Flork does a great webcomic and is excited to meet and chat with fans at OMG!con this summer! You can check out their comic at https://www.thatsockcomic.com/ If you haven't already, don't forget to preregister to get your tickets at the discounted price while you can so you can meet this awesome webcomic author!
Marin has a passion for talking and language, which has led to a fruitful career in foreign dubbing and ADR.
Marin is a voice actor and writer working out of Los Angeles known for their work as Nimbus in DESTINY 2, Athena, Alecto and Tisiphone in Supergiant Games' HADES, Abyss in MASHLE: Magic and Muscles, Namari in Delicious in Dungeon, Nasiens in Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Thrud and Benzaiten in RECORD OF RAGNAROK, Enkidu in Fate/strange Fake and Fate/Grand Order: Babylonia, Opal in Pokemon: Master Journeys, Amanda O'Neill in Little Witch Academia, Mossan in FLCL: Alternative/Shoegaze, Fiora in Fire Emblem Heroes, Kyosuke in Madoka Magica, Gloxinia in Seven Deadly Sins, Izanami in B: The Beginning, Satoshi in Anohana, Ursula in Spirit Chronicles, Recon in Sword Art Online, Viola in Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology, Mirina in Etrian Odyssey V, as well as in projects like DEAD SPACE (2023), World of Warcraft, FENA: Pirate Princess, Yashahime, Junji Ito Maniac: Tales of the Macabre, Fate/ZERO, CANNON BUSTERS, Ranking of Kings, Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU.
When Marin isn’t behind a mic, they can usually be found working pre-production or as the english script adapter on projects like SHOGUN, KENGAN ASHURA, Kakegurui Twin, CANNON BUSTERS, Persona 5: The Animation, Lupin the 3rd: The First, Promare, Visitors and Gundam SEED/DESTINY
In 2006, Martin uploaded a series of Yu-Gi-Oh parodies entitled "The Abridged Series" to YouTube and the rest is ancient internet history. Later he would collaborate with other abridgers such as TeamFourStar, voicing characters like Freeza in their DBZ Abridged project. Martin has also provided his voice to professional dubs such as Hunter x Hunter. Ajin: Demi-Human, K-On: The Movie, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Outside of anime dubs, Martin's voice can be heard in video games such as Sprint Vector, Tales of Zestiria, and The Journey Down. You can also hear Martin providing the official English audio description for all of the recent Star Wars films, from The Force Awakens onwards.
Boundary Break is a web series where the host Shesez takes a games camera anywhere to find interesting unused content and show off how a game sometimes works!
Please welcome back to OMG!con, Andrew Kenady. Andrew Kenady, better known as Nintendrew on YouTube, is a retro game collector and enthusiast. His videos cover all kinds of strange corners within the history of video games as well as commentaries on modern releases and the occasional DIY tutorial. Most recently, he tried his hand at game development and released C.A.R.L., a quirky, charming platformer that also serves as a love letter to his childhood nostalgia. https://www.youtube.com/@Nintendrew
What about a special Beeg welcome back to, Beeg Jon. Jonathan Cochren (aka Beeg Jon) is an entertainer and producer on the web. (People still call it that, right?) Raised in Indiana, he began his journey on Twitch back in 2011 and shortly after started his YouTube career with his best buddy Jacob. (Indiejacob, formerly The Nintendo Project.) Graduating from USI, Jonathan was hired at 44News as creative producer where he spent a better part of two years producing commercials and graphics which are still on air today! All the while, maintaining his grind on YouTube with another dear friend, Nathaniel Bandy. For the past seven years, Beeg Jon has been editing videos for Nathaniel Bandy and Bathaniel Nandy. As a member of Minus World, Beeg Jon has found where he belongs. Amongst a group of fabulously talented gamers, including Nintendrew. (Jon's long lost brother.) Together they are here to share their stories in hopes of inspiring other local creators to follow their passions and to keep the dream alive for us all, playing games and doing goofs for a living with all your homies! His videos can be found here
https://www.youtube.com/@BeegJon_
"Generalist” is defined an artist that possesses a high degree of proficiency across multiple disciplines including modeling, lighting, texturing, shading/look development, FX, matte painting, animation, shot composition, and rendering.” In short, an artist who has the knowledge of the complete VFX pipeline.
Due to his background in multiple 2d and 3d, Yoshi has served in various roles throughout his career, from Concept Artist, to Designer, to Senior Generalist on various film and television projects including Star Wars (The Mandalorian, Rise of Skywalker, Obi-Wan), Marvel (Agents of Shield, Hawkeye, Runaways), Love+Death+Robots, and a number of videogame projects as well, including League of Legends Odyssey, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and Destiny 2.
Yoshi is currently working as a Designer on the Amazon Prime series "Invincible", his first tenure in the 2d animation industry. When not working on mainstream projects, he assists with various Indie/YouTube creators including AVGN, Game Sack, Game Chasers, John Riggs, and the CU Podcast/Pat the NES Punk.
In short, Yoshi likes to refer to himself as an "Artist of all Arts!" always looking for the next adventure.
Audacious Machine Creative is the driving force behind some of your favorite hit audio dramas and podcasts, including Unwell and World Gone Wrong. The team joining us consists of Michael Turrentine (he/him), Hilary Williams (she/her), Eleanor Hyde (she/her), and Jeffrey Nils Gardner (they/them)!Unwell; a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a fiction podcast about conspiracies, ghosts, and unusual families of blood and choice. Winner of the BBC's Best Audio Fiction Podcast award of 2021.
World Gone Wrong is a fictional chat show about friendship at the end of the world.
Michael Turrentine works across podcasts (Unwell, How’s Your Heart, World Gone Wrong, The Grey Rooms), TV (South Side, Emperor of Ocean Park, The 4400, Red Line), and too many plays to mention (The Lyric Opera, Marriott, Drury Lane, The Gift Theatre, and several others).
Hilary Williams is an actor on TV (Chicago Fire, Emperor of Ocean Park) and on stage (The Hypocrites, LifeLine, Rivendell Ensemble). She is a company member with Chicago's Bramble Ensemble. She is a voice actor for PBS and Audacious Machine Creative, appearing in both Unwell and World Gone Wrong.
Eleanor Hyde is a producer and storyteller. She serves as executive producer on Unwell and World Gone Wrong. She’s worked on audio fiction projects for clients like Audible, Echoverse, and Encyclopedia Britannica. As a game designer, she produced highly narrative games under the moniker Rabbit Hole. In her previous life as a theater producer, she held leadership positions at Chicago Shakespeare, Emerald City Theatre, and New Leaf Theatre. Eleanor holds an MFA in Arts Administration & Leadership from DePaul University.
Jeffrey Nils Gardner is a director, audio artist, and sound designer. They have worked in audio fiction since 2009, serving as executive producer on World Gone Wrong, Unwell, and Our Fair City. They’ve designed podcasts for Audible, Vox, Gideon Media, and others, and taught at Northwestern University and Kenyon College. They’re also a team leader for the Illinois Choice Action Team (ICAT), a direct action group defending abortion access at independent clinics in Illinois, and play fiddle and mandolin in the band Olivia & The Lovers. Jeffrey holds a Masters in Sound Arts and Industries at Northwestern University.
Callicake is a cosplayer from the Pacific Northwest, best known on TikTok for her Principal Nezu, Present Mic, and Aziraphale cosplays. As a life-long believer in "How hard could it be?" she's always jumping into new adventures and wants to bring people along. So, if you want to talk cosplay, anime, video games, tabletop games, webtoons, or who knows what else don’t miss out on finding her this June at OMG!Con.
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Scarredmewtwo is an award winning cosplayer who has been cosplaying for ten years, and specializes in needlework and dabbles in armor. Along with cosplay - Scarredmewtwo holds a degree in circus arts and specializes in Cyr Wheel and aerial arts. He combines his love of costumes with circus.
Chus2Riot (formerly known as "The Abusement Park") consists of the always entertaining, entrepreneurial sisters Angela Nicole Chu and Lee Riot. As indie authors, Twitch streamers, and the producers behind more than one awesomely bad film (sorry, not sorry, y'all!), Chus2Riot has brought their expertise and comedic talents to conventions for over a decade. Go frolic to their events all weekend to learn their tricks of the indie trade by day, and then strap in to enjoy their spicier Internet finds by night!
Carter & Cobble Gaming (...or is that Cobble & Carter Gaming??) have a lot of things to rant about. Or, since it IS Carter & Cobble, they have a lot of things to yell and scream about, especially when Carter forces Cobble to play spooky games LIVE for the audience's joy. But once they're done waxing poetic about all things nerdy, they're here to walk you through the ins and outs of running kick-butt D&D Campaigns. And that's what truly brings these Barbarians joy!
Hai! Hai! HaiHaiHaiHai!!☆ Weebdad aka Chris has been doing panels for fourteen years, and has been a featured panelist numerous times over the years. Crisasster has been running panels and making cosplays for as long, and has won numerous awards for her craftsmanship. Together they love running panels on their fandoms, and hobbies. They are very excited to be returning to OMG!con this year and running panels that include their favorite manga authors, old school anime, and v-tubers!
OMG!Con's videogame room is pretty legendary, but we're always working to make it even better. We're happy to announce that Seth Fulkerson of Seedy Eye Software will be joining us this year!
Seth is an independent game developer best known for developing Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, a spiritual successor to two infamous fantasy action-adventure titles. An enthusiast of lesser-loved and underappreciated titles, he has been making games for over 15 years in both hobbyist and professional capacity.
He'll be showing off Arzette most of the weekend, and will also be hosting a panel on indie game development that you won't want to miss!
Andy Imlay was born several weeks early in Owensboro, Kentucky. He has Cerebral Palsy, a congenital disorder that often requires him to use a wheelchair to get around safely. Having a disability doesn’t get him down, however. Instead, it fires him up. It gives him a unique perspective in life, and that translates into comedy gold. He has performed with Dustin Diamond aka "Screech" from Saved by the Bell, Donnie Baker and Cledus T Judd.
Gavin Eddings was born and raised in the city of Evansville, IN. Gavin was brought up Mormon and was homeschooled during high school. These qualities, along with being deeply rooted in geek culture, Gavin quickly realized the odds of being normal were stacked against him. Instead of fighting for normality, he began doing stand-up in the Fall of 2008. He has performed all across the Midwest including Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, and various other places you would probably keep on driving through if on a road trip.
Kris Izzi is a walking example of how with enough time, anything can be funny. Through his comedy he takes you on a journey about him marrying up, growing up poor, and his unique troubles when helping others. He has performed at the Louisville Fringe Festival and the 2020 Clean Comedy Challenge. He has performed at comedy clubs across the Midwest including The Caravan, Third Coast Comedy Club, and Crackers Comedy Club. He has performed with comedians such as Erik Stolhanske from Super Troopers, Ryan Niemiller from America’s Got Talent, and Dustin Diamond (Screech) from Saved By The Bell. Audiences can’t help but fall in love with his ability to make any bad situation seem half-full.
Due to personal emergencies, we are sad to report Rikki Simons, Tavi Wolfgarth-Simons and Nathanel Bandy are unable to attend OMG!Con 2024. We would like to wish all of them well and look forward to inviting them again in the future.
