2026 MARCH 27-28-29
Gas South Convention Center
Duluth, GA 30097
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GUESTS
Best known worldwide as Bud Bundy from the iconic television series Married…With Children, actor Dave Faustino has deep roots in Hip-Hop culture beyond television.
In the early 1990s, Faustino owned Balistyx, the first Hip-Hop club on the legendary Sunset Strip, where Hollywood and Hip-Hop collided. The groundbreaking venue welcomed artists and celebrities including B-Real of Cypress Hill, Eazy-E of the iconic group N.W.A., and helped introduce emerging talents such as will.i.am and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, as well as legendary producer The Alchemist and Grammy Nominated musical artist Robin Thicke.
Out of that culture came Faustino’s Hip-Hop persona Grandmaster B. Now, for the first time ever, Grandmaster B is becoming a designer vinyl collectible figure, created by renowned toy designer David Vonner.
Be there, Saturday 3/28 only, for the LIVE debut and FIRST LOOK at the Grandmaster B vinyl figure. Pre-Order details will be announced exclusively at Toylanta.
Read James Zahn's article from toybook.com HERE
Master Pesina is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Subzero and Reptile in the original Mortal Kombat videogame, and added Noob Saibot and Smoke to his ninja arsenal for the sequel, Mortal Kombat 2! He also had the privilege of being a cast member of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Secret of the Ooze as a Foot clan soldier.
Anthony Marquez is best known for his portrayal of Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat 2, 3, and 4 video games! He also helped breathe in life to Fujin in Mortal Kombat 4. Anthony was also one of the few chosen to wear the blue turtle costume for Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles in Time.
Don't forget to get your TICKETS for the after hours special event Pizza & Gaming Party at the Holiday Inn Gas South Fri 3/27 8pm-10pm!
Flint Dille has worked on 80s cartoon classics like Transformers, G.I. Joe, the Garbage Pail Kids, and Inhumanoids as well as the interactive novels he wrote with Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons. Flint had a hand in many pockets of 80s popular culture. He's worked with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, and a host of others as a writer, story editor, show runner, and/or producer of iconic entertainment in almost every medium.
Flint has proven his talents as a screenwriter and showrunner for animated and live-action projects. Notable credits include Transformers G1, American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West, and Starship Troopers: Invasion.
Flint also has an extensive career in the gaming world. Deemed "The most published Game Writer in the World" by the Writer’s Guild of America, Flint has twice won 'Game Script of the Year' (Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (with John Zuur Platten) and Dead to Rights and was nominated for Ghostbusters and Dark Athena. He has multiple platinum titles and has worked on crown jewel franchises including James Bond, Mission: Impossible, Tiny Toons, Batman: Rise of Sin Tsu (Guinness Book of Videogame Records for creating the first Batman villain outside of the comics) and also adapted as a novel, Superman, Dungeons & Dragons, Teen Titans and Scooby-Doo.
Steve Cardenas is an American martial artist and actor. He is best known for playing the character Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Blue Zeo Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. He holds multiple awards from martial arts contests.
Gregg Berger is an American Voice / Actor, who is internationally known for his iconic roles as GRIMLOCK in G1 Transformers and Transformers Fall of Cybertron, Transformers: Devastation, Power of the Primes and more. His classic and contemporary iconic roles also include Odie, Squeak, Harry and others in the Garfield franchise, Spirit and Firefly in the original animated G.I. Joe, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter in Spider-Man, Cornfed in Duckman, Agent Kay in Men in Black, The Animated Series, Sir Jecht in Final Fantasy, Eeyore in Kingdom Hearts 2, The Pain in Metal Gear Solid 3, The Gromble in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and many more including, Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Droid General Kalani, Resident Evil: Raccoon City as Harley, Guild Wars 2 as Conrad and Duggadoo, Dishonored as Street Speaker and Halo Wars as Cutter and in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy as Ripto. On camera, he had leading roles in the classic comedy Police Academy: Mission To Moscow and the Sci Fi Comedy cult classic Spaced Invaders as well as three pilots for CBS. Gregg Berger is the author of Think Globally… Act VOCALLY! (And Voice Virtue) and is the reader of the Audiobook. It is available on iTunes and Audible.com. For many years he was associated with Famous Fone Friends, making calls in requested iconic animated character voices to children in Pediatric Hospitals.
