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Tampa Bay Comic Convention – 2023
July 28, 2023 - July 30, 2023
Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a comic and pop culture event for the whole family! Celebrity guests, photo ops and autograph sessions, hundreds of hours of programming, cosplay, games and much more.
Friday July 28th, 2023 – 11:00am to 10:00pm
Saturday July 29th, 2023 – 11:00am to 10:00pm
Sunday July 30th, 2023 – 9:00am to 5:00pm
Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a comic book convention located in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Comic Convention is Tampa’s largest, true comic convention. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the Tampa Bay Comic Convention is a family-friendly convention.
Craig’s Moderating Schedule: (times and subjects may change without notice)
| FRI | 3:00PM-3:50PM | BALLROOM A | Cartoon Voice Actor Spotlight | Jim Cummings Maurice LaMarche Rob Paulsen |
Enjoy this spotlight panel featuring Jim Cummings (Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Ray the Firefly), Rob Paulsen (Pinky, Wacko, Carl Wheezer), and Maurice LaMarche (The Brain, Calculon, Mr. Big)! |
| SAT | 2:00PM-2:50PM | BALLROOM A | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Spotlight | Steve Burton, George Newbern | Enjoy this spotlight panel featuring Steve Burton and George Newbern! |
| SUN | 10:30PM-11:20PM | ROOM 103 | Bai Ling | Bai Ling | Bai Ling is a Chinese-American actress known for her work in the films The Crow, Nixon, Red Corner, Crank: High Voltage, Dumplings, Wild Wild West, Anna and the King, Southland Tales, and Maximum Impact, as well as TV shows Entourage and Lost. Notably, she won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 Hong Kong Film Awards and the 2004 Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan for her role in Dumplings. |
| SUN | 12:30PM-1:20PM | BALLROOM A | Walter Koenig Spotlight | Walter Koenig | Walter Koenig is an American actor and screenwriter best known for his role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in Star Trek: The Original Series. He went on to reprise this role in all six original-cast Star Trek films. He has also acted in several other series and films including Goodbye, Raggedy Ann, The Questor Tapes, and Babylon 5. In addition to his acting career, Koenig has made a career in writing as well and is known for working on Land of the Lost, Family, and What Really Happened to the Class of ’65?, and The Powers of Matthew Star. |
| SUN | 1:30PM-2:30PM | ROOM 103 | Artist Spotlight: Gavin Smith | Gavin Smith | Gavin Smith is the current artist for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ongoing series from IDW. Some of his most recent work includes Star Trek: The Mirror War for IDW, Heartpiercer for Dark Horse Comics, and various TMNT covers for IDW including The Last Ronin, Armageddon Game, and the ongoing series. |