With a successful Kickstarter campaign behind it, with over $56,000 raised, Awesome Con is gearing up for a solid second convention in 2014.

Guests are already lining up for next year’s convention. Along with George Pérez, Ben Templesmith, and Justin Jordan, here are a few more guests the convention has added:

• Melissa McBride, best known as Carol from AMC’s The Walking Dead 
• IronE Singleton, best known as T-Dog from AMC’s The Walking Dead
• Rob Paulsen, famed voice actor, known as Pinky, Yakko, Raphael (old TMNT), Donatello (new TMNT), Carl Wheezer, and like a zillion million more voices.
• Nicholas Brendon, returning from last year, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Criminal Minds.
• Ernie Hudson, also returning from last year, from Ghostbusters, The Crow, Oz, and a whole lot more!

The conventions is also in talks with a dozen more guests and waiting on the schedules for even more. That and more is quickly making Awesome Con 2014 one of the premiere events in the Washington, DC region.