Mississippi Comic Con is set to return to Jackson this summer with its biggest and best lineup yet.
Headlining the 10th annual event will be one of the most recognizable voices in the history of cartoons. Tom Kenny, who started his career as a comedian and on-screen actor, landed the role of SpongeBob in Nickelodeon’s hit show SpongeBob SquarePants in 1999. He’s continued as the voice of Bikini Bottom as the show is set to embark on its 15th season and still seeing record numbers. Other voice acting roles for Kenny have included Heffer Wolfe in Rocko’s Modem Life, the Ice King in Adventure Time, the narrator and mayor in The Powerpuff Girls, Dog in CatDog, and Squanchy in Rick and Morty.
For the movie buffs, there will be plenty of actors at Mississippi Comic Con including Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez of Napoleon Dynamite, Skeet Ulrich of Scream, and Tom Wilson of the Back to the Future trilogy. For the gamers, Nolan North of Assassin’s Creed and Steve Downes of Halo will be making appearances.
Other celebrity guests will include Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien, Firefly), Keith David (The Thing, They Live), John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville), Vicki Lawrence (The Carol Burnett Show, Mama’s Family), Jason Narvy and Paul Schrier (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Johnny Yong Bosch (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Bleach), Michelle Ruff (Bleach, Sailor Moon), and Booboo Stewart (Twilight, X-Men). WWE Hall of Famers Kevin Nash and The Godfather will also be in attendance with more guests to be announced in the coming weeks.
