ThunderCon at ABAC

06/03/2026

ThunderCon is excited to welcome back Golden Spirit Cosplay as a featured cosplay guest and judge for our 2026 cosplay contest!

Golden Spirit Cosplay is a local competitive cosplayer with 15 years and counting of cosplay and contest experience. She has won multiple awards over the years in various states and focuses on the "play" part of cosplay with her unique performances. A proponent of "Cosplay is for Everyone" and "Cosplay is Not Consent", she encourages cosplayers of all ages and levels to do what they love.

05/22/2026

Our friends at Gray Ghost Comics are hosting an awesome comic release event! If you're in the Tifton area on June 13, be sure to check it out!

It’s time to announce our next huge signing!!

The master of ceremonies himself , Matt Knowles is returning for a release event For Tatsumi #2! Matt is one of the co-creators behind InSymmetry Creations, LLC and has been here once before! But this time he’s coming for a brand new release party and he’ll have some new swag with him as well!!!

This time he’s not coming alone! Coming in all the way from California, is the other mind behind Insymmetry Creations, Steph Cannon!!! Steph is a fantastic writer and creator!! This is her first time at the store, so we know yall will give her a great welcome!!

They will be bringing their all new books, announcing some more awesome kickstarter projects, and while they’re here, they may have some special announcements and special incentives as well!

So come on out June 13th at 11:00 am for some awesome items brought by some great people!!

Coming Soon to South Ga Think Tifton Downtown Tifton

05/19/2026

ThunderCon is excited to announce that Chris Tergliafera is joining us at ThunderCon 2026!

Chris Tergliafera is an accomplished voice actor with a diverse portfolio in anime, video games, and animation. He's notable for his role as the Fatui Harbinger Capitano in Genshin Impact and the Danganronpa video games as the voice of Gundham Tanaka and Ryoma Hoshi. He also can be heard in anime, such as the powerful fortune-teller Mohammad Avdol in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Silva Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Sigma/Ultron Sigma in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinity, Rasticore from Disney’s Star Vs the Forces of Evil, Kiyotaka Ijichi in JuJutsu Kaisen, and so much more!!

05/15/2026

ThunderCon is thrilled to announce that Patrick Pedraza is joining us at ThunderCon 2026!

Hailing from Oxnard, California, Patrick Pedraza is a Latino Voice Actor currently best known for voicing the highly anticipated character Scaramouche on the game Genshin Impact. Patrick considers himself a versatile VA as he’s been the voice of Good Luck Bear on the Care Bears series since 2018 and has voiced other characters such as Yun on Crunchyroll’s Onyx Equinox, Sandy and Gus on Brawlstars and, Carlos Kitbash from Rescue Heroes. Patrick grew up in the punk scene and was a drummer in many bands that toured across the country. He still writes songs in his dad punk band “Dad Brains” but Voice Acting is his main passion.

05/12/2026

ThunderCon is excited to welcome back .eve.cosplay as a featured cosplay guest and judge for our 2026 cosplay contest!

Hallow.eve.cosplay from Valdosta is a master at turning beginner work into a pro and loves bringing cardboard to the cosplay world!

05/05/2026

ThunderCon is thrilled to announce The Fallout Xperience will be at ThunderCon 2026!

The Fallout Xperience is a traveling immersive cosplay exhibit created and directed by Tyler and Autumn, two fans of Fallout and cosplay who turned their passion for world-building, props, and community into something much bigger than a convention display.

What started as a small collection of handmade props has grown into a full Wasteland-themed experience, complete with large-scale builds, interactive photo areas, and screen-inspired details crafted with love, creativity, and a whole lot of super glue.

As co-directors, Autumn and Tyler share the vision of using cosplay for more than just entertainment. Every event is an opportunity to give back. Over the years, The Fallout Xperience has raised thousands of dollars for charity, supporting causes like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Trevor Project, and other organizations that make a real difference in people’s lives.

The mission is simple: Do good, build cool things, and bring people together through the Fallout universe.

Whether you visit the booth to take photos, see the props, meet the team, or support the charity efforts, you become part of the Wasteland family that makes this project possible.

05/01/2026

Our first guest announcement of 2026!

ThunderCon is excited to announce that Shawn Gann is joining us at ThunderCon 2026!

Shawn is a proud Filipino-American ADR Voice and Casting Director, Voiceover Artist, and Educator for Crunchyroll who has voiced roles in My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, One Piece, Fruits Basket, Ranking of Kings, Radiant, Ensemble Stars, Wind Breaker, and many others. His ADR director credits include work in Buddy Daddies, Horimiya, Fruits Basket, Laid Back Camp, The Apothecary Diaries, Kaiju No. 8, Hell's Paradise, Sentenced to Be a Hero, Takopi's Original Sin, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

He has also been featured in several video games; most notably, for GearBox Software's Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, miHoYo's Genshin Impact, and Netmarble's Seven Knights Re:BIRTH. Recently, he wrapped filming for Amazon's The Dark Places and Firelight Entertainment's synchronized A Midsummer Night's Dream. For most of his career, Shawn has been a theatre maker in Dallas-Fort Worth that has performed on most major stages, started several companies, and has been a producing board/company member with many others; he has also toured Nationally and Internationally as an actor which includes performing in Scotland’s Festival Fringe in Edinburgh.

03/19/2026

We are six months aways from ThunderCon 2026!

That may seem like a long time off, but we cannot wait to see the incredible cosplays that attendees will bring!

ThunderCon welcomes all cosplayers from all levels of experience, so if you are a master cosplayer or just starting out, bring it to ThunderCon 2026 and have a blast! (Just make sure to follow our cosplay guidelines found on our website - link.abac.edu/thundercon2026)

Also, if you want to showcase your cosplay, consider competing in our cosplay contest! You can register to compete at https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/LsNYO307cdX68236DrkjA0

03/12/2026

Applications for the ThunderCon 2026 Dealer's Hall & Artist Alley are open!

If you make or sell anything related to anime, comics, games, cartoons, movies, or pop culture in general, then consider vending at ThunderCon on September 19th in Tifton, Georgia!

***Application link in bio; application fee can be purchased through our website - link.abac.edu/thundercon2026***

01/28/2026

Save the Date - September 19, 2026