Kerrigan Mahan is an American Voice / Actor who played Goldar in Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers Zeo, and the original Magna Defender in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. He also has had voice roles in Lensman, Zillion, Vampire Hunter D and Crying Freeman, Jeb the talking dog in VR Troopers and more!
Mr. Hill was a producer & writer during his time with Sunbow Productions for the 1980s hit cartoons G.I. Joe & Transformers. He is best known for writing episodes like Transformers: "The Gambler" in which he created the character Devcon; G.I. Joe: "Cold Slither" in which he wrote both the episode and the song; G.I. Joe: "Ninja Holiday" and more! He also created the G.I. Joe character Claymore and wrote “Special Mission: Brazil.” In addition to his work on G.I. Joe and Transformers, he wrote episodes for My Little Pony, Garbage Pail Kids, Dragon’s Lair, Centurions, and - what fans describe as, the most emotion-filled episode of Jem!
Atlanta-based producer Hotep has built a long-standing career as a leader and champion for the independent, creative voice. His phenomenal track record as a successful entrepreneur spans 30 years and multiple media industries including: music, film, books, toys, videogames and animation. He tours as a speaker at conferences where he teaches the Make A Way Method to audiences across the US. Hotep’s most recent creation, the anime brand Black Lion and Cubs is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and is a perfect example of why his work has earned him several awards as well as nominations for the Presidential Citizen’s Award and as a CNN Hero.
Michael Gotto is an American actor best known for playing young Tommy Oliver in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers.
Terence Muncy is an artist, illustrator and filmmaker with over 25 years in the field! His work(s) include comics, toy line art, special effects, special effects make up, set fabrication and directing. His art is featured in the German Masters of the Universe Magazine “Die Welt der Meister – Magazin.” He is the head artist for Indiana horror icon Sammy Terry and has done design work for many bands and celebrities including G.I. Joe legends Sgt Slaughter and Michael Charles Hill!
D-Amazing is a freelance toy photographer and toy reviewer. He also does a Podcast of what life is like being “…a somewhat known toy guy…” Driven by imagination and fun, he often does crossover work and enjoys mixing and matching to create new universes from existing ones.
Wayne A. Scheiner is the author and creator of The Toy Collectors Wish Book series, a visually driven encyclopedic guidebook collection dedicated to documenting the golden age of toys. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Wayne carries decades of experience in music production, graphic design, printing, and creative development into his work. His passion for vintage toys and visual storytelling led him to combine dramatic diorama photography with detailed historical research, creating a modern collector’s reference series, inspired by the classic holiday catalogs of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
The "Retro Toy Quest" project began in 2018 as an online museum concept before evolving into highly detailed single-page reference guides, embraced by the collector community. The growing demand ultimately led to the development of a full-blown book series. Wayne’s signature hero diorama photography and hands-on creative design work anchor each chapter, blending artistic design with meticulous historical accuracy.
Wayne is currently developing The Toy Collectors Wish Book: Special Edition – G.I. Joe, an expanded archival volume exploring the iconic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line.
Joshua is currently a writer for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, Hot Wheels as well as Heavy Metal Illustrated. He has written for Marvel Entertainment, Humanoids, Motherboard, Assemble Media, Sci-Futures, Sun-Man and Cartoon Network’s Ben 10. He served the writer’s room for the Emmy-Award winning animated series, Niko and the Sword of Light. Joshua has also written for major theatrical campaigns, like: The Predator, and Deadpool 2.
R. Carson Mataxis is an Emmy-winning animator and editor, author, and now toy maker! Carson started collecting G.I.JOE in 1985. He started building 3DJOES in 2012, authored The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero from 2015-2023, and has been leading the charge on Operation: Recall since funding in 2022.
Jason Flowers is a comic book creator and cover artist from Atlanta, GA. He has illustrated covers for many companies such as IDW, BOOM, Image, Dynamite, Oni Press, Scout, Aftershock and more on properties like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT: The Last Ronin, Exquisite Corpses, The Darkness, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Usagi Yojimbo, Naruto, Street Fighter, Biker Mice from Mars, The Crow and many more. He has illustrated sketch cards for companies like Topps Cards, Upper Deck, Disney, Breygent and Unstoppable Cards on properties such as Star Wars, Mars Attacks, Alien, Vampirella, Night of the living dead, Avengers, Marvel Premiere and more. His creator owned comics included his published graphic novels, RIPPED for Arcana Comics and AAI Wars for Caliber Comics. Currently he is self-publishing his comics, Bounty Bullfrog and Demon Blood through Octa-Ink Comics.
Dave Igo has 20 years’ experience combined as Creative Director, Manager and Designer at various high-end collectibles companies like Gentle Giant Studios, Sideshow Collectibles, and Tweeterhead, where he is still working closely with the company on their Masters of the Universe line. Additionally, Dave is working at ReVenture Studios, which specializes in high end resin collectibles, as well as jamming on his own venture, IGOSTUFF creating original properties like MONSTORS, an action figure line which funded on Kickstarter, and KAIJU DOOM, original figures licensed and produced by ACRO as a soft vinyl line.
Guy Dorian Sr. is a versatile artist known for his contributions across multiple creative fields. With over 30 years of experience, he has made significant impacts in comic book art, toy design, and cinematic artistry. Guy has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Marvel, DC, IDW, JusToys, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, and Storm King Productions.
In the realm of comic books, Guy has left his mark as an inker on various Marvel Entertainment products worldwide. His work spans magazines, coloring & activity books, video games, wall posters, cups, hats, t-shirts, and more. From The New Warriors to Marvel Comics Presents and Night Thrasher, Guy’s portfolio includes notable titles. He is also celebrated as the co-creator, alongside Dan Slott, of the character Scorch, featured in Marvel comics and the TV series Marvel Agents of SHIELD. Recent projects include pencil work on ROM for IDW, ROM & The Micronauts, John Carpenter’s Hyperbreed, GI Joe: A Real American Hero, and many others.
Guy Dorian Sr and Larry Hama recently ran a successfully crowdfunded new series, MOUNTIES VS WEREWOLVES!
In addition to being the publisher/editor-in-chief of the bi-monthly print magazine Toycollectr, Blake is the author of the three volume book series Toys that Time Forgot which tells the histories of unproduced action figures from the 80s, 90s and 2000s including production process photographs, prototypes that were made, and concept drawings and sketches. He is also the writer/creator of the graphic novel Moonman Zero Book 1 which fully funded on Kickstarter last year with more tales planned to come from the Zeroverse! For those who missed the crowdfund, you can pre-order it on BigBadToyStore.
Robo has five decades of loving action figures and pop culture under his belt and has spent ten of those years talking about it on YouTube. Ranging from reviews to news to customizing to just finding joy in the hobby, if he finds it interesting or nostalgic he'll give it a gander. Essentially, he'll be rambling about Marvel, Star Wars, and other toy lines until it's not fun anymore....which won't happen any time soon. Robo Don't Booth - so be sure to look for him wandering the show floors talking toys!
John Anderson is an actor, comedian, and self-proclaimed professional "Trick Talking Meat;” he landed his first major motion picture role as a Ravager in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. John also appeared in Jumanji: The Next Level, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Tag, Black Panther, Stranger Things, Sleepy Hollow, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Discovery Channel's Manhunt: Unabomber, Logan Lucky, Pitch Perfect 3, I, Tonya, Jumanji, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Case for Christ, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, MacGyver, The Front Runner, The Leisure Seeker, Hell Fest, Being Mary Jane, and Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home.
He also happens to be a really good Dude!!
Erik Arana is a freelance designer. He has worked at Hasbro; was a founder at Boss Fight Studio; and has designed costumes for professional luchadors and wrestlers. With more than 20 years in the toy industry, he has designed toys for GI Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, Marvel, Beyblade, Phantom, Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Zorro, La Borinquiña, MLW, and Legends of Lucha Libre. He also co-created Vitruvian H.A.C.K.S. He currently freelances within the toy and wrestling communities designing figures, costumes, and characters for C.H.A.O.S., I.M.P.A.C.T., Dime Novel Legends, AEW, and more…