From tickets to talent, here's everything you need to know before going to Geek'd Con

Meredith G. White, Shreveport Times
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Geek'd Con is back at the Convention Center in downtown Shreveport this weekend August 18-20. Guests will be able to shop with vendors to purchase geeky items and memorabilia of all kinds, meet some of their favorite actors and comic book designers and more.

Check out everything you need to know before you go to Geek'd Con this weekend.

Tickets & Hours

  • Friday, August 18 - $20 Advanced / $30 Box Office

  • Saturday, August 19 - $40 Advanced / $50 Box Office

  • Sunday, August 20 - $25 Advanced / $35 Box Office

  • Weekend - $50 Advanced / $70 Box Office

  • Kids Weekend - $10 Advanced / $15 Box Office

  • Kids 5 years old and younger are free.

Active-duty military can get 25 percent off their tickets when they purchase them at the box office. You must present your active-duty military ID to receive the discount.

Parking is free all weekend in the Shreveport Convention Center parking garage.

Geek'd Con 2022 at the Shreveport Convention Center Saturday Aug, 20.
Geek'd Con 2022 at the Shreveport Convention Center Saturday Aug, 20.

Hours:

  • Friday: 5 - 9 p.m.

  • Saturday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

  • Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Talent

Filmmaker and actor Kevin Smith, holds up signed collectibles at the grand-opening of the Austin location for "Mooby's," on May 10, 2021. Mooby's is a restaurant experience based on a fictional fast food restaurant that appears in several Kevin Smith films like "Dogma" and "Clerks II." The restaurant experience is officially called Mooby's Pop Up Restaurant and Bar and is a cross-country tour that takes over live music venues that Smith invented as a way to support the music industry after a year of severe limitations.

  • Kevin Smith

    • Appearing on Saturday and Sunday.

  • Brandon Routh

    • Superman Returns, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

    • Appearing on Saturday and Sunday.

  • Sam Witwer

    • Darth Maul in The Clone Wars and Rebels. Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Being Human, Riverdale, Supergirl and Once Upon a Time.

    • Appearing on Saturday and Sunday.

  • John Barrowman

    • Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

John Barrowman was Captain Jack Harkness, a man who crosses paths with the Doctor and Rose and becomes immortal during his adventures with them. He appeared in three seasons of the series before taking over a lead role in the "Doctor Who" spinoff, "Torchwood." More recently, Barrowman has been featured in the CW comic series "Arrow," "The Flash" and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow."

  • Estelle

    • Grammy Award winner and the voice of Garnet from Steven Universe.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Michaela Dietz

    • Amethyst in Steven Universe. Barney & Friends, The Ghost, Molly McGee, 101 Dalmation Street, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • DeeDee Magno Hall

    • Steven Universe, Doc McStuffins, Craig of the Creek, Fallout 76.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Jason Mewes

    • Jay & Silent Bob, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Degrassi, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, The Flash.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (seen here in 2019's "Jay And Silent Bob Reboot) will be at Geek'd Con this weekend.
Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (seen here in 2019's "Jay And Silent Bob Reboot) will be at Geek'd Con this weekend.

  • Brian O'Halloran

    • Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Vulgar, Pokémon: Black & White, The Happening, Brutal Massacre.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Jeff Anderson

    • Clerks, Clerks 2, Clerks 3, Clerks: The Animated Series, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Vulgar, Dogma.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Joey Lauren Adams

    • Gwen Turner in Mallrats, Alyssa Jones in Chasing Amy. Jay & Silent Bob, Dazed and Confused, Coneheads, Big Daddy, United States of Tara.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

    • Reporter, producer and actress. Clerks, Jay & Silent Bob, Jersey Girl, Red State, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Tusk.

    • Married to Kevin Smith and mother to Harley Quinn Smith.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

Kevin Smith and Harley Quinn Smith attend the premiere week screening of SYFY's "Deadly Class", hosted by Kevin Smith, at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif.
Kevin Smith and Harley Quinn Smith attend the premiere week screening of SYFY's "Deadly Class", hosted by Kevin Smith, at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif.

  • Harley Quinn Smith

    • Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Yoga Hosers, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tusk, Cruel Summer.

    • Daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Schwalbach Smith.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Marilyn Ghigliotti

    • Veronica Loughran in Clerks and Clerks 3.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Ming Chen

    • The Comic Book Men, Clerks 3, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, Vugar, Dogma.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Sean Biggerstaff

    • Oliver Wood in Harry Potter. Doctor Who, Time Reef, Heart & Soul, The Skull of Sobek, Shada, Mary Queen of Scots, The Passion, Consenting Adults.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunda.

Olympic gold medalist and World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame member Kurt Angle will appear at Northeast Wrestling's Six Flags Slam Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Olympic gold medalist and World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame member Kurt Angle will appear at Northeast Wrestling's Six Flags Slam Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson on Sunday, Aug. 15.

  • Kurt Angle

    • Winner of a Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta for Freestyle Wrestling with a broken neck and a 2-time NCASS National Champion in wrestling.

    • Appearing Saturday only.

  • Ross Marquand

    • The Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game. MCU's What If. . .? and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness. Aaron in The Walking Dead.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Bob Lilly

    • The first-ever NFL draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys, he won Super Bowl VI with Dallas. Lilly was named First Team All-Pro seven times, made 11 Pro Bowls, was named to the 1960s All-Decade Team, 1970s All-Decade Team, 75th Anniversary and 100th Anniversary Teams and is in the Cowboys Ring of Honor.

    • Appearing Friday and Saturday.

  • Irene Bedard

    • Pocahontas in Pocahontas and its sequel as well as Ralph Breaks the Internet.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Nadji Jeter

    • Voice of Miles Morales version of Spider-Man on Disney XD's Spider-Man along with several video games. He also appeared in Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, Wonder, and Jessie.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Veronica Taylor

    • The original voice of Ash in the American version of Pokémon. She has also voiced characters in Yu-Gi-Oh, Sailor Moon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series in 2003, One Piece, Winx Club, Dragon Ball Super and more.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • David Howard Thorton

    • Art The Clown in Damien Leone's Terrifier franchise.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Barry Lowin

    • Best known as the body of Din Djarin in Star Wars' The Mandalorian. Lowin has also appeared in The Book of Bob Fett. He is also from the Lake Charles area of Louisiana.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Chris Bartlett

    • Has played (in the suit) C-3PO since 2006 and he has appeared in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and The Orville,

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Dorian Kingi

    • Best known for his portrayal of Cad Bane in The Book of Boba Fett.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Blayne Weaver

    • Graduate of Parkway High School and came up through the local theatre scene with the Peter Pan Players before heading to Hollywood.

    • Weaver has voiced Peter Pan in 2001's Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse and then the sequel to 1953's Peter Pan called Return to Neverland. He has also worked on JAG, ER and Chicago Hope.

    • Appearing Saturday only.

  • Margaret Kerry

    • The original voice and motion capture for Tinker Bell from 1953's Peter Pan. She has also appeared on The Andy Griffith Show, The Lone Ranger and The New 3 Stooges.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

(From right to left) Fred, Velma, Scooby, Shaggy and Daphne the cartoon cast members from the 1970's television program "Scooby Doo."
(From right to left) Fred, Velma, Scooby, Shaggy and Daphne the cartoon cast members from the 1970's television program "Scooby Doo."

  • Scott Innes

    • The voice of the iconic Scooby-Doo since 1998 including the films Zombie Island, The Witch's Ghost, Alien Invaders and Cyber Chase. Innes also voiced Scrappy-Doo in the 2002 live action Scooby-Doo movie.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • The Godfather / Papa Shango

    • WWF Intercontinental Champion, WWF World Tag Team Champion and inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Richard Harmon

    • Best known for portraying John Murphy in CW's The 100. He has also had role in The Flash, The Killing, Bates Motel, Van Helsing and Continuum.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Jill Harris

    • Known for her roles as Aura Bella Fiora in Overlord, Charlie Morningstar in Hazbin Hotel, Noelle Silva in Black Clover, Mandalay in My Hero Academia and Charlotte Pudding in One Piece.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

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  • Dallas Reid

    • Voice of Asta in Black Clover, Kimito Kagurazaka in Shomin Sample, Haruki Bando in Cheer Boys!! and Juzo Honenuki / Mudman in My Hero Academia.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Kent Williams

    • Roles include Mercenary Tao and Supreme Kai in the Dragon Ball franchise as well as roles in YuYu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ace Attorney and One Piece.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Sarah Roach

    • Known for voice acting in Fire Force, Trigun Stampede, One Piece, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

Leigh McClendon, photographed on December 9, 2021, has 2.2 million followers on TikTok.
Leigh McClendon, photographed on December 9, 2021, has 2.2 million followers on TikTok.

  • Leigh McNasty

    • Louisiana's own comedy TikTok star. He has more than 4.3 million followers on TikTok and over 400,000 on Instagram with over 190,000 YouTube subscribers.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Michael Golden

    • Co-Creator of X-Men hero Rogue and is the creator of characters Bucky O'Hare, Shadowqueen, Vertigo, Ducktor Doom and BUG. He also launched The Micronauts comic series.

    • Appearing Saturday and Sunday.

  • Renee Witterstaetter

    • Started out as assistant editor at DC Comics working on the Superman comic books before moving on as a colorist, editor, producer and writer on comics like Superman, The Sensational She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man and The Avengers.

  • Brian Steward

    • The co-publisher at Fantasm Media where he works on paper magazines featuring the best in horror, exploitation films and rock music. He also illustrates and designs things like guitar picks for the band KISS and its individual members.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Roland Paris

    • You can find his art on the cover and in the pages of the biggest titles in comic book history like Spider-Man, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, X-Men and Black Panther.

    • Appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  • Vondreaux

    • An artist from New Orleans whose clothing designs can be found in major retailers, on some of your favorite celebrities and on screen with Rob Zombie.

Autographs and Photo Ops Information

Geek'd Con 2022 at the Shreveport Convention Center Saturday Aug, 20.
Geek'd Con 2022 at the Shreveport Convention Center Saturday Aug, 20.

  • Pre-purchase your photo / autographs at the Geek'd Con Eventbrite page.

  • You must have your autograph or photo package purchased in advance to meet talent. They will only be signing for a limited period of time and only be able to do photo ops for a few hours.

  • Purchase of an autograph or photo package does not get you admission into Geek'd Con. You must purchase a ticket as well.

  • All autographs with talent will take place at their guest table on the main floor, all pre-signed items will be signed during a private signing event.

  • Refunds are only available if the talent cannot make the show.

  • No autograph requests are allowed during the photo op time periods, you may be asked to leave the event if you request an autograph.

  • All talent reserves the right to not sign anything they deem to be inappropriate or concerning in any way.

Due to the writer's and actor's strike happening in Hollywood, some talent may be unable to talk about upcoming projects or have photos and items for you to have signed.

It's best to bring items and photos you would like to have autographed in case your talent is unable to provide something.

Guests are encouraged to come in cosplay to the convention.

For more information, visit the Geek'd Con website.

Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at mgwhite@gannett.com.

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