Washington State Summer Con

06/04/2026

Maul: Shadow Lord was top shelf Star Wars, and we have assembled six of the cast at the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

Meet Sam Witwer (Maul), Vanessa Marshall (Rook Kast), Charlie Bushnell (Rylee Lawson), Gideon Adlon (Devon Izara), Steve Blum (Icarus), and AJ LoCasio (Marrok) at the show and listen to them talk about some behind the scenes stories.

Star Wars fans will have plenty to do with 22 guests from the galaxy far, far away. Here is a list: https://www.wasummercon.com/category/star-wars/

An epic gathering and celebration of all things Pop Culture, Collectibles, Toys, Comic Books, Celebrities, Anime, Arts and Crafts, Video Games and so much more! The Absolutely Can't Miss Event of the Summer located at the Washington State Fair and Events Center in Puyallup. Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.wasummercon.com

Washington State summer con a convention for the fans june 19-21, 2026 ● puyallup, wa Look who has been announced for 2026 Click here to see the full guest list

06/03/2026

Meet the cast of MAUL: SHADOW LORD at Summer Con - June 19-21, 2026. Tickets on sale at wasummercon.com

06/03/2026

One last treat for the Trek fans... and Orange is the New Black fans. Please welcome Kate Mulgrew on Saturday, June 20th to the Washington State Summer Con lineup. Captain Janeway has read the reports of our rich coffee reserves and will be seeking coffee in our nebula.

Kate Mulgrew launched her acting career in 1975 with the starring role of Mary Ryan on the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope, a part that brought her immediate national recognition and ran for several years.

She quickly moved into primetime television and feature films, appearing in series such as Heartbeat and landing major roles in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) as Major Rayner Fleming and the popular comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987) opposite Billy Crystal.

Her breakthrough came in 1995 when she was cast as Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first woman to command a Star Trek series, in Star Trek: Voyager. Mulgrew portrayed the resolute Starfleet captain for all seven seasons (1995–2001), earning Saturn Awards and a devoted global fan base. She reprised the character as Admiral Janeway in the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis and later returned to the franchise in voice form as Hologram Janeway in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.

After Voyager, Mulgrew balanced television, film, and theater. She portrayed Katharine Hepburn in the one-woman play Tea at Five, which earned her a Lucille Lortel nomination and toured extensively.

In 2013, Mulgrew joined Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black as the fierce prison chef Galina “Red” Reznikov, appearing in all seven seasons through 2019 and earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Her recent credits include voice roles as the Museum Exhibit Narrator in the 2025 Pixar film Elio, Serpentina in The Bad Guys: The Series (2025–2026), and Domina in Invincible (2026), alongside the lead role of Theresa Bowers in the 2025 miniseries Dope Thief.

Meet Kate on Saturday ONLY at the Washington State Summer Con. She will be with us signing autographs, meeting fans, taking photo ops, speaking on a panel, and more. Admission Tickets are on sale now at: www.wasummercon.com

06/02/2026

Our final anime guest this year brings us the voice behind 3 icons: Yato, Yeager, and Dabi. Please welcome Jason Liebrecht to the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

Jason Liebrecht’s extensive credits include voicing Dabi in the long-running My Hero Academia series, Zeke Yeager/Beast Titan in Attack on Tita, Yato in Noragami, Train Heartnet in Black Cat, Hei in Darker than Black, and Syaoran in both Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.

Liebrecht also portrayed Rob Lucci in One Piece, Lavi and the Millennium Earl in D.Gray-man, Finnian in Black Butler, Vulcan Joseph in Fire Force, Hiroto Suwa in Orange, Mars in Black Clover, and Larcade Dragneel in the final season of Fairy Tail. Additional standout roles feature Tapion in Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon and supporting turns in Eden of the East, Black Clover, and RWBY (as Qrow).

His other credits in films and video games include Souhei in the film Wolf Children (2012), roles in Summer Wars (2009), and Alfons Heiderich in Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005).

In the realm of gaming, he can be heard as Champa & Tapion in the Dragon Ball Z game universe, Lo Wang in the Shadow Warrior games, Mordecai in Borderlands 2, 3 & The Pre-Sequel, Bane, Hawkman & Eclipso in DC Universe & Abel in Street Fighter IV & X Tekken, among others...

Meet Jason Liebrecht all weekend at the Washington State Summer Con from June 19th through the 21st. He will be signing autographs, taking photos, and speaking on a panel at the show. Tickets are on sale now! www.wasummercon.com

06/02/2026

We have a special treat for all of our OITNB fans. Daya is making her first appearance in the Pacific Northwest. Please welcome Dascha Polanco on Saturday and Sunday at the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

Dascha Polanco is best known for her breakout role as Dayanara “Daya” Diaz on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. She joined the ensemble in the show’s first season in 2013 as a recurring player and was promoted to series regular for seasons three through seven (2015–2019).

Polanco made her feature-film debut in Gimme Shelter (2013) opposite Vanessa Hudgens. She followed with supporting turns in The Cobbler (2014) alongside Adam Sandler, Joy (2015), and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019) as a nurse.

On television, she appeared in recurring roles on American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018) and Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us (2019), as well as guest spots on Russian Doll, Evil, and Poker Face.

Her other film credits include Cuca in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (2021), Tiffany Cleary in Samaritan (2022), and the voice of Jessica Cruz in DC League of Super-Pets (2022). She also voiced Luna in the English dub of Mutafukaz (2018) and appeared in the indie drama A Little Prayer (2023) as Narcedalia.

In recent years Polanco has had roles in Air Force One Down (2024) as Vice President Hansen, Junction (2024), the voice of La Reina in the animated series Dora (2024–2025), Major Lucia Narvaez in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2025), and the lead in the Lifetime film Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story (2025). She also voiced a character in American Dad! and appeared in the series Stumble (2025).

Meet Dascha Polanco on Saturday and Sunday at the Washington State Summer Con. She will be signing autographs, taking photos, and speaking on a special can't miss Orange is the New Black panel at the show. Tickets for the Washington State Summer Con are on sale now! www.wasummercon.com

06/01/2026

Three years is too long to be without the awesome Alicia Marie. She is an internationally recognized costume artist, fitness expert and competitor, cosplayer, and television personality. Please welcome back the multi-talented Alicia Marie to Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st in Puyallup meeting with fans and working with our cosplay team for some educational workshops and tutorials.

Alicia is a professional costume artist who turned her love of super-physiques, comic books, video games, and anime art into a creative career. She is a self-professed “compulsive maker” who creates costumes and character looks for media companies like NBC, Warner Brothers; gaming and interactive studios such as Netherrealm (Mortal Kombat), Riot and 2k Games; and for celebrities such as platinum recording artist Megan Thee Stallion, Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis and WWE world champions Ronda Rousey and Thea Trinidad.

Alicia started her career as a professional Figure and Bikini Competitor, Fitness Model, and Television personality. She has won many fitness and bodybuilding titles and has been recognized as a leading health and wellness teacher. She is the physical inspiration for some female fighting characters in popular video games today. In 2020, she was introduced as a playable character in Sony Interactive’s new Predator game PREDATOR: Hunting Grounds.

Alicia, who refers to herself as a “cyborg” following bilateral cochlear surgery, is an avid advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing. She is a television and fitness expert, and in 2012, she took that experience and co-authored "The B***y Bible" to add an author title to her resume. When she isn’t designing a new costume - you can find Alicia playing Dungeons & Dragons or other TTRPGs live or working out at the gym inspired by the characters she loves to cosplay!

She holds degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Connecticut and studied broadcast journalism at Columbia University. When she isn't creating a new costume, creating damage specs for a new video game character or working on set, you can find Alicia in the gym or playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Meet Alicia at the Washington State Summer Con. She will have a booth to meet her fans and take some pictures in her cosplay of choice. Alicia will be with us all weekend in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

06/01/2026

Adding to the Straw Hats collection in our lineup is someone known as a real Whis. Please welcome Ian Sinclair back to the Washington State Summer Con from June 19th through the 21st. Ian Sinclair's career spans two decades in voice acting in anime and video games.

Sinclair’s breakout credits include the title character Dandy in Space Dandy (2014) and the eccentric skeletal musician Brook in the One Piece series and films such as One Piece Film: Strong World, Z, Gold, and Stampede. He also voices the angelic attendant Whis in the Dragon Ball franchise, notably in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Resurrection ‘F’, Dragon Ball Super, and movies.

His additional roles feature Mezo Shoji in My Hero Academia, Magna Swing in Black Clover, Tsukasa Shishio in Dr. Stone, Souei in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Kureno Soma in Fruits Basket, Saichi Sugimoto in Golden Kamuy, and the Narrator in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. He has contributed to series including Toriko, Baccano!, Attack on Titan, and Fairy Tail.

In video games, Sinclair’s credits include Baron Flynt in Borderlands, Zaveid in Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria, Rashid in Street Fighter V and Street Fighter 6, and multiple roles in Battleborn and Fire Emblem titles.

Meet Ian Sinclair all weekend at the Washington State Summer Con from June 19th through the 21st. He will be signing autographs, taking photos, and speaking on at least one panel at the show. Tickets are on sale now! www.wasummercon.com

06/01/2026

Choosing our final comic book guest wasn't a real Nailbitter, but a great PNW talent that keep producing great covers for Marvel and Image. Please welcome Mike Henderson to the Washington State Summer Con lineup in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

Mike Henderson is a comic book artist, co-creator, and Joe Kubert School graduate known for his dynamic linework across horror, superhero, and sci-fi genres. He has over 200 credited issues and works as a penciler, inker, cover artist, and creator.

Some of his Creator-owned highlights include Nailbiter (2014–2017, ~40 issues) and Nailbiter Returns (2020–2021, 12 issues) with Joshua Williamson.
He was the co-creator & artist of The Forged (2023–present, 18+ issues, ongoing; vols. 1–4 collected) with Greg Rucka & Eric Trautmann and co-creator & artist of The Hive (2025 series, TP Vol. 1 Aug 2025).

Some of his early and independent work include the graphic novels Smuggling Spirits and Hexen Hammers; credits at Viper Comics, Arcana Studios, Aardwolf, Desperado Publishing, and IDW including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series.

For Marvel Comics, he was the artist on Dead Man Logan (12 issues, 2018–2019; complete collection), Daredevil, Cable (incl. Love and Chrome), Wolverine (incl. Saladin Ahmed run, Vol. 3 TP), Venom, Fantastic Four, Taskmaster, Children of the Atom, Empyre: Captain America, plus upcoming Queen in Black, Emma Frost: The White Queen, and more. He has also contributed to DC Comics.

Meet Mike all weekend at the Washington State Summer Con from June 19th through the 21st. He will be the Creator Area in Artist Alley signing books, meeting fans, taking photos, and speaking on a panel at the show. Tickets are on sale now! www.wasummercon.com

06/01/2026

Lauren Tom has and enormous list of credits over the last four decades spanning live-action television, feature films, on stage, and beloved animated classics. Please welcome Lauren Tom to the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup from June 19th through the 21st.

Lauren Tom launched her screen acting career in the late 1980s with supporting roles in major films, including Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Cadillac Man.

Her breakthrough came with a lead performance as Lena St. Clair in the acclaimed ensemble drama The Joy Luck Club. She followed with additional film credits such as When a Man Loves a Woman, Mr. Jones, Bad Santa, In Good Company, and Grandma.

On live-action television, Tom became widely recognized for recurring and series-regular roles in hit sitcoms and dramas. She portrayed Ross’s girlfriend Julie across eight episodes of Friends, Dot in the final seasons of Grace Under Fire, Mai Washington on Men in Trees, Linda Tran on Supernatural, and Celia Mack as a series regular on the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack. She has also guest-starred on series including Grey’s Anatomy, The Closer, Monk, The Nanny, and more recently appeared in Interior Chinatown, Poker Face, and The Copenhagen Test.

Tom has a number of voice-acting credits in animation including Amy Wong and her mother Inez Wong on Futurama. She voiced both Minh and Connie Souphanousinphone on King of the Hill, Dana Tan on Batman Beyond, Numbuh 3/Kuki Sanban on Codename: Kids Next Door, and both Jinx and Gizmo on Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!. Her animated film credits include Mulan II and Kung Fu Panda 2.

Her other credits include: Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, Hamster & Gretel, Hailey’s on It!, and recent 2025 series including Iron Man and His Awesome Friends.

Meet Lauren Tom all weekend at the Washington State Summer Con from June 19th through the 21st. She will be signing autographs, taking photos, and speaking on a panel at the show. Tickets are on sale now! www.wasummercon.com