

Maitland Ward is coming to Garden State Comic Fest at the Codey Arena in West Orange NJ June 28-29th
Maitland is an accomplished actress and author. She made her acting debut as Jessica Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Ward had guest-starring roles on USA High and the seventh season of ABC's Home Improvement; and co-starred with Jay Thomas and Mario Lopez in the 1997 television film Killing Mr. Griffin. Continuing to appear in film and television through the mid-2000s,

James Pax is coming to GSCF Summer 25’
n the 30 years of acting & producing career, James played the Legendary role of Lightning starred next to Kurt Russell & Kim Cattrall in Big Trouble in Little China, Kinjite with Charles Bronson, Invasion USA with Chuck Norris, TV movie In love & War with James Woods, NBC TV series Nasty Boys as series regular as Narcotic cop Jimmy Kee with Benjamin Bratt.

Steve Whitmire is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Steve is best known for voicing many of our childhood favorites including Kermit the Frog, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Ernie, Wembley Fraggle, Bean Bunny, and Sprocket for nearly 40 years.
Since starting on THE MUPPET SHOW in 1978, Whitmire has performed in virtually every Muppet project including FRAGGLE ROCK and SESAME STREET,
Whitmire’s legendary voice can also be heard in such iconic movies and shows like THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, THE WITCHES, DREAMCHILD, and DINOSAURS.

Kevin Clash is coming to GSCF: Summer 25
Kevin Clash is best known for Elmo (Sesame Street) 1979-2012. He also was part of Labyrinth (1986), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 (1990) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (1991), Happy Time Murders (SFX) 2018, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) 2019. In addition to Elmo, Clash is also known for performing Splinter (TMNT) Baby Sinclair (Dinosaurs), and Clifford (Muppets Tonight).

Michelle Santiago is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Michelle is an award-winning actor and producer who is best known for the horror films Stream and Terrifier 2. She can be seen in a few episodes of Servant and Fallout. She appears in the films: Clerks 3, 4:30 Movie, Call Her King, and The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom, just to name a few.

Jonathan Lipnicki is coming to GSCF Summer 25
Jonathan is both an amazing voice and onscreen actor. Through the years he has appeared in films such as Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, and Stuart Little 2, The Little Vampire, and Like Mike. More recently in 2024, Lipnicki starred in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake as the character Jasper Meadows.

Jo Armeniox is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Jo has been acting since 2006. In her career she has played Cora Pastor in Boardwalk Empire and has also appeared in the series Blue Bloods, Body of Proof and Unforgettable to name just a few. She also played Una in Blackbird on Broadway.

Sgt. Slaughter is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Sarge is a WWE Hall of Famer and was both the WWF's and AWA's Champion and in 1985 joined G.I. Joe to battle Cobra Commander and his evil forces as an action figure, a comic book hero and even on the G.I. Joe animated series.

Sean Kanan is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 28-29th
Sean Kanan is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 28-29th at the Codey Arena in West Orange NJ!
Sean is best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai, A. J. Quartermaine on General Hospital, and Deacon Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.