CrockerCon 2026 is less than two weeks away and there is some amazing programming scheduled! However, first things first–I’ve been saying for months that the event starts at noon but it actually begins at 10am, which means two more hours of fun! Adjust your calendars accordingly.

The biggest news for nerds of a certain age is that the creator of Adventure Time, Pendelton Ward, will be there to participate in a live animated comedy show along with one of my favorite comedians, James Adomian! The show, hosted by Brandie Posey, is called “Picture This!” and will also feature Mike Hollingsworth, who was the supervising director of BoJack Horseman. That begins at 3pm. At 1pm there will also be a panel on the life of Sam Keith, who passed away this year.

For nerds of any age, there will be the rest of this year’s guests and programming, including a costume parade, the 501st Legion, the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists, David Andry, Art of Toys, Mark Badger, Benjamin Barclay, Dan Bethel, Thomas Campbell, Capital Books, Coin Op Books, Comics and Collectibles, Perry Crowe, Drawcademy, Lex Farado, Fieldmouse Press, The Four Eyes, Jason Guillaume, Heroic Girls, Impound Comics, Instinked Comics, Jared Konopitski, Lionel’s Place, Robert Love, Martinez Bros. Comics, Nooligan, Jack Ohman, Brandon Mckinney, the National Cartoonist Society, Onecuppacoffee Cosplay, Melissa Paglucia, Mimi Pond, Prism Comics, Danny J. Quick, Amber Rankin, Sac Con / Sac Anime, SacGeeks, Sacramento Brick Builders, Sacramento Developers Collective, Sacramento Ghostbusters, the Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Spider-Verse, Soleigh Saulque, Sector7 Salon, Christopher Schenck, Terry Shoemaker, Mary Shyne, Silver Lake Shorts, Bruce Simon, Sleeprockers, Cody Vrosh, the Walt Disney Family Museum, Jonathan Wayshak, Jon Williams, Chris Wisnia, and me!

I’ll be back next week with a preview of the new merch I’ll be debuting at CrockerCon, so stay tuned!