Comics (Twilight Zone), Eclipse, Disney, Warner Bros. (Looney Tunes & Tiny Toons for Steven Spielberg) and LucasFilms/STAR WARS. Rick also contributes to Wonder Woman Day, an annual charity event that supports shelters for abused women and children.
Rick has taught comics, sequential art and storyboarding courses for more that twenty years, as an instructor with the Shawnee Mission School District, The Westport School of Art and The Kansas City Art Institute. He currently gives individual instruction and career counseling.

A true renaissance man, Rick Stasi is also an accomplished author and performer. His first non-comics related publishing venture, a book of original poetry and musings titled Funny You Should Ask! is in its second printing. Rick also produced a 2-CD audio collection of original poetry, musings and music Talking To Myself (To You!) and performs An Evening With Rick Stasi, one-man shows in live venues, for local charities. Currently, he is working on an animated version of this work. He is also a voice talent.

Rick has recently launched his own YouTube channel, Ninth Street Theatre Presents, Playhouse of the Mind featuring his spoken word performances and graphic design.

Most of all Mr. Rick Stasi has been a Wichita fan favorite since the 1980’s and we are thrilled to have him back with us here in the mighty ICT! Shazam